Residence Life: Shipstad Hall

Hall Type Coed Bathrooms Common & Private Occupancy 269 Eligibility All class years Theme Housing None Room Types Single, Double, Triple Air Conditioning  No Floors 4 Elevator Yes Break Period Closed, Winter Break Mailing Address First & Last Name Shipstad Hall, Room # 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Portland, OR  97203

Shipstad Hall was built 1967 on the site of what was once a five-hole golf course. The hall is named for the Eddie Shipstad family, one-time owners of the Ice Follies, who were the building’s primary benefactors. Shipstad housed men for its first 20 years and then in the fall of 1987, it became the University’s first coed hall. Today, it houses men and women in 141 rooms on four floors. Shaped somewhat like a "Z," the hall has two large lounges with televisions, a pool table, and a piano; four study rooms; bike storage; a chapel; a kitchen and laundry facilities. Shipstad has wireless internet access throughout the entire building.  The hall is also home to the University Archives and the University’s Heritage Museum, both located in the building’s basement.