The Randall Jarrell Lecture Hall, named after acclaimed poet and former Women’s College professor Randall Jarrell, is located in the basement of the Jackson Library. It opened in 1970, and underwent a major renovation in 1997, which included the installation of multimedia instructional technology.
The first statue on campus was a plaster statue of Minerva, the school’s patron goddess and symbol. That statue was a gift of the Class of 1907 and stood prominently in the entrance hall of the Students’ Building from 1908 to 1950, when the building was razed. The Class of 1907… Continue reading…
Computing on campus began in Fall 1967 with the creation of the Administrative Computer Center. Due to an increased workload and growing demands on the facility, the Administrative Computer Center was reorganized in 1973 and split into two units — the Academic Computer Center and the Administrative Computer Center. Campus… Continue reading…
Computing on campus began with the Administrative Computer Center, which was established in the fall of 1967. The center was located in the Petty Science Building and placed under the direction of Dr. Roscoe Allen. It was formed to serve the administrative staff as well as the academic and research… Continue reading…
The Religious Activities Center served as the central administrative hub for all of the student-led religious activities and groups. The Center was located on the third floor of Elliott Hall, and included the office of the Inter-Faith Council president, the office of the Coordinator of Religious Activities (a University-hired position),… Continue reading…
In 1940, the Department of Art moved into a new home in the McIver Memorial Building. A gallery was established and named in memory of Elizabeth McIver Weatherspoon, an early graduate of State Normal, the sister of founding president Charles Duncan McIver, and an advocate for arts education. One of the… Continue reading…
The Observatory was built in 1981 in the Cane Creek area of Alamance County, approximately 8 miles from Burlington, North Carolina. It is a joint project between The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical (A&T) State University, and Guilford College.
The tennis courts are located on campus, north of Rosenthal Gymnasium and west of the Quad. Early tennis courts were located on the site of the present Mary Foust Residence Hall.
The Student Recreation Center, designed by O’Brien/ Atkins Associates, of Durham, North Carolina, was opened in 1992.
The Spring Garden Apartments, designed by Little Diversified Architectural Consulting, Inc., of Charlotte, North Carolina, opened in 2006 as student housing.
