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Donner House

Donner House is a traditional-style residence hall consisting of four floors with a large community lounge on the first floor. Donner is one of the larger communities on campus, consisting of around 240 first-year students. Our size and our love for all things blue have inspired us to adopt the blue whale as our official house mascot. What has a bigger heart than a blue whale? (Answer: nothing.) Despite our size, we boast a very tight knit and caring community with a lot of spirit.

Donner House Room Tours

Video tours of rooms represent the furniture and room layout at the time of filming. Actual furniture, layout, and configurations may have changed since the video was created. Donner House room tours represent the layout of the same room number on floors 0 through 3, except those specifically identified by room number below.

Donner Traditional Double (Standard layout)
Donner Traditional Double (Rooms 141, 241, 341)
Donner Traditional Triple
Donner Traditional Single
Donner Traditional Double Ground Floor (Room 041)
Donner Traditional Double Ground Floor
(Rooms 002, 004, 006, 008, 010, 012, 028, 030, 032, 034, 036, and 038)

Donner House Floor Plans

Floor plans are representative. Room measurements are estimates. Actual sizes and individual furniture configurations will vary.

Traditional Single (pdf)

Traditional Double (pdf)

Traditional Triple (pdf)

Donner House at a Glance

ROOM TYPES: Traditional singles, doubles, and triples
UNIT CAPACITY: 1, 2 or 3 occupants
TOTAL CAPACITY: 239 residents
DEMOGRAPHICS: First-year
LOCATION: Margaret Morrison Avenue Neighborhood
AMENITIES: TV lounge, study lounge, recreational area, laundry facilities, kitchen, prime campus location
AIR-CONDITIONING: None (Limited window units in medical accommodation rooms)

Donner Color = Blue

students dressed in blue during house wars

Donner Symbol = Whale