Make Yourself at Home
A short walk from the main campus, Simmons's gated residence campus offers a private refuge in the heart of the city. Nine brick residence halls enclose a grassy quad where students relax or study on sunny days. Bartol Dining Hall, Holmes Sports Center, the campus health center, and the student-run Quadside Cafe are located here. Dances, parties, and performances are held in Alumnae Hall. Floor snacks, hall teas, and other residence life events provide opportunities for students to mingle, enjoy guest speakers, and meet with faculty on an informal basis.
Living on Campus
Simmons's residence halls offer special-interest housing, including quiet floors, community service floors, limited access floors, and substance-free wellness areas that emphasize holistic health. Handicapped accessible rooms are available, as well as rooms for visitors and commuter students needing the occasional overnight stay. All first-year students are guaranteed housing.
Fast facts:
- Most rooms are doubles, some quadruples, singles, and triples
- High-speed internet access is available in each room
- Cable TV connection to every room (students pay semester fee)
- The Simmons phone system offers local service, voice mail, and reduced long-distance rates
Additional amenities include free laundry facilities, student kitchens, lounges with TVs, pianos, study rooms, a multi-faith prayer room, and a computer lab.
Want to know more? Visit the Residence Life site for current students »
Dining options
Bartol Dining Hall, a full-service cafeteria on the residence campus, offers vegetarian, Hillel and Kosher options, salad bars, sautes, pizza, smoothies, and more.
Located in lower Smith Hall, the student-run Quadside Cafe features a full kitchen and snack bar within a convenience store. On Friday and Saturday nights, Quadside delivers to dorm rooms between 7:00 p.m. and 12:20 p.m. Quadside also features a student lounge area that houses a large flat screen TV with a VCR and DVD player, plus a wall projector for movie nights and Red Sox games.
