Farside
Farside is one of three (3) residence halls that serve our freshmen living community, housing approximately 225 first-year residents. Farside has mostly double style rooms with community style bathrooms – shared between 15-20 students; most bathrooms have 2 shower stalls, 2 toilet stalls and 3 sinks. Renovations are hoping to install 1 hand dryer per bathroom. Additionally, Farside has some singles, occasional designed triples and some suite-style rooms; most of these suites offer residents a private bathroom and/or a common area shared by all occupants of their suite.
Farside has a large lounge on the 1st floor of the building, as well as another on the lower-level. Additionally, several small offices, group study, and social lounges that are well spread throughout the entire building for use by all residents.
The entire building was completely renovated and completed in the summer of 2015 – this included new bathrooms, updated furniture, lighting, flooring and heating units. Additionally, in the summer of 2018, new window shades were installed.
Depending on need, Farside will offer a Quiet Floor Housing option, located on the first floor of F-wing.
Farside rooms are furnished with:
- One twin XL bed, desk, desk chair, and dresser per resident
- One lamp/light fixture per room
- One armoire/closet per resident
- Cable TV connection
- Wireless Internet
- Smoke/Heat Detectors
Typical Furniture Sizes:
- Approximate Desk Size - 42 inches Wide X 24 inches Deep X 31 inches High
- Approximate Dresser Size - 30 inches Wide X 20 inches Deep X 42 inches High
- Approximate Bed Size - 36 inches Wide X 84 inches Long; with adjustable height
- Approximate Closet Size: 48 inches Wide X 24 inches Deep
Virtual Tour!
Take a virtual tour through some of the various room types located within the Farside residence hall! While all tour locations are not specifically within this residence hall, the room types below still apply to this and all first-year residence hall locations (Big Haus, Crossroads, and Farside).
Once you are inside the tour, you will see an information tag that will outline a floor plan with room specifications and sizes.
Support for Students:
Ten (10) upper-class Resident Assistants (RA) live in the hall. They are specially selected and trained to provide programs and resources for first-year students living in the building. They are supervised by a professional Residence Coordinator (RC) to help students make the transition to Purchase College.
Typical Room Sizes:
- Singles are typically 8 feet Wide X 11 feet Long (with 1 closet)
- Doubles (corridor) are typically 11 feet Wide X 17 feet Long (with 2 closets)
- Doubles (suite) are typically 11 feet Wide X 15 feet Long (with 2 closets)
