<p>How does the split of students between Westhampton for women and Richmond for men work? Are any dorms co-ed? Is there really a different feeling between the two "colleges", or are things fully integrated?</p>
<p>Any discussion of pros/cons of this separation would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>from wat i've gathered, there are a limited amount of co-ed dorms, but most are single sexed. Westhampton College and Richmond college is split in terms of creating more opportunitoes for women to have leadership positions in student governemnt. basically it maintains equal opportunity in student government postions. However academic wise everything is co-ed. So things are basically fully integrated. just my .02cents, check out that info on their website, more reliable.</p>
<p>The split between the colleges isn't about giving women a greater chance for leadership positions but rather a maintenence of the tradition of the university. Classes are entirely co-ed. There currently is only one co-ed dorm, the global house, but male and female dorms are located very close to one another (finally males and females can live on the same side of the lake!) I must say, I would probably have more male friends if it weren't for the coordinate system, but I kind of forget that we have "separate" colleges anyway...it's really not a big deal. Main difference is separate student govt's and guys and girls each have their own dean.</p>
<p>I thought the separate student govt's WOULD give men and women more of a chance to participate. And that's what was said on our tour. Is it not true??</p>
<p>We were just at URichmond this week, and the guide and the info session both stressed the increased leadership positions for both men and women, and the increased scrutiny of the needs of both groups. For example, there are two Honor Councils, one male and one female. So there are twice as many opportunities to serve on the honor council.</p>