1992-1993 Academic Catalog

10 College Profile Fine Arts Building Located two blocks south of the main campus, this stately structure donated by Andrew Carnegie serves several academic departments. Faculty offices comprise the first floor. Wenger soundproof modules fill the lower level, providing practicing facilities for music students. The Centennial Library The 66,000 square foot, two-floor library, served as the cornerstone of the College's 1987 Centennial celebration. This structure brings together the latest technologies for higher learning. Located on a prominent site within the academic cluster of buildings, this facility provides general study and specialized seating for over 800 students, and the necessary information storage and retrieval support functions for continued quality academic program development. Designed to house a collection of up to a quarter of a million volumes, the library also contains a faculty development center, the archives of the College, a variety of seminar and group study rooms, and the Media Resource Center which includes a media production center, public access computers, a video studio, a rare, SONY language/learning laboratory, media-supported classrooms, and the Curriculum Materials Center. The library presently houses over 120,000 volumes and provides over 900 current periodical subscriptions. Through an on-line computer network, OCLC, Inc., the library has access to over twenty-five million additional books and other library materials in over 6,000 libraries in all fifty states, Canada, and several foreign countries. In addition, public access and on-line computerized indexing services are available for information retrieval. Alford Auditorium Located across from the main part of campus, historic Alford Auditorium has served the College in several capacities throughout its 65-year history. Originally constructed as a church auditorium, the structure later functioned as a gymnasium. When newer athletic facilities were built, Alford served as the College;s chapel. Since 1976, the auditorium has provided facilities for drama productions and as a large lecture hall. An addition completed in 1991 houses a music rehearsal hall, a music computer laboratory, and music faculty offices.