Housing

Campus Living Residences

Located on the east side of campus by the Caribbean Sea, the University’s first on-campus living offers rooms to approximately 140 students in five residences. Common areas include air-conditioned study lounges, TV lounges, and laundry facilities. The Campus Living Residences have 100 efficiency units, 18 double occupancy units and three triple occupancy units. Rooms include efficiency kitchens (refrigerator, sink, stove top, microwave, toaster oven and coffee maker) and a bathroom (shower, sink and toilet). The Campus Living Office is located in 209 Betto Douglas Hall.

Included

Air-conditioner.
High-speed Internet connection in each unit (cable not provided).
Phone in every unit that allows for on-campus dialing and free Internet calling (VoIP) to North America and Puerto Rico.
Cable TV hook-up.
Wireless network accessible in all lounges.
The units are wired for 110 volts electricity.

Services Available in the Campus Living Residences

Study lounge (air-conditioned).
TV lounge (cable TV and air-conditioned).
Laundry rooms with card-operated washers and dryers, irons and ironing boards.
Public restrooms.
Janitor closet access for plunger, broom, dust pan, and mop.
Jogging path located around the perimeter of the Campus Living Residences.
In-house spa services available to the entire Ross Community.

The Wedge Convenience Store

Located on the east side of Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine between Douglas Hall and Woods Hall, The Wedge Convenience Store is open to all students, staff, faculty, and guests of Ross University. The Wedge offers a variety of grocery items and refreshments and has an attractive patio for seating overlooking the Caribbean Sea. Look for announcements on The Wedge’s official opening date and hours of operation.

The residence hall names were chosen as a representation of the history of the island from pre-European to European to slavery to emancipation.

Tegreman Hall

Chief Tegreman (Early Inhabitant)
1600s; Leader of the Kalinago

Chief Tegreman was the leader of the Kalinago or Carib (as the British referred to them) people when the English and French first settled the island in the 1620s. The Kalinago were the last wave of people to arrive from the South American continent over previous centuries. Archaeological evidence indicates that St. K was inhabited continuously from 2500 BC as stone and shell tools, flint arrows and pottery have been excavated from various sites around the island. Petroglyphs (rock drawings) at Wingfield and Stone Fort Gut also bear testimony to the people who lived here before the arrival of the Europeans. The combined forces of the English and French attacked Tegreman and his followers in 1626 at the site now known as Bloody Point, which memorializes this tragic event.

Columbus Hall

Christopher Columbus (Spanish)
1451–1506; Explorer

Christopher Columbus was the first European to record the existence of St. Kitts on November 12, 1493, during his second voyage to the New World. He is said to have named the island after his patron saint, St. Christopher, known as a guide and protector of travelers. Columbus’ ancestry is still in question but he represented Spain on several voyages. Questions still linger as to his actual burial place with the three most likely resting spots being Seville, Spain; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; or Havana, Cuba.

Douglas Hall

Betto Douglas (African)
1774-18--; Symbol for Emancipation

Betto Douglas, a slave owned by Lord Romney, became a symbol of emancipation in St. Kitts when she sought to secure her freedom at the age of 52. Douglas made history in the 1820s when she pursued her claim for freedom all the way to Lord Bathurst, secretary of state for the colonies. The government of St. Kitts actually granted her freedom but, unfortunately, the news never made it to Douglas. As a result, she started a campaign of disobedience that earned her three months in stocks in Wingfield Estate Yard. It is believed that she eventually escaped from St. Kitts with the help of sympathizers.

Woods Hall

Marcus of the Woods
c.1834; Slave Who Fought for Freedom

Marcus of the Woods became notorious during the summer of 1834. The slave register of 1829 shows that Marcus had been acquired by "purchase from the public.” He escaped from the estate where he was enslaved in 1831 and led a small band of more than 30 runaways that were active on the leeward side of St. Kitts between Stone Fort and Vambelle, well in sight of Brimstone Hill.

In a letter dated August 11, 1834, A. P. Pogson, a manager of the slave owner, claimed, "No order may be expected in the country unless he [Marcus] is taken." A report to the assembly in June 1834 showed that there were 94 slaves absent from various estates on St. Kitts. There is no evidence of Marcus ever having been captured.

Cleghorn Hall

Ralph Cleghorn (Kittitian)
1805-1842; Rights Activist, Businessman, Special Magistrate

Ralph Cleghorn, born in St. Kitts, was the son of a white Englishman and an African woman. He married Maria Berkeley, a free woman of African descent on July 24, 1824. As Cleghorn's opposition to slavery became known, his business ventures declined. His view was that “immediate and unconditional freedom” should be granted to the slave population. Since that was not likely to happen, he accepted the Emancipation Act as the “best approximation yet proposed.” He warned, however, “Slaves will not easily be brought to agree to any plan which shall preclude their unrestricted admission to entire emancipation, especially the emancipation of the will - enabling them to select their own employers.” To help ease the social unrest that followed, the governor of the Leeward Islands appointed Ralph Cleghorn as special magistrate in 1834.

Floor Plans

Below are some of the floor plans for the various apartment units in the five residences. These are only examples of typical units and not inclusive of all floor plans in these buildings.