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 Esch
Hall
(Click
here to see Esch Wall Art)
Part of the East Quad, Esch Hall is a seven-story building located
along Pratt Drive and adjacent to Wallace Hall. Nearly 400 men
and women make Esch Hall their home during the academic year.
Esch Hall is smoke free. Smoking is
prohibited in all public and common areas (i.e., hallways, stairwells,
lounges, and restrooms). The sixth floor and a portion of the
fifth floor houses the Nursing and Allied Health Specialty Living Area,
where students can live with others who share similar academic
interests. A portion of the second floor houses the Piso
Cervantes, for Spanish Majors. Amenities in the building include a kitchenette
with microwave, vending machines,
 Residential Computer Center, gameroom,
air-conditioned lounge with large screen television, laundry room,
and an outdoor basketball court for student use.
IUP cable television Service,
local
telephone service, and
internet access are available in each
room. Students must provide their
own televisions, telephones, and/or computers. Esch Hall offers 24 hour locked
entrances, and is open over vacation periods to accommodate IUP's
international student population, as well as
students who have been granted permission to remain over the break
periods.
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Length |
Depth |
Height |
| Room |
11'10" |
15'8" |
8' |
| Beds |
6'6 1/2" |
3' 1/4" |
2'6 1/2" |
| Dressers |
2'6" |
1'10" |
3'10 1/2" |
| Desk |
3'6" |
1'10" |
2'6" |
| Closet |
3'6" |
1'10" |
6'7" |
Average Room
Dimensions
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| The first through fourth floors in Esch Hall house men and women
in separate wings. The fifth floor is men only, and the sixth
floor is women only. Although rooms vary in size, the average
room is 11’10” x 15’8” (184 square feet) with
a window measuring 5’8” x 4’2” (w x h).
The walls in Esch are concrete block with a height of nearly eight
feet. Rooms are equipped with two dressers, double wardrobes, desks, desk
chairs, two trash cans (one for recyclables and the other for regular
trash), and beds that can be bunked. The standard bunk bed
arrangement has 19” from the floor to the top of the lower mattress
and 57” from the floor to the top of the upper mattress; this
arrangement allows approximately eight inches of clearance under the
lower mattress. The window has a pull-down shade and a curtain
rod that requires drapery hooks to attach curtains; curtains are not
supplied. Each wardrobe has a clothing rod and top shelf; the
wardrobe opens with hinged double doors. All furniture, except
wardrobes, can be moved within the room. Lighting is provided
in the room via fluorescent lamps located above the desks and overhead
on the ceiling. Esch Hall also contains 6
Transitional Housing Rooms. Residents are encouraged to decorate their rooms; however,
university-owned furniture cannot be removed from the room. Pictures
and posters can be hung using poster putty only. Nails, bolts,
tacks, glue, or other adhesives cannot be used to affix materials
to the walls. Requests for painting must be approved in advance
by the Residence Director. Students may NOT return prior
to the official opening of the residence hall to paint their rooms.
Tour Esch Hall
For additional information, please contact the Office of Housing
and Residence Life at 724-357-2697 or
E-mail IUP-OHRL@iup.edu.
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