College Houses
Your Home Away From Home
Blend the everyday joys of residential living (impromptu pizza parties, open-mic nights, pumpkin carving at Halloween) with meaningful moments of intellectual discovery (writing workshops, alumni guest lectures, all-night problem-solving sessions) and you’ll get F&M’s College Houses.
In these dynamic spaces, you’ll find a new way to work and play. You’ll take your first-year Connections course in your College House and continue conversations begun in the classroom, lab or office throughout your College House halls. You also have the opportunity to join your College House government and chart your own course for social events. Each House receives a substantial annual budget that students may spend on social programs, academic and community activities, special projects and more. Some students have organized:
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- Formal dances
- Theatrical productions
- Play-reading discussions
- Dinners with artists, authors and notable alumni
- Pizza parties, bagel breakfasts and field trips
- Student-run publications
“The sense of belonging you feel being a part of your house is amazing. It's a very
close-knit community and you get to know so many different people and develop lifelong
friendships, while being a part of something bigger.”
Established in 2005, the College House system shapes the intellectual, social and
physical landscape of the Franklin & Marshall campus. “The sense of belonging you
feel being a part of your house is amazing. It's a very close-knit community and you
get to know so many different people and develop lifelong friendships, while being
a part of something bigger," said Vyas Agarwal '23.
Read More »The Connections Curriculum
You’ll be assigned to your College House based on the interests you express for your
first-year Connections course. F&M Connections courses are a true representation of
the liberal arts, blending several academic disciplines to dive into a wide range
of unique topics. You will take this course in your College House alongside classmates
who live just down the hall.
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The Houses
There are five College Houses: Bonchek, Brooks, Roschel, Ware and Weis. Each College House is assigned a faculty mentor (don) and administrative facilitator (dean).
Bonchek
We live together.
We learn together.
We laugh together.
Don: Christine Piro
Dean: Beth Proffitt
Roschel
Hic Vivimus Et Crescimus (“Here We Live and Here We Grow”)
Don: Jorge Mena-Ali
Dean: Courtnee Jordan-Cox
Weis
Socii Mundi (“Compatriots With an Interest in the World”)
Don: Dorothy Merritts
Interim Dean: Jennifer Nell