Residential Life

A Community of Caring

Learn what it means to be a good neighbor by experiencing MNU’s residential life, meeting your forever friends, and making great memories.

Residence Halls

“About 60% of our students live in campus housing. Every residence hall has a Resident Educator (RE) who lives in the building and works to give you a great experience! The RE and staff of student Resident Assistants host monthly hall and dorm events and spend time getting to know students on the hall, for a dorm experience of shared community and connection.

Residence Halls & Floorplans

Stockton & Rice

Traditional-style, female-only, underclassmen residence hall with rooms designed for either two or three students. There are 52 rooms in Rice and 52 in Stockton connected by a common lobby. The lobby includes a shared kitchen and living space. Each room comes equipped with bunk beds, dressers and desks. Rooms are equipped with WiFi. Each floor has two communal bathrooms a common living area. Free laundry can be found on both floors in Stockton and in Rice.

Resident Educator – Dacia Magee

FLOORPLAN

Spindle

Suite-style residence hall for upperclassman females. There are 15 six-person suites, each with three bedrooms, a large, shared living area, a shared bathroom, and Wi-Fi access. Bathrooms include a two-sink vanity area, two showers, and a toilet stall. There is a laundry room for all Spindle residents on the basement level.

Resident Educator – Dacia Magee

Ramsey

“Ramsey is a residence hall featuring townhouse-style living with upperclassman females. These two-level townhomes feature three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area, and a galley-style kitchen. Kitchens include a sink, refrigerator, stovetop, and microwave. Each townhome is equipped with Wi-Fi. The basement of Draper houses a shared lobby, laundry room, and kitchen for the residents of the Draper-Ramsey complex. There are six townhomes in Ramsey and each typically houses six students.

Resident Educator – Dacia Magee

Draper

Draper is a residence hall featuring townhouse-style living for upperclassman males. These two-level townhomes feature three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a living area, and a galley-style kitchen. Kitchens include a sink, refrigerator, and microwave. Each townhome is equipped with Wi-Fi. The basement of Draper houses a shared lobby, laundry room, and kitchen for the residents of the Draper-Ramsey complex. There are five townhomes in Draper and each typically houses six students.

Resident Educator – Jonathan Mellette

Lanpher & Snowbarger

Lanpher and Snowbarger are traditional-style, male residence halls with rooms designed for two to three students. Lanpher houses incoming freshmen, while Snowbarger houses upperclassmen. Both buildings have 52 rooms, are equipped with Wi-Fi, and are connected by a shared lobby area. Each room includes two beds that can be bunked or lofted, two dressers, two desks, and two chairs. Every floor has two communal bathrooms with toilet and shower stalls, a laundry room, and a common living room.

Resident Educator – Matthew Lee

FLOORPLAN

Uphaus

Suite-style residence hall for upperclassman male students. There are 13 six-person suites and four suites on the basement level that house four students each. Every six-person suite has three bedrooms, a shared living area, and shared bathroom. Bathrooms include a two-sink vanity area, one shower, and one toilet stall. Every four-person suite has two bedrooms, a shared living area, a shared bathroom, and shared kitchen. The bathroom includes a two-sink vanity area, one shower, and one toilet stall. The kitchen includes a sink, refrigerator, and microwave. All residents have Wi-Fi access and there is a laundry room on every floor.

Resident Educator – Jonathan Mellette

Don't Forget!

It’s fun to furnish your space. As you prepare for your arrival on campus, make sure you have everything you need and leave behind items we don’t allow. Use the lists below to help you make decisions.

Note: students living in Draper, Ramsey, and Spindle will have access to a full kitchen in their dorm lobby and may consider bringing pots, pans, and other cooking/baking supplies. Uphaus, Stockton, and Rice have a smaller kitchen area with a stove/oven available for student use.

These are suggestions for things to bring to make your room a comfortable place to live.

For your room: sheets (XL twin), hangers, power strip, small vacuum, area rug or carpet (no carpet tape allowed), desk lamp and light bulbs, TV, trash can, storage boxes, small fan, full length mirror, pillow, mattress cover, closet organizers, 3M hooks to hang items
For your desk: bookends, desk organizer, file box, stationery, stamps, envelopes, note pads, index cards, paper clips, tape, stapler, highlighter, pencils and pens, computer, USB flash drive, bookmarks, calculator, printer (each student receives a designated amount of free printing on campus each semester)
Bathroom: shower caddy, shower shoes, toiletries. Note: students living in the apartment-style or town homes will also want to bring a shower curtain
Laundry and cleaning needs: laundry detergent, stain remover, laundry bag/basket, iron, ironing board, dish soap, trash bags, paper towels, sponge, glass cleaner
Food and utensils: microwave, coffee maker, cups, mugs, eating utensils, can opener, bowls, plates, microwaveable cookware, small refrigerator (less than 4.3 cu. ft.), food storage. Note: students living in Colony West, Draper or Ramsey may also want to bring pots, pans and other kitchen cookware.
Everything else: batteries, flashlight, small tool set, alarm clock, umbrella, playing cards, board games, athletic equipment, sunglasses, backpack, overnight bag, bicycle, bug spray, insurance cards

To maintain a safe environment, we don’t permit you to bring:

Pets (with the exception of fish)
Candles
Lofting furniture
Appliances with open heating coils such as toasters, hot plate, sandwich grills, George Foreman Grill (excluding apartments)
Space heaters
Ceiling fans
Halogen lamps
Paint for dorm room or apartment
Shelves or items that must be mounted to the wall (3M hooks are fine; drilling into the walls is not allowed)
Weight lifting equipment (Don’t worry, that’s what Land Gym is for!)
Tobacco products or alcoholic beverages
Bows, knives and firearms—including paintball/air soft guns*
Hunting Equipment*
Fireworks*
Hoverboards
Latex
Mattresses/bed frames

_{*You may, however, store your hunting firearms and all weapons with the campus police office. Weapons by definition include hunting knives, swords, martial arts equipment, fencing gear, balloon launchers, potato guns, and any item that shoots a projectile that is not named “Nerf”.}

Dining

Mealtimes are more than just time to eat. Breaking bread together provides opportunity to fellowship and build relationships while nourishing individuals to face each new day.

Cunningham Center

Located in the Cunningham Center’s Wylie Dining Commons, our dining service is committed to providing top-notch hospitality while accommodating all your dining needs. Pioneer College Caterers is proud to provide a wide variety of cafeteria-style foods prepared fresh throughout the day. Various menus are created to make each dining experience pleasing and enjoyable. We are confident you will find the quality of the food and service to be outstanding

Dining Services Employment

Enjoy the perks of working on campus and short shifts, while working to build your resume. We are always looking for smiling faces to join the dining services student team. Stop by the dining hall and speak with a dining services manager.

Meal Plans

Each mealtime requires a single scan for entry to the dining hall for either buffet-style dining or one hot carry-out meal.

Dining services are available every day of the week while classes are in session. They are closed during Thanksgiving break, Christmas break, Spring break, and Easter.

Commuter students and other guests may purchase meals per visit or set up a declining balance connected with their student ID.

Exchange meals are considered a single meal at Pete’s Place in lieu of a dining hall meal. A Pete’s exchange meal consists of a single Grab & Go meal selection or hot meal available after 7:00pm.

Only one meal or exchange meal may be taken during a meal period.

The Weekly 19 meal plan provides one scan for breakfast (7:00am – 10:30am) and two meal scans for the remainder of the day (11:00am – 7:00pm), for 19 meal periods per week.
Each dining hall scan permits all you can eat dining or one hot take out meal in exchange of your dining hall meal.
Enjoy $50 flex to purchase extra meals in the dining hall or any menu item at Pete’s Place.
With exchange meals you may take any of your 19 meals from the Pete’s Place Exchange Meal Menu in lieu of eating in the dining hall.

The 90 block meal plan provides 90 meal scans per semester.
Enjoy $50 flex to purchase extra meals in the dining hall or any menu item at Pete’s Place.
Each dining hall scan permits all you can eat dining or one hot take out meal in exchange of your dining hall meal.
Your block plan includes exchange meals. With exchange meals you may take any of your 90 block meals from the Pete’s Place Exchange Meal Menu in lieu of eating in the dining hall.
You may use up to 10 meal scans per semester for friends and family.

Meal Periods

There are 20 meal periods throughout the week. Students must present an active campus ID for dining hall entry.

Monday - Friday

Meal Period	Meal Period Times	Meal Offerings	Offering Schedule
Breakfast	7:00AM – 10:30AM	Hot Breakfast Continental Breakfast	7:00AM – 9:00AM 9:00AM – 10:30AM
Lunch	11:00AM – 5:00PM	CLOSED for Reset Lunch Light Lunch	10:30AM – 11:00AM 11:00AM – 2:00PM 2:00PM – 5:00PM
Dinner	5:00PM – 10:30PM	Dinner Pete’s Place	5:00PM – 7:00PM 7:00PM – 10:30PM

Saturday

Meal Period	Meal Period Times	Meal Offerings	Offering Schedule
Lunch	11:00AM – 1:00PM	Lunch	11:00AM – 1:00PM
Dinner	5:00PM – 6:00PM	Dinner	5:00PM – 6:00PM

Sunday

Meal Period	Meal Period Times	Meal Offerings	Offering Schedule
Breakfast	8:15AM – 9:15AM	Continental Breakfast	8:15AM – 9:15AM
Lunch	11:30AM – 1:30PM	Lunch	11:30AM – 1:30PM
Dinner	5:00PM – 10:30PM	Dinner Pete’s Place	5:00PM – 6:00PM 6:00PM – 10:30PM

Food Options

We offer a variety of foods in the dining hall located in Cunningham Center.

Entrees: A daily variety of delicious fresh made entrees and sides ranging from home-style comforts to international favorites.
Rotisserie Fresh: Succulent meats marinated and slow roasted to perfection. Served with sides and steamed, butter-free vegetables.
Pizza & Pasta: Enjoy contemporary and traditional pizzas or pasta. – GF available.
Grill: Fresh grilled sandwiches and hot dogs/links. Home of Spicy Chicken Thursday. – GF available.
Salad Bar: A delightfully abundant selection of mixed greens, garden fresh vegetables, salad toppings, and dressings.
Subzone: Made to order sandwiches and wraps. Choose from a variety of oven roasted meats, toppings and spreads on fresh baked bread. – GF available.
Habaneros: Made to order burritos, tacos, and quesadillas. Choose from adobo marinated chicken, pork carnitas, beef or vegetarian with cilantro-rice, and home-made salsas.
Pastry Table: Fresh from the oven sweet treats; cookies, cakes, pies, fruit crisps/cobblers, and more.

Look for the GF (Gluten Free), Lactose Free, and Vegetarian logos to identify diet specific offerings.

Pete's Place

Coffee Time

Pete’s Place is conveniently located inside the Cunningham Center. Choose from a variety of great barista-made beverages, salads, sandwiches and snacks. Comfortable seating just outside Pete’s, is our way of saying, “Stay awhile…and relax!”

We accept cash, Mastercard, VISA, and Apple Pay. Students on a meal plan can also use their MNU ID card to purchase items at Pete’s Place.

Hours
Monday – Friday: 7:00AM—10:30PM
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: 6:00AM – 10:30PM

Lounge & Collab Spaces

Hight Student Lounge

The student lounge at our university is a vibrant and welcoming space designed for both relaxation and productivity. It features a variety of amenities to cater to different student needs, including a collection of games for some friendly competition, a projector for watching shows and movies, and comfortable seating areas perfect for hanging out with friends. For those looking to study, there are quiet corners and tables available, ensuring a conducive environment for academic work. Whether you want to unwind after classes, catch up on the latest episodes of your favorite series, or focus on your studies, the student lounge offers the perfect setting to balance work and leisure.

Collab Spaces

The student collaboration spaces on the second floor of our student center are designed to foster teamwork and individual productivity. These areas are perfect for group meetings or solo study sessions, with various seating arrangements including booths that offer privacy and comfort. Each space is equipped with charging stations to keep devices powered throughout the day. The abundance of windows ensures plenty of natural light, creating a bright and inviting atmosphere. Whether you’re working on a group project or need a quiet spot to concentrate, these collaboration spaces provide the ideal environment to meet your academic needs.