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Facilities Grades:
Quick StatsPopular Places to Chill
- Smith Union
- The Pub
- The Quad
Student Centers
- Smith Union (The Union, SU)
Libraries
- African American Center Library
- Beckwith Music Library
- Career Planning Center Library
- Government Documents
- Hatch Science Library
- Hawthorne-Longfellow Library
- Hubbard Hall
- Language Media Center
- Pierce Art Library
- Special Collections & Archives
- Susan Dwight Bliss Room
- Women’s Resource Center Library
Athletic Centers
- Dayton Ice Arena
- Farley Field House
- Greason Swimming Pool
- Lubin Family Squash Center
- Pickard Tennis Courts
- Sargent and Morrell Gymnasiums
- Watson Fitness Center
College Prowler Take
On its 200-acre campus, Bowdoin pampers its student body with six athletic centers, two dining halls, a convenience store, a pub and grill, 25 computer labs, and music, science, and general-purpose libraries with a special collections department, a government document collection, and much more. Students agree that the facilities available to them are more than adequate for a school of Bowdoin’s size. The Olympic-size pool, collegiate-size hockey rink, climbing wall, indoor track, dance studio, aerobics room, and separate Outing Club building, as well as the squash, basketball, and tennis courts, are all available for use by the Bowdoin community year round. With more than 116 buildings on campus offering more than 1.8 million square feet of floor space, Bowdoin students won’t grow claustrophobic by any means. It’s amazing how consistently Bowdoin renovates the campus in order to provide state-of-the-art facilities for its students. Aesthetically, Bowdoin is a beautiful campus, and one quick glance at the academic quad alone proves that, regardless of taste, you’ll find at least one building to be visually pleasing. Between the Gothic Hubbard Hall, the grand-pillared Walker Art Museum, the red-and-white Gibson Hall, the brown-brick Visual Art Center, the red-brick Searles Science/Math Building, the cobblestone Pickard Hall, and the vine-covered red-brick first-year dorms, you’ll see a little of everything at Bowdoin, not unlike the diverse student body! Students Speak Out
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Anonymous says:  |
The facilities are amazing. No one...
The facilities are amazing. No one would expect this from a school with only 1,700 students. |
Anonymous says: |
The only thing I can really...
The only thing I can really complain about of Bowdoin’s facilities is Watson Gym. Watson Gym is awful. Good luck ever trying to use a cardio machine between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. without at least a 15-minute wait. |
Anonymous says: |
Having a nice Student Union is so...
Having a nice Student Union is so important to life here at Bowdoin. It’s a great place to run into friends while checking your student mail or e-mail, grabbing a snack, or doing work on one of the couches on the first floor. |
Anonymous says: |
Recently, the school has put so...
Recently, the school has put so much effort into updating the facilities here. The Bowdoin Museum of Art, which just reopened this fall, and the Krazinski Concert Hall, which opened last spring, are two examples. |
Anonymous says: |
The Bowdoin Museum of Art is...
The Bowdoin Museum of Art is completely gorgeous! You would never expect such a beautiful museum in small-town Maine, but everything nice you’ve heard about the new art museum is true. |
FactsWhat To Do on Campus
For a college of its size, there is an incredible amount of things to do on campus. Many artistic events, including dance shows at Pickard Theatre, plays and improv shows, art openings at Fort Andross or the Visual Arts Center, and the numerous a cappella concerts at the chapel, are all productions put on by students for students. In addition to these activities, the school puts a lot of effort into bringing to Bowdoin speakers, performers, and musicians who will be of interest to the students. Bowdoin also provides a number of diverse fitness facilities, which makes exercise and recreational activity extremely easy to participate in. Students should also check out the Bowdoin Outing Club (BOC), a leadership program that involves hiking, backpacking, canoeing, fly-fishing, whitewater rafting, kayaking, bird-watching, winter mountaineering, snow shoeing, and cross-country skiing. The BOC maintains a cabin in Monson, Maine, the start of the Appalachian Trail, and owns MerritIsland in the NewMeadowsRiver.
Favorite Things To Do
The typical Bowdoin student usually becomes involved in a myriad of activities and will eventually get caught up in a chaotic but rewarding routine. Each member of the student body also finds a way to unwind after a long day. Some opt to take walks, chill out and read on the Quad, visit the WalkerArt Museum, toss a Frisbee around between the dorms, tune into the campus radio station WBOR (91.1), or flip on the Bowdoin Cable Network. Others go to the Smith Union to enjoy the company of friends, a cup of java, sushi from the café of the C-Store, and maybe even a game of pool. Another favorite thing Bowdoin students enjoy doing is attending guest lectures. The college has been known to bring in experts from time to time to speak about their professional and life experiences. Notable speakers in the past range from Kareem Abdul Jabbar to Barbara Walters. Many also like to hang out at the ITS Center while doing “work,” but around finals time, you’ll find more of a social setting than people actually studying.
Bowling on Campus
- None, but there are lanes within walking distance from campus.
Movie Theater on Campus
- Sills Auditorium shows films a few times a year.
Bar on Campus
- Jack Magee’s Pub in the Smith Union
Coffeehouse on Campus
- The café in the Student Union
Did You Know?
Since 2006, Bowdoin has opened Studzinski Hall and Kanbar Auditorium, a 270-seat state-of-the-art music recital hall with expanded rehearsal space; has gutted and fully renovated all six first-year dormitories; and has reopened the Bowdoin College Museum of Art following a three-year and $20.5 million expansion and renovation. A new ice arena—Watson Arena—will open in December 2008.
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