Thanks to support from a generous anonymous donor, the Dacie Moses House recently reopened on campus, completely renovated and better than ever!
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Thanks to an anonymous donor, the Dacie Moses House at Carleton was completely renovated and reopened in 2025. -
Dacie Moses House is open to all students missing the flavors of home. -
The Dacie Moses House hosts Sunday Brunch for students and serves as rehearsal space for the Singing Knights and the Knightingales. -
Dacie Moses House is a home away from home, a place to just be—“however that may be,” says Dean of Students Carolyn Livingston. -
As the sounds of singing and smells of baking fill the air once again, the legacy of Dacie Moses is more alive than ever. -
Candace (Dacie) Moses was born in 1883, and later, as a long-time employee of Carleton, she was known for inviting students to her house for cookies, Sunday brunch, and conversation. When she passed away in 1981, she left her house to the College.
Renovations started in summer of 2023. Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Carolyn Livingston says she thanks the Dacie Moses staff and residents for all they did to keep Dacie Moses alive, even during construction. Dean Livingston called Dacie’s a home away from home, a place to just be — “however that may be.”
“It’s more than a cookie house,” Dean Livingston said. “It’s a community.”