Once accepted into the Augsburg University StepUP \u00ae Program, eligible students will be invited to live in our sober living residence halls in Oren Gateway Center. Transitioning into sober college housing helps students live a life of recovery while thriving in a community of accountability and support.<\/p>\n
Oren Gateway Center is a multipurpose, 118,000 square foot building made for sober college housing, working, studying, and eating. It was designed by BWBR Architects in St. Paul, Minnesota, and was built in 2007 to accommodate more than 100 students in Augsburg University\u2019s StepUP Program. The trendy condo-style building also has underground parking.<\/p>\n
Oren Gateway Center consists of four floors with ample space for each student. The first floor includes classrooms, offices, the Augsburg University bookstore, Nabo Caf\u00e9, the Veterans Lounge, a conference center, and study spaces. The north wing of the building holds sober student housing on the second, third, and fourth floors. The layout of each residence floor includes separate kitchens, living rooms, bathrooms, and storage spaces shared between every three to four sober student residences, giving students enough room to live without feeling crowded. Most of the sober student residences are single bedrooms, and there are several double bedrooms available.<\/p>\n
At Augsburg University, we believe every student who wants to live a life of sobriety should have a chance to do so. That\u2019s why we\u2019ve developed partnerships to give students from other local campuses, which don\u2019t have sober living college dorms, an opportunity to stay in Oren Gateway Center\u2019s sober housing while attending their respective schools. Students attending a partner school may contact StepUP@augsburg.edu<\/a> to learn how to join our sober living community.<\/p>\n