Ford Hall (Kansas State University)

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Ford Hall
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General information
TypeResidence Hall
Architectural styleStandard white brick
AddressManhattan Ave. and Old Claflin Rd.
Kansas State University
Town or city Manhattan, Kansas
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 39°11′37.38″N96°34′37.09″W / 39.1937167°N 96.5769694°W / 39.1937167; -96.5769694 Coordinates: 39°11′37.38″N96°34′37.09″W / 39.1937167°N 96.5769694°W / 39.1937167; -96.5769694
Current tenants448 students
Completed1966
Technical details
Floor count9
Website
www.k-state.edu

Ford Hall is an all-female residence hall at Kansas State University and is named for Kenney L. Ford who was Secretary of the Kansas State Alumni Association from 1928-1961. It is located on the South East corner of the Derby Complex at Kansas State's Manhattan, Kansas campus south of Haymaker Hall and east of West Hall on Manhattan Avenue and Old Claflin Road. It has a residence of approximately 450 students, and all rooms are suites. [1] After the end of the Spring semester, all students move out and some return to live there another year, while others move on to live off-campus or at fraternities and sororities.

Kansas State University Public university in Manhattan, Kansas, US

Kansas State University (KSU), commonly shortened to Kansas State or K-State, is a public research university with its main campus in Manhattan, Kansas, United States. Kansas State was opened as the state's land-grant college in 1863 and was the first public institution of higher learning in the state of Kansas. It had a record high enrollment of 24,766 students for the Fall 2014 semester.

Manhattan, Kansas City and County seat in Kansas, United States

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Haymaker Hall is a co-ed residence hall at Kansas State University. It is located on the North-East corner of the Derby Complex at Kansas State's Manhattan, Kansas campus North of Ford Hall and East of Moore Hall on Manhattan Avenue and Claflin Road. It has a residence of approximately 525 students, and is renowned for its large concentration of agriculture and prehealth students. The fourth floor is the Agriculture Cluster study floor, while the seventh floor is the Pre-Health Cluster study floor. After the end of the Spring semester, all students move out; some return to live there another year, while others move on to live off-campus or at fraternities and sororities.

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West Hall (Kansas State University) Residence hall

West Hall is a formerly all-female residence hall at Kansas State University with two wings of males. It is located on the South West corner of the Derby Complex at Kansas State's Manhattan, Kansas campus south of Moore Hall and west of Ford Hall and Haymaker Hall on Old Claflin Road. It has a residence of approximately 300 students, is renowned for its community service and its campus wide involvement.

2011-2012

Moore Hall (Kansas State University)

Moore Hall is a co-ed residence hall at Kansas State University, Kansas, United States. It is located on the East side of Kansas State's Manhattan, Kansas campus in the North-West corner of the Derby Complex, north of West Hall and west of Haymaker Hall. It is known for its Leadership Studies and Business cluster floors. After the end of the Spring semester, students typically move out of the halls, but Moore provides residency for year-round students along with Haymaker Hall. Some return to live there another year while others move on to live off-campus or in fraternities and sororities.

2011-2012

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Derby Dining Center, named after reference librarian Grace Derby, is the largest dining facility at Kansas State University's campus and serves approximately 2,000 students living in Ford, Haymaker, Moore and West Residence Halls. Home to the Wildcat Training Table, The Derb’ (Derby) is a short walk from academic buildings on the East side of campus. T•H•E Bakery, a retail bakery specializing in made-from-scratch cinnamon rolls, brownies, cookies and birthday cakes, is located on the ground floor of Derby Dining.

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