Housing Information
Living on campus in the residence halls at ENC can be a powerful experience for students as they navigate college life. ENC’s approach to Residential Life encourages students to make healthy choices academically, mentally, spiritually, socially, and physically. Our team of dedicated Residential Life staff cares deeply about their residents. We consider it a privilege to walk alongside students through the ups and downs of increasingly independent living.
Room Amenities
Each student will have a twin bed and mattress, a desk and chair, a wardrobe or dresser, and a trash can. All rooms have wall-mounted lighting and each room is painted off-white. Each room is also wired for satellite television and internet services and all have wireless internet access. The cost of these services is included in room and board charges.
Laundry Facilities
Each residence hall is equipped with laundry facilities. The machines are free to be used by all residential ENC students/ Students need only bring their own detergent. Washers and dryers are being equipped with online access so that students can check machine availability from their rooms.
Staffing
There is one Resident Assistant (RA) on each floor in each residence hall. An RA is an undergraduate student hired by the Residential Life Office through a competitive selection process. RAs work with their residents to foster a thriving community by developing personal relationships with their residents, maintaining a safe and healthy environment, and gathering students together for community-building activities.
Each residence hall also has a Residence Director who serves and resides in their respective building under the guidance of the Director of Residential Life. The Resident Directors work closely with the RA staff in their building to ensure that their building and residents are well maintained.
Meal Plans
All residential students are required to be on the institutional meal plan. Pioneer College Caterers provides all dining services at Eastern Nazarene College. The Dining Hall is located in the Mann Student Center, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily. On the weekends, brunch and dinner are served. For more information, visit our dining services page.
Residence Halls
Living on campus in the residence halls at ENC can be a powerful experience for students as they navigate college life. ENC’s approach to Residential Life encourages students to make healthy choices academically, mentally, spiritually, socially, and physically. Our team of dedicated Residential Life staff cares deeply about their residents. We consider it a privilege to walk alongside students through the ups and downs of increasingly independent living.
All residence halls have laundry rooms with washer and dryers that are connected to a laundry system allowing students to check how much time is left on their load, see when the next load is finished, and even get alerts when their load is completed. Check out this great new feature for yourself at laundry.enc.edu.
Memorial and Shields Halls are two of our male residence halls. Memorial Hall is named in honor of those who served and died in the Second World War. Memorial Hall houses male upperclassmen in both single and double occupancy room. Shields Hall, named in honor of the first president of Eastern Nazarene College Frederick James Shields, provides housing for male freshmen in rooms that are primarily double occupancy. Each floor in both buildings shares a community bathroom and lounge area. The Underground is a 24-hour common area for male and female students to socialize.
Munro Hall is one of the campuses’ original buildings and is named for the first Dean of Students, Bertha Munro. Munro Hall houses female upperclassmen in both single and double occupancy rooms. There are two shared bathrooms and one lounge for each floor. Munro Parlor is a 24-hour common area for male and female students to socialize.
Spangenberg & Williamson Halls are named for Alice Spangenberg and Esther Williamson, distinguished long-time professors of English and Music at Eastern Nazarene College. Four floors of “Spange & Willy” house female freshmen, and the other four floors house upperclassman females in rooms that are primarily double occupancy. There is a shared bathroom and lounge for each floor. Spange Parlor is a 24-hour common area for male and female students to socialize and is equipped with a full kitchen, a movie room, a computer room, and a lounge and dining area.
Young Hall was named for ENC President Samuel Young and houses upperclassmen males and females in 4-person suites on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th floors. The suites come standard with a private bathroom, kitchen area with built-in sink, air conditioning unit, common room, and two double-occupancy bedrooms. Each floor also has a common lounge for residents. The 1st and 2nd floors of Young Hall are reserved for staff housing, and handicap-accessible suites.
All Residence Halls are alcohol, drug, and smoke-free
Open Hall Hours
Open Hall hours are times when male and female students can socialize in one another’s residential spaces (in their rooms and on their floors). Apart from these times, they must use the common spaces.
Monday: 6pm-10pm – All buildings
Tuesday: 6pm-10pm – All buildings
Wednesday 6pm-10pm – Only Young Hall
Thursday: 6pm-10pm – All buildings
Friday: 6pm-12am – All buildings
Saturday: 2pm-12am – All buildings
Sunday: No open dorms in any buildings
Move In Information
Roommate and Room Assignments
Every new student will need to complete the Housing & Commuter Application to let us know whether they intend to live on or off campus. This can be accessed through a link in the ENC Student Portal. It is important that students complete the appropriate application in a timely manner so that their student account is billed accurately.
Students will be able to use our housing program to select their own roommate until late June. After that time, the ENC housing office will match roommates based on application responses. Students that have completed their Housing Application will be assigned rooms the first week of July. Throughout the rest of the summer, room and roommate assignments will be made as applications are submitted. Students will be notified by ENC email after they are placed. Any questions or requests can be emailed to housing@enc.edu.
New Students
New Students receive an email over the summer with their roommate information, building, and room assignment, as well as important welcome information. Additional email are sent in August that designate a specific move-in time. It is crucial for students to arrive during their designated time so that Student Life is prepared to assist with the move in process. Students who arrive late may not be able to visit the necessary departments required to complete check-in.
Students must check the approved items list to ensure that they are bringing those items that are permitted in the residence halls.
Student FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions