Hester College, Murray State University


Hester College is one of the eight residential colleges of Murray State University. The college was established in the fall of 1996 when Murray State became the first public university in the United States to establish a campus-wide residential college system.
Hester College is named after Cleo G Hester who served as the university's registrar 1927–1960.

Hester Hall

Hester Hall is the home of Hester College.
Hester Hall is an eight-story building with up to 24 double occupancy rooms on each floor. Each floor also has two community style bathrooms and at least one study lounge. The first floor consists of a main lobby, recreational back lobby, and a community kitchen. There are approximately 1,300 students assigned to Hester with about 300 students living within Hester Hall.

Floors

Intramural sports

Hester fields several competitive intramural sports teams including softball, flag football, volleyball, basketball, water polo, ultimate frisbee, dodgeball, golf, and soccer. Hester has won the All Sports Cup for Residential Colleges 6 times

Hedgehog Dinners

Once each month, students, faculty, and staff members of Hester College gather in Winslow Dining Hall. They eat dinner together as a group as a way to build community and enhance the family atmosphere of the college.

Staff

Residence Directors

Residence Directors perform a wide range of functions in providing leadership for the Residential College. Their main role is overseeing the housing operations of the college.
College Heads are tenured professors who spend half of their time in the Residential College and half teaching in their Academic Department. They each have an office in their Residential College and they are available to assist students. College Heads work with the Residence Directors, RAs and Residential College Council to provide overall leadership and direction for the Residential Colleges.
Resident Advisors live with the residents on each floor. They are student staff members selected on the basis of their skills, interests, and activities that enable them to assist and advise students in obtaining the most from their experience at Murray State University. Each Resident Advisor is trained in student referrals with academic and personal concerns. This is the most important staff member for your son or daughter to get to know.

Residential College Council

The Hester Residential College Council is a self-governing body made up of residents, staff and commuters. The Council hosts events in the college and promotes and participates in events hosted by the university. Some of these events are intramural sports, cook-outs, and other social events. The meetings are open to all residents and members of Hester College.

Presidents