1995-1996 Academic Catalog

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, library computer classroom, and the Curriculum Materials Center. The library presently houses over 150,000 volumes and provides over 1,000 cunent periodical subscriptions. The library's integrated on-line computer system includes the library catalog with computerized access to all library holdings, circulation control for all materials, acquisitions (purchase of materials) and budget management, and periodical holdings and management. The system is accessed through 16 system terminals in the building and through CedarNet, the campus computer network. In addition, a variety of computerized library resources, including indexing services, databases, and reference works, are available on the campus network. Through an on-line computer network, OCLC, Inc., the library has access to over thirty-two million additional books and other library materials in over 19,000 libraries in all fifty states, Canada, and several foreign countries. College Center Providing dining facilities, classrooms, offices, and the computer center, the College Center serves as a focus of student activity on campus. Dining facilities include the cafeteria, a spacious area which serves 21 "all-you-can-eat" meals a week to the more than 2,000 students who live on campus, and the President's Dining Room, a small, formal dining room. This unique room, reputed to be one of the finest of its kind in the state and used extensively by the president, may also be reserved by students who wish to enjoy a formal dining occasion. Offices for the departments of academic records, admissions, and financial aid are located on the first floor of this building. Chapel Completed in 1976, this 2,000-seat auditorium bears the name of James T. Jeremiah, the president who saw the College grow from 100 to 1,200 students during his twenty-five years of service between 1953 and 1978. Its decor, blue and gold, mirrors the colors of the College and its cornerstone, with Revelation 1:9 inscribed, bears its motto: "For the Word of God and the Testimony of Jesus Christ." A rare, three-console Allen digital organ, the only one of its kind in Southwestern Ohio, fills the chapel with music. A 10-foot Baldwin concert grand piano complements the organ. By its location at the center of the campus, the James T. Jeremiah Chapel demonstrates the centrality of the daily chapel program in the life of the Cedarville College family. Coordinated by the president of the College, chapel services feature outstanding Christian speakers from all over the world and many walks of life. The president himself speaks most Monday mornings. Williams Hall Providing classrooms and offices, Williams Hall serves as the home of the academic departments of education and psychology as well as the location of the alumni, planned giving, public relations, and student services offices. The building was named for the late Arthur Williams, popular faculty member and chairman of the Bible department. Collins Hall Collins Hall houses the counseling center and the academic departments of communication arts and social sciences and history. Renovated in 1987, this building bears the name of the Andrew Collins family, long-time supporters of the College. Ce11te1111ial Libra1y