Undergraduate UCLA student housing

1 undergraduate

1.1 layout of hill

1.1.1 de neve plaza
1.1.2 dykstra hall
1.1.3 hedrick court
1.1.4 rieber court
1.1.5 sproul plaza
1.1.6 sunset village


1.2 room types
1.3 resident assistants

undergraduate

rieber court surrounded (from left right) rieber terrace, rieber hall, , rieber vista.

ucla s original residence hall hershey hall, located on hilgard avenue in south campus. named after mira hershey, bequeathed $300,000 have all-women dorm built. original hershey hall of 1930s still in use today academic building. however, west wing added later demolished make way terasaki life sciences building. men s wing, built in 1959, located in current site of parking garage 2.

today, ucla’s entire undergraduate residential community located on ridge on northwestern edge of campus called “the hill.” hill consists of 17 high-rise towers , 5 low-rise residential complexes housing 11,000 residents; dining halls; commons buildings containing student services, conference facilities, , classrooms; facilities recreational , varsity sports; southern regional library; , tom bradley international hall, contains services foreign students.

student life on hill under care of residential life (reslife), formerly called office of residential life (orl) . currently, incoming first-year students guaranteed 3 years of on-campus housing , incoming transfer students guaranteed 1 year of housing. housing master plan aims guarantee housing undergraduates 4 years 2014.

the hill underwent northwest campus in-fill project, added additional 1,525 beds, 10 faculty in-residence apartments, 750-seat dining hall, , 4 residential towers in 2013. @ point, ucla able house 12,000 undergraduates, , begin plans provide four-year housing guarantee incoming freshmen. 2 of these buildings, holly ridge , gardenia way, part of de neve plaza, opened february 2012. other two, sproul cove , sproul landing, completed in september 2013. sproul cove stands on previously-unoccupied ridge below rieber hall. sproul landing stands on former site of office of residential life, has relocated tom bradley international hall.

layout of hill

the hill divided smaller complexes, each organized around common open space , having own student services, buffet-style dining halls, , quick-service restaurants, students permitted dine @ eatery on hill. following listing of communities, , buildings located in them:

de neve plaza

de neve plaza , dykstra hall

named after felipe de neve (/dəˈnɛv/), founder of los angeles

acacia view
birch heights
cedar bluff
dogwood glen
evergreen pass
fir grove
gardenia way
holly ridge
de neve commons

front desk , mailroom services, classrooms , conference facilities, located in de neve commons. dining options within complex include de neve residential restaurant, converted nightly quick-service options, de neve late night , pizza , wings.

dykstra hall

built in 1959, dykstra /ˈdaɪkstrə/ first dorm located on hill, first co-ed residence hall in united states. hall named after ucla provost clarence dykstra. though classified own separate building, considered part of de neve plaza practical purposes, since adjacent de neve buildings , physically connected de neve commons (which happens contiguous acacia view , birch heights). also, front desk , mailroom services, recreational rooms, , closest dining options dykstra residents in de neve commons. dykstra reopened 2013-2014 school year after year of renovations.

hedrick court

hedrick hall



hedrick hall /ˈhɛdrɪk/ named after ucla provost earle raymond hedrick

front desk , mailroom services, recreation facilities, in ground floor of hedrick hall. building s dining option being remodeled 24-hour study lounge, adjacent ground floor of hedrick hall. find 1st year students in building.

hedrick summit

this building consists of 9 floors , approximately 900 people. amenities included within complex include tv lounge, recreation room, study lounges , controllable ac every individual room. there no dining option available hedrick summit. typically find 1st, 2nd or 3rd year undergraduates in building or 1st year transfer students.

hitch suites

this all-suite complex consists of 4 low-rise buildings, lettered a-d. classified autonomous community, considered part of hedrick court practical purposes. front desk , mailroom services, recreation rooms in ground floor of hedrick hall. closest dining options located in rieber court. after 1 year renovation, hitch reopened 2014-2015 academic year. find 1st , 2nd year students in complex along 1st year transfers.

rieber court

rieber hall /ˈriːbər/ named after charles h. rieber, first dean of ucla college of letters , science
rieber terrace
rieber vista

front desk , mailroom services on ground floor of rieber hall. dining facilities within complex include feast @ rieber adjacent ground floor of rieber hall , quick-service option rendezvous adjacent ground floor of rieber terrace.

saxon suites

this all-suite complex consists of 7 low-rise buildings, lettered e-k. classified separate community, considered part of rieber court practical purposes, since front desk , mailroom services, recreation rooms, , nearest dining options saxon residents in rieber hall.

sproul plaza

carnesale commons



sproul hall (left) , landing (right). can see royce hall here.



sproul hall /ˈspraʊl/ named after uc president robert gordon sproul
sproul cove
sproul landing
carnesale commons (formerly sproul presidio) -- named after ucla chancellor emeritus albert carnesale
northwest campus auditorium

front desk , mailroom services in lobby of sproul hall. complex s main dining facility, bruin plate, located in carnesale commons, opened sproul presidio later renamed after former ucla chancellor albert carnesale in october 2013. quick-service option, bruin café, adjacent ground floor of sproul hall. conference facilities located in northwest campus auditorium, carnesale commons.

sunset village

canyon point
courtside
delta terrace
covel commons -- named after ucla physician , benefactor mitchel covel

front desk , mailroom services, classrooms , conference facilities, located in covel commons. dining facilities include covel commons residential restaurant , quick-service option of café 1919 adjacent ground floor of delta terrace. canyon point has been reopened following renovation during 2013-2014 academic year.

room types

desk , bed area of plaza-style room in hedrick summit



hedrick summit single room

there 3 different living options undergraduates, each providing different levels of social interaction, noise level, , privacy.

there traditional high-rise halls, students grouped floors, sharing gender-specific bathroom 40-50 others. buildings of sort include: dykstra hall, hedrick hall, rieber hall, , sproul hall. recently, deluxe residential hall format has been introduced, has features of residential plaza, such more spacious rooms , thermostat in each room control air-conditioning. configuration found in new buildings of de neve gardenia way, de neve holly ridge, sproul cove, , sproul landing.

the second configuration plaza, has same general amenities halls, has more spacious rooms, , has private bathroom or shared bathroom adjacent room. twelve plaza buildings include: hedrick summit, rieber terrace, rieber vista, residential buildings in sunset village, , residential buildings in de neve plaza except holly , gardenia.

there suites, standalone units supporting 4-6 students, private bathroom , living space. complex comprises several buildings sharing laundry room , outdoor recreational amenities. configuration found in hitch suites , saxon suites.

resident assistants

each floor or community on hill overseen 1 or 2 residential assistants (depending on community size). these ras students staff work incorporate reslife s core 5 principles living environment. typically, these ras host programs (events) encourage residents meet each other, explore la , academically successful. classic programs include visiting santa monica, going ropes course @ sunset rec or getting free massages during midterms. these resident assistants go through extensive , competitive interview , training process prior getting position.

in university apartments (which overseen housing , not reslife), apartment coordinators available students.