Residence Halls at Winona State University

Prentiss-Lucas Hall

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"P-L," as it's called at Winona State, is the largest Freshman dorm. It is heavily built-up, though acquisitions of new housing in recent years has relieved some of the pressure on P-L. The two halls are mirror-image duplicates of each other (Prentiss is the men's dorm and Lucas is the women's), linked by a common lobby and lounge area. After 11 PM, men need an escort to be within Lucas and women likewise within Prentiss. The lobby area is open to both sexes twenty-four hours a day. The P-L lobby is often used as a pass-through for students from the Quad (see below) to reach Kryzsko Commons, the campus dining center and Student Union. P-L is also one of the two main campus dorms that has a sink in each room; the other being Richards located in the Quad.

The Quad

The Quad is generally an upperclassman dorm. Conway is WSU's honors dorm. Morey-Shepard Hall is an "L" shaped hall. Like Prentiss-Lucas, it is built in men's and dormitory. Richards Hall is a four-story co-ed dormitory.

Sheehan Hall

Sheehan Hall is a thirteen-story women's dormitory. 12 of the floors are residential and the bottom floor is a lobby and social area; the 12 residential floors are paired (2-3, 4-5 and so forth).

Residential College

The Residential College, also called West Campus, is situated on the former campus of the College of St. Teresa, a defunct Roman Catholic women's college which merged with Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and migrated its faculty to the SMU campus on Highway 14. Winona State has been steadily absorbing residence halls at West Campus to handle its increasing student population.

Lourdes Hall

Lourdes Hall was acquired by Winona State in the early 1990s. It has a cafeteria, which serves for all three halls on the West Campus. The dining facilities include chandeliers, high back chairs, and long tables. This proves useful for the yearly 'Madrigal' Festival as well as the Winter Formal. Lourdes is a co-educational hall divided by wings. Most of the dormitory rooms in Lourdes are single occupancy and formed in alcoves off of the main hallway. This is to create a greater sense of community. The first floor is all-men's; the second, third and fourth floors are co-educational. Lourdes is supposedly haunted, and ghost sightings have been reported in the hall, especially on its third and fourth floors. There is speculation that it has to do with a convent that had previously been located on the premises. There is on-site security after 11 PM and guests must check in after that time. Lourdes also boasts a heated swimming pool and a Nautilus fitness center.

Tau Center

Tau Center was acquired in 2004 and serves as a co-educational dormitory. Previously it served as a conference center operated by the Diocese of Winona.

Maria Hall

Maria Hall was acquired in 2000 and serves as a co-educational dormitory. In the 2001-02 and 2002-03 school years, Winona State leased Loretto Hall rather than Maria; the two halls are mirror images of each other.

East Lake Apartments

East Lake was built in 2002-2003 and opened in 2004, and serves as an apartment complex for both men and women.