Baker Village
Baker Village offers upperclass Luther students Scandinavian-style architecture set at the nexus of a rustic farm park area, a flowering prairie, and a lush wooded area. Baker Village is named after Jeffery D. Baker, the eighth president of Luther College (1996-1999) and incorporates several environmentally responsible features, including geothermal heating and cooling, compact flourescent bulbs throughout, low-flow shower and faucet heads, low-flush toilets, and landscaping restored to prairie meadows.
The residential area of twenty townhouse-style units in four buildings, as well as the Shirley Baker Commons (named after President Baker´s wife), opened in 1999. The remaining units included in the original plan (an additional six buildings and 150 beds) will be completed as the need arises.
Baker Village currently offers three styles of units, housing a total of 100 senior students. Eligible students have earned 72 or more credits by the January Term of their junior year and are not on social probation.
Units and Furnishings
Layout choices:
- (6) Four-bedroom units
- (12) Six-bedroom units
Features include:
- A full kitchen, including a range, oven, refrigerator/freezer, and microwave
- A living room furnished with a three-seat couch, one or two chairs (in six- or four-person units), two-seat couch (in six-person unit), end table, and a cable/data port
- A dining area containing a table and chairs
- A dresser, twin bed (no lofting), desk, desk chair, large closet, phone line, and CAT6 network connection in each bedroom and wireless network coverage in all units
- A double-walled insulation and air sound barrier between units
- Separate electronic heat and air controls for each unit