The center boasts several ballrooms and conference rooms, a large cafeteria (featuring a Dunkin' Donuts), several common areas, an open access computer lab, and a small dining room. It was known as the Student Union until the retirement of then-president Adrian Rondileau. The Adrian Rondileau Campus Center (1970 - 161,000 ft²) was constructed over land that was once Boyden Park on Park Street. Located on the ground floor by the IT Support Services office is a Starbucks kiosk. The third floor Special Collections features a small museum and specialized collection of Abraham Lincoln. The facility has over 300,000 volumes, an assorted collection of music and videos, and several classrooms. It is named for former college president Clement C. The (1971 - 172,580 ft²) is a four-story cement and brick structure located on Shaw Road with secondary (albeit heavily used) entrances on Park Street. Summer Street House (1925 - 3,831 ft²), a former home near the Alumni Center and Maxwell Library, houses the Political Science Department.ĭavis Alumni Center (1990 - 6,492 ft²), another former home, houses the alumni services office.Ĭhristian Fellowship Services building, located on Shaw Road, is yet another former house. It houses the parking clerk and student ID services in the basement, and classrooms on the upper floors. Hunt Junior High School, is located on School St. It now houses the Art Department and the Anderson Art Gallery. The Art Center (1904 - 14,924 ft²) was originally constructed as the Boyden Gymnasium (an indoor track remains on the second floor). Named after the first principal of Bridgewater Normal School, it houses faculty offices, department offices, a dining hall, the campus Post Office, and Health Services. Tillinghast Hall (1916 - 51,760 ft²), known as "Tilly," is located at the corner of School and Summer streets. The building houses the School of Business. Formerly it was the Burnell Campus School (see below). Harrington Hall (1926 - 26,640 ft²) was named in honor of Lee F. On the lowest level, School Street side, is the Horace Mann Auditorium. It now houses the Registrar's Office, Financial Aid services, Student Accounts, the President and Vice President's offices, administrative offices, the department of Information Technology, and several classrooms. Boyden Hall (1924 - 63,248 ft²) was constructed as the main building of Bridgewater Normal School following the campus fire of 1924. Today, the building is used as the Admissions Office. Gates House (1876 - 6,138 ft²) is a small woodframe structure that was once the dwelling house of Samuel Gates. Throughout its history, it has also been known as Bridgewater Teachers College, Bridgewater State Teachers College, and State Teachers College at Bridgewater.
Since the 1960s, the school has expanded its program to include liberal arts, business, and aviation. On ApKappa Delta Phi National Fraternity was founded at Bridgewater State. One of the first normal schools in the nation, its initial mission was to train school teachers. The school's mascot is the bear.īSC was founded by Horace Mann as a normal school styled Bridgewater Normal School. It is the largest of the state's nine state colleges outside of the University of Massachusetts system.
Longd=70 |longm=57 |longs=57.62 |longEW=Wīridgewater State College is a public liberal arts college located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Motto = Not to be Ministered Unto but to Minister