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Service & Maintenance Staff 46
Campus Size 360 acres
Student Centers Usdan University Center
Campus Library? Yes
Main Libraries
  • Art Library
  • Olin Library
  • Science Library (SciLi)
Popular Places to Chill
  • The Butterfield Quad ("The Butt Hole")
  • Foss Hill
  • Olin Library lawn
  • Pi Café
  • Residential lounges
  • WestCo lawn
Bar on Campus None
Bowling on Campus None
Coffeehouse on Campus
  • The Pi Café on the first floor of the Science Tower
  • Usdan Café
Movie Theater on Campus There are two movie theaters on campus: the Goldsmith Family Cinema and the CFA Cinema. The Wesleyan Film Series, run by a board of students, puts on four films a week, Wednesday through Saturday. The films range from recent blockbusters to westerns to classics to foreign films. The CFA Cinema usually shows movies connected to guest speakers or art exhibits.

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Wesleyan has beautiful, well-maintained facilities. With three libraries (Olin, SciLi, and the Art Library), two main dining halls (Usdan and Summerfields), an enormous gym (Freeman), a great student center (Usdan), lots of lovely old-fashioned academic buildings, and the modern-looking Center for the Arts, there is no shortage of architectural diversity, nor do Wesleyan students ever want for a beautiful place to read, eat, work out, convene, or go to class.

The Usdan Center Activities Board plans weekly events that take place in the Usdan University Center. The events could be anything from airbrush tattoos to celebrations of Hispanic heritage to hosting a famous speaker, and they are always 100 percent free and open to the whole Wesleyan community. The activities board is just one example of how Wesleyan strives to use all of its facilities to the fullest extent.

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Facilities at Wesleyan University

birdsallv

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology '15

5.0
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Great Facilities

All the facilities are really nice, the library and gym are fantastic, and i think the campus is beautiful!!!

Jan 16, 2012

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Facilities at Wesleyan University

mprezioso

Biology '15

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Athletic Center

Athletic Center is state of art and a great part of campus.

Nov 11, 2011

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Facilities at Wesleyan University

arudess

Foreign Languages and Literatures '15

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Campus Facilities

I truly believe that Wesleyan has one of the most beautiful campuses in the world. For a small school, the architecture has a very "hallowed halls" feel that is typically only present on large, New England campuses, like Ivy Leagues. Everything is also very state of the art. We have a fantastic athletic center with a great fitness room, olympic size pool, ice skating rink, field house, rowing room, etc. We have two libraries. Olin, which is the main library, is truly beautiful, and the Science library has a more modern feel. Our student center is one of the best in New England, it is incredibly modern, accessible, and nice. Our classrooms are all very nicely laid out. We also have a movie theater in our film building, which is just as nice as one you might see at a cinema. Our theater spaces are all beautiful as well.

Sep 19, 2011

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User rating for Wesleyan University - Facilities is 4.6 out of 5 based on 20 user reviews.

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"Green" Initiatives

The Campus Climate Action Plan describes the specific measures needed to be taken to achieve carbon neutrality on campus. This plan was developed by the Sustainability Advisory Group.

Favorite Things To Do

Wesleyan is home to many unusual pastimes. The Boogie Club meets regularly to dance in public for the enjoyment of others, and the "Melodrama" is a yearly student-written musical parody of Wesleyan themes in a faux-Western style (the audience is encouraged to throw marshmallows at the actors!). Relaxing on Foss Hill is always popular, as is playing Frisbee on Andrus Field, and full-contact croquet is a popular draw in warmer weather. In the winter, Foss Hill is great for sledding (some even use trays from the dining hall as sleds). Many of the dorms have roof access, and watching the sunset from the roof of your dorm is a great way to cap off a long day of class. Wesleyan is also home to a bizarre catacomb of underground tunnels, and no freshman year would be complete without exploring these hidden coves.

On any given Friday night, there’s plenty to do on campus, no matter what your definition of a good time may be. The Film Series shows movies on the weekends, and these tend to draw large crowds. The fraternities on campus usually throw parties, as do many of the program houses. Eclectic, one of Wesleyan’s most popular theme houses, usually holds live concerts, as does the Alpha Delt (Alpha Delta Phi) fraternity. The lecture series is great if you’re in the mood for some fascinating academic conversation, as are the official University concerts, which include everything from Irish folk music to Javanese gamelan. Almost every weekend, there is a theater production going up, either sponsored by the theater department in the Center for the Arts theater or by Second Stage (Wesleyan’s student-run production company) in the ’92 Theater, and these performances range from merely amusing to totally awesome. Visiting students are often surprised by how much time Wesleyan students actually spend in their rooms, drinking tea and discussing world events. Big social events are usually a blast, but more intimate gatherings are frequent. It is in these situations that you really get to know people and learn about some of the amazingly creative and unique individuals who attend Wesleyan.

Did You Know? Most of the buildings on campus are connected by a system of tunnels. Many of these are frequently used by students, such as the CFA tunnels and the ones under the Butterfield dorms, but some—like the ones on College Row—are secret.

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