Residence Halls

Residence Halls at AU

Augustana University residence halls provide students with a rich community experience with support networks and social activities.

  • Residence halls house students of any class year, except Stavig, which houses only first-year students; Granskou, which houses second-year students and above; and East Hall, which houses third-year students and above.
  • All halls are co-educational with most floors or wings designated by gender. Gender-inclusive flexible housing for 2023-24 is available on the first floor and east wing of Bergsaker, the first floor of Granskou and the first floor of Stavig.
  • Each hall has shared lobbies, lounges, kitchens and recreation rooms. Entrances to the halls are secured 24 hours a day.
Students in Residence Halls

 

A.J. Bergsaker Hall

Bergsaker Hall is a newly-renovated residence that features four coed floors of double rooms with each wing designated by gender.

  • Twin XL beds, closets, dressers, desks, desk chairs and a microchill unit are provided.
  • Amenities include an elevator, air conditioning, study rooms and a lounge on each floor, a spacious lobby with a TV, as well as a kitchen and laundry facilities.
  • Bergsaker Hall is staffed by eight Viking advisors (VAs) and overseen by a professional hall director. Staff are typically in the hall throughout the day, and designated VAs are on-call and accessible to students every night after 5 p.m.
Bergsaker Hall

 

Charles Orin Solberg Hall

Solberg Hall is a newly-renovated residence that is open to both first-year and upper-class students, with genders divided by wing.

  • Twin XL beds, wardrobes, built-in dressers, built-in desks, desk chairs and a microchill unit are provided.
  • Amenities include a lounge on every floor, two kitchens, a lobby with cable TV, a rec room with ping pong and pool tables, a computer lab and laundry facilities.
  • Solberg is staffed by six Viking Advisors (VAs) and overseen by a professional hall director. Staff can be found in the hall throughout the day, with designated VAs required to be on-call and accessible to students every night after 5 p.m.

Solberg Hall

 

East Hall

East Hall features three floors of rooms with a variety of sizes and layouts. The second floor offers suite-style rooms, where two students share adjoining spaces, and third and fourth floors offer single rooms.

  • A twin XL bed, closet, dresser, desk, desk chair and a microchill unit are provided.
  • Amenities include lounge areas, a game room, computer lab, as well as a kitchen and laundry facilities.
  • East Hall is staffed by three Viking advisors (VAs) and overseen by a professional hall director. Staff are typically in the hall throughout the day, and designated VAs are on-call and accessible to students every night after 5 p.m.

East Hall is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hall was built in 1905, when it was originally named Ladies Hall, and became East Hall when it was renovated in 1980.

East Hall

 

Lawrence M. Granskou & Clemens M. Stavig Halls

Stavig and Granskou Halls, often referred to as “The Towers,” are identical residence halls on the north side of campus that feature eight coed floors of double rooms with each floor designated by gender.

  • Twin XL beds, wardrobes, dressers, desks, desk chairs and a microchill unit are provided, as well as moveable, modular furniture.
  • Amenities include elevators, air conditioning, a lounge on each floor, basement rec room with a TV and tabletop games, computer lab, vending machines, as well as a kitchen and laundry facilities. Granskou also has a piano room.
  • Each of these halls is staffed by eight Viking advisors (VAs) and overseen by a professional hall director. Staff are typically in the hall throughout the day, and designated VAs are on-call and accessible to students every night after 5 p.m.
Stavig Hall

 

Ralph H. Wagoner Hall

Wagoner Hall is a newly-built residence that features three coed floors with suites of two double rooms with a shared restroom, as well as the South Residential Village community space and an interfaith room.

  • Twin XL beds, closets, dressers, desks, desk chairs and a microchill unit are provided. Students must provide their own supplies for the suite bathroom.
  • Amenities include an elevator, air conditioning, study rooms and a lounge on each floor, as well as a kitchen and laundry facilities.
  • This hall is staffed by five Viking advisors (VAs) and overseen by a professional hall director. Staff are typically in the hall throughout the day, and designated VAs are on-call and accessible to students every night after 5 p.m.
Wagoner Hall

 

Anthony G. Tuve Hall

Tuve Hall will be taken offline for the 2023-24 academic year so that necessary repair and maintenance projects can be completed.

Tuve Hall