University of Dayton - Housing

Housing

Founders Hall

Located in the heart of campus, Founders Hall is U-shaped and houses first-year students. Its lobby is shared by the entire building. Founders Hall is coed by floor, and all rooms are double occupancy, except for two rooms, which are quads.

Marianist Hall

UD's newest hall is composed of three separate wings. The east and middle wing originally housed first-year students, coed by floor, in double-occupancy rooms. The middle wing now houses second-year students, coed by floor. The west wing houses sophomore students, coed by quad. A bookstore, credit union, food emporium, learning center, and post office are also located in Marianist Hall.

Marycrest Complex

Marycrest Complex, which is coed by floor, has three sections that house first-year and upperclass students by floor and wing. Marycrest has double-occupancy rooms for first-year and upperclass students, as well as a limited number of single-occupancy rooms. A dining facility is part of this complex. Marycrest also includes the late-night stop, Crest Express. Renovations were completed in summer 2007.

Stuart Complex

Stuart Complex comprises three separate first-year student halls sharing a common lobby. Before renovations in 2009, Adele Hall housed women, Meyer Hall housed men, and Sheehy Hall housed men and women, coed by floor. Now, each wing has both men and women co-ed by floor. All rooms are double occupancy. A convenience store known as "Stuart's Landing" is part of this complex.

Upperclassmen Housing

Sophomores, juniors, and seniors can elect to remain in a residence hall or live in other University housing. Upperclass University housing includes a residential suite complex, apartments, and houses located within a short walk of campus. The university also owns a number of apartment buildings for student housing; these include the Lawnview Apartments, the Campus South, and Garden Apartments, forming the South Quad; ArtStreet townhouse and loft apartments in the center of the Student Neighborhood; Garden Apartments along Stewart Street; and Plumwood Apartments on Brown Street. Lawnview Apartments are four-person apartments located in the south student neighborhood for junior and senior students. Each apartment includes two bedrooms, a bath, kitchen, living room, and storage space. The Campus South is a 10-story apartment building for sophomores. Each apartment accommodates six men or women. In addition to three bedrooms, these units also contain kitchens, living rooms, and baths. Garden Apartments are for sophomore, junior, and senior students. Ten apartment facilities contain units for four or six men or women. The Garden Apartments contain kitchens, living rooms, and baths. Because of the student neighborhood and massive availability of on-campus housing, over 98% of current UD undergraduates live on campus.

The Ghetto and Darkside

The University of Dayton has a unique feature: it has a student neighborhood (literally). Over time, the University of Dayton has acquired houses adjacent to its property. These properties used to belong to NCR and were used to house their employees. Most junior and senior-status students live in these houses. The university has been slowly renovating and/or rebuilding the houses in the worst condition. Most students refer to the South Student Neighborhood as "the Ghetto." The Ghetto is bounded by Brown Street to the west, Irving Avenue to the south, Trinity Avenue and Evanston Avenue to the east, and Caldwell Street and Stonemill Road to the north. The Ghetto is located beside Oakwood, an established neighborhood of Dayton, Ohio. The area north of the campus center (North Student Neighborhood) is known as "the Darkside", due to the lack of streetlights when it was annexed. The area adjacent to the Darkside is known as "the Far Side", due to its distance from the center of the Ghetto.