Langston Hall, a freshmen co-educational honors hall was built in the 1928-1929 school year and named for Mr. John Mercer Langston, the first president of the Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute.  Langston Hall has been completely renovated and features a lobby where students can relax on the first floor, as well as, lounges on each floor.  Although it is a coeducational residence hall, each floor or wing is designated as male or female only. The residence hall has laundry facilities, mail services and a computer lab that has internet access and word processing capabilities. 

Residence Educators (RE), who are full‑time professional staff, are responsible for the overall supervision of the residence halls. Resident Assistants (RA) and Graduate Assistants (GA) function as para-professionals and assist the RE in their duties. Night Managers assist the RE with overnight coverage.