| Walker Hall was originally built as the college's dining
hall for use beginning in the 1935 Summer Quarter. It was built
using funds from the Public Works Administration, one of several agencies
created during the New Deal. The building originally housed two
large dining rooms with a seating capacity of 500. Round and square
table arrangements provided for the seating of eight students at each
table with the students taking turns acting as hostesses. Walker
Hall also contained the President's Room, a large private dining room for
that could be converted for use as a banquet hall, a tea room, or
reception area.
In 2000, the first floor of Walker houses a suite of offices for the Dean of Students, the office of New Student Programs and Services, the Student Accounts/Cashier office, the office of Research and Sponsored Programs, computer labs for Media Studies, Payroll, ID/RU Express Card, Parking Services and Telephone Services. The second floor houses offices for the mathematics and statistics department, cartographic laboratories and the Teaching Resources Center. Walker Hall is named in honor of Dr. Thomas Walker, a surveyor and early explorer in |
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