ON CAMPUS

We’re so happy you made it. We know our little campus take some planning to reach, and we’re glad you are here!

Now that you are on campus, or close by if you chose to stay in a hotel, we hope you can avail yourself of our “summer camp” campus and enjoy your stay. We’ve tried to make it possible for you to stay on campus to eat, play, meet others, and attend sessions. After the On Campus section, we’ll also get you acquainted with some great towns and cities nearby, if you’d like to venture out.

Getting Around on Campus

Our campus activities and housing is pretty centrally located to be as accessible as possible. But beyond our brick academic and dorm buildings, our campus extends for acres of wooded walking trails, horse stables, and even a stocked pond for fishing!

We will have an extensive Accessibility Guide available in advance of our conference. UNH is an older campus with some hills and older buildings, but we have made every effort to centralize our events in our newest, most accessible buildings.

If you’d like to use transportation, check out this webpage for information. Buses run on a limited schedule in the summer, and on weekdays.

There is a limited service for on campus buses called Campus Connector.

The Wildcat Transit (see this link for info) travels to the nearby towns of Dover and Portsmouth.

Food

Morning and afternoon coffee and snack offerings and daily lunches are included for all attendees. Coffee/snack stations will be in the atrium of Hamilton Smith Hall (site of sessions). Lunch will be at Holloway Commons (HOCO) and will be all you can eat.

Thursday night at the pool party, there will be light appetizers and a cash bar.

Friday night’s dinner is on your own.

If you’d like to cook in your dorm, you can take the short walk to Hannaford and bring back groceries!

Restaurants in town:

Clark’s American Bistro https://clarksamericanbistro.com/

Tideline Public House https://www.tidelinepublichouse.com/

Pauly’s Pockets https://paulyspocketsdurham.com/

Durham House of Pizza (DHoP) https://www.durhamhouseofpizza.com/

Hop & Grind https://www.hopandgrind.com/

Bamee https://bameedurham.com/

Thai Smile 2 https://www.thaismile2nh.com/

Three Chimneys Inn & Ffrost Sawyer Tavern https://www.threechimneysinn.com/dining

JP’s Grill https://www.jpsdurham.com/

Conference Session Locations

Hamilton Smith Hall, home of UNH English Department, is the center for our sessions. We have 15 rooms allocated for Fem Rhet sessions. The Memorial Union Building (MUB) right nearby will also hold some sessions and our large meeting rooms.

The “MUB” (Memorial Union Building)

In the center of campus, the MUB is the campus’ meeting space and dining hub. The original 1960s era MUB is connected to the larger, more modern Holloway Commons (known as HoCo).

The MUB has many spaces available to gather, study, meet, and eat. The second floor Union Court is a food court and the tables are under large windows. There are several nooks and crannies with upholstered chairs and some with tables. There is a chapel and bookstore as well as a gaming room with pool tables and video games.

The movie theater is also here! Check event pages for our Fem Rhet movie night on Friday.

The Aulbani J. Beauregard Center for Equity, Justice and Freedom (known as the Beauregard Center) is on the first floor, suite 120. This large space is dedicated resource on campus for people of color and allies to right the wrongs on campus and in region.

Places to write/reflect/rest on Campus

Dimond Library. Dimond Library is a short (steep uphill) walk behind the MUB; do like the locals, and walk in front of the MUB/HOCO, enter Hamilton Smith Hall, go up ½ flight of stairs (or elevator), and head out the back door to an elevated walkway to the library to avoid the hill. This walkway has picnic tables and plantings and gets full sun, for those looking to enjoy the summer heat.

The Library has conference tables and lamps, and large, modern windows that open up to tree views. A very peaceful place to be. There is a cafe upstairs on the left when you enter.

In the basement of the library you will find the National Archive of Composition and Rhetoric, including some Don Murray papers, UNH writing center papers, and many other local and university archives. NACAR display.

If the weather is nice, there are large lawns outside that have wifi coverage to get some work done and enjoy the sunshine! We have some cushions available to bring outside, but you might want to bring along your hammock!

Indigenous New Hampshire Collaborative Collective is a community coalition that was forged between Cowasuck Band of the Abenaki Penahook tribe, UNH faculty and undergraduates on campus. Their aim is to “reframe New Hampshire’s history from and Indigenous perspective.” Their website includes a decolonized map of the state. This group made the markers on campus in the woods that honor the traditional names of these lands and paths. If you walk out the ground floor of Hamilton Smith Hall and take a walk in the woods to other campus buildings, you’ll see several of these markers.

Other Popular Spots on Campus

Hamel Recreation Center: There are $15 day guest passes available for our Hamel Recreation Center (HRC), a 158,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art facility with 18,000-square-foot of fitness space located in the heart of campus. It boasts multi-activity courts and exercise, yoga and cycling studios. Make the climb on the 850-square-foot bouldering wall, or enjoy classic court sports on one of three wood floor courts, two racquetball courts and an international squash court.

UNH Outdoor Pool: We are having a pool party Thursday, July 17th from 6-9PM. There will be lifeguards, games, light appetizers and a cash bar. The pool has a zero degree walk-in for accessibility. Bring family and friends. This terrific outdoor pool also has day passes available for purchase.

College Woods: There are 250 acres of woods, streams, and small fields. Here is a link to a terrific trail map https://www.trailfinder.info/trails/trail/unh-college-woods

Mendum’s Pond: 8 miles out of town. A great spot for swimming. No lifeguard on duty, but there are paddle boards, kayaks, and canoes available to rent for a nominal fee. There is an admission fee.

Jackson’s Landing: is 1.1 miles from the MUB in town and is a nice spot for a picnic or to put in a kayak or canoe (if you travel with one). It has a fabulous playground if you’re traveling with a little one!