The Colonnades neighborhood, named for the Elon literary magazine first published in 1937, is the place where students from all class years, First-year through Senior, “create connected communities” in our five buildings which surround the geothermal field adjacent to the Koury Business Center.

The EcoVillage is also managed by the Colonnades Neighborhood Office.

Quick Facts

  • Neighborhood: Colonnades
  • Office location: Kivette Hall, 101
  • Buildings in Neighborhood: Moffitt Hall, Story Hall, Kivette Hall, Staley Hall, Allen Hall, and the EcoVillage (located at Loy Farm)
  • Housing style: Residence hall (closes during breaks), suite-style rooms with in-room bathrooms
  • Student population: First years through seniors
  • Neighborhood capacity: Approximately 450 students
  • Year built and updated: 2007 (Story and Moffitt); 2011 (Kivette, Staley, and Allen); 2024 (EcoVillage)
  • Room types: Doubles rooms with a bathroom in between the two spaces; pod style that will have 2-4 single rooms with 1-2 bathrooms in the suite along with a shared common space; triple rooms with a bathroom in the room.
  • Gender: Mixed gender floors
  • Elevator: Yes

About Colonnades & Building Names

The five residence halls — along with EcoVillage — honor influential alumni, faculty, and leaders in Elon’s history. Together, they create a community that blends tradition, innovation, and academic excellence.

Features, Amenities & Traditions

Features

  • Mixed class year neighborhood
  • Home to the Makers Hub and multiple LLCs
  • Suite-style rooms
  • Geothermal features

Building Utilities & Amenities

  • Amenities:
    • Bike racks
    • Community kitchen and laundry on each floor
    • Community spaces and recreational lounges
    • Fire pit
    • Makers Hub
  • Utilities:
    • Students clean their own bathrooms
    • Toilet Paper is provided by Facilities Management; typically located in common spaces such as kitchens
    • Air conditioning and heating
    • Laundry facilities
      • Laundry rooms on each floor are managed by CSC, Free!
      • Laundry units located within rooms are maintained by Facilities Management, Free!
    • Card-controlled exterior access to buildings
    • Electricity, water, sewer, and recycling/trash service included (trash room on first floor of each building)
      • Individual room trash/recycling cans are NOT provided
  • Technology:
    • Wireless internet
    • At least one student print station in each neighborhood
    • Students should visit the Student Tech Guides on the Information Technology website to learn about Network Connectivity and Television, including information on connecting their personal devices, including laptops, mobile devices, smart TVs, Rokus, gaming consoles, and more to Elon’s network.
    • Note that student rooms are not equipped with phone lines.
    • Elon gives HBO Max logins for residential students as well as Streeme TV live TV access on common room TVs

Room Size

Please note that these are general dimensions and that there may be variations in individual spaces. You may refer to the Floor Plans webpage for individual space dimensions. Note: Elon credentials are required to access this webpage.

  • Single
    • Bedroom – W: 10’7″, L: 15′
    • Window – H: 84″, W: 36″
    • Dresser – H: 30″, W: 31.5″, D: 10″
  • Double
    • Bedroom – W: 12′, L: 15′
    • Window – H: 61″, W: 73″
    • Dresser – H: 30″, W: 31.5″, D: 19″
  • Triple
    • Bedroom – H: 29’6″, 20′
    • Window – H: 61″, W: 73″
  • Suite-Style Bathroom
  • Sink in Room/Bathroom

Room Furniture

Please note that these are general dimensions and that there may be variations in individual spaces.

  • Closet
  • Desk: H: 40″, W: 42″, D: 24″
  • Chair:
  • Dresser: H: 30″, W: 31.5″, D: 10″
  • Carpet
  • Twin XL beds in double room spaces: L: 80″, W: 38″, Thickness: 9″
  • Full size beds in single rooms: W: 54″, L: 75″, Thickness: 9″
    • Bed lofting: We recommend students use bed rails for lofted and bunked beds. Bed rails and lofting supplies are available throughout the neighborhoods during move-in day. AFTER move-in day, students can submit a FixIt with Facilities Management to have these supplies delivered to their rooms. Bed Rails can be installed whether a bed is lofted or not.
    • All Twin XL Beds can lofted to a max height of 76 inches, a minimum height of 7 inches with 3 inch increments in between. Full beds can be raised to a max height of 36 inches, minimum of 7 inches with 3 inch increments, they cannot be lofted.
    • Students will be responsible for adjusting the height of their bed (raised, lowered, or lofted) and a video of how to do this upon move-in can be found here under Resident Bed Construction

Programs and Traditions

  • Tea Room: The legacy of a previous Colonnades Faculty Director, Terry Tomasek, is continued on with our monthly Tea Room event. Now led by our current Faculty Director, Nina Namaste, and Faculty in Residence, Khirey Walker, this event is located in the lobby of Staley and allows students to engage informally with their peers, faculty, and neighborhood community while enjoying coffee, tea, a sweet treat, and board games or activity.
  • Fire pit on the Colonnades Quad: Once a month, students are invited to make s’mores at the Colonnades fire pit and engage with their hall mates, RAs and Community Director. There will be opportunities for LLCs to have there own special night at the fire pit, as well as guests from various offices on campus such as SPARKS, Kernodle Center for Civic Life, Sustainability, and Academic Success.
  • Taste of Alamance Supper Club: By building/ RSVP, residents will have the opportunity to learn about and eat local cuisine (for free), support local businesses within Alamance County, and build rapport with their hall mates and Neighborhood Leadership Team at our once a month Taste of Alamance Supper Club. Restaurants visited – Dixon’s Jamaican Taste, Smokehouse Steve’s.
  • Sundae Social: Previously known as Sundaes on Sunday, this once a month event has now moved to Thursdays from 7:30-9 pm and serves an opportunity for residents to make meaningful relationships and take a study break to enjoy a wide array of ice cream and toppings in the Allen Hall lobby.

Location & Links

Example 3D Room Models by Roomie©

Explore Colonnades rooms using the links below. Furniture can be arranged, items can be measured and products can be purchased to prepare for life on campus.

Please note: While these are default layouts and measured accurately, individuals rooms are subject to variation and measurements are approximate.

General Floor Plans

Note: Examples given are for illustration only; actual room layouts and furnishings may vary. Students may use Elon login credentials to access actual building floor plans.