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 Stoke
Hall is the largest building on campus and is one of the best! It’s
a great place to live and residents love their experience here.
The hall staff is awesome and the students who live here really
enjoy the atmosphere. There are a lot of bad stories out there about
Stoke and you’ve probably heard all kinds of horror stories
about the building. Trust us; those are old news and part of the
past. Stoke is a great place to be!
Stoke Hall is an awesome place to live where you will immediately
be connected with over 650 students! There is always someone new
to meet, an experience to be had, a conversation to challenge you,
moments that will bring tears of laughter and hysteria, or times
when you can just sit and be one with yourself.
We have the biggest and best Floor Wars on campus that are challenged
by many and duplicated by none! You don't want to miss these!
A common theme from in-coming students we hear often is, "I
was so upset when I got placed in Stoke. I have heard so many bad
things about it, but they are not true. This is a great place to
live and I love it! I can't wait to live here next year." If
you find yourself being worried about living in Stoke, don't worry.
You'll love it and be incredibly pleased you were placed here!!
Academics
Academics are the most important part of your college education
and we will do all we can to help you succeed. Our Staff regularly
plans and puts on programs around study and test taking tips, academic
success, time management, being personally healthy and balancing
all that you take on in your career as a student. Along with helping
you improve your academic performance while you’re here, we
also help you prepare for life after UNH. We had an internships
program where students came to learn about how they could get experiences
now that will help them get a job later. It was a great program
and really helped those who came get a leg up on other students!
We are also major participants in the Residence Hall College Bowl
and some of our teams are looking to go all the way to a victory!
Community
 Involvement
in the community is an important part of what it means to be a
Stoke resident. Our Staff strives and works very hard from day
one to make sure you will have a great time living in our building.
We love this place and we know you will too!! There is always some
kind of activity going on every night that will allow for an escape
from you everyday routine, or will allow you to learn something
new. Each Resident Assistant plans and organizes weekly social
events for their floors. They’re a great time and you won’t
want to miss any of them!
Every floor has two lounges and there are always people hanging
out, studying, playing guitar or just chatting. We feel each person
who lives here is an important member of our building community.
We don't want anyone to get lost in the magnitude of Stoke, so rest
assured we will be reaching out to you for fun, excitement and making
sure you are having a positive college experience.
Diversity 
We firmly believe that each student should be responsible for where
they live and should respect those around them. Each person who
enters Stoke Hall and any other residence hall on this campus will
be held to a high standard in regards to treating others with respect
based on many components, which include but are certainly not limited
to: their living environment, race, who they are as a person, gender,
sexuality, background, interests, religion and anything else you
can think of!
Our goal is to help all of our students feel safe and comfortable
living in a large building. This is our commitment to you, and all
we ask is that you respect those around you and treat one another
with care and respect.
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| Community Service Project
 Stoke
Hall's Community Service Project is working with the Oyster River
Youth and Parent Association with Youth Night Out.
 Youth
Night Out is held at Oyster River Middle School and is comprised
of students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Each event we have a large contingent
of Stoke residents, 10 Parents and 250 kids who participate in assorted
activities that are lead and sponsored by Stoke Hall residents.
Stoke residents help plan the night and all of the activities associated
with it.
 Youth
Night Outs are held once a month and include activities ranging
from karaoke, lots of crafts, face painting, a dance hall with a
live DJ, tug of war, basketball, and wild and crazy games of dodgeball!
Each night is different depending on what activities the residents
of Stoke plan. It is fun for all both in the planning stages and
during the actual night! Come join the fun and help provide the
youth of our community with an exciting and active night!
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Stoked Out
 Stoked
Out is Stoke Hall’s favorite place to get study snacks!
Our own little convenience store located in the fifth floor lounge,
Stoked Out has discounted snacks like chips, candy bars, sweets
and popcorn. Our students can also sign out ping-pong paddles
for our brand new ping-pong table and other activities for those
much needed study breaks! Stoked Out is open Sunday-Wednesday
during prime study hours: 8-10 pm, and is run by the Stoke Hall
Council!
5th Floor Lounge
 Located
in the center of the building is the giant 5th floor lounge where
you will find a huge 37” Television, new DVD Player, Ping
Pong Table, piano, lots of study space and a great environment
for just hanging out. You will never be alone in this lounge as
it is used often and laughter is always abundant! The hall staff
does most of their large programs, the very popular Floor Wars,
and educational and social programs in this lounge.
1st Floor Lounge
Located on the first floor is our beautiful recently
renovated first floor lounge. This is a 24 hour a day quiet study
lounge that is a great place to get the quiet time you need to
get things done. It has lots of windows, tables for spreading
out all those text books or doing group work, and study carrels.
Check it out!
 Wreath
Lighting
Every December Stoke Hall has the annual Wreath Lighting.
This is a huge, non-religious affiliated campus wide event that
involves student and Staff performers, several A-cappella groups
perform, as well as other high profile speakers from across campus.
The Wreath Lighting is filled with tradition, song, symbolism
and bringing our campus community closer during the holiday season.
Hall Council
Hall Council is made up of residents in Stoke who like
to get involved and plan cool events. During the fall semester
our hall council sponsored some great hall programs including:
White Water Rafting on the Penobscot River
Autumn Apple Picking
Stoke Floor Wars
Karaoke Night
The Stoke Ice Cream Extravaganza
The Stoke Hall Council uses optional hall dues ($20/year) to
run these great events, and to give dues payers discounts on other
cool stuff like hall t-shirts, off-campus trips and more! Plus,
just for paying hall dues, students are entered into a raffle
to win cool prizes like iPods, free trips, and UNH apparel.
Current
residents be on the lookout for these great upcoming events:
- Boston Trip
- Midnight trip to L.L. Bean
- Spring White Water Rafting
Quotes!
“The best thing about
Stoke is the people…you’ll make some of the best friendships
of your life here.” ~Jeff
“Stoke is a great
place. There are always people around and things to do, and tons
of ways to get involved. It’s a happening place.”
~Jaki
“I like living with both first year and upper-class students.
It’s a great mix of people and the upper-class students
are really helpful.”
“Awesome rafting trip in the fall. I met new people, had
a great five hour car ride, and got to climb into a gross wetsuit
for an entire day!”
"Stoke is the best place to live freshmen year because you’re
located in the center of campus and live with hundreds of people
you become close friends with.”
“Floor Wars are awesome! Everybody goes to the events and
has a great time. It’s really cool because everyone gets
really into it.”
 Housed
in Stoke Hall is one special theme floor:
Wired:
This theme is for students who share an interest
in computers and technology. Throughout the year, students will
increase their knowledge by learning from each other, inviting
experts in for hands-on training, and putting skills to use
in the hall. Working closely together, an atmosphere is provided
in which everyone in the program can benefit, and have a lot
of fun! You don't have to be a computer genius, just simply
have an interest in the theme.
 The
WIRED floor is lots of fun and there are many opportunities
for getting help with classes. We help each other regularly
and use our different backgrounds and knowledge to assist one
another.” ~ Nate
“It’s great to live in the same
place as other people with my interests. We all play the same
games and are in the same classes. It’s great to always
have friends around.”
"I like living on the WIRED floor! I
can always find someone to help me with my computer and we game
against one another all of the time. It's cool!" ~ Paul
"I have met some close friends and have
been part of an exciting community. This floor is not just for
computer geeks! We have a great time and it is a nice environment
for studying and getting work done."
~ Sarah
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More information
about Stoke:
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Stoke
Hall: Floor Plans, hall dimensions, room capacity,
and a virtual tour (Department of Housing).
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2007-2008
Stoke Hall Staff
 What's going on around here?
Stoke Hall Slideshow
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