New residence halls officially named
March 3, 2020
Residence halls being built on West Campus now have names.
Building 100, in front of Trivette Dining Hall, is now called Thunder Hill Hall.
“Thunder Hill is that iconic scenic overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Big favorite of students faculty and staff,” Matt Dull said. “Appropriately at the top of the hill.”
Matt Dull is assistant vice chancellor for finance and operations and announced the names in a Campus Construction Update podcast.
Building 200, directly across from Eggers Hall is Raven Rocks Hall.
“Another iconic overlook and trail over on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Really well known for its sunset views in the High Country,” Dull said.
Thunder Hill Hall (Building 100), left, and Raven Rocks Hall (Building 200), right, as seen from the new parking deck Feb. 26. Photo by Marie Freeman
Building 300 is now called Laurel Creek Hall.
Laurel Creek is the stream that winds the backside of Beech Mountain to Laurel Creek Falls.
“Students may know the Laurel Creek Falls as Trashcan Falls,” Dull said. “Can’t name it ‘Trashcan Falls Hall.”
Building 400, the Justice Hall replacement, is now called New River Hall.
“We had a building naming committee and that committee really wanted to help connect students to really scenic and natural places in the High Country,” Dull said. “So, naming buildings after some places that past students or alumni have found memories of up here in the High Country.”
Dull said he wants to include imagery and directions to the buildings’ namesakes in the lobby of each building.
Cameron Muir • Aug 8, 2020 at 10:55 pm
@Dave Robertson- that is interesting to hear the history of PSU room names. While at App, my bucket list for college was to visit all of the places that rooms were named after, and even with the addition opening my sophomore year, I still managed to check them all off of the list. Cheers!
-Cameron, Class of ‘15
James Issac Neutron • Mar 5, 2020 at 7:14 am
Looks like they couldn’t get any more lawyers or property tycoons to sponsor their buildings this time around.
David Robertson • Mar 3, 2020 at 8:54 am
Nice idea. In 1995, we pioneered naming rooms in the Plemmons Student Union for features of the NC mountains……..rivers native plants, Mountain peaks, waterfalls and iconic man made features like the Blue Ridge Parkway. At the entrance of each room you’ll find a picture of that natural namesake and a GPS coordinate so you can actually input it in your phone and drive to that exact location yourself to experience the splendor of these mountains. The more you explore our natural surroundings, the hope is that you’ll become committed to preserving their grandeur for future generations.