Located in the heart of campus, Gilbert Hall provides upper-division students with a living choice near business, engineering, music and art classes.
This recently renovated residence hall maintains its traditional charm while featuring all the modern amenities that students desire.
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Bedroom | Approximately 14' 7" by 10' 10" | |||
Ceiling | 8' 3.5" | |||
Bed | 78" by 36" by 7.5" Twin XL sheets provide the best fit. |
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Bed height from floor Depends on your selected bed loft option | Junior Loft: 31.5" from floor Low Loft: 13.5" from floor |
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Closet One per person. The closet is lockable and includes a large space for hanging clothes with four drawers and four shelves. | Inside left: 24" by 19" by 67" Clothes rod: 18" 4 cubby holes: 32.5" by 18" by 7" Each drawer (4 total): 20.75" by 15.5" by 5.5" (one drawer is 4.5") Each shelf: 24" by 39" by 18" to ceiling |
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Desk | Outer dimensions: 30" by 42" by 30.5" Middle drawer: 20" by 23.5" by 2.5" 2 medium drawers: 20" by 11" by 5.25" Large drawer: 20" by 11" by 9.25" |
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MicroFridge Includes a microwave, refrigerator and freezer compartments. | Outer dimensions: 20.125" by 18.625" by 33.5" Refrigerator compartment: 2.13 cubic feet Freezer compartment: 0.75 cubic feet Microwave: 0.7 cubic feet and 12.8" by 18.125" by 10.625" |
When you live in Gilbert, you automatically receive the Huskie Block 12 Plan, which lets you eat at:
Learn more about residential meal plans.
Huskie Bus Line routes stop in front of Gilbert every 10 minutes during regular hours:
Stops at Gilbert, Barsema/Engineering Buildings, DuSable, Patterson, Grant, Stevenson, Northern View, attractions on Lincoln Highway, Psychology/Computer Science Building and more.
Stops at Gilbert, Psychology/Computer Science Building, attractions on Lincoln Highway, Northern View, Stevenson, Grant, Patterson, DuSable, Barsema/Engineering Buildings and more
Route 11 of the Huskie Bus Line, known as the Huskie Safe Line, operates seven days a week, from midnight to 7 a.m. On Sundays, service starts at 10 p.m.
Check out some place you can study in and around Gilbert Hall.
The safety and security of every resident is important to us. Gilbert residents use their OneCard to enter the building 24/7. Residents must also use their OneCard to get onto their floor and their card and a PIN access their room. Guest registration is enforced 24/7. Hall staff and NIU police are always available.
OneCard door access
OneCard and PIN required for room access
Hall staff and NIU Police available 24/7
Front Desk: 815-753-3110
NIU Police Non Emergency: 815-753-1212
Emergencies: 911