1998-1999 Academic Catalog

AlfordAuditmium Located near the main part of campus, historic Alford Auditorium has served the College in several capacities for over 70 years. 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. S~nce 1976, the auditorium has provided facilities for drama productions and lectures. Cedarville CollegeBookstore Offering one of the largest selections of Christian books and materials in the Midwest, the Bookstore makes its home in the center of campus. With everything from sweatshirts to textbooks and greeting cards to Christian music, the bookstore endeavors to provide students with the materials necessary to enjoy a successful college experience. Athletic Center Constructed in 1981, the spacious Athletic Center is one of the largest athletic facilities found at any independent college in the Midwest. Providing year"round recreation and training, this sports center features five full-length basketball courts, a one-tenth mile indoor track, three volleyball courts, two tennis courts, badminton courts, a batting cage, three racquetball courts, a weight room, and training room. It seats nearly 3,000 fans for basketball games and is large enough for indoor track meets complete with running, long jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put events. The Varnity Room and the Student Center are located on the second floor of the Athletic Center. The Student Center provides a comfortable "living room" atmosphere in which students may relax, socialize, and be entertained. Comfortable seating, a large-screen television, pool tables, table-tennis tables, group meeting areas, and the 2nd Floor Snack Shop provide resources that can enhance any casual time. The second floor of the Athletic Center also serves as the home of the Campus Activities Office. This department oversees student organizations and coordinates the concerts and activities on campus. Given the location and Christian orienta– tion of the College, campus-based activities play an important role in college life at Cedarville and lead to some of the greatest memories of the collegiate experience. Centennial Library 7 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 250,000 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 Services Department which includes a media production center, a computer laboratory, a video studio, media-supported classrooms, computer classrooms, and the Curriculum Materi– als Center. The Library presently houses almost 150,000 volumes and provides over 1,000 periodical subscriptions in print form and almost 1,000 subscriptions in full-text computer format. The library's integrated online 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 18 system terminals in the building and through CedarNet, the campus computer network. In addition, a vru-iety of computerized librru·y resources, including indexing services, databases, reference works, and full-text resources are available on the campus network. In 1996, Cedarville College became one of the first private institutions to join OhioLINK, a cooperative of 51 institutional libraries with 25,000,000 volumes in a centralized computer catalog. These materials are shared through a direct borrowing and delivery system. Using OhioLINK, faculty and students may request materials online from a cooperating institution and have them delivered within three days. In addition, through an online computer network, OCLC, the library has access to approximately 36,000,000 books and other library materials in over 23,000 libraries in all 50 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 ru:ea, 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 exten– sively by the College's president, may also be reserved by students who wish to enjoy a formal dining occasion. Offices for the departments of Academic Assistance, Academic Records, Admissions, and Financial Aid are located on the first and second floors of this building.