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Founders Green

Leake Hall

120 McMechen St

Leake Hall was named for Eugen W. "Bud" Leake, whom was president of the Maryland Institute in 1963. Among his many accomplishments, he established the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting and the Mount Royal School of Art, and helped the institute become a fully accredited college.

In 1963, Maryland Institute selected a Yale-trained painter, former Navy Captain Eugene W. "Bud" Leake to become president. His accomplishments include the addition of the Mount Royal Station building to MICA's campus, the establishment of the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting and the Mount Royal School of Art, two flagship MFA programs, the recruitment of eventual director of LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting Grace Hartigan onto the faculty, the hiring of the first full-time liberal arts faculty, the tripling of enrollment numbers, and the official transition from an institute to a fully accredited college. This residence hall was named in his honor, and was constructed along North Avenue.

In every apartment:

  • Extra long twin beds
  • Wardrobe with drawers
  • Homosote boards on the walls
  • Couch and end tables
  • Kitchen table and chairs
  • Window blinds
  • Stove, oven, and refrigerator
  • WiFi

Additional amenities:

  • A main entrance in Latrobe Hall that includes a 24-hour Desk staffed by Campus Safety Officers and Desk Assistants
  • Glace Grill for evening and late-night dining
  • Mailboxes
  • A vending room that takes cash or MICARDs
  • Study lounges and social lounges furnished with tables, seating and TVs
  • Gallery space
  • Studio space
  • Small programming space for events
Two students talk at a table in a Leake Hall apartment.
Students work in an open studio space in Leake Hall.
Students attend a workshop in the Make Cool Stuff Lab.
Two students talk in a Leake Hall apartment.
Two students talk at a table in a Leake Hall apartment.

Leake Hall apartment

Credit

Justin Tsucalas

Students work in an open studio space in Leake Hall.

Studio space in Leake Hall

Credit

Justin Tsucalas

Students attend a workshop in the Make Cool Stuff Lab.

Make Cool Staff Lab

Credit

Justin Tsucalas

Two students talk in a Leake Hall apartment.

Leake Hall apartment

Credit

Justin Tsucalas

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