Kratz, Miller and Yoder Halls

Kratz, Miller and Yoder halls are available to single students of any classification who are younger than 25 years of age. Each hall is coed, with men and women on different floors. Students typically live in groups of 20-30 per floor. Leadership is provided by student resident assistants and a resident director.

Kratz and Miller Residence Halls

Rooms in Kratz and Miller Residence Halls overlook a pleasant courtyard where students can study or enjoy a latte from Java Junction. Furniture in Kratz and Miller is fully stackable, enabling residents to arrange their room in any number of crazy and creative ways.

Most rooms are double rooms, but there are a few singles, triples and quads. Men and women live on different floors. Double rooms average 17′ 6″ in length (includes closet space) and 10′ 9″ in width. The rooms are air conditioned. Laundry, kitchens, lounges and recreation facilities are located in the Kratz-Miller-Yoder Connector (built in 2004).

Kratz Hall was named in honor of Clayton Kratz, a Goshen College senior in the 1920s who disappeared while he was serving as a Mennonite relief worker in war-torn Russia.

Yoder Residence Hall

Yoder overlooks a recreation field where students spend the warmer months tossing frisbees or playing soccer. Each of Yoder’s spacious rooms has a large window and a wide windowsill where residents can lounge and enjoy beautiful sunsets.

The largest residence hall on campus, Yoder Hall provides housing for 202 students, with men and women on different floors. Laundry, kitchens, lounges and recreation facilities are located in the Kratz-Miller-Yoder connector. Double room dimensions average 15′ x 12′, and there are a number of pieces of built-in furniture for easy moving in. Yoder Hall is located closest to the Recreation-Fitness Center, beyond the campus tennis courts and sand volleyball courts.

Expectations/Eligibility

  1. Students must purchase at the minimum, the 14 Meal Plan.
  2. Make a $50 housing deposit prior to room sign up.
  3. Participate in room sign up on April 10, 2013 at 9 p.m. in AD28.
  4. Community Standards

At room selection you will be asked to demonstrate your commitment to live in harmony with the Community Standards, by signing the following statement:

Goshen College is a Christ-centered college emphasizing the development of a strong and mature Christian faith and a commitment to the church. You are part of the Christian faith as it is held and lived by our faculty and the majority of Goshen students. Goshen College is rooted in the Mennonite church, one of the historic peace churches.

Goshen College maintains standards for behavior, which contribute to a strong campus community. Students from different backgrounds may have different values, but the Goshen College community expects a lifestyle that excludes use of alcohol, use or possession of non-medicinal drugs, use of tobacco, use and/or possession of firearms or fireworks, and premarital sex. Racism and discrimination are not tolerated. All students are expected to live in accordance with the “Goshen College Commitment to Community Standards.”