Residence life
Central Michigan University is home to 21 on-campus residence halls, arranged in four areas throughout the campus. In 2006, the 21st and 22nd residence halls on campus opened in the East complex. In 2019, the university decommissioned and demolished Barnes Hall, which was the oldest serving residence hall and the only one not physically connected to any other. In 2022, the university closed the North Residence Halls.
North Residence Halls (unoccupied): Larzelere, Trout, Calkins, Robinson
South Residence Halls: Beddow, Merrill, Thorpe, Sweeney
East Residence Halls: Saxe, Herrig, Woldt, Emmons; Celani and Fabiano
The Towers: Carey, Cobb, Troutman and Wheeler ("The Original Towers"), Campbell, Kesseler and Kulhavi ("The New Towers")
It was announced by the university on March 3, 2022, that Larzelere, Trout, Calkins, and Robinson would be closed during the 2022 Fall semester due to semester enrollment estimates. The university has not since reopened these halls.
The majority of CMU residence hall rooms are two-bedroom suites designed for 4 people. Three of the Original Towers (Cobb, Troutman and Wheeler), nine-story high-rise residence halls designed primarily for freshmen, feature one-bedroom suites for three or four people. The fourth of the Original Towers, Carey, was renovated to double-occupancy rooms in 2020 as a means of managing decreased enrollment. The New Towers, as well as Fabiano and Celani, are designed primarily for upperclassmen, and are four-bedroom suites. Residents of Robinson, Carey, Celani, Fabiano, Campbell, Kesseler and Kulhavi pay an additional charge over the standard room and board rate.
Each of the three remaining communities, East, South, and Towers is connected to one of three Residential Restaurants. The Towers features the Eatery, South features Merrill Virtual Dining Hall, and the East Complex features Dine&Connect. Both East and Towers have convienent store styled markets that are open until midnight.
Some residence halls are designated as official Living Learning Communities, associated with a particular academic department, allowing students who choose to live there opportunities for study and collaboration with other students from similar programs.
Beddow Hall – Business
Herrig Hall – Music
Emmons Hall – Health Professions
Woldt Hall – Science and Engineering
Sweeney Hall – Education and Human Services
Thorpe Hall – Honors Program
Calkins Hall – Leader Advancement Scholars & Public Service Residential Community
Troutman Hall – Multicultural Advancement/Cofer Scholars
Cobb Hall – Public Service
Kulhavi Hall – Transfer Students
CMU offers only co-ed residence halls, with Sweeney Hall the last to convert, from females only, in the fall of 2010.
Construction began on two more buildings, Celani and Fabiano, near the East Quad in the spring of 2005. The buildings are somewhat similar in design to the New Towers which opened in 2003. On December 1, 2005, one of the buildings was named The Ben and Marion Celani Residence hall to recognize the generosity of Detroit area businessman Thomas Celani and his wife Vicki. On April 20, 2006, the remaining building was named the Fabiano Family Residence Hall, recognizing their contribution to the school. John S. Fabiano served on the board of trustees 1999–2004, and also owns the Fabiano Brothers Inc, an alcohol distribution company. These two new halls opened for the fall semester of 2006, along with a new Residential Restaurant to serve the residents of the six East Area halls.
