Poteat Residence Hall

Poteat Hall is named after Dr. William Louis Poteat, Wake’s President from 1905-1927. Poteat graduated from Wake Forest in 1877, and also worked as a Professor of Natural Science.

From 1956 to 2013, the University Post Office was in Poteat Hall, but it moved to the Benson Center in the summer of that year. It was replaced with a pizza restaurant called “Zick’s.” “Zick’s” gets its name from Dr. Kenneth Zick, the Vice President and Dean of Student Affairs from 1988-2013. He also served as Associate Dean of Academic Affairs (1984-1988) and was the two time winner of Student Government’s “Administrator of the Year” award. He became a Professor of Law in 1984. Additionally, Poteat Hall has the courtyard and Greek lounges as well as a central common area. It is a co-ed, suite style dormitory.