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RESIDENCE HALLS
We at K-State believe the best answer to a student's question "Where shall I live?" is the residence halls.Studies have shown that students who spend their first one or two years in the residence halls demonstrate the following:
- Tend to continue (and finish) their degrees in college in higher numbers than students living off campus.
- Receive better grades than students who commute from off campus.
INFORMATION
LIFESTYLE CHOICES
Housing and Dining Services offers a wide variety of living arrangements from which to choose. Smoking is not allowed anywhere in the residence halls. This includes all lobbies, lounges and dining centers. Individual halls set guidelines on smoking perimeters outside the halls. Coeducational halls provide housing for men and women students on separate wings/floors of the halls (except Van Zile). Quiet floors create a supportive environment for students who want a space more conducive to studying. A special living agreement regarding these hours is detemnined by floor residents after check-in. The floors are available in Ford, Goodnow, Haymaker, Marlatt, Moore and West.Cluster Floors
Cluster floors provide convenience for students to study together and facilitate specialized programming. Clusters are available in:- Agriculture - Haymaker
- Architecture - Goodnow and Marlatt
- Business Administration - Moore
- Community Service - West
- Engineering - Goodnow and Marlatt
- Honors - Marlatt
- Leadership - Moore
- PreHealth - Haymaker
- Putnam R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Program (Residents Encouraging: Study, Peaceful Environment, and Community Thinking)
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The R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Program makes Putnam more than a quiet hall. Basic guidelines include:
(1) Residents organizing and participating in programs and activities.
(2) Maintaining a quiet living/learning environment.
(3) Respecting each other and all physical facilities.
A special contractual agreement signed at check-in is required.
Suites
Suites are offered in addition to traditional rooms. Suites offer amenities such as private or shared bathrooms and carpet. The occupancy rate of a suite is determined by the number of residents who share the bathroom (except in Boyd and Putnam cluster suites, where four rooms share two bathrooms). In these cluster suites, the number of residents in the room detemnines the occupancy rate. Suite options are for one to four occupants sharing a bathroom. There is an additional charge assessed for living in a suite. The rates per person per semester are $480.00 (four-person suite), $636.00 (three-person suite), $796.00 (two-person suite) and $952.00 (one-person suite). Refer to the suite/small single options section of the contract. Prepayment of the suite/small single rate does not guarantee assignment. Due to fire safety requirements, federal law does not allow bathroom doors of a suite sharing a bathroom to be locked from inside each resident's room.Continuous Housing
A continuous housing option is available ONLY in Haymaker, Marlatt, Moore and West for an additional cost. For most students the residence hall academic year contract is sufficient; but there are some students who remain in Manhattan during scheduled university breaks and need continuous housing. A student signing a continuous housing contract is allowed to stay in their assigned room in Haymaker, Marlatt, Moore and West during scheduled university breaks and has access to their front desk, equipment and Moore's student store. Meals are not served during university breaks. University break housing is ONLY available to a student choosing this option. All other halls are closed during university breaks. A continuous housing contract is required if you choose this option.Smurthwaite Leadership/Scholarship Program
Smurthwaite Leadership/Scholarship Program provides an opportunity for female students to develop leadership skills in a small community. Smurthwaite residents receive a $515.00 savings in room and board costs per semester. They are expected to participate in the Women's Leadership Program and contribute kitchen or house-related work and telephone duty each week. A special application process and separate contract are required for acceptance and assignment.Any female student interested in Smurthwaite Leadership/Scholarship House should contact Housing and Dining Services for a Smurthwaite application packet. Because acceptance and assignment is limited it is best to complete the online academic Housing and Dining Services contract with alternate preferences.
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