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McMahon Hall

McMahon Hall

McMahon has two towers, North and South. Each tower has 7 floors. McMahon has co-ed and single sex floors. Over the last two years, McMahon has had a very diverse mix of students and class standings. Each floor has a close community and McMahon is the home of the Global House Learning Community and the EuroTech Learning Community.

There are laundry facilities in the North and South Towers on the ground floor that are card operated washers and dryers. You use your UConn ID/Husky Bucks to operate the laundry machines. More information can be found on the One Card Office website.

Look for information and events sponsored by the Hall Council on the bulletin boards within McMahon Hall.

The room sizes for McMahon are: double room is 14' x 11'; (corner) is: 18'5" x 14'. The layout for each floor is the same, with the exception of the ground floor.

Each room comes with a student desk and chair, small bureau, and a bunkable bed (1 piece of each furniture per each student). The mattress size for the beds are 80" x 36". The beds in McMahon are also loftable. Homemade lofts are not permitted in any residence hall.

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Fact Sheet
  • Residents: 605
  • Resident Assistants: 14
  • Floors: 7
  • Learning Communities: Global House, EuroTech
  • Dining: McMahon Dining Hall
History

McMahon hall was named after Brien McMahon who is remembered for being a short, well-dressed democratic senator who was an authority on atomic energy and pushed through civilian rather than military control of the Atomic Energy Commission. McMahon Hall and Dining Facility was built in 1964.

Contact Information
  • Ben Gelb
    Residence Hall Director

    McMahon North, Across from Cafeteria
    benjamin.gelb@uconn.edu
    (860) 486-3801
  • Melanie Ebig Lawson
    Assistant Director, Residence Education

    Holcomb Hall – Residence Education Office (Garden Level)
    (860) 486-0353
  • Custodial
    Mary Anne Ives
    Assistant Director, Residential Operations

    Lower Putnam Main Floor
    (860) 486-5556
  • Maintenance
    Peter Dunnack
    Assistant Director, Residential Operations

    Lower Putnam Main Floor
    (860) 486-5556

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