The Oaks Neighborhood

Residents in The Oaks are living independently, studying abroad, conducting undergraduate research, taking on leadership positions, working at internships, and engaging in deep inquiry in their majors. They’re also learning to live independently. Oaks residents live in a community that will allow them to explore and discover adulting on their terms while being supported by Elon staff and faculty.

Park Place is also managed by the Oaks Neighborhood Office.

Quick Facts

Neighborhood: The Oaks
Office location: McCoy Commons
Buildings in Neighborhood: Williams Hall, Council Hall, Brumbaugh Hall, Oaks D, Brown Hall, Sullivan Hall, and Park Place
Housing style: Apartments
Student population: Sophomores-Seniors
Neighborhood capacity: Approximately 650 students
Year built and updated: 2006 (The Oaks); 2017 (Park Place)
Room types: 4-person single rooms apartment; 2-person single rooms apartment; 3-person single rooms apartment (Park Place only)
- NOTE: For 2026-2027, the 4-person double rooms apartments will no longer be available.
Gender: Mixed gender apartments
Elevator: Yes

About The Oaks & Building Names

Williams Hall: Named for Vice President Emerita and Professor Emerita Jo Watts Williams ’55
Council Hall: Named for Professor Janie E. Council
Brumbaugh Hall: Elon University has honored Pam and Chalmers Brumbaugh by renaming a residence hall in The Oaks neighborhood in recognition of their decades of contributions to the university.
Brown Hall: Named for Professor Emerita Janie P. Brown
Sullivan Hall: Named for Professor Emeritus John G. Sullivan

Features, Amenities & Traditions

Features

Apartments for sophomores-seniors
Apartments for 2 or 4 residents, single rooms
Commons building with community amenities

Building Utilities & Amenities

Amenities:
- McCoy Commons with a Club Room (full kitchen included), multi-purpose room, and offices for Phoenix Card and Campus Safety and Police.
- Outdoor sand volleyball court and courtyard with tables, outdoor grill, and fire pit
- Study rooms located in each building
- Bike racks
Utilities:
- Cleaning: Students clean their own bathrooms
- Air conditioning and heating
- Each apartment has a washer/dryer unit
- 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
- Community dumpsters located around the neighborhood
- Water sensors have been installed in bathrooms and maintenance closets to help provide quick notification to Facilities Management in the event of a water incident
Technology:
- Wireless internet
- 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. The Student Tech Guide will walk students through other technology resources as well.
- 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″
Closets with doors

Room Furniture

Closets or Wardrobes
Desk and chair
Dresser
Full size beds in single rooms
- Full Beds: 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.
- 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

Furniture Dimensions

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

Dresser: H: 30″, W: 31.5″, D: 10″
Desk: H: 40″, W: 42″, D: 24″

Programs and Traditions

Neighborhood Dinners
Neighborhood dinners are intellectually themed social events. At Oaks Neighborhood dinners, AMs and residents invite faculty to come together with residents to discuss current issues in the world or find ways to connect and thrive together. Faculty and staff will be chosen based on their expertise in particular areas of interest as well as the AMs interest in having dinner with them. These dinner conversations allow residents to explore the issues in the world and connect them to what they’re learning in their courses. They are informal, social, and the discussions are resident-led with conversation questions composed by AMs, Faculty Director and Community Director.
Welcome Back Extravaganza
A welcoming meal traditionally has been a hugely successful neighborhood kick-off event. Over the years, this event has had many themes, but the core goal to bring residents together, welcome them back to Elon, and provide them with the chance to meet their neighbors stays the same. ONA members are invited, giving residents their first Oaks opportunity to engage in informal intellectual faculty interactions.
Programming from our Apartment Managers
Our wonderful Apartment Managers (AMs) are responsible for planning and hosting multiple programs throughout the semester! Make sure to look out for flyers and emails or reach out to your AM!