2011-2012 theme housing
Theme Housing Listing
When you come to HSU, you can arrange to live in a residence hall organized around a theme. We call them "Theme Housing ." Theme Housing gives you a chance to hang out and learn for a year alongside people who share your interests.
By living with others who are passionate about the same things, you can explore new ideas and truly examine your chosen area of interest. Take a minute to explore the Theme Housing offered at HSU:
Academic Intensive Living
The Academic Intensive Living community provides an atmosphere encouraging scholastic achievement and respect for individual academic goals. Extended community quiet hours help to create an environment conducive to studying. Residents living in Academic Intensive must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average.
Location: Cypress East (4 Cypress Suites on the 1st and 2nd Floor)
The Art Colony
The Art Colony is offered for residents interested in an environment of artistic expression. This community is designed for aspiring studio artists, art historians, dancers, theatre artists, musicians and art educators. Participants will have unique opportunities to meet regional artists and to talk with art department faculty mentors. Activities will include trips to local and regional art gallery openings, art-making field trips, art film screenings, music recitals and community-based art and music projects.
Location: The Hill (Sunset 2nd Floor East)
Eco-Living
Eco Living residents will participate in creating a community centered on environmentally sustainable living. Residents will learn about environmentally responsible living through everyday activities and experiences and will work together to create educational events for the campus community.
This program is offered in partnership with established environmental clubs and organizations on campus, such as the Campus Center for Appropriate Technology and Green Campus.
Location: Cypress (2 Suites on the 2nd Floor)
Gender Neutral
Gender Neutral housing allows same gender roommates, opposite gender roommates, or other gender-identity roommate pairings. The community is designed as an intentional living community affirming the cultural experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and questioning residents as well as their allies. Residents who have not already chosen a roommate can elect to be assigned a roommate who is also interested in gender neutral housing options. People will only be assigned to live in this area by choice. Placements will be gender blind.
Participants must apply and be accepted into this theme housing area. Applications will be emailed beginning in April to those selecting Gender Neutral as one of their preferred living areas in their completed license. Gender Neutral housing is open to all residents, including freshman.
Location: Cypress (9th Floor)
Health + Wellness
The Health and Wellness community is focused on living healthy and balanced lives. Through the exposure to diverse experiences and activities, this community seeks to foster a well-adjusted sense of mind, body and spirit. This living area will offer residents many tools to explore their own definition of holistic living. Past events have included a running club, cancer awareness programs, and stress reduction groups.
Residents in this living area pledge to abstain from the use of tobacco, alcohol and other drugs.
Location: Canyon (Tan Oak)
Indoor Adventure
Indoor Adventure is a community focused on the common interests of video gaming, other gaming, anime, and comic books. It will bring together individuals who want to share these passions with others in a supportive community setting that establishes a balance between the virtual world and real world responsibilities (e.g., academics and personal connections). Residents within the Indoor Adventure community will have the opportunity to network with various on-campus organizations, including the Residents’ Official Board of Technology (ROBOT). Indoor Adventure also features a gaming lounge at the bottom of the building. Open to casual and serious gamers alike from all academic disciplines.
Location: Canyon (Chinquapin)
International Living
International Living offers an opportunity for visiting international students and U.S. students interested in cultural exchange to live together in the same apartment. If you are considering international exchange, participating in the International Living community can assist you in building a relationship with a roommate who is on exchange in the United States. Share in this cross-cultural experience and learn from students who are studying abroad.
Location: Creekview (Laurel)
Native American Living
Native American Living is a community of residents interested in native culture and history. Residents living in this area will develop programs and activities that may include guest speakers, discussion and community projects. Residents will have the opportunity to participate in local activities within the native communities. HSU Native American staff members advise this theme housing area.
Applications will be emailed beginning in April to those selecting Native American Living as one of their preferred living areas in their completed license. Native American Living is open to all residents, including freshman.
Location: Cypress (8th Floor)
Natural Resources Living
This community is designed to assist in the transition to college for residents majoring in Environmental Engineering, Fisheries Biology, Forestry, Natural Resources Planning and Interpretation, Rangeland Resources, Wildlife and other sciences. Faculty from the College of the Natural Resources and Sciences (CNRS) work closely with Housing staff to provide residents with an enriching experience through discussion sessions, field experiences and personal interaction with faculty within the residence hall community. Past activities include a community BBQ with CNRS faculty, an introduction to the Trinidad marine lab, tide pooling in the local area, stargazing at the observatory and educational community forest hikes with an emphasis on “leave no trace” ethics. Natural Resources and Sciences Living is offered in partnership with the College of Natural Resources.
Location: Canyon (Maple)
Outdoor Adventures + Community Service
In collaboration with on-campus partners Center Activities, OACS residents participate in a series of outdoor adventure trips throughout the year to establish community and build lasting friendships. Past adventure trips include: sea kayaking, rock climbing, river rafting, surfing and backpacking. When OACS residents aren’t out adventuring, they have the opportunity to participate in various community service activities, such as volunteering at a soup kitchen, cleaning up local beaches or helping with the harvest at the Potowat Health Garden.
The success of the OACS community is due to the students who participate and their passion for outdoor activities and community service. A non-refundable participation fee of $275 covers the costs associated with two outdoor adventure trips (one river rafting in the early fall and one other trip during the academic year) and subsidizes the cost of the annual OACS Ski Trip in January.
Location: Canyon (Alder)
Women for Change
The Women for Change community is offered to self-identified women as a safe space to challenge and support each other in creating a more equitable world for all. Residents will have the opportunity to meet other women leaders to discuss feminist ideas, and women’s leadership in community, social and political movements from a multicultural perspective. Activities will include trips to local and regional organizations that support and empower women; community based projects; an ‘issues’ discussion group; and more! This community is designed to foster a supportive environment for residents to take pride in being women from different backgrounds. These activities will provide women hands on opportunities to develop their leadership skills with the help of student advisors.
Location: College Creek (Trinity 1st Floor East)
21 + Older
This community is comprised of residents interested in living with an older group of residents. These areas are open to residents who are at least 21 years old when the residence halls open in the fall.
Location: College Creek (Del Norte)