Higgins Hall

Higgins Hall was built in 1965 and is named after Dr. R. Paul Higgins who was a member of the Cortland Board from 1917-1948 and who headed it the last 24 years of his tenure.  Higgins was renovated in 2001 following the positive response to the Clark Hall renovation the year before.  Like Clark Hall, it to was reconfigured to provide suites and double rooms off of a corridor on each floor.  These changes in Higgins Hall took place to meet the changing demands of our students and involved the addition of several designed single rooms and a fully equipped kitchen on each floor.  Like the rest of our residence halls, Higgins is managed by a full time professional Residence Hall Director (RHD) who both lives and works in the hall.

Residence Hall Director (RHD)
R. Chad Brown

RHD Office Phone: (607) 753-4159
Student Staff Office Phone: (607) 753-2625

Higgins Hall Highlights:

• The student staff of Higgins Hall is made up of 7 Resident Assistants (RA) with one assigned per floor, 1 Administrative Assistant (AA), and 1 Academic Peer Mentor (APM).
• On each floor where residents reside, there is a kitchen (photo of kitchen) available to the residents of that floor.  This kitchen is equipped with a sink, stove/oven and a microwave.
• The recreation lounge located on the first floor and is equipped with a billiard table, ping pong table, and a big screen TV.
• The laundry facilities and vending machines are located on the lower level and use your college ID as a form of payment.
• There are common area spaces located on the first floor and lower level where students can relax or study outside of their residence hall room.
• The student staff office and the RHD’s office are both located on the first floor of Higgins Hall.