Bowman Hall

The Bowman complex is our largest residential area on campus, housing approximately 700 students.


It is divided into three separate residential areas: Bowman East (BE), Bowman South (BS) and Bowman West (BW).  For 2009-2010, Bowman West will be closed for renovations.  Bowman South is home to our First Year Experience (FYE) program and is reserved for first-year students participating in the FYE Program.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT:

The Bowman Complex

  • SPECIAL HOUSING:
  • First Year Experience Program (FYE): All of Bowman South is reserved for our FYE students.
  • Childhood Education: Bowman South offers a floor just for first year, female students interested in pursuing a degree in childhood education. Specialized programming and advising from the Teacher Education faculty is provided for these residents.
  • Arts Floor: The seventh floor of Bowman South houses FYE students interested in the visual arts, dance, drama and music. There is a studio space available where residents can paint murals and work on individual projects.
  • Honors Floor: The seventh floor of Bowman South is also home to our FYE students enrolled in the Honors Program.
  • Substance Free: Students residing in this designated area all agree to live free of alcohol, tobacco and drugs (except legitimate medications). Areas within Bowman that are substance free include: the first and second floor of Bowman East block house and all of Bowman South
  • Sustainability Floor: the ground floor is home to our new Go Green floor and is for students who have a real interest in living in an environmentally conscientious way.
  • Wired, plugged in and ready to go! All rooms/suites in Bowman are ready to meet your communication needs, being fully equipped with phone hook-up (students need to provide their own telephone), voicemail access, cable TV and the Internet.
  • Laundry services: When that dirty laundry begins to block the doorway, never fear: there are fully equipped laundry rooms located on the ground floor of every hall. Laundry units (and vending machines) operate on your choice of cash or Bear Express.
  • Campus Smoking Policy: All areas of the hall are smoke free; smoking is also not permitted within 50 feet of the building.
  • Ethnic Lounge of Unity: At the core of the complex is a large meeting room known as the Ethnic Lounge of Unity. Managed by the Center for Diversity,  this is a space designed for sharing ideas and viewpoints with other students and is often used for various social/educational programs.
  • Recreation room: Take a break from all those quantum physics' theories and head down to the Recreation room on the ground floor.  The Recreation room provides students with space to play pool, darts, ping pong, air hockey and more.
  • Kitchen Facility: Feel like trying out that new Rachel Ray recipe? Whether you want to make chicken cordon bleu or Chef Boyardee;, a community kitchen is located in each section of Bowman.
  • Vending Machines: Need some Doritos; to go with your beef ravioli? For your convenience, several vending machines have been placed within each hall so you can grab a snack-whenever you need one.
  • Storage: Need somewhere to store that trampoline you packed? (We understand-you brought it just in case!) Long-term storage is available but limited; please contact a res life staff member for more info regarding storage areas.
  • Housing Schedule: The entire complex closes for all college breaks.

 

QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE FOR BOWMAN COMPLEX:

                                                                                   
 Bowman East
Bowman South
Bowman West
Who lives there?
Freshman - Seniors

Substance Free - 1 & 2 of Blockhouse

Sustainability Floor - Ground Floor

FYE Students
None - Closed for 2009-2010
Co-Ed or Single sex floors?
Co-EdCo-Ed and Single sex

Suites available?
NoYes
Room dimensions
16' 8" x 10' 6"Single: 10' 5.5" x 7' 6"
Double: 16' 8" x 11'		16' 8" x 10' 6"
Floor to ceiling dimensions
8 ft. high8 ft. high 8 ft. high 
Window Measurements
9' 5 1/4" x 3' 4 3/8 "
9' 5 1/4 " x 3'  4 3/8 "

7th Floor:

9' 3 1/4 " x 4'  5 3/4 "		 9' 5 1/4 " x 3' 4 3/8 "