Haffner

Details Floorplans
Floors: 3 First Floor
Capacity: 75 Second Floor
Room Types: Frosh singles; UC singles & double Third Floor
Networking: yes
Smoking: no
Co-Ed: no

Background

The Haffner Language and Culture House provides a living-learning experience for students interested in intercultural exchange through the study of foreign languages and cultures. It is a coeducational, non-smoking hall open to both Bryn Mawr and Haverford students. Opened in 1971, Haffner is composed of three separate buildings joined by a common courtyard and dining hall. Each building (or "tower") houses programs for several languages, but the towers are named for the three languages with which the language and culture house program began: French, German, and Spanish.

Any students interested in the study of Chinese, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish languages and cultures are welcome to apply to live in Haffner. Residence in Haffner may complement a student's current course of study, develop interests beyond the classroom, and/or strengthen and maintain language skills. All levels of language skill are welcome, and all Haffner residents are required to sign a pledge indicating their commitment to full participation in Language and Culture House activities. To promote the use of the languages in the houses, speakers of a particular language are grouped together.

A Program Coordinator may reside in the hall and administers hall and campus-wide educational and social activities such as language tables, special study breaks, and cultural celebrations. Haffner resources, including an audiovisual resource room and library, are available to all campus groups interested in cultural programming.

 

Haffner

Calendar

Spring 2009

  • Dorms Reopen

    Friday, January 16 at noon

  • Classes begin

    Tuesday, January 20

  • Spring Break

    Begins Friday March 6 after last class

    Ends Monday March 16 at 8am

  • Last Day of Classes

    Friday, May 1

  • Review Period
    • Begins Saturday, May 2
    • Ends Tuesday, May 5
  • Examination Period
    • Begins Wednesday, May 6
    • Ends Friday, May 15 at 12:30pm
  • Commencement

    Sunday, May 17

  • Dorms Close

    Monday, May 18 at 10am

    • Summer Closing Information

     

Fall 2009

    • Dorms Open for Frosh

      Wednesday, August 26, 9am

    • Dorms Open for all Students

      Friday, August 28, 9am

    • Classes begin

      Monday, August 31

    • Fall Break

      • Begins Friday, October 9 after last class

      • Ends Monday, October 19 at 8am

      • Fall Break Information*

    Thanksgiving Break

      • Begins Wednesday, November 25 after last class

      • Ends Monday, November 30 at 8am

    Thanksgiving Break Information*

    Last Day of Classes

      Thursday, December 10

    • Review Period
      • Begins Friday, December 11
      • Ends Saturday, December 12
    • Examination Period
      • Begins Sunday, December 13
      • Ends Friday, December 18 at 12:30pm
    • Dorms Close

      Saturday, December 19 at 10am

      • Winter Break Information*

     

* These links point to information for the previous academic year.  Updated information will be posted as it is available.