The recently renovated Houston Hall has always been the flagship for the University campus. In 1940 the building opened its doors to students for the first time, and was later named in honor of Dr. Clifford Houston, president of the University (then college) from 1931 to 1937. The 65,000 square-foot building has 28 classrooms and labs with state-of-the-art learning technology including two 100-seat lecture halls. The building is also home to faculty and staff offices, the Tutorial Learning Center, Educational Access Services, Prometric Testing Center, History and Psychology departments and Sandella's (a campus cafe). Students can also relax and find peace and quite in the study lounges or on the outdoor terrace. The grand opening of the renovated Houston Hall in 2011 also marked the renaming of Mesa State College to Colorado Mesa University.
Services
Testing and Prometric Center
- ACCUPLACER (assessment of academic skills for college-level courses)
- Credit by Examination Programs
- High School Equivalency Diploma
- Examinations required for admission to graduate and professional school (GRE, GMAT, etc.)
- Proficiency, licenses, and certifications
- Proctored examinations
Education Access Services
- Testing accommodations
- Textbooks in alternate formats
- Adaptive software and equipment
- Note-taking assistance
- Classroom furniture modifications
Tutorial Learning Center
- Free, walk-in peer tutoring in a variety of subjects
- Study tips and feedback on student assignments
- Reviewing concepts, types of problems, and rules
- Helping students follow an instructor's directions and use their textbooks, syllabi, and materials more effectively
- Introducing students to available campus resources
- Reinforcing what students already know and understand
Points of Interest near houston hall
"Progression from the Monolith" (1980)
Frank Swanson of Littleton, Colorado was commissioned to create this work for Colorado Mesa University (then Mesa College) and the citizens of Colorado through the Art in Public Places Law, administered by the Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities, a state agency. It features two stone sculptures. If the two sides where pushed together the two identical pieces would form a perfect cube.
"Emergence" (2002)
This stone sculpture features a large "1" and "0" on each side representing the characters of the binary language leading our society into the digital age. Michael Clapper of Denver, Colorado was commissioned by the State Public Art Program.