Oral Roberts University Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Housing === There are eight residence halls on campus. The university has strict guidelines concerning student access to the upper floors of residence halls by members of the opposite sex, which is limited to designated occasions called "Open Dorms." * '''Claudius Priscilla Roberts Hall''' is a seven-story building built in 1965 that can house up to 600 women.<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> Called "Claudius" by students, the building is named after Oral Roberts's mother. * '''Ellis Melvin Roberts Hall''' is a seven-story building also built in 1967 that can house up to 600 men.<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> Called "EMR" by campus residents, this dormitory is similar to Claudius Priscilla Roberts Hall but has some differences, notably walls made of concrete blocks rather than sheet rock, two elevators instead of one and laundry facilities in the basement instead of on every floor. According to the university, these two tri-winged buildings are meant to reflect the [[Trinity]].<ref>About ORU: [http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/emr.php Ellis Melvin Roberts Hall & Claudius and Priscilla Roberts Hall] retrieved March 3, 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203113618/http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/emr.php |date=February 3, 2009 }}</ref> [[File:Towers Dormitories.jpg|thumb|right|The four "Towers" residence halls, Michael Cardone, Wesley Leuhring, Susie Vinson and Frances Cardone]] * '''Frances Cardone Hall''' (originally Ethel Hughes Hall) is a 12-story building for up to 372 women.<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> This is one of the four "Towers" dormitories, meant to represent the [[Star of David]].<ref>About ORU: [http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/towers.php Towers] retrieved March 3, 2008 {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516084514/http://www.oru.edu/aboutoru/towers.php |date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref> The building is called "Frances" by university students. * '''Michael Cardone, Sr. Hall''' (originally Edward Hughes Hall) is the twin dormitory to Frances and houses up to 372 men.<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> It is linked to the three other Towers dormitories by a central hallway and the main lobby area, called the "Fishbowl" for its glass exterior walls. * '''Susie Vinson Hall''' is one of two shorter "Towers" housing 244 women on eight stories and known as "Susie."<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> * '''Wesley Leuhring Hall''', called "Wesley" by students, is the twin dormitory of "Susie" and is alike in both capacity and design.<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> In the summer of 2017, Wesley was converted into a women's dorm and was to be called "Susie North." * '''Gabrielle Christian Salem Hall''' is a three-story split-level dormitory west of Timko-Barton Hall and called "Gabby" by the students. It can house up to 240 women and has secured doors that open using university-issued cards. There are in-room bathroom facilities on the first and second floors.<ref name="Student Handbook Fall 2008"/> * '''Niko Njotorahardjo Hall''', named after the founder and senior pastor of an Indonesian church and ministry, opened for the fall 2019 semester. It was ORU's first new student housing project since 1976 and contains 240 beds in apartment and dorm style rooms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tulsaworld.com/news/orus-first-new-residence-hall-in-more-than-40-years-highlights-28-million-in-recent/article_4fbf27bd-34a4-512a-a7a7-a1cc251f20ae.html|title=ORU's first new residence hall in more than 40 years highlights $28 million in recent improvements|publisher=Tusla World|last=Stanley|first=Tim|date=13 September 2019}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page