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Orchard Hill Area Residence Halls are:
Dickinson, Field, Grayson, Webster

Orchard Hill Area

Overlooking campus, amid rolling hills and apple orchards, is the Orchard Hill Residential Area. The area consists of four residence halls surrounding a central grassy area known as "The Bowl."

Each residence hall has seven floors with two corridors on each floor branching off from the lobby/elevator area in the center of the floor. All Orchard Hill halls are coed.

Living and Learning Communities

Orchard Hill offers Living and Learning Communities for its residents including:

Orchard Hill also offers the following Residential Academic Programs (RAPs):

  • Dickinson: Nursing Majors RAP • Computer Science Majors RAP • Health Science Honors RAP • Science and Math Honors RAP • Bio TAP
  • Webster: Politics Today RAP • Foundations RAP • Isenberg Honors RAP • Concepts in Philosophy Honors RAP • Cultural Explorations Honors RAP • Leadership Honors RAP
    • Perspectives Honors RAP

Other Area Features

  • Area government and snack bar located in Field Hall

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