Housing
As an honors student you have the option of living in the Honors Cluster within Edens Hall. Living with other Honors students in this cluster:
- Fosters a strong sense of community.
- Provides a network of peers who have shared experiences both in hall and in the classroom.
- Offers students unique opportunities for programs including community service, resume/cover letter workshops, and special access to campus programs (like visiting authors).
- Connects students with leadership opportunities both in hall council and on the floor.
- Develop connections with faculty in and outside the classroom.
How to get into the honors cluster:
Simply indicate that as your first preference when you apply for housing. Click on this link to access the housing application: Application
What's it like?
“I love living in the Honors cluster. It has a really nice culture in that everyone is really understanding of the need to study, but it's not like a quiet dorm where everyone is quite and antisocial. We study socially, study together, and take breaks together too - But if some of your friends are going to pizza and they invite you to go and you have to say no because they're studying, they will understand and not give you a hard time about it. I feel like, especially freshman year, people are really likely to make friends with the people with whom they live, so it's great to have people with common schedules, interests, and priorities that you live around so that your friends can share your schedule, interests, and needs to an extent too. I'm so glad to be living in the honors cluster and think that it has a great deal to do with my success here at Western.”
Morgan Shurr, first year
“Living on the Honors floor on Higginson Hall is an amazing opportunity because you get the chance to be around people who are taking some of the same classes, involved in some of the same activities, and are going through similar experiences as yourself. We are a diverse and sincere community of people who are always there to support each other.”
Emily Kunz, first year
“I love living on the 3rd floor of Higginson. It's great being able to discuss honors-related subjects with our neighbors and to be surrounded by our peers from the Honors Program. My only wish was that there were more honors kids on our floor, because I think that would make our community even tighter.”
Jennifer Stiles, first year
“I love living on the honors floor, having a community of people who are in some of my classes and in the same program as I am is great. I would definitely recommend living in the honors dorm for future honors students. I have met and am now friends with many more people because of it, and the honors floor is a good option to have available.”
Jaqi Schaeffer, first year