Future Undergraduates
Our community is open to all engineering students to help students succeed with all aspects of student life.
We provide a hub in Academic Village for academic assistance, mentorship, events, student organization meetings, and tutoring.
Academic Village & Edwards Hall:
Our community experience
Engineering Community Residents in Academic Village (AV) – Engineering Hall or Edwards Hall- EC Third Floor get priority access to career workshops, facility tours, engineering themed field trips and more. Students have the option to live in Academic Village – Engineering Hall or Edwards Hall-EC Third Floor as part of the community experience.
Highlights:
- Floor Type: Co-ed Floors
- Room Options: Suite-Style (Double & Single)
Highlights:
- Floor Type: Gender Specific Floors (Male Identifying / Female Identifying)
- Room Options: Community- Style (Double)
- Lowest Room Price-Point
and fun in engineering
The community hub, located in Academic Village – Engineering Hall, offers engineering students an academically supportive and fun environment. The Hub consists of four design studios, two collaborative work rooms, and two flexible learning classrooms.
Students can attend nightly tutoring, events and activities, organized by the live-in “Staff-in-Residence,” and live-in EC Staff, centered around building engineering skills and community outside the classroom.
Our Engineering Community staff live in the halls to support students with their personal and professional development.
Our supportive community
Residents can take advantage of nightly tutoring, general advising, a live-in “Staff-in-Residence,” and supportive, live-in undergraduate and graduate peer mentors.
Our Engineering Peer Mentors live in the hall to support students with their personal and professional development.
Ready to join us?
Community requirements
Students participating and paying to join the community are expected to attend one workshop and one community event per semester.
Residence living in the community sites must select either an engineering or engineering exploratory studies major as a roommate when completing the housing application.
Students living in Academic Village – Engineering Hall and Edwards Hall – EC Third Floor will be expected to check in with their hall EC Staff-in Residence once a semester. This involves either attending a hall dinner as a group with your staff member, getting coffee with them, or meeting with them for 10-15 minutes to check in about classes and campus life.
Who Can Participate
The Engineering Community is primarily intended to serve first-year Engineering majors with limited space available for Exploratory Studies students who are strongly interested in pursuing Engineering as their major.
EC programming fee
Please note that housing prices vary between residence halls and an additional EC programming fee ($200 per semester) will be assessed to students who apply, are admitted, and are assigned to Academic Village – Engineering Hall or Edwards Hall – EC Third Floor. This fee covers the cost of hardware and software within the Engineering Design Labs and Academic Village classrooms, costs associated with the in-house AV Student IT Help Desk, support for engineering community programming and events.
How to join the community
All incoming students with a major in the College or Exploratory Studies – Engineering Interest will automatically be eligible to sign up for the community. Follow these steps to complete the process:
Step 1: Beginning January 29, 2025
- Complete the New Student Housing Application
Step 2: April 1 – June 1, 2025
- Participate in Roommate Selection and choose an eligible roommate
Roommate selection details
All Engineering Community participants must live with either another engineering or engineering exploratory studies major within the residence halls under the Engineering Community.
Finding a Roommate on Your Own (optional)
Through the CSU Housing Portal create, browse, message, and select a roommate(s) based on interactive profiles. You will also be able to make connections with students who may be your classmates, neighbors, co-workers, and fellow Rams.
Have a Roommate Assigned to You
University Housing will assign you a roommate based on the profile questionnaire you fill out on your housing application.
Step 3: June 30 – July 15, 2025
- As an engineering student admitted to the Walter Scott, Jr., College of Engineering for Fall 2025, you will receive an email for you to choose your housing in Academic Village — Engineering or Edwards Hall — Engineering (Third Floor) between June 16-June 25, 2025.
Housing selection details
*Note: Participation in the Engineering Community (AV-Engineering or Edwards—Engineering) is first come-first serve. If you do not find an available bed during your selection time, do not want to be part of the community, do not want an engineering roommate, or choose to live in another hall, you may pick a room in another residence hall during this same room selection timeframe.
For more Housing Information, please visit the halls website.
Meet your
Engineering community staff
The Engineering Community isn’t just a place to live, it is a place to get the support you need to be successful as a student and engineer. Our staff and fellow students are here to help with mentoring, tutoring, and to help when you need it most.
Sam Bechara
Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs
Associate Teaching Professor - Mechanical Engineering
Associate Teaching Professor - Mechanical Engineering
Jennifer Johnson
Director of the Engineering Success Center
Sara Perrine
Engineering Community Coordinator - Staff in Residence
Engineering Engagement & Retention Coordinator
Engineering Engagement & Retention Coordinator
Engineering Community – Staff in Residence
The Engineering Community Staff in Residence consist of undergraduates & graduate students who live in Academic Village – Engineering Hall & Edwards Hall, and host programs, meet with students one-on-one, and provide support on how to succeed in engineering. They are your go-to support system within the community!
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the housing application open?
Each year in January both applications open up for students.
I was accepted into the college. If I want to live in the Academic Village- Engineering Hall, how do I select it as my first choice?
The general housing application allows you to rank your housing choices, so if AV – Engineering Hall is your first choice then you can select it as 1. Then if you still want to live in the community, you can select Edwards Hall as your second choice.
How will I find out if I am accepted into the Engineering Community?
We will be sending responses out to your CSU email, so be on the lookout there!
Email the Engineering Community Team at EngineeringRLC@colostate.edu, for answers to your questions.
