Residence Hall Description
Scanlon Hall houses 376 first year, sophomore, junior, and senior students in double, triple, and quad style rooms. The laundry room is located on the basement level just before the game room. It includes several high efficiency washers and dryers. Only high efficiency detergent should be used with the washers. Vending machines are located off the lobby.

Residence Director of Scanlon Hall

Ryan O'Connell
Residence Director
Located on the first floor of the Annex in Scanlon Hall
(413) 572-5547
roconnell@wsc.ma.edu

Ryan, a graduate of the Class of 2007, is a Westfield native and graduated with a degree in Regional Planning and a minor in the Spanish Language from Westfield State College. His many undergraduate experiences in Residential Life and Student Government lead him to his current position as the Residence Director of Scanlon Hall. After graduation, Ryan took a position as a residence director in upstate New York at a small S.U.N.Y. school. After a year and a half away, he excitedly returned to the Westfield campus as the Residence Director of New Hall. Ryan is currently the advisor of the Class of 2012 and just participated in one of Westfield's J-Term programs to Puerto Rico. Ryan is extremely proud to be back home at his Alma Mater and is looking forward to many more years here.

Residence Hall History
Scanlon Hall opened in 1956. It is named after Edward Scanlon, a Holyoke native who served as President of Westfield State College from 1938-1961 and lived in this residence hall's east wing apartment for several years (this area is now student bedrooms).

Scanlon spent much of his tenure as President fighting political pressures to close the College. Once the future of the College was secured, deterioration of the College's downtown facilities led to legislative approval to build a new campus on 30 acres of city-donated land. Scanlon Hall was one of the two original buildings at this site when the College moved from Court Street to Western Avenue in 1956; the other, Parenzo Hall, was the classroom and administrative building. Scanlon was an all-female residence hall from its opening until the 1990's, when it became coed.

Scanlon Hall has had two significant additions in its lifetime:

the Banquet Hall (which was originally the College cafeteria) and Pike section
the Annex section

A comprehensive renovation of the Scanlon Banquet Hall and Living Room was completed in 1998. Renovations to the lobby, installation of an elevator, and a significant expansion of upper floor lounge spaces were completed in 2007.

In addition to Health Services, Scanlon Hall also serves as the location of the Residential Life Office.

Residence Hall Staff

Residence Director	Ryan O'Connell
Community Development Assistant	Andrew Golas
Resident Assistant	Courtney Ball
Resident Assistant	Catharine Nguyen
Resident Assistant	Thomas Silvia
Resident Assistant	Brooke Carney
Resident Assistant	Kiara Daniels
Resident Assistant	James Mazzapica
Resident Assistant	Ben Rosenthal
Resident Assistant	Philip Symons

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