 Kennedy Hall
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 Kennedy
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Kennedy
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Welcome to Kennedy!
"Ask not what your country can do for you,
ask what you can do for your country." -J.F.Kennedy
Greetings from your Residence Director:
Welcome
to Kennedy! For 2007-2008, as a Residential First Year Experience
(RFYE) cluster with a Pop Culture theme, Kennedy Tower
will be welcoming 560 students to UMass Amherst. We are a 22 floor
high rise located at the tip of the Southwest residential area.
It is the first tower you approach coming from campus, making it
one of the most desirable clusters to live in. It is a co-ed building,
but what makes it special is that its floors are single sex – so
you have your privacy!
To staff, Kennedy is known as “JFunK,” for
all the FUN times we have within our community of diverse students
and
staff. Here in Kennedy Tower we offer you many opportunities to
make new friends, to be a leader, and to be active within our community.
When you become a community member, we encourage you to get involved
in the programs and activities that are available to you, and to
have fun!
The staff of JFunk is looking forward to aiding
you in making your transition to college a smooth and enjoyable
one. As the RD, I am committed to fostering an enjoyable yet socially
responsible environment. My job is to oversee the Kennedy residence
halls and supervise Resident Assistants (RAs), while collaborating
with other departments on campus to provide valuable resources
and guidance for you, our students. You will see me in my office,
in the Cluster Office, on your floors, and across campus. This
is because I believe that being accessible to you is important.
I encourage you to stop by my office, located on the first floor,
room 108.
As a staff we strive to foster an environment
that is respectful and open to people of all cultures, races, religions,
abilities,
genders, socio-economic statuses, and sexual orientations. We
want
you to think of the Kennedy cluster as safe place where you live,
learn, and grow!
Of course, you are a very important part of
our community. Your input and participation is cheerfully welcomed.
We look forward
to working with you this year. Take pride in JFunk!! Your college
and residence hall experiences are what you make of them! We
welcome any questions, concerns, or ideas of things that you
would like
to see happen in our cluster.
Greetings from your Assistant Residence Directors:
Hello!
I am Shannon Coskran, one of your two your Assistant Residence
Directors (ARDs) in Kennedy Tower. We are another excellent resource
for you! ARDs are graduate students who live and work in the residence
halls. We assist with community programming and cluster administrative
work. We are an essential part of the residence hall community,
so do not hesitate to stop by our office, located on the first
floor, room 102, and say hi!
"Ask not what your community can do for
you, ask what you can do for your community"
Contact Information
Should you have any Housing
or Residence Life-related questions before you arrive on campus,
please feel free to contact our
Housing Assignments Office at 413.545.2100. They can answer
all of your
questions, or direct you to who can answer your questions!
The Housing Assignments Office is located in the Whitmore Administration
Building, room 235.
Hall Features
- High-rise
tower located in Southwest North
- Coed
residence, single-sex by floor
- Some
first-year student floors
- Rooms
include local
phone service, cable
TV, and ethernet computer
connection
- Kitchens
on three different floors
- Study
lounges on each floor
- Classrooms
- Club
Kennedy, a student run recreation floor with TV, arcade and table
games, and snack foods
- Laundry
facilities on several floors
- Vending
machines on first floor
- Located
close to student athletic facilities
Academic Learning Communities
Kennedy Rooms
Room Features
- Single, bunkable
beds or loftable beds (80" long x 36" wide)
- Desks and
chairs
- Wardrobe
/ closets
- Bookcases
- Recycling
bins
- Wastebasket
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