On the Northwestern corner of the Living Learning Community (LLC) courtyard, nestled between the Mosaic and Natural Resources LLCs, is the freshmen exclusive Upham residence hall.
“Upham is for someone (who is) looking for a very quiet, independent experience,” said Kelsi Nagle, University of Idaho housing recruitment coordinator.
Swipe the front door key card reader and enter the first floor of Upham, bisected into a full kitchen and spacious lounge. The lounge area is fully furnished with couches and chairs for watching TV and relaxing, tables for studying and a Ping-Pong table in the middle. The kitchen is large enough for residents to work around each other while cooking multiple meals. However, Nagle said all first-year students are required to have a meal plan with housing.
Nagle said Upham is built like an apartment, and there are 20 suites that holds up to 80 residents.
“It is a unique community, but we do allow freshmen to live in there,” Nagle said.
Nagle said only first-year students can live in Upham residence hall. Here, the residents are living like upperclassmen because the quite apartment setting.
On the first floor is a laundry room with multiple washer and dryer machines, two private study rooms and rows of storage lockers available for use by Upham residents.
Upham is one of the eight LLC residence halls and can hold a maximum of 80 students. Living quarters are arranged in suites with individual rooms for the students as well as a bathroom, kitchenette and a living room. The living room is furnished with couches and chairs, and in the same room there are a sink, a fridge and a microwave.
The suites have three to five single rooms and a double room for students. Single rooms are equipped with a desk, wardrobe, twin bed, dresser and shelves for storage and two each of these in double rooms. Like most buildings on campus, Upham also has Wi-Fi access.
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