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Roper Hall

Roper Hall

Roper Hall will be renovated this summer in preparation for the 2025 - 2026 academic year, click here to see the prospective changes and community improvements!

About the Hall

Roper Hall has a traditional residence hall design with fully furnished double and triple occupancy rooms and shared bathrooms. The building has a central lounge space with a kitchen, lounge furniture, and television for students to study or socialize with their community. The building also has a laundry room.

Personalize Your Room

Decorative and additional items can be purchased from the HRL coordinated vendors through our Personalize Your Room webpage.  Each room will include the furniture noted on this webpage.

In-Hall Staff

In-hall staff include resident assistants (RAs) and community director (CD). Roper's RAs live on each floor, acting as peer educators and helping residents transition to university life and connect to their community. The Roper community has one CD, a professional staff member who supervises RAs to foster a living-learning environment to bridge the academic and residential experience.

Explore Culture & Identity

Sankofa House is a vibrant Themed Community for students interested in exploring Black culture, history, identity, and the intellectual traditions of the African diaspora. Inspired by the West African concept of Sankofa—which teaches that we must look to the past to inform and empower our future—this community offers space for reflection, connection, and cultural affirmation.

Named after the Sankofa bird, a symbol of wisdom and remembrance, Sankofa House fosters a supportive environment where students can build community and deepen their understanding of heritage, resilience, and legacy.

All students are welcome and encouraged to apply!

What to Expect

Residents in Sankofa House are strongly encouraged to participate in periodic community programming and dialogues intended to build community, promote learning, and support wellness. Sankofa House staff will organize opportunities for residents to attend cultural events and general university programs as a group. Students will gain leadership skills, learn to better understand one another, form friendships that can last a lifetime, and have fun.

Why Live in Sankofa House?

  • Students will live in a dedicated community committed to celebrating, exploring culture and identity!
  • Students will build meaningful and life-changing relationships with fellow community members.  
  • Participants will have the opportunity to engage with faculty, staff, and alumni.

Stay Connected 

Follow Sankofa House on Instagram to stay updated, connected and see our community thrive!

  • Wi-Fi throughout building
  • Cable-ready TV with HDMI cord in lounge area
  • Laundry room on first floor 
  • Community kitchen

    • Microwave 

    • Stove cooktop 

    • Oven  

    • Sink with garage disposal  

    • Dining room table and chairs

  • Vending machines
  • Social area
  • Double fully furnished rooms with twin sized adjustable beds
  • Windows with rollershade blinds 

  • Wardrobe closets

  • Additional dresser drawers  

  • Desk, hutch, chair, and bookshelf
  • Carpeted floors  
  • In-room Ethernet connections
  • Cable-ready outlet

Who can live in Roper Hall?

2025 - 2026: all active undergraduate classifications.

Traditional double room rendering

Traditional triple room rendering

 

Room Dimensions
Description Approximate Dimensions

Room

14'10" x 12'4"

Built-in shelves

N/A

Bookcase

N/A

Desk

2'11.5" (W) x 1'11.5" (D) x 4'6" (H)

Wardrobe or built-in closet

1'10.5" (W) x 1'11" (D) x 6' (H)

Dresser or built-in drawers

2'5.5" (W) x 1'11.5" (D) x 1'8" (H)

Bed frame

3'2.5" (W) x 3' (H) x 7'.5" (L)

Mattress

Standard twin


Virtual Tours

 

Our virtual tours are representative of a given room type. Each space varies based on room sizes and dimensions.  Each virtual tour includes some decorative items and a MicroFridge to show what the room looks like when occupied, but these items are not included in rooms. 

Click below to view virtual tours of Roper Hall:

Your Community

  • Get involved in your Residence Hall Association or Hall Council.

  • Check out the history plaque in the front lobby!

Residence Halls

Community Director