Welcome to Ames Suites
Jesse H. Ames Suites is located on the east side of campus and houses approximately 240 students. Students one year post-high school graduation by their move in date are eligible to live in Ames Suites.
Nearby, you'll find parking lot O, sand volleyball courts, basketball courts and campus trails. Ames is connected to the Ann Lydecker Living Learning Center as well as South Fork Suites. The hall is named after former UWRF President Jesse H. Ames.
Ames Suites Hall Staff
Area Coordinator
Malachi Stroud (he/him/his)
malachi.stroud@uwrf.edu
Phone: 715-425-4042
Office: 123 Ames
Office Hours: Monday-Thursday 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Friday 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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Community Assistant
Kai Krogmann
kai.krogmann@my.uwrf.edu
Ames and South Fork Suites
Office: South Fork Suites
Office Hours: TBD
Ames Suites Amenities
Ames is a pod-style residence hall. A green building, Ames has been awarded the prestigious LEED-NC v2009 Gold Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.
As an Ames resident, you'll live in pods made up of three clusters. Each pod houses about 22 students and provides separate, private bathroom and shower facilities with shared sink areas. You'll also share common space furnished with a television, seating, table and chairs, plus a kitchenette area with lockers, full refrigerator/freezer, sink, microwave and island with stools. Each pod offers a scattered coed experience where males and females may reside as neighbors.
Shared pod amenities:
- Shared kitchen and dining/kitchenette area
- Shared living room area with mounted flat panel television
- Shared bathroom amenities - each pod is broken into three clusters, each cluster containing its own bathroom toilet, vanity and shower amenities.
Hall Amenities
- Elevator
- Free laundry facilities on all floors
- Study lounges on each floor with tables and chairs
- Smaller kitchens including an oven, stove, and sink are available on the 2nd and 4th floors
- Vending machines and a black and white PrintAnywhere printer (in the attached Ann Lydecker Living Learning Center)
- Resident mailboxes conveniently located in Ann Lydecker Living Learning Center
Room Amenities
- Ames Suites rooms are approximately 12' x 16', floor to ceiling height ranges from 8' 4" to 8' 10"
- Two loftable beds with twin XL mattresses
- Two dressers, closets, study desks and chairs each
- One MicroFridge (refrigerator and microwave)
- Garbage and recycling bins
- Towel bar
- Wireless internet
- Carpeted floor
Room Details
Explore below for detailed information about Ames' room dimensions and furnishings. A few other important things to keep in mind about the residence halls:
- You must keep all supplied items in your room.
- If furniture is removed from your room, you'll be charged for the replacement value.
- Unfortunately, we aren't able to store personal belongings in hall storage.
Ames has double and single rooms. Most rooms are double rooms but there are a small number of single rooms available which contain one of each furnished item and have slightly smaller dimensions than double rooms.
Approximate Room Dimensions
- Double Room: 12' x 16'
- Single Room: 10' x 11'
- Floor to Ceiling: From 8'4" to 8'10"
All our halls have updated furniture. Here's what's included in your room:
- 2 closets (26" x 44")
- 2 loftable beds (85.5" x 38.5")
- All lofting materials are supplied in your room. Homemade lofts are not allowed.
- When lofted, width from inside loft leg to inside loft leg is 6' 8" (accommodates a futon no wider than 6' 8")
- Maximum loft height from floor to bed when lofted is 6' (beds can be lofted at lower levels if desired)
- 2 mattresses (80" x 36", 8" thick)
- 2 dressers (30”W x 24” D x 30”H)
- 2 study desks (48”W x 24”D x 30”H)
- 2 desk chairs
- 2 mirrors
- 2 towel bars
- 1 garbage can
- 1 set window blinds
1 micro fridge which is a refrigerator and microwave in one combined unit
- Entire unit is 10"W x 19"D x 53"H
- Microwave is 18"W x 12"D x 10"H
- Freezer interior is 11"H
- Fridge interior is 25"H
Mailing Address
(Room #) Ames Suites
851 Wild Rose Ave.
River Falls, WI 54022
Ames Pod Structure
Ames Double Room
Ames Single Room
Ann Lydecker Living Learning Center
George R. Field South Fork Suites and Jesse H. Ames Suites are connected on first floor through the Ann Lydecker Living Learning Center.
The Living Learning Center comprises:
- A fireplace lounge
- Two small multi-purpose rooms (Dayton and Greenwood)
- A large gathering place that can be broken up into three smaller rooms (Prairie, Junction and Cascade)
- A beverage and snack machine across from the bathrooms
- A black & white PrintAnywhere printer, as well as Ames Suites mailboxes around the corner from the front desk
Residence Life
Monday-Friday, 7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
