At Cornerstone University, we do residence life differently. During your four years at Cornerstone, you’ll become fully integrated into campus life through formative experiences like Orientation Week and campus-wide events like chapel. These experiences are meant to transform you from the inside out and inspire you to engage with your roommates and friends in every aspect of life.
One of the longest-standing residence halls on campus, Pickitt Hall is typically home to first-year women on campus. The community-style halls are designed for freshmen to become integrated into campus life and live intentionally with one another. Pickitt has several annual traditions like Powderpuff and the Pickitt Talent Show.
Overlooking the pond, Pickitt Hall houses 107 women and is named after Mrs. Ann Pickitt, wife of Allegan businessman Harry Pickitt. The residence hall includes a furnished lounge with a pool table and large television.
Quincer Hall is one of the longest-standing residence halls on campus and is affectionately called “the Q” for short. Quincer is typically home to first-year men on campus. The Q is known for many beloved traditions to help new students have a meaningful first year on campus.
Housing 53 men, Quincer Hall is named after Dr. Sheldon Byron Quincer who was one of the 10 original part-time instructors at Cornerstone in 1941 and faithfully served as an instructor for the institution for 27 years. Known on campus for is unique brotherhood atmosphere, the residence hall features a furnished lounge for community building.
Central Hall is the newest residence hall on campus, completed in 2013. Residents in Central Hall have a unique perspective of De Witt baseball field—some can look right out their window to watch a game. Central Hall is typically home to sophomores, juniors, and transfer students.
Located on the second and third levels above the university's De Witt Field, Central Hall houses approximately 92 upperclassmen. Community lounges on the second and third floors provide space for residents to interact, watch television or study.
Room Dimensions
Please note there are some variations between some of the Central hall rooms. Some have a lower ceilings in the entrance areas of the room. The accessible rooms also are arranged differently. However, the standard layout should be achievable for each room.
Each window has an air conditioner / heater unit below the window that comes up to the bottom of the window and comes out from the wall by about a foot. Please be aware of this as you make plans.
Cook and Van Osdel (VO) Halls are residence halls housing women and men, respectively, and are joined by coed lounges. Both dorms have a mix of first-year and upperclassmen students. Every year, Cook and VO host Dancing with the Sections, where each section of the residence hall puts together a dance routine to perform in Matthews Performing Arts Center.
Named after Emajean "Pat" Cook, a successful businessman and philanthropist, Cook Hall houses approximately 138 students. Cook Hall is connected to Van Osdel Hall by a three-story glass atrium. Van Osdel Hall is home to approximately 107 students, and named for Dr. Oliver Van Osdel, pastor of Wealthy Street Baptist Church: original home to the school that would become Cornerstone University. The common areas feature shared lounges with television, kitchenette, study lounge and game area.
Crawford and Babcock Halls feature apartment-style living for upperclassmen. Also housing 109 upperclasmen, Babcock Hall is named for Dr. Wendall Babcock, a professor and musician with Grand Rapid Institute of Bible and Music, which became Cornerstone University. Each apartment can house up to four residents and has a fully-furnished kitchen, giving upperclassmen the opportunity to save money by adjusting their meal plan. Each apartment also has a spacious living room, two bedrooms and a full bathroom.
Named after Dr. Joe Crawford who began as a student at Cornerstone in 1948 and was associated with Grand Rapids Theological Seminary for 52 years, Crawford Hall houses approximately 109 upperclassmen. Community lounges provide space to interact, watch television or study.
Keithley Hall is a residence hall for upperclassmen that is coed by floor.. The suite-style rooms can house four residents per unit with a full bathroom in between. Keithley is known for holding lots of movie and game nights, as well as providing the halftime show for the annual Powderpuff football game.
Housing approximately 75 upperclassmen, Keithley Hall is named after Dr. Howard Keithley who faithfully served on the board of trustees at Cornerstone University for 32 years and as interim president from 1958-59. The residence hall's first floor features a prayer room and furnished lounge.
The Fuller, Knol, and Morris rental apartments offer alternative housing primarily to married students, grad students, and older undergrad students. These apartments offer year-round housing on-site to students that would otherwise have to live off-campus.
At Cornerstone, we encourage each student to become involved in our community. You’ll see examples of this everywhere you look on campus—students having lunch with their professors, greeting each other as they walk to class and hosting spontaneous nights of worship in their residence halls. Here, a Christ-centered community is crucial to everything we do.
