Theme Housing Options
Theme Housing Options
Who: Upperclass Student Leaders
Where: RAMs Building 4, 2nd Floor
What: Through partnerships with local agencies and the original initiatives of floor members, residents may participate in opportunities to gain leadership skills and opportunities for the application of those skills through projects both on campus and in the Winston-Salem community. Additional activities may include attending on-campus workshops and performances.
Who: Junior and Senior Students
Where: Foundation Heights Hall
What: The Green Adventure Living Thematic Housing Option is for students who want to work to reduce the carbon footprint and to enjoy the splendor of the natural world around us. Students will have the option to participate in outdoor excursions, create initiatives that will help the sustainability/green efforts on campus, locally, and regionally. Programming about wildlife and the outdoors will be available to the students of this particular community throughout the academic year.
Who: Freshmen Women
Where: Atkins Hall
What: Simon Atkins Green famously said that WSSU students will, “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve,” their communities. Those involved in the Service Housing option will be involved in service throughout the year, building connections to local and regional outreach groups, finding ways to serve while at WSSU those who need the help of our community. They will also initiate their own service opportunities for campus and help to make Simon Atkins Green’s wish for the WSSU students a reality.
Who: Freshmen Men (Flyer | Application)
Where: Brown Hall
What: The WSSU Renaissance Program is designed to meet the needs of a targeted group of incoming underrepresented male freshmen and transfer students. The program will focus on retention/academic readiness, mentorship, identity/self-esteem, leadership, community involvement and cultural enlightenment. At the same time, it creates an unwavering brotherhood that supports and expects academic excellence without excuse.
Who: Sophomore Men (limited to those who participated in Freshmen Renaissance Program)
Where: Gleason Hairston Terrace
What: “Renaissance 2” is designed for those who participated in Renaissance one and continue to want to work together to hold each other accountable for their success as students and as young men.
Who: Freshmen Women
Where: Atkins Hall
What: W.I.L.D. is a thematic living opportunity offered to our students in Atkins Hall. W.I.L.D. allows first year women the opportunity to live together and participate in W.I.L.D. activities and events. Events will include leadership activities, events with women leaders from the WSSU community, reading leadership books; attend programs and workshops on developing your leadership skills and developing as a leader.
Who: Upperclass Students
Where: Gleason Hairston Terrace
What: Residents will be a part of an engaging community of fellow WSSU students who share an interest in exploring cultural opportunities that include; information about study abroad, international issues/experiences, as well as enriching cultural opportunities here in Winston Salem such as the symphony, ballet, and cultural festivals and events. PEACE will challenge your senses and experiences as you become more aware of opportunities available to you as a global citizen. The program will allow students to be broader thinkers, learn from others, and feel more prepared when they depart WSSU to participate in the global economy and community.Who: Freshmen Women
Where: Dillard Hall
What: Women Wellness Floor is for those women who prefer to live a substance free, healthy lifestyle. They will participate in additional programming opportunities that focus on physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wellness. Students will learn about healthy eating and ways to stay active in healthy that can translate into a lifetime of wellbeing for themselves.
