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Housing & Residential Life

Veterans House

625 University Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA

Veterans House is part of the South Campus residential area; it is not part of the West Campus House System (WCHS).

Veterans House provides a communal, co-ed, environment to any undergraduate or graduate student interested in learning more about, and supporting, the military community. Prior military service and/or a commitment to future military service is not required to live in Veterans House. While the focus of the program house is to support Cornell’s student veterans, having a diverse residential program will foster an atmosphere that not only benefits student veterans but also creates a greater awareness of the unique challenges they face.

Veterans House also serves as a supportive community to further the success of Cornell’s military community at large. The house maintains very strong connections with other members of Cornell’s military community, including faculty and staff, the ROTC programs, and various military-affiliated student organizations.

Community Features

  • Open to transfer, upper-level, and graduate students 
  • 26 residents, including one Resident Advisor
  • Located adjacent to Cook House Main
  • Super single rooms arranged in corridors and suites, with single-sex corridor bathrooms
  • Multiple community lounges, library with study space, a patio area, and kitchen and laundry areas on the basement level
  • Bedrooms contain, for each occupant: a queen or XL twin bed, a closet and a bureau (or wardrobe/bureau combination), a desk and desk chair, a desk lamp, a wastebasket, recycle bin, and non-carpeted bedrooms floors
  • Wireless Internet access
  • Veterans House rooms have window air conditioner units provided by Student & Campus Life Facilities, at no cost to the resident, available by resident request (due to 12-month occupancy of the house)

Housing Population Type

  • Student veterans (undergraduate and graduate)
  • Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with no military affiliation
  • ROTC students
  • Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with military-affiliated family members
  • Students pursuing degrees related to government, policy, law, history, and political science

How to Apply for Residency: 

Log in to the Housing Portal.  Applications are available now through 11:59pm on February 25, 2024. Please log into the housing portal to apply.  Students will be able to access the Veterans House application with a link on their 2024-2025 Academic Year application, as follows:

  • Rising sophomores: link on the new Program House page after Blocking page of the General Room Selection application.
  • Rising juniors and seniors with a housing assignment: on the new Room Change page after the License page.
  • Rising juniors and seniors without a housing assignment: on the Welcome and Building Preferences pages of the Wait List application.

The deadline to apply is Sunday February 25, 2024 at 11:59pm.

Mail and packages:

Visit the Service Center website for student mail and package information. Veteran’s House utilizes the Willard Straight Hall Service Center.

Dining Options

Learn about Cornell Dining's meal plans.Contact Cornell Dining.

Mail and packages:

Visit the Service Center website for student mail and package information.

Questions?

Contact Cornell Housing