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A construction fire in January 1956 did not prevent Colman Hall from opening in the fall of that year. Built as a women's residence hall, Colman housed six "sorority suites" and a dining hall seating 300, larger than any dining facility on campus at the time.

An article in the Appleton Post-Crescent from May 4, 1956, "New Dormitory Colors Chosen at Lawrence," reported that "Seven different decorating schemes have been drawn" and "draperies will be furnished by the college in patterns of vivid names like 'spring fever,' 'aqueduct,' 'pieces of eight,' and 'Nile'." The public living room was distiguished by "sleek contemporary furniture in tones of black-brown, blue and orange."

To accommodate the new hall, at the time the most expensive building on campus, Lawrence Street, which once continued across Drew Street all the way to Ormsby, was closed off at Durkee Street. The Drew Street bridge is now a pedestrian walkway.

A Milwaukee-Downer room, furnished with Milwaukee-Downer memorabilia was included in the building and was refurbished (through gifts from Milwaukee-Downer alumnae) in 1980-81.

The Colman dining hall, once described as, "the workhorse of the campus," was reinvented as "Lucinda's" in the fall of 1995 and was a popular spot for continental breakfast and lunch until the opening of the Warch Campus Center in 2009.

Student Staff

The fabulous Colman RLAs work hard to create a positive and vibrant community where our students can establish great friendships and feel at home.

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Professional Staff

Each residence hall is staffed with a Residence Hall Director whose responsibility is to oversee the operation of the hall and all programs connected with a specific hall.

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Hall Council!

Hall Council is a representative group of students, with elected officers open to all residents of a community.  They strive to support the mission of residence life, take action to improve the quality of life and foster community ownership and pride.  Hall Council hears the concerns of residents and works to address those concerns by utilizing community resources to plan activities and purchase items, promote community respect and accountability, and establish clear and consistent communication among appropriate members of the Lawrence community.  As a result Hall Council empowers residents to stay informed about and invested in the development of their community and serves as a leadership opportunity for students.

In past years we have made Hall T-shirts, eaten gallons of ice cream at Baskin Robbins or Coldstone Lock-Ins, kept nourished with Finals Food, releived stress by Lazer Tag, practiced our coordination with All-Hall Bowling, purchased DVDs for the Hall, played fifty hours of TRIVA straight and much, much more! To get involved, please contact you current Residence Hall Director or Residence Life Advisor!