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The College-in-the-Woods, or more commonly known as CIW, has five residence halls: Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga and Seneca. Residents have found a great sense of community here since 1972. CIW has an excellent dining hall with the best barbecue on campus, a vegan station, and great breakfast items. 

The five buildings in CIW are right in the middle of campus with easy access to The Union, academic buildings, and bus routes. We have both suite-style and corridor-style rooms, a brand new co-rec turf field, basketball and volleyball courts, and our own library in the CIW Commons Building with fantastic space to study and tutoring services. 

Oneida Hall is a first-year-only building with social and academic activities geared towards having a successful transition to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ.

Rooms in College-in-the-Woods

Each co-ed residence hall houses anywhere from 250 to 330 students. All buildings are split into two sides with each side containing approximately 10 doubles and two suites. Our Mohawk residence hall is made up of four- and six-person suites, alternating between the genders. Each building is equipped with a laundry room, kitchen, and most floors have their own common lounge area.

Amenities

Room Types

• Corridor-style doubles: typical corridor-style room housing two students, bathrooms shared by floor
• Four-person suites: contains a common room, bathroom, and two doubles
• Six-person suites: contains a common room, bathroom, and three doubles
• Mohawk suites: six-person suites with three bedrooms, a common room, and two bathrooms

Room Sizes

• Double: 10'9" x 17'6" (about 15'9" long after subtracting closet space) (188 sq. ft)
• Double in corner room : five walls (3'8", 19'11", 5'7", 12'9", and 15'5"); 191 sq. ft (have movable closets)
• Mohawk suite rooms: 11'6" x 17'6" (have movable closets)
• Suite room (not Mohawk): 10'9" x 14'4.3" (about 10'10" long after subtracting closet space)

We strongly recommend students wait to purchase an area rug until they arrive, so they know the exact floor measurements. The following sizes vary slightly, and closet space is included in the measurements (for rug sizes, you will want to subtract at least 3 feet of length for closets unless you live in a room that has movable closets). 

Take a virtual tour of College-in-the-Woods

You can see what real students' dorm rooms look like in College-in-the-Woods by taking our corridor-style and suite-style virtual tours!

CIW College Council  

CIW Council is an active student government that oversees the social and academic programming within the College in the Woods community. Each year they have a hand in running some of the campus' most popular events, including Woods Olympics, Casino-in-the-Woods, and Woodstock. The central council, elected in the spring, also helps coordinate each individual hall's council, which is elected in the fall. Elected hall councils, as well as anyone else who would like to become involved in student government as a "Hall Representative," may also take part in running the large area-wide events.

If you are interested in joining hall or area wide government, or just want to participate in one of our many long-standing council traditions, please come to one of our council meetings and speak with a current council executive member or feel free to email us at ciw@binghamtonsa.org

Area-wide meetings will take place every Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. in the CIW Commons. All are welcome to attend.