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Facilities

Quick Stats

Service & Maintenance Staff 163
Campus Size 450 acres
Student Centers The Langone Center (LC)
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Bertrand Library
  • Willard Smith Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • 7th Street Café
  • The Bison
  • The Caf
  • The LC
Bar on Campus Uptown
Bowling on Campus None, but the local bowling alley is a popular place for students to go.
Coffeehouse on Campus 7th Street Café
Movie Theater on Campus None, but the Campus Theatre is right down the street. Also, every Wednesday and Saturday night, movies that are about to come out on DVD are shown in the LC Forum for cheap.

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It’s unanimous that Bucknell has amazing athletic facilities. A fitness center, pool, and basketball stadium were just finished within the last couple of years. The fitness center received all new equipment for weight lifting and cardio exercise. The computers in the library and academic buildings are all very nice and new. However, some of the computers and printers located in the dorm computer labs need some help. The LC (student center) is fairly new and very nice and contains mailboxes, the bookstore, the Bison (a place to get food), the cafeteria, offices, an ATM, and Samek Art Gallery. Most of Bucknell’s facilities have recently undergone face-lifts. In the past few years, Swartz Hall, a dorm, was renovated, as was Hunt Hall, where the sororities cohabitate and the Breakiron Engineering building was recently added. There are a few buildings still in need of some help, but it seems that Bucknell is always undertaking some kind of renovation to improve the campus. Over the next few years, Bucknell plans on adding more academic buildings and dormitories.

Nearly every student goes through the LC at least once a day. It is in the center of campus, and is the main place where students eat—the Caf and the Bison are here. Since the LC somewhat connects the lower campus (“downhill”) from the upper campus (“uphill”), students often pass through here to get out of the cold for part of their walk across campus. The LC is always a lively place where students meet for meals, shop for necessities at the bookstore, and receive any care packages from home. (Note: Care packages are vital for student happiness!)

 

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Biology '14

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Bucknell Buildings and Grounds Picturesque

Some of the buildings on campus are over 100 yrs old and contiue their charm and beauty. However, the science facilities are state of the art. The Bio building hosts its own roof top multi climate greenhouse. Labs and high tech equipment are not reserved for upper classmen. Undergraduates have many opportunities for advanced research

Mar 14, 2012

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Biology '15

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Amazing Facilities!

Bucknell's gym is amazing! newly renovated in 2003, every things up to date and of great quality. The library is also a great place to go study, there are a lot of quite areas to really focus on work but the library is also a place to just hangout with some friends, there is a little cafe that sells starbucks coffee and has a wide variety of snacks to choose from when you need a break from studying. in general all of bucknell's facilities are of VERY nice quality and usually renovated as soon as they are out of date

Sep 04, 2011

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International Studies '13

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Very Nice Gym

We have a gym that was renovated around 2000. It's nice, but it is often crowded. Bucknellians are very fit. The library is my favorite. It's actually one of the reasons I loved Bucknell so much when touring. Lastly, our campus is beautifully kept. I can't wait until Spring!

Feb 25, 2011

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User rating for Bucknell University - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 26 user reviews.

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The CAP (Campus Activities and Programs) center works really hard to get lots of different bands and singers to campus. Bucknell has seen some pretty impressive performers from Dave Matthews to Ludacris to O.A.R. Each semester, the Bucknell Concert Committee puts on a concert with a mainstream performer. However, nearly every weekend there are lesser-known bands and singers performing at Uptown and in 7th Street Café, and these concerts are free, which is always a plus. Also, many of the fraternities bring bands in to play. If there’s not someone you want to see performing, students enjoy the five-minute walk to the Campus Theatre (on Market Street) to catch a movie. Often times, there are independent and foreign films, as well as mainstream Hollywood films. The CAP center also shows movies on campus once or twice a week. Bucknell students also enjoy working out at the gym, which was redone in 2003 and is in pristine condition. Every day there are special classes offered such as Pilates or kickboxing. Of course, students can also use the equipment, swim in the Olympic-sized pool, or play a game of tennis on the courts. T The 7th Street Café is a fun place to hang out and chat with your friends. The atmosphere is really cozy, and there are a lot of yummy coffee and non-coffee drinks to chose from, as well as food! When the weather is nice, students can be found littered all around Bucknell’s beautiful campus. There are many places to sit and do work, read, or just hang out.

During the day, you can eat, shop (there are always outside vendors on campus in the LC selling clothes, jewelry, purses, etc.), use your creative energy at the craft center, relax in the sauna, work out, go for a swim, play tennis, or hit up the driving range. At night, you can check out the many on- and off-campus parties, hang out at 7th Street Café, listen to one of the many speakers that Bucknell brings to campus, attend one of the activity nights at the Caf, check out a band playing at Uptown (the on-campus club), see a movie in Vaughan Literature Auditorium or the LC Forum, or check out a visiting comedian in the Bison.

Did You Know? There are more than 100 facilities on campus, including performing arts center, art gallery, and a state-of-the-art fitness center

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