Laux Hall
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Laux Hall is home to primarily 220 first year students. It is a wing-style residence hall which was built in 1964. Wing residence halls have long hallways with student rooms on either side. The residents live in standard double rooms. All gender-identifying students live as neighbors and there are two gender-specific community bathrooms on each floor and an all gender, single-use bathroom and shower.
Renovation
Laux Hall was renovated during the spring 2019 and summer 2022. The project involved:
- Phase 1 (2019) renovation:
- Updated electrical wiring
- Installed a fire sprinkler system
- Completely remodeled the male and female community bathrooms, including more private shower stalls
- Added an all-gender, single-use bathroom and shower on each floor
- New room furniture
- Paint
- Flooring
- Lighting
- Reconfigured basement layout, including kitchen remodel
- Reconfigured and furnished floor lounges and lobby area
Fast facts
Mailing Address:
Room #, Letter,
Laux Hall
622 East Avenue N.
La Crosse, WI 54601
Laux Hall Front Desk:
608.789.2400
Laux Office:
608.785.8086
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- Taught from 1923-1963
- Departments: History (Greek, Roman, and Medieval History) and Modern Languages (particularly Spanish)
- During World War 1, Laux joined the Air Force and became one of the very first pilots in America, practicing with biplanes. Sadly, he would never see action or fly a plane in Europe, as the Armistice was signed just before he was shipped off.
- Gave up flying because “it was an addiction. You’re alone…makes you feel like a super human.”
- He traveled to Colombia to be the secretary and translator for a plantation owner. This is where his love of languages and history came alive!
- Eventually returned to America and took a teaching job here at La Crosse.
- He was said to “make history come alive” for students, and was very popular.
- Served as the Chair of the History Department, Director of Special Students (Disability Resource Center) and was the 1st Director of the Division of Letters and Sciences (now the College of Liberal Studies and the College of Science and Health, CASSH and CSH).
Loft Pictures
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Inside the hall
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