The House dining room is named in honor of Jansen Noyes Jr., Engineering '39, eleventh chairman of the Cornell Board of Trustees. The third in a line of five generations of Cornellians, he was elected to the board in 1961 and served as vice chairman from 1968 to 1978 and chairman from 1978 to 1984. Mr. Noyes was appointed presidential councilor in 1985, the highest honor the university confers on its alumni.

The Jansen Dining Room primarily serves residents of Hans Bethe House but is open to all other diners, from on and off campus, except for between 6 pm to 7 pm on Wednesdays, when it is reserved for House Dinners. Patrons can apply Cornell meal payments options or pay cash.

The dining room normally is laid out for 280 diners but can be expanded when needed. It may be used by students and university administration for events. These generally take place after dining hours (after 8:30 pm). Please inquire with Bethe House administrative assistant Denise Shaw (dmh14@cornell.edu).

Hours

The House Library is a place for quiet study (and occasionally, we observe, for snoozing). Residents are found there on a regular basis well into the night. The room is stocked with fiction and non-fiction books donated by friends of the House and House residents. Books may be borrowed on the honor system.

Next to the Library is a room for meetings and group study where conversation is permitted. Graduate Resident Fellows (GRFs) habitually hold their tutoring sessions in this room. 

This room holds up to 50 people. House seminars are normally held here (talks by House visitors, House Fellows and other Cornell faculty). Some House Fellows teach their regular courses there. In addition, residents use the room to study, meet and hold activities.

The House Commons is a general purpose space for students to work and relax. It looks over a natural garden that residents helped to create as a House project. The garden contains native plants that have a very small ecological footprint. The Commons also commands one of the university's better "Cornell views" -- out over Libe Slope and on to Cornell's signature clock-tower (there is a website for the Tower, please provide link here). The Commons also is used for talks and other formal events.

Bethe's computer lab is located in the House's Gothic section, McFadden Hall. The lab is equipped with Windows XP machines and provides Net-Print services. 

The TV room is located next to the laundry room. It may be reserved up on request. Please use the university's R25 scheduling system or contact House administrative assistant Denise Shaw (dmh14). We require at least a week's notice for such reservations.