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Buildings and Grounds
The college occupies a beautiful 100-acre
residential campus in the heart of Jackson, Mississippi, the state
capital. Chief administrative offices are in the newly renovated
James Boyd Campbell Administrative Center. Completed in 1994, the
Center includes Whitworth Hall and Sanders Hall. Murrah Hall, built
in 1914, was renovated in 1981 to house the Else School of Management.
Sullivan-Harrell Hall, built in 1928 and renovated in 1990, houses
the departments of Computer Studies, Geology, Mathematics, Physics,
Education, Psychology and Sociology. The Olin Hall of Science, dedicated
in 1988, houses the departments of Biology and Chemistry.
The Christian Center, completed in
1950, was built with gifts from Mississippi Methodists, alumni and
friends. It has a 1,000-seat auditorium, a small chapel, classrooms
and offices. In 1967, the stage was renovated into a modern theatre
stage.
The Gertrude C. Ford Academic Complex,
completed in 1971, includes a recital hall in which is located a
41-rank Mohler organ. The complex houses Music, Art, Political Science,
Computer Services, Office of Records, and the Office of Adult Learning.
It also contains sky-lit art studios, a student computer terminal
room, a music laboratory and classrooms.
The current Physical Activities Center,
dedicated in 1974, has courts for basketball, tennis, badminton
and volleyball. However, construction of a new fitness center will
be completed in December 1999. This will provide a new state-of-the-art
fitness center with a multipurpose court, cardiotheater and aerobics
room, a full array of fitness and weight training equipment, handball
and squash courts, additional locker room, team room and rehab facilities
for men's and women's athletics, and office space for the athletics
staff. Other athletic facilities include swimming pool, tennis courts,
and fields for football, baseball, and soccer.
Renovation of the Boyd Campbell Student
Center will be completed in January of 2000 and will include an
expanded student dining area, special events dining, a coffee house
with outdoor dining available, an enlarged bookstore, a post office,
additional space for student organizations, and renovated office
space for student affairs personnel.
A new plaza, linking the Physical Activities
Center, the Student Center, and Olin Hall will provide an exciting
environment to relax, dine, work, socialize and linger. There will
be permanent seating with network connections to create outdoor
dining and study areas in the information age.
There are two single-sex women, one
single-sex men and four coed residence halls. All dorms are centrally
cooled and heated.
The James Observatory is an historical
landmark located on the northwest corner of the campus.
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