Residential Education & Housing Services

At Occidental, our student body advocates for communities that demonstrate mutual respect, support, and celebration. Residential Education and Housing Services partners with students to shape and nurture their community.

During the three years that students are required to live on campus, we offer a variety of living options. All students are connected to well-trained Resident Advisors for near-peer support as well as professional Residential Education staff members who live and work on-campus.

We offer 17 on-campus halls and houses which include a number of Themed Living Communities to offer students a variety of living and learning experiences on campus.

Bell-Young Hall is a first-year hall built in 1956. Home of Women's Scholars TLC.

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Berkus Hall is an upper-division hall built in 2008. Students live in singles, doubles, and triples with private bathrooms. Home of Black Soul Collective, Latinx Culture Collective and APIDA TLCs.

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Braun Hall is a first-year and upper-division hall built in 1962. Students live in double rooms.

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Newcomb Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1956. Students live in double rooms.

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Chilcott Hall is a first-year hall built in 1959. Students live in double rooms.

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Erdman Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1927. Students live in single and double rooms. Home of Substance Free TLC.

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Berkus House is a first-year and upper-division hall. It features single, double, and quad rooms.

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Haines Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1940. Students live in single and double rooms. Home of Rivera & Johnson (LGBTQIA+) TLC.

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E. Norris Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1966 with double rooms.

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Pauley Hall is a first-year and upper-division hall built in 1959 where students live in single and double rooms.

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Stearns Hall is an upper-division hall built in 1983. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Stewart-Cleland Hall, known commonly as Stewie Hall, is a first-year hall built in 1953. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Wylie Hall is a first-year and upper-division hall built in 1940. Students live in single and double rooms.

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Food Justice House Themed Living Community is home to upper-division students. The community maintains a garden and focuses on socially and environmentally conscious practices.

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Baldwin House accommodates ten students who live in single and double rooms.

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Photos by Marc Campos

Goals of the REHS Program

To foster inclusive living-learning communities, both micro and macro, within the residence halls.
To provide avenues for learning life skills and abilities that prepare students for lifelong learning in a global society.
To encourage the appreciation and understanding of Occidental’s unique location in an urban city that promotes the development of the entire student.
To provide and maintain safe and clean housing environments which promote individual responsibility and community accountability.
To effectively recruit, train, develop and support a diverse team of staff members who strive to meet and exceed student needs and expectations.
To encourage the holistic development and wellness of students by intentionally challenging and supporting them.

Occidental College makes a firm commitment to the value of a residential experience for college students and recognizes the significant role that the residential education program plays in the lives of our students. There is a dedication to providing all residents with a safe and comfortable living environment, free from hazards and harassment.

Through building a framework in which all community members can participate in an active social life and form resource networks with one another, a community atmosphere that empowers individuals with the responsibility for involvement, personal initiative, and free expression is fostered.

Residential Education & Housing Services

Goals of the REHS Program

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