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New and Enhanced Facilities at Springfield College

"Enhancing our campus to accommodate growth and achievement projects a compelling view of our institution and its future. Facilities help define the foundation for achieving the College's mission through the creation of student-friendly, functionally appropriate, and resource-enriched teaching environments. Facilities, however, serve a far greater purpose. Above all, their purpose is to facilitate our programs." --Dr. Richard B. Flynn, President

New Construction:

The Wellness Center

The 47,840square foot Wellness Center, located closest to Alden Street, will offer cardio and weight training space, a climbing wall, four multi-purpose teaching/activity spaces, and a faculty office complex.

The Field House

The 93,820 square foot Field House, located behind the Wellness Center, will incorporate a six-lane running track, four multi-purpose courts, each with the ability to be closed off by a netting system, locker rooms, strength and conditioning facilities, storage, concessions, and restrooms.

The Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex

This two-story 18,900square foot Complex will provide students and faculty with interactive and experiential learning environments as well as dedicated research space for the study of all aspects of wellness and human performance. The new athletic training room will provide student-athletes access to athletic health care at the highest level.

Completion date for The Field House, The Wellness Center, and The Athletic Training/Exercise Science Complex: August 2008

Campus Union

A central location for student services and activities, groundbreaking for the Campus Union occurred on June 13, 2008.

Scheduled to open in fall 2009, the new campus union and renovated Beveridge Center combined, at 58,500 square feet, will include outstanding facilities to support the college’s extensive student services programs.

The new campus union and renovated Beveridge Center will include space for student programs, organizations and activities; international programs; and career services. Featured will be a food court for casual dining and snack service, bookstore, convenience store, post office, lounge and activity space, and a large multi-purpose room.

Completion date for Campus Union: Fall 2009

Senior Suites

Completed in fall 2004, the 60,400 square foot Senior Suites, which is home to 225 students, created a Senior Village when placed adjacent to the Townhouses. The Suites changed the trend toward off-campus living among upper class students and has attracted seniors and graduate students back to campus. The residence hall has been filled to capacity since its opening.

President's Residence

Newly constructed and completed in the fall of 2003, the President’s Residence fulfilled the desire of the Board of Trustees to have the current and future presidents reside on campus. It also provided much needed space for presidential entertaining of students, faculty, staff, and friends of the College.

Improvements or Enhancements:

James Naismith Court

The basketball court within Blake Arena has been formally named James Naismith Court, in honor of Springfield College Professor James Naismith, who invented the game of basketball while teaching at the College in 1891. The newly named and refinished court includes James Naismith’s name proudly displayed. The maple wood flooring allows for a variety of athletic contests, classes, lectures, and shows, and roll-out bleachers accommodate more than 2,000 spectators.

Stagg Field

Stagg Field (formerly Benedum Field) was resurfaced with a new synthetic state-of-the-art surface and enhanced by extensive landscaping. With a seating capacity for over 3,800 spectators, Stagg Field is dedicated to Amos Alonzo Stagg, the College’s first football coach. The field is utilized for football, field hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and campus recreation.

Schoo-Bemis Science Center

An expansion and complete renovation of the Schoo-Bemis Science Center (formerly Schoo Hall) was completed in the spring of 2007. The building includes 36,000 square feet and houses the biology/chemistry and physics/math/computer sciences departmental and faculty offices. The space provides an integrated, centralized location for science instruction that allows for interdisciplinary collaboration. Eighteen classrooms, lounges, and event space complete the facility’s offerings.

Cheney Hall

The 26,500 square foot Cheney Dining Hall was expanded and renovated in 2004. Cheney Hall provides a state-of-the-art dining experience for students, faculty, staff, and visitors. The external walkway was incorporated into the interior, and the glassed seating area offers sweeping views of Naismith Green, as well as numerous seating options. Food preparation areas are located in the front of the facility, allowing for quality food choices made to order. Also included in the renovation were the creation of meeting rooms and food service offices.

Admissions Center

The 5,800 square foot undergraduate and graduate Admissions Center was expanded, renovated, and completed in spring 2003 to provide improved facilities to serve the College’s prospective students.

Hickory Hall

This facility, previously named Bemis Hall, provides the College community with general classroom space. An extensive renovation was completed in the fall of 2007. The 17,000 square foot building contains seven classrooms, each with capacity for 30-50 students, one tiered classroom seating 80, and offers state-of-the-art instructional technology. It also houses the newly expanded Academic Success Center.

Herbert P. Blake Hall

Blake Hall houses the School of Human Services; the departments of visual and performing arts, emergency medical services management, physician assistant, sport management and recreation, and social sciences; the office of YMCA relations; and the Alden Center for Interactive Learning. Renovated in the fall of 2001 with the goal of returning all traditional undergraduate programs to the main campus, and to consolidate SHS faculty and staff, the 55,000 square foot building was named in honor of Herbert P. Blake.

Brennan Center

The expansion and renovation of the 19,300 square foot Brennan Center, completed in fall 2002, houses the School of Social Work, the College’s conference center, and the Springfield College Archives. The renovation was undertaken to provide enhanced space for its inhabitants and to support meeting space needs.

Irv Schmid Sports Complex

Two synthetic-turf fields—including the College’s resurfaced Brock-Affleck game field—lighting, bleachers, parking, ticket booth, concessions, rest rooms, and fencing make up the Irv Schmid Sports Complex, dedicated during Reunion 2007. Completed in 2005, the 210,000 square foot complex provides play and practice facilities for the men’s and women’s soccer teams, as well as for other team practices, physical education classes, and campus recreation. Named for the legendary men’s soccer coach and teacher, the complex has been called “the finest two-field synthetic complex in the Northeast.”

Weiser Hall

Weiser Hall is home to the Humanities Department faculty offices, classrooms, and the television studio and journalism labs. A renovation to the 10,600 square foot space was completed in spring 2006.

Beautification and Landscaping:

Campus Beautification

Beautification efforts are visible throughout the Springfield College campus and include new triangle-shaped conversation spaces on the Naismith Green and adjacent to the Senior Suites, expanded green space, extensive landscaping including tree planting, enhanced accessibility, information kiosks, and wrought iron fencing. Vista pruning efforts have re-established the campus’ connection with Lake Massasoit. Beautiful views of the water are once again a prominent landscaping feature from many vantage points on campus.

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