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For Horned Frogs taking morning classes in the Neeley School of Business, there really is only one downside: Getting across campus by 8 a.m. necessitated an early wakeup.

With the opening of Hill Hall and Walsh Hall this semester, students will now have the ability to attend Neeley and any other classes on the east side of campus within minutes, with a breakfast stop at Gutierrez Hall if desired.   

鈥淥ne of the four pillars in our strategic plan LEAD ON: Values in Action is student-centered growth,鈥� Pullin said. 鈥淭hese residence halls clearly indicate what we mean by this. As we grow, we will always do so in ways that foster community and provide second-to-none experiences for Horned Frogs. We are so grateful to Trustees Hill, Walsh and Gutierrez for their generosity and ongoing support.鈥�

These halls were named in recognition of major philanthropic support provided by each of these TCU leaders.鈥疕ill Hall is named in honor of Trustee Elliott Hill and Gina Garnero-Hill. Walsh Hall is named in honor of the family of Trustee F. Howard Walsh III. The two new residence halls provide a total of 292 new residential beds. Gutierrez Hall, the new East Campus dining hall, is a 550-seat facility named in honor of Trustee Joe Gutierrez and Faith Gutierrez. 

Hill, Walsh and Gutierrez halls are among the first completed projects in TCU鈥檚 Campus Master Plan with the first student residents already moved. The halls also bode well for what to expect in the next phases of the master plan鈥攕tate-of-the-art buildings and facilities, ready to accommodate growth.  

鈥淭hese are three examples of the beautiful buildings we have at TCU,鈥� said Craig Allen, executive director for housing and residence life and fraternity and sorority life. 鈥淲e take time to design buildings that are aesthetically appealing.鈥� 

One of the seven large-scale areas of focus for the TCU Campus Master Plan is making the east side of campus a thriving residential hub for campus life. In addition to the residence halls, construction has already begun on a nearby parking garage to help accommodate growth and current parking needs.  

Next year, Hill and Walsh will house mostly first-year students, and Allen said he is interested to see if a concentration of business, nursing and social work majors choose to live there because of proximity to the Neeley School of Business and Harris College of Nursing & Health Sciences.  

鈥淭hese residence halls are an illustration of what is possible and what is desired in other future locations,鈥� Allen said.  

Read more about the TCU Campus Master Plan.