Office of Housing & Residence Life
1325 Cramer Circle
CRA 106
Big Rapids, MI 49307
(231) 591-3745
[email protected]
Monday - Friday:
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Pickell was built in 1964 and was named after Dr. Charles Pickell. Dr. Charles Pickell (’05) was an early Pharmacy graduate who later was a faculty member and Dean of the program. He left Ferris in 1911 to practice dentistry. Pickell is one of three honors residence halls on campus.
4 floors: Terrace, First, Second, and Third
Co-ed floors
Laundry on each floor
Kitchenette located on second floor
24/7 customer service front desk
Upper Lobby
TV
Piano
Honors Office
Honors Commuter Lounge (Lower Lobby)
TV
2 Ping Pong tables
Pool
Big Jenga
Big Chess Board
Furniture for study areas
Study room on third floor
Accessibility elevator from honors commuter lounge to terrace floor
Building wide WIFI
In-room Ethernet connection
Courtesy phones in hallways
Desk Service Assistants: Student employees that work the 24/7 front desk.
Resident Advisors: Pickell has 4 RAs. RAs are student employees that are community leaders and meant to aid students living on campus. Each RA has designated residents assigned to them, primarily based on floor location.
Senior Staff Advisor: The senior staff advisor is a student staff member that manages operations of the front desk and various RA tasks.
Hall Director: The Hall Director is the professional staff member in charge of day-to-day supervision
and overall management of the staff and building.
Meet the Pickell Hall Director
Rooms are furnished with: 1 Bed, 1 Desk, 1 Desk Chair, 1 Dresser, and 1 Wardrobe
Single style rooms with shared bathroom
Each suite has their own bathroom
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Pickell ADA Bathroom Example
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Location on Campus
Pickell Hall is located in South Campus. Pickell is near the IRC, Business, the Market, and the Rock Cafe.
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