Introduction to Allen Hall and the Unit One Program

Allen Hall is an undergraduate Residence Hall on the Urbana-Champaign campus of the University of Illinois. Unit One is a living/learning program available to all Allen Hall residents. The Unit One program provides residents with an atmosphere that is intellectually and personally challenging in a residence hall that is characterized by a spirit of community interaction.  In a sense, Unit One provides a small-college atmosphere in a big campus setting.

Unit One is best described as a resource that has many components, including: credit courses, academic support services, a guest-in-residence program, special facilities, music lessons, film/discussion series, field trips, and other educationally-oriented activities.

Students often perceive university education as a maze which they must "get through." At Unit One, we encourage students to participate actively in defining and constructing their education. Residents of Allen Hall can create, design, and direct almost all aspects of the Unit One program. Staff at Unit One are especially responsive to helping students put their ideas into action.

Allen Hall has a distinctive personality. Residents characterize it as a friendly, community-oriented hall that is intellectually stimulating, forward-thinking, and highly accepting of diversity among students. Unit One/Allen Hall programs, many of which deal with contemporary political and social issues, add dimensions of controversy, activism, and social awareness to students' lives as an integral part of the educational goals of the program.

This website and brochure are intended to answer students' questions about the Unit One/Allen Hall housing option. If you are interested in living in Allen Hall and have further questions, please call or write us at:

Unit One/Allen Hall
University of Illinois
1005 West Gregory Drive
Urbana, IL 61801-3887
(217) 333-8351
unitone@uiuc.edu

http://www.housing.uiuc.edu/living/unit1/

Unit One/Allen Hall is one of several Living-Learning Communities in the University Housing Residence Halls at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.                                                Revised 11/16/2006