1999-2000 Academic Catalog

AHordAuditm:ium Located near the main pmi of campus, historic Alford Auditorium has served the College in several capacities for over 70 years. Originally constmcted as a church auditorium, the stmcture 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 lectures. Cedarville..._,"'""""'~"" J:i,001Ksu::,ore 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 eve1ything from sweatshi1is to textbooks and greeting cards to Christian music, the bookstore endeavors to provide students with the materials necessaiy to enjoy a successful college experience. Athletic Center Constmcted 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 four full-length basketball courts, a one-tenth mile indoor track, six volleyball courts, badminton comis, a batting cage, three racquetball courts, a weight room, and training room. It seats nearly 3,000 fans for basketball games. The floor was completely renovated during the summer of 1999. The Varsity 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 conce1is 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 ofthe collegiate experience. Centennial Libm!J' The 66,000 square foot, two-stmy libra1y served as the cornerstone of the College's 1987 centennial celebration. This stmcture 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 Libra1y also contains a faculty development center, the archives of the College, a variety of seminar and group study rooms, and the Media Services Depmiment which includes a media production center, a computer laboratmy, a video studio, media-supported classrooms, computer classrooms, and the Cuniculum Materi– als Center. The Libra1y presently houses almost 150,000 volumes and provides over 900 periodical subscriptions in print fmm and over 1,000 subscriptions in full-text computer format. The libra1y' 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), budget management, and periodical holdings and management. The system is accessed through tenninals in the building and through CedarNet, the campus computer network. In addition, a variety of computerized library resources, including indexing services, databases, reference works, and full-text resources are available on the campus network. In 1996, Cedarville College became one ofthe first private institutions to join OhioLINK, a cooperative of74 institutional libraries with 25,000,000 volumes in a centralized computer catalog. These materials are shared through a direct bonowing and delive1y 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 libraiy has access to approximately 40,500,000 books and other librmymaterials in over 33,600 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 area, which serves 21 "all-you-can-eat" meals a week to the more than 2,200 students who live on campus, and the President's Dining Room, a small, fonnal 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 fonnal dining occasion. Offices for the depmiments ofAcademic Services, Admis– sions, and Financial Aid are located on the first and second floors of this building.