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Residence – Davis Hall
Residence Life
Welcome to residence life at Davis Hall. This will be your home for the fall and winter semesters if you choose to live on campus while attending NSCC Truro Campus. While here the Residence Life staff will work to ensure that your stay at Davis Hall is a safe and rewarding one. While living in Davis Hall we encourage students to come together and enjoy experiences that are filled with educational opportunities and social diversity. Through these interactions it is the hope of the Residence Life Staff that you will gain an understanding of the principles of respect and acceptance for not only different fields of study, but also for those of cultural, political and social ideas that make up our local and global community.
Davis Hall
Davis Hall was constructed in 1965, originally to house 195 students. To meet the demands of a changing educational environment the building has under gone some renovations from its original configuration. Davis Hall is a year round facility which has the capacity to house 150 students comfortably during the College's regular semesters. During the spring and summer semesters Davis Hall is used by the College as our main accommodations for conferences and professional development. Davis Hall is located at the eastern end of the campus and provides the ideal location for students to access all of our campus resources. While living in Davis Hall one is never more than a 5 minute walk from any of their classes, learning resources or recreational facilities.
Rooms at Davis Hall
What to Expect
Student residences are seldom luxurious. Ours has a lived-in look and although the rooms and public areas are kept clean, they clearly have been used; one should not expect hotel-type accommodation. Davis Hall is under going changes to meet the needs of students entering the college in this the Information Age. We are currently upgrading rooms to ensure that students are able to live comfortably while accessing the resource they need to pursue their educational goals.
All students should remember to bring with them the following items to make their new dorm room feel a little like home; personal belongings, bedding, sheets, comforters, blankets and towels. Students may wish to bring other items such as their own computer, some furniture such as small book shelves, chairs, televisions and a small stereo system that has less than 100 watts. Students should note that microwave ovens, toasters, toaster ovens and open burner hot plates are not permitted in dorm rooms. Davis Hall has common kitchens which are equipped with these appliances for the use of residents. (Students are also permitted to have small bar fridges no larger than 4 cubic feet)
It is important that students who will be sharing a double room remember that they will be living in a shared space. Thus they must take careful consideration for the person who is to be their roommate and not bring too many large items. During the summer students are given the contact information for their respective roommates and are asked to make contact so that they can plan accordingly as to what each of them intend to bring from home.
In Davis Hall there are three room types. They are double rooms, single sooms and super single rooms. The typical double room is equipped with two bed fixtures which have a desk with three draws and two closets for storage space within the room. The single rooms are equipped like that of the double but only have one fixture and closet. They are located at the end of each floor making up only 16 rooms in all of the rooms available in Davis Hall. In knowing that this small number of single rooms would not meet the request for single rooms by our incoming students we have added a room classification known as the super single. Our super singles can be a modified double room with one bed fixture and two closets which provide more living space for the resident or may be a traditional double room with one occupant.
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 Super Single Room |
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With this mind we are still striving to make Davis Hall meet the needs of today’s student with improvements to the common kitchens and common areas we are hoping to make it more invitingly comfortable for our residence students. We have also added a four station PC lab for the use of Davis Hall Residents to increase computer accessibility on campus.
Soloan Hall
Students living in Davis Hall are required to have a meal plan at the campus dining hall which is Soloan Hall. Soloan Hall is attached to Davis Hall and accessible from Davis at ground level of the south wing. Operated by Aramark Food Service Incorporated, this facility boasts a variety of nutritious menus. In addition to regular meals, Aramark offers students special meals for holidays and for a change of pace. For those with special diet requirements, Aramark will do their best to accommodate all dietary needs.
Laundry Facilities
A laundry room is located in the basement of Davis Hall. Washers and dryers are coin operated. Cost of operations is $1.00 per each wash and dry. Students should remember that they are responsible for their own property in this area as the College is not responsible for items that are lost or stolen.
Residence Government
The residents in Davis Hall automatically belong to the Residence Council, the student government. Elections are usually held in October.
Residence Assistants
In addition to the elected student government, five students are selected annually to serve as Residence Assistants. As Residence Life staff members, they receive intensive training in peer-advising, suicide intervention, interpersonal and group skills, and cultural diversity, as well as in first aid, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and fire safety.They are there to aid in the security of the building and to ensure that residents are able to reach their full educational potential by upholding the rules and regulations as they relate to your residence hand book and the resident agreement.
Parking
Residence parking is located in the lot immediately to the east of Davis Hall. The entrance to the lot is off Arthur Street. No parking is permitted in the reserved area immediately behind Davis Hall. There is an annual $20 parking permit fee.
Application & Pricing
Residence Application & Information Form (25 KB)
Davis Hall Pricing – 2010-11 Academic Year (112 KB)
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