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The Campus
Albright College is located in a residential section of Reading, Pa., on a 118-acre campus at the foot of Mt. Penn. Reading is a city of 80,000 in a metropolitan area of 250,000. Albright is one hour from Philadelphia and the Pocono mountain ski resorts, two hours from Baltimore and three hours from New York City and Washington, D.C.
Albright's location provides the perfect balance between the excitement of the city of Reading, with its numerous cultural opportunities, professional athletic teams and renowned outlet stores, and the recreational and sporting opportunities of southeastern Pennsylvania.
Facilities
General Facilities
F. Wilbur Gingrich Library
The Gingrich Library provides information, instruction and other services for the College community's teaching and research needs. Our collection provides the foundation for research and study on all disciplines taught at the College. The reference and general collections of more than 240,000 books, periodicals, microforms and audiovisual materials support both the curriculum and general interests.
Digital resources include an electronic book collection and databases from major database vendors, including EBSCOhost, FirstSearch, Pro-Quest, Lexis-Nexis and WilsonWeb. These sources connect to more than 100 different book, journal and newspaper databases and provide access to thousands of online, full-text journals.
The College also subscribes to many databases, such as BIOSIS, JSTOR, Project Muse, ScienceDirect, SciFinder Scholar, Encyclopedia Britannica Online, CCH Internet Tax Resource Network, CQ Researcher, Curriculum Resource Library, CQ Weekly, eHRAF, Issues and Controversies on File, Marquis Who's Who, MLA, Reading Eagle, RMA Statement Studies, ]Mergent, Philosophers Index, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES and SocIndex with Full Text.
All students have access to the Gingrich Library catalog, electronic books, and all of its electronic databases 24 hours a day, seven days a week from on-campus, in the residence hall or off-campus. Students can request, free of charge, almost any book or article through our interlibrary loan system. Librarians are always ready to answer questions and help students find materials- in person, by e-mail or by phone.
The Audiovisual/Educational Technology Department lends audiovisual equipment and maintains a computer-training laboratory.
The Holocaust Library and Resource Center collects Holocaust-related materials in various formats. The Special Collections Department includes rare and important local and historical materials as well as the College Archives, which preserves the institutional memory. The Curriculum Library and the Children's Book Collection support the College's education programs.
The Library/Administration building was constructed in 1963 with a major addition in 1975. It can accommodate up to 300 library researchers at tables, individual study carrels and casual seating. In addition to a wireless network, the Library maintains group study rooms. The lobby area provides access to additional tables, chairs, vending machines and Internet ports.
The Gingrich Library is a member of the Pennsylvania Library Information Network (PALINET), the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC), the Associated College Libraries of Central Pennsylvania (ACLCP), the AccessPA interlibrary loan network and Libraries Very Interested in Sharing (LVIS). As a member of ACLCP, a consortium of more than 20 college and research libraries, the library can provide reciprocal borrowing and direct access to their millions of volumes.
The Gingrich Library is an integral part of the academic experience. The staff gives highest priority to assisting students in their use of information and the library.
Administration Building
The basement and first floor of the shared library and administration building contain College administrative offices, library offices, the Writing Center, academic support offices, a classroom, and the College radio station, WXAC.
Merner-Pfeiffer-Klein Memorial Chapel The chapel auditorium seats 925 for religious and cultural programs. Faculty offices and classrooms occupy the ground floor.
Merner-Pfeiffer-Klein Memorial Chapel
The chapel auditorium seats 925 for religious and cultural programs. Faculty offices and classrooms occupy the ground floor.
Center for the Arts
This facility provides modern spaces for instruction and exhibition of the arts; classrooms; studios; and offices for the performing arts and the music, art and theatre departments. The building features the Freedman Art Gallery, Roop Recital Hall and Wachovia Theatre. The structure itself is a work of art. The building, outdoor sculpture, plaza, and landscape are a fusion of architecture, art, and interior and exterior spaces. The plaza is a fine resource for outdoor student activities.
V. Lester and Maryann Pushman Cottage
This white stucco house is home to the Alumni Relations Office.
Sylvan Chapel
Once a springhouse, this small chapel is open for personal meditation and small devotional groups. This chapel is furnished with a rustic pulpit and 12 benches from the Jacob Albright Memorial Church in Kleinfeltersville, Pa.
Campus Center
This hub of student activity contains the campus center dining hall, student lounges, bookstore, snack and coffee bars, bowling lanes and recreation areas.
Albright Learning Center
The Albright Learning Center, located on Kutztown Road about a mile from the College, provides childcare for children one year to six years of age, along with preschool for three and four year-olds and a full-day cooperative kindergarten- first grade. The center also serves as an Early Intervention placement for the BCIU. These services are available to both the Albright College community and parents from the surrounding Berks County area. The Albright Learning Center serves as a training center for Albright College students in the education program and related fields. Academic departments also use the center for early field experiences, student teaching opportunities, class projects and research studies. It is open year-round.
Academic Facilities
Harry V. Masters Hall
Named in honor of a former Albright president, this building houses academic departments, offices and classrooms; the Johnson Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies; the Luther and Erika Brossman Language Laboratory; and the John Boal Douds and Edith Brown Douds Humanities Common Room. This building is served by an elevator.
Alumni Memorial Hall
This hall contains classrooms, offices, computer labs and the English as a Second Language Center.
The Science Center / Merner-Pfeiffer Hall of Science
Historic Merner-Pfeiffer Hall of Science houses the biology, biochemistry and chemistry, and physics departments and includes labs, classrooms and lecture halls. In late 2007 the College begins construction of its new Science Center which includes a 42,000-square-foot new addition as well as complete renovation of the existing space and improved handicapped access.
Selwyn Hall
This facility houses the Admission Office, Financial Aid Office, Dean of Students' Office, Multi-Ethnic Student Affairs Office, Career Development Center, Accelerated Degree Programs Office, the Center for Community Leadership and faculty offices. A comfortable lounge in the basement, the "Pine Room," serves as on-campus headquarters for Albright's commuter students.
Teel Hall
This building houses faculty offices, classrooms, and research and computer labs. The Charles E. Kachel Chapel is on the main floor. An elevator serves this building.
Center for Experiential Learning and Research (CELAR)
Located at 1807 Linden Street, the Center for Experiential Learning and Research (CELAR) houses experiential learning programs including the Study Abroad / Study Off-Campus Program, Undergraduate Research Program and the Honors Program. The CELAR offers students a computer lab, a resource library, a study room and comfortable space to meet with other students or faculty to work on research or relax.
Multi-Faith Center
1811 Linden Street
Joseph E. Gable Health Center / Counseling and Personal Growth Center
1829 Linden Street
Office of Public Safety
1311 College Avenue
College Relations Office
College Relations is located at the corner of North 13th and Richmond Streets.
White Chapel
This 19th century building is currently awaiting restoration.
Center for Computing and Mathematics
The Center for Computing and Mathematics (CCM) houses Information Technology Services, the Computer Science and Mathematics departments, and classrooms, offices and computer labs. CCM has 58 general-use lab computers and is open for student use 100 hours a week. All computers are IBM-compatible, running Windows XP with Microsoft Office 2003. All have Internet and printing capabilities, as well as software packages for use in different departments. In addition, a separate computer science lab with 10 Sun ULTRA 10 machines is available for computer science students.
Additional computer labs/classrooms are located in all of the other academic buildings. Macintosh computers, running OS X can be found in the computer labs located in Alumni Hall.
Information Technology Services provides each student with a network and e-mail account. Albright's Help Desk, located on the second floor of the CCM building, is the point of contact for all network and telecommunication issues. Student lab consultants are also available for assistance during lab hours.
Richmond Corporate Center
Located at the corner of North 12th and Richmond Streets, this building houses the Human Resources and Facilities offices.
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Residence Halls
Albright Court, Krause Hall and Smith Hall
These three facilities are Albright's general coeducational residence halls. In addition, there is an all-male floor in Krause Hall and an all female
floor in Smith Hall.
Albright Woods Apartments
Ten campus apartment complexes (35 total apartments) are considered privileged housing. Each two-bedroom apartment houses four upperclass students and contains all the comforts and privacy of home, including full kitchen units.
Crowell Hall and Walton Hall
These residence halls offer a special living community for first-year students. Crowell and Walton are substance-free, coeducational residences that provide an atmosphere in which first-year students have assistance in meeting personal and academic needs. Walton Hall also has an all-female floor option.
Mohn Hall
A coeducational facility for students of all four class years, Mohn Hall is the residence hall for students enrolled in the honors program. If space permits, other students with strong academic records may also live here. Mohn Hall is single-sex by wing and has an all female floor option.
North Hall
This facility is a coeducational living unit available to all full-time students. This special interest residence hall is designed as a creative alternative for on-campus residency. There are 12 suites of six double rooms, with each suite having its own living area, laundry facilities and bathroom facilities. In addition, two suites (one male, one female) are reserved for break housing for students at an additional cost. Students apply for residency as a group sharing a common interest or purpose. Albright also houses some of its Greek organizations and athletic teams in this residence hall. Most areas are accessible to the disabled.
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Athletic Facilities
The Schumo Center for Fitness and Well-Being
The Schumo Center for Fitness and Well-Being includes a two-story atrium, cardiovascular fitness room; weight room; group fitness room; conference space; offices; and a café. The center offers many options and programs for fitness, health and wellness.
The Bollman Center
Adjoining the Schumo Center, the Bollman Center encompasses the gymnasium, Athletics offices, the Red and White Room and locker rooms. The gymnasium has a floor area large enough to accommodate three basketball courts or three volleyball courts. Facilities are available for intercollegiate teams, intramural and club sports and recreational activities.
LifeSports Center
In the fieldhouse, floor plans provide for either four basketball or four tennis courts separated by netted curtains; a four-lane running oval one tenth of a mile in length with a 60-yard straightaway; pit areas for pole vault and broad jump; apparatus for badminton and volleyball; and provisions for indoor practice for all varsity sports.
The lower level of the two-story structure contains facilities for exercise and therapy; two 30-locker team rooms; men's staff locker room; and racquet/handball courts. The corresponding upper level includes two additional team rooms; women's staff locker room; a mechanical equipment room; and a multi-use conference room. This building is served by an elevator for the disabled.
Natatorium
This is a state-of-the-art, 25-yard, six-lane pool with a one-meter board. Accessible to the disabled, it provides indoor facilities for instruction and recreation in aquatics such as swimming, diving and water safety. The building includes two classrooms and an outdoor patio/sun deck.
Gene L. Shirk Stadium
Completely rebuilt in 2005, the stadium offers facilities for football, soccer, field hockey and lacrosse. The home stands on the west side of the field have a seating capacity of approximately 3,000; total seating capacity is 5,000.
Charles S. Kelchner Field
The field has an area of five-and-one-half acres for baseball, field hockey and intramurals.
Tennis Courts
Six tennis courts are located near the residence halls.
Soccer and Softball Fields
Located in front of North Hall.
Football Practice and Intramurals Field
Located west of the stadium.
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