Olivet College recognizes the residence halls as a living-learning environment. Residence life offers educational and social opportunities that promote personal growth, development, wellness and cultural diversity among residents. Olivet College operates three residence halls for students: Blair, Dole and Shipherd Halls.

Blair Hall is a men’s residence hall housing new students and upper division students. Blair was built in 1928 with a new addition constructed in 1955. The hall offers common bathrooms, lounges and study rooms.

Dole Hall is a women’s residence hall housing new students and upper division students. Dole was built in 1931. In addition to single, double and triple occupancy rooms. The hall offers common bathrooms, lounges and study rooms.

Shipherd Hall was built in 1966 and houses primarily upper class men and women. Shipherd is suite style with four students sharing a living space, two bedrooms and a semi-private bath/shower facility. Shipherd is co-educational by suite with a common lounge, a study room and a recreational room located in the building.

Room Furnishings and Hall Features

Each residence hall room is furnished with curtains or shades, beds, desks, desk chairs, dressers and closet space. These furnishings are the responsibility of each student and must be present and in good condition at all times.

Cable television
Free basic cable TV connections are provided in each residence hall room. Students should bring their own cable-ready TV or VCR to connect to this service. Connections are via standard coaxial cable, which the student should provide.

Computer labs
Labs are located in the Mott Academic Center, room 307 and 311a, both levels of the Burrage Library, and in the basement of the Kirk Center.  These labs are equipped with MS Windows XP networked computers and laser printers.  All computers run Microsoft Office products and are connected to the Internet.  Students are provided e-mail accounts-generally the first initial of the first name followed by the last name@olivetcollege.edu.  For example, Jane Smith would be jsmith@olivetcollege.edu.  Please contact Information Technology Services for specific computer logon and e-mail information.  ITS is located in Mott Academic Center, room 311.  Their phone number is 749-7666.

Campus Computing Network

Wireless Campus
Olivet College provides high-speed wireless internet access to the entire Olivet College campus. 802.11G (54Mbps) wireless technology was implemented based upon a few factors such as mobility, ease of use, taking the class rooms out of the traditional class room boundaries, and using technology in the classrooms as well as the dorms, campus square, library and cafeteria.  If you bring a computer (Desktop/Laptop), you will need to furnish a compatible wireless (802.11G) card. You may purchase the compatible wireless card in the campus bookstore. Information Technology Services will provide you the VPN client (software that allows you to establish a secure connection between your computer and the campus network) at no charge to the student. The antivirus software is required before installing the VPN software on your computer, if you do not have one again ITS will provide you one for no charge. Please contact Information Technology Services in the Mott Academic Center, room 311 or at 749-7666 with any questions.

Wired Campus
Students are advised to use wireless connection for both surfing the internet and accessing campus network resources. There are no wired connections available for student to use. The wired network is strictly used by campus employees.

Antivirus policy
The active antivirus software is required before installing the VPN software on your computer, if you do not have one again ITS will provide you one for you at no charge. If you choose not to use college provided antivirus software it is very important that you maintain your virus definition and the software is kept up-to-date.

Computing Policy
By enrolling at Olivet College, the enrolled students are considered, by default, to have accepted the campus computing policies. ITS will keep you inform about policies and changes of them at orientation or after via campus email. You may obtain a printed copy of all computing policies from ITS.

Lounges and Recreation Areas
Each residence hall has lounge areas equipped with comfortable furniture and big screen TV’s. There are also separate, newly renovated areas designed specifically for studying. In addition, each hall has a recreation room featuring pool, foosball, and ping pong tables.

Telephones and Voice Mail
Each room is equipped with one telephone jack. Students should bring their own telephones. In order to make long distance calls, students must use calling cards. Some payphones are also available on campus for student use also.
     Students are encouraged to use the campus voice mail system. A voice mail account is provided to each student free of charge, and will answer incoming calls when someone is using the phone or out of the room. Voice mail ID numbers and pass codes are available at Information Technology Services in 311 Mott, or call them at 749-7666.

Student may bring answering machines, but may prefer to use the campus voice mail system. A voice mail account is provided to each student free of charge, and will answer incoming calls even when someone is using the phone.

Laundry and Vending Machines
Each residence hall has coin-operated washers and dryers. There are also vending machines in each building.