Goshen offers a variety of housing options for students who
are single, married or have families.
One way that residence hall life at Goshen really stands out — in addition to diversity and depth of friendships — is that the college has expectations for living in a campus
community, the Goshen
College Commitment to Community Standards. These guidelines
for living ask us to respect ourselves and one another through
the choices we make.
Three residence
halls – Yoder Hall,
Kratz hall and Miller
Halls are available to single students of any
classification. Each hall is coed, with men
and women on different floors. Students typically
live in groups of 20-30 per living unit. Leadership
is provided by student resident assistants and
a resident director.
College-owned
houses – available primarily for married
students and families; located a short walking
distance from campus; size of houses range from
one-to-four bedrooms.
Senior/junior hall – Kulp Hall provides housing for juniors and seniors. This facility is designed to offer increased independence with the convenience of on-campus locations. Eligible students possess junior or senior classification (as defined by accumulated credit hours) or are a minimum of 20 years of age by the first day of fall semester.
Small group housing (SGH)– available to single students who are juniors, seniors or 20 years of age. Facilities are in small residence hall units or houses for six to 12 students per group. Students form their own group and apply for housing facilities.
Student Apartments Student Apartments are available for junior and senior students. Designed for four students, each apartment is configured with a kitchen, living area, two baths and four bedrooms. The fourth floor features a loft area for additional longe space. Apartments offer increased independence and flexibility within the proximity of campus.
Consideration for eco-friendly aspects in the project is
evident in the low-emission construction materials (e.g.
paints), selection of metal roofing material, design decisions
to maximize natural lighting with low-energy windows, selection
of carpet tiles that decrease installation waste and replacement
costs. Each apartment is fully heated and air-conditioned
using efficient water source heat pumps. The heat pumps
are coupled to a central 95 percent efficient boiler for
heating and high efficient heat exchanger for cooling, using
well water. The entire system is supervised and controlled
by a central computerized building management system. View
photos
Residence
hall furnishings are customizable and comfortable! Each
room has two beds, two three-drawer dressers, two-shelf
bookshelves, two desks (each has two shelves on top, and
the first shelf is high enough to fit a standard-sized computer
monitor underneath) and two chairs. All of these items are
interchangeable, forming more than 40 design combinations
so you and your roommate can rearrange it to suit your needs.
Coffman
Hall - This hall is designed for juniors and seniors participating in GC's small group
housing. Originally constructed in 1929, Coffman has been recently renovated into air conditioned suites, equipped
with a kitchen, lounge and newly tiled restroom.
Hardwood floors were exposed in the kitchens; lounges, hallways and bedrooms are carpeted. Windows have miniblinds. Laundry, lounge and storage facilities are located in
the basement. Prayer and Spiritual Direction rooms are
part of the Quiet Place also housed on the lower level.
Coffman Hall was the site of a shirt factory in the
1930s during the Depression Era. Students sewed shirts
in the basement during their free time to help pay for
their college costs. Legend has it that one student
worked so many hours in the shirt factory that when
he graduated, the college owed him money.
Kratz
Hall & Miller Hall - Kratz Hall, built in 1964,
provides coed housing for 135 students; men and women
live on different floors. Miller provides coed housing
for 135 students and was built in 1966; men and women
live on different floors. Most rooms are double rooms,
although there are a few singles. Currently under renovation,
these halls will be equipped with new lighting, airconditioning,
new closets and tile flooring in the rooms. Windows
have blinds for privacy. Laundry, kitchens, lounges
and recreation facilities are located in the Kratz-Miller-Yoder
Connector. Kratz Hall was named in honor of Clayton
Kratz, a Goshen College senior in the 1920s who went
to do Mennonite relief work in war-torn Russia and disappeared
during his service.
Yoder
Hall - The largest residence hall on campus, Yoder
Hall was built in 1960 and provides coed housing for
202 students; men and women are housed on different
floors. Laundry, kitchens, lounges and recreation
facilities are located in the Kratz-Miller-Yoder Connector.
Student rooms and hallways are newly carpeted. There
are a number of pieces of built-in furniture for easy
moving in. Windows have shutters for privacy. Yoder
Hall is located closest to the Recreation-Fitness
Center, beyond the campus tennis courts and sand volleyball
courts.
Westlawn
Dining Hall -The Westlawn cafeteria is the staple
of the campus diet, offering hot food, vegetarian selections,
sandwiches and salads, all-day breakfast items, plenty
of ice cream and desserts, international dishes, flexible
hours and frequent mealtime entertainment like “open
mic night” or a pumpkin-carving contest. There’s
plenty of coffee, too. View
photos.
Goshen College
1700 South Main Street, Goshen, Indiana 46526
Toll free: 1 (800) 348-7422 • Local: (574) 535-7000 • E-mail: info@goshen.edu
Residence
life
Student Apartments are available for junior and senior students. Designed for four students, each apartment is configured with a kitchen, living area, two baths and four bedrooms. The fourth floor features a loft area for additional longe space. Apartments offer increased independence and flexibility within the proximity of campus.
Residence
hall furnishings are customizable and comfortable! Each
room has two beds, two three-drawer dressers, two-shelf
bookshelves, two desks (each has two shelves on top, and
the first shelf is high enough to fit a standard-sized computer
monitor underneath) and two chairs. All of these items are
interchangeable, forming more than 40 design combinations
so you and your roommate can rearrange it to suit your needs.
