Housing and Dining
On-Campus Experience
As a new freshman, you are not required to live in the Residence Halls, but we recommend it. You get to be part of a community that supports your academic goals and creates lasting friendships. Living in the Residence Halls allows you to participate in many events—bowling night, community service, IM Sports, trips to professional sporting events in Denver, dinner together in the Slate Cafe on campus or at Woody's Pizza in Golden. In addition, Residence Life offers you leadership opportunities. You can apply to be a Resident Assistant (RA), work at the front desk, or be elected as your floor representative to the Residence Hall Association.
Housing Options
You will have three options for freshmen housing in the Residence Halls: the Traditional Halls, Weaver Towers and the Residence Halls at Mines Park. All of these options offer wireless and wired internet, convenient proximity to campus facilities, support from Residence Life staff, community lounges, and access to many amenities, including free tutoring. For your safety, all residence halls are secure buildings with key card access required for all exterior doors.
The Traditional Residence Halls include Morgan, Thomas, Bradford and Randall Halls. The typical layout of a double room is approximately 14'x17' (4m x 5.5m). Bunking or lofting the beds, along with creative re-arranging of the room furniture, can open your space. You will live on a floor with 20 to 30 classmates and share a common restroom/shower facility per floor.
Weaver Towers varies widely from the Traditional Halls and offers suite-style living. Each suite houses seven to nine students in a collection of four or five double and single rooms, sharing a common living room and two private restrooms.
The Residence Halls at Mines Park are located just off campus. From Mines Park, you'll have a short bike ride or walk into campus (about a half mile.) They feature apartment-style living, typically two-bedroom units with two people sharing each bedroom. You will have a kitchen furnished with a full-size refrigerator, stove and dishwasher. Mines Park also offers community centers for social interaction, studying, mail boxes, laundry facilities and a convenience store for all your basic needs.
For more information on freshman housing options and more, visit Residence Life.
The Apartments at Mines Park
In addition to our freshman housing, The Apartments at Mines Park is a complex built to provide convenient, affordable housing for the expanding Mines community. The complex has options for both single students and families.
The apartments are unfurnished. The kitchens are equipped with a full-size refrigerator, dishwasher, and an oven and range. Each bedroom has a hook-up for expanded basic cable television and wired or wireless connection to the Mines network.
There are two community centers at Mines Park. Both feature laundry facilities, television lounge, study area and kitchen. A convenience store is also featured at one of the community centers.
Dining
Quality, variety and flexibility make your dining experience what you need—unique just like you. Everything from restaurant-style dining to our convenience store adds to your program. Plus, we continually offer new great tastes as they come along–traditional American cuisine, ethnic dishes, healthy-eating options.
Our staff strives to make every experience satisfying. Whether you’re eating on campus every day or just a few times a week, you could save money with your meal plan. Numerous options help you choose a plan that offers the best value for your busy schedule. From 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., you can find what you want, where you want, when you want.