History: Powell Residence Hall opened in 1993, and is named for Life Trustee Mary Kuehn Powell.

Distinctive Community Themes: Powell Hall is home to UE’s Honors housing for students who are academically-driven and focused on their studies.

Features: Powell offers students a full kitchen and laundry on the lower residential hallway. The lobby provides a hall office, mailboxes, and lounge seating with a TV and a studio piano. Corner lounges on each residential floor offer social and study space (includes the Honors Lounge and a game room). This building is equipped with an elevator.

• Each floor has a male or female designation.

Quick Facts

• Address: 501 S. Weinbach Ave.
• Room dimensions: 11’x17’ (some variation)
• Bathroom facilities:
  • Basement: One large bathroom per 18 residents
  • All other Floors: One large bathroom per 27 residents
• Laundry facilities: 5 washers, 6 dryers
• Air conditioning: Yes
• Carpeting: Yes
• Furniture: Furniture includes two beds, two wardrobes, four stackable dresser units, two desks with lighted carrels, and two Trey desk chairs. The furniture is movable and can be arranged to preference.
• Lofts: All beds designed to be lofted as an option. All lofting equipment is located within student rooms. Rented, purchased, or personally constructed lofts not allowed.
• Smoking: All residential buildings are tobacco-free (smoking and vaping prohibited).
• Fire suppression: Sprinkler system for student rooms and common areas

Accessibility in Powell

• Accessible parking spaces in the adjacent Powell parking lot
• Main entrances are accessible at ground level
• Residential floors and common areas accessible by elevator
• Residential rooms are accessible throughout building
• Accessible Bathrooms
• Room number signs throughout the hall and elevator buttons have braille
• See photos in Residence Hall Accessibility Features