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Grove City College - Facilities - College ProwlerCollege Prowler2.69

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Campus Size 150 acres
Student Centers Student Activities Center (SAC)
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries Henry Buhl Library
Popular Places to Chill
  • All coed lobbies
  • Hall of Arts & Letters (after hours)
  • SAC will likely provide the ultimate chill spot.
  • Upper Quad
Bar on Campus None
Bowling on Campus There are lanes located under the old student union
Coffeehouse on Campus None, but the student union serves a full range of Starbucks products
Movie Theater on Campus None, but movies are frequently shown on big screens in Crawford Hall or Technological Learning Center (TLC) auditoriums. Admission is free or $1.

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Both visitors and students appreciate the beauty of the Grove City College campus. Over 20 buildings, most of them neo-Gothic, are spread on a little more than 150 acres in a layout designed by Frederick L. Olmstead. (Olmstead also designed Central Park and the Washington DC Mall.) Harbison Chapel serves as the center of Grove City College’s religious activities. The college grounds are attractive, except directly after construction projects or manure fertilization. Athletic facilities are convenient and adequate, but not amazing. Athletic equipment in the intramural room is modern and useful, but the room can be taken over for Orientation Board activities, career fairs, campus-wide dances, and concerts. Frequently, however, the intramural room stands by its name and houses a contingency of sweaty athletes and their fans. The new Student Activities Center, with two-story windows, an open dining area, balconies, and fireplace should turn alumni green. The days of creaky, sticky wooden tables, booths decorated with Greek letters, and a heavy smell of greasy food just became history.

Students attending a guest lecture in the 200-seat Sticht Lecture Hall should hope it’s not boring. The plush seats are too comfortable to stay awake in. The Henry Buhl library is the study Mecca of the Grove City world. Loud visitors should be prepared for disgusted looks from the silent studiers in the stacks. Rockwell Hall of Science was built in the ‘30s, but underwent three separate renovations. Classrooms have eclectic collections—some outdated equipment alongside newer DNA lab and optics lab equipment.

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Facilities at Grove City College

Muunokhoi

'15

International Business

4.6
A

Great Facilities

Grove City has excellent facilities. The gyms have just about anything you might want, and there are also plenty of trails for running. The library provides a wide range of material, as well as a great place to study. The student union is also a good place to study/hang out/get good food. Other popular hangouts include Kettler and South MAP rec rooms, which have everything from jukeboxes to ping-pong.

Sep 27, 2011

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homestar92

'14

Religious Studies

4.2
A-

Great Facilities for Small Campus

Despite the small size of the campus, Grove City has great facilities that are able to keep students occupied when there is little to do off campus. The gym was recently upgraded and the library has everything needed for a research paper or for pleasure reading. The student union is a great place to work, eat, or hang out.

Jul 05, 2011

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rauell

'13

Physics

3.5
B

Too Much

The campus itself is beautiful. The library and athletic centers are decent enough, they are well equipped with anything I need, but not extravagant. The student center is a great place to study and relax, but is often noise and can only fit so many people. There are always activities on campus, but there is usually too much work to do them.

Jun 06, 2011

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Favorite Things To Do

In addition to a great many IM sports and various organizations, the campus organizes a number of different events. A special "coffeehouse event" is conducted once every month where people can register to perform in the Student Union. Two major dances, The Crimson and Homecoming, are conducted each year, in addition to many more sponsored by fraternities or different charities. Beyond that, however, the college has a great many places for students to sweat, study, or just socialize.

Many students enjoy playing Frisbee on the campus’ many playing fields. Frisbee football and extreme Frisbee are especially popular. A great many people use the facilities at the gym, especially the racquetball courts, which are popular both with students and professors. And during the winter, there is a great deal of sledding.

Did You Know?

Harbison Chapel on campus is one of the most popular wedding spots in western Pennsylvania.

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