Get the Facts: East Village

October 7, 2013

Square footage: 238,715
Beds: 701 (making a total of 5,400 on-campus beds)
Dining hall square footage: 33,750

Community Spaces

  • Large entrance lobby in each building for greeting each other and gathering as a community
  • Extended main lobby for socializing and gathering around the fireplace
  • Outdoor lobby patio with built-in grill
  • Two horseshoe pits at Teal and one bocci ball court at Earle next to an outdoor patio
  • One media and game room with a large-screen TV, pool and ping-pong tables in each building
  • One community kitchen with a table for dining on the first floor of each building
  • Two community rooms per floor with large screen TVs
  • Inner courtyards with sunken steps for socializing and playing
  • Outdoor courtyard stages for live performances
  • Spaces for Learning in Residence

  • Library for large-group quiet study in each community
  • Two private small-group study rooms with whiteboards in each building
  • Two nooks for group study with whiteboards on each floor of each building
  • One conference room with a large table for 8-10 people in each building
  • One classroom for 35 students with smart-classroom technology in each building
  • One small-group seminar room in Earle that can be combined with the classroom to create room for pre-health fairs
  • One technology lab in Teal, managed by faculty, that includes special engineering equipment to support
    student projects
  • Residential Spaces for Faculty
    Each residence hall has one live-in faculty family. These faculty members reside in 2,400 square-foot apartments with their families.
    The following faculty members have offices in Earle Hall:

  • Dr. Jim Marcum, Professor and Director of the Medical Humanities Program
  • Dr. David Pennington, Professor and Master Teacher, Chemistry
  • Dr. Riz Klausmeyer, Associate Director for Pre-Health Studies
  • Dr. Suzy Weems, Professor of Family and Consumer Sciences
  • Dr. Marty Harvill, Senior Lecturer, Biology
  • The following faculty and staff have offices in Teal Hall:

  • Dr. Ian Gravagne, Teal Faculty Master and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
  • Dr. Ben Kelley, Professor of Mechanical Engineering and former Dean of ECS
  • Dr. John Davis, Professor of Mathematics
  • Dr. Adam Ecklund, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Programs
  • John Miller, Lecturer in ECS and Technology Lab Manager
  • Emily Sandvall, Assistant Director for ECS Student Initiatives
  • Ida Jamshidi, Academic Advisor for ECS
  • Dynamic Dining Experiences

  • Hours of operation: Monday through Friday - breakfast: 7 to 10 a.m.; lunch: 10:45 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.; dinner: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Open Sunday 5 to 9 p.m.
  • Seats 500 people indoors and 80 outdoors
  • Teal Residential College will host community dinners every other Sunday
  • Fresh food experiences where almost all food is prepared in front of diners
  • Two hidden security grills can be extended after dinner to allow the large private dining room to be used by student groups
  • Dining Commons Food Stations

  • Grill
  • International Plate
  • Daily Press
  • Global Fusion
  • Greens Counter
  • Pizza and Stuff
  • The Melting Pot
  • The Skillet
  • Comfort Food
  • No Gluten Added
  • Retail Dining Experiences

  • Convenience store providing essential items
  • Red Mango frozen yogurt store
  • Retail bakery serving scratch-baked goods
  • Student Learning & Engagement Offices
    The Student Learning & Engagement suite has moved to the East Village Dining Commons. This office suite includes:

  • Offices for the Dean, two Assistant Deans, Student Life Assessment, New Student Experience, Assistant to the Dean, Student Outreach, Student Life Fundraising and Assistant Director of Resident Learning
  • Conference room for 10 with large monitor for presentations
  • Large reception area with resources on student engagement opportunities at Baylor