The Red Cedar Zone

Mason/Abbot, Snyder/Phillips and Shaw Halls

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Floor Plans:

Mason/Abbot
(Room dimensions are approximately 14' x 11', all rooms vary in size; windows vary in size with the largest 37" x 73")

Snyder/Phillips
(Room dimensions are approximately 14' x 11', all rooms vary in size; windows 35" x 49")

Shaw
(Room dimensions are approximate - Double 11'6" x 12'5"; Triple - variable; Quad 13'6" x 19'6")

Close to the geographic center of campus, the Red Cedar Complex provides a variety of living and dining options for students. 

Mason/Abbot and Snyder/Phillips halls are styled in traditional, ivy-covered,  “Collegiate Gothic Style” buildings with beautiful wood ornamentation and decorative plaster details. Conveniently close to the center of campus, Grand River Avenue, shops, and restaurants, it’s the ideal place to live.

The view from Shaw Hall highlights the serene Red Cedar River and its central location on campus, a 10-15 minute walk to anywhere and is the closest hall to the Spartan Bookstore and most academic buildings.

The Red Cedar Complex halls are coed with community bathrooms (definitely NOT coed!).  All have music rooms with pianos and fitness centers, ATMs, and a host of dining services, from Totally Takeout in Shaw to The Gallery in Snyder/Phillips.  A computer lab is located in Abbot Hall.

Additional hall features:

Mason/Abbot Hall

Honors College offers a diverse and lively community for talented students with shared academic and professional goals.

Mason has a Residence Halls Association movie office.

The Gallery is an innovative blending of a residential all-you-care-to-eat and a la carte service. It will be a destination where people come to seek refreshment, meet friends, stop to study, read a book or a newspaper, or drop by for a freshly-prepared meal in a comfortable, lively atmosphere.

• The Berg is designed to visually create a cold, fresh oasis of produce, made-to-order entrée salads, and a wide variety of other accompaniments including locally grown and/or organic produce. The Berg will be complemented by an adjacent soup and bakery area.
• Bliss will feature tempting pastries, pies and cakes, as well as an array of specialty desserts finished in view of the customer. The house specialty bread pudding and MSU Dairy ice cream will tantalize you into leaving room for dessert.
• Brimstone Grille will display a freshly prepared selection of burgers, chicken sandwiches and grill-to-order items from BLTs to Ahi tuna sandwiches and everything in between.
• Ciao! will feature a variety of pizzas by the slice, subs and oven-baked sandwiches made with freshly finished baked breads and buns, available late into the evening.
• Latitudes presents authentic ethnic menu items with emphasis on global trends such as Asian, Thai, Middle Eastern, Cuban and Southwestern. Prepared as you wait, your entrée will sizzle to perfection using flexible cooking systems and woks.
• New Traditions features prepared contemporary entrées, carved meats, daily vegetarian selections and sides for a complete meal, with exhibition cooking for that added flair.

Sparty's Coffeehouse, located adjacent to The Gallery has baked goods, salads, prepared sandwiches and other grab-and-go items for you to enjoy in an adjacent seating area complete with couches, work stations and casual seating. They accept Spartan Cash for your added convenience.

Snyder/Phillips houses the Residential College Arts and Humanities (RCAH), with new classrooms and faculty offices. Some singles and doubles will remain for students not in the residential college.

Honors College offers a diverse and lively community for talented students with shared academic and professional goals.

Phillips Hall houses the new American Sign Language Program.

Snyder/Phillips has rooms with disability access.

All rooms in Snyder/Phillips are provided with modular furniture that can be arranged in numerous configurations and designs in order to maximize space. Beds are in a raised configuration when you arrive, but you may lower them or modify them to suit your needs. Absolutely no lofts will be allowed in Snyder/Phillips Hall.

The hall features an art studio, music practice rooms, language proficiency center and a gallery to showcase student and visiting artist work.

Shaw Hall

Shaw Hall is a popular housing option for returning students due to its central location in the heart of campus near many of the academic classrooms and its beauty along the Red Cedar River. Shaw Hall houses predominantly upperclassman and availability for new freshman requesting to live in Shaw is extremely limited.

All Shaw rooms are provided with modular furniture that can be arranged in numerous configurations and designs in order to maximize space. Beds are in a raised configuration when you arrive, but you may lower them or modify them to suit your needs. Absolutely no lofts are allowed in Shaw Hall.

Shaw has rooms designed to accommodate two, three, or four students. 

Shaw Hall is the home for the Broad Residential Option for Academic Distinction (BROAD) Freshmen Program.

There is a quiet floor for both male and female students.