Athletic
and Recreation Center, opened in 2001, houses a gymnasium, locker
rooms, athletic training rooms and offices, the bookstore, and an
aerobics fitness center. The facility sponsors classes in conditioning,
yoga, spinning, and nutrition, as well as a personal training program.
Dwight
Hall, named for industrialist Edmund Dwight of Boston, who
provided funds for Horace Mann to start the Normal Schools of
Massachusetts, houses classrooms, major administrative offices, and the
College auditorium.
Ecumenical and Cultural Center, built in 1871, was purchased by
the College in 1970 and used as a chapel for all faiths and as a
classroom. Renovated in 2000, the facility also now serves as the site
for special campus events.
Henry
Whittemore Library, named for the President of the College who
served from 1898 to 1917, is a seven-level structure completed in 1969.
Its collections presently include approximately 200,000 book volumes,
600,000 units of microforms and 900 periodical subscriptions and a
variety of CD-ROM databases. An on-line public catalog combines the
holdings of the Library and the Minuteman Library Network. These
resources are supplemented by on-line computer systems for information
retrieval, including Internet access to data-bases world-wide.
Curriculum Library, Archives, and Special Collections rooms contain many
materials unique to the College.
Classrooms, the Emeritus Room,
The Media Resources Center, the Multimedia Lab, and the Modern Language
Department occupy upper levels, while extensive facilities of the
Department of Communication Arts are also located in the building.
May Hall
is named for Abby May, the Official Visitor to the Framingham School for
the Massachusetts Board of Education. In her reports to the legislature,
she advocated for this classroom-administrative building which opened in
1889, the year after her death. It was completely renovated in 1982 and
houses the departments of Art, English, History, and Politics.
Hemenway
Hall, named for Mary Hemenway, who was largely responsible for
the development of the consumer sciences division of the College, houses
classrooms and laboratories for nutrition, clothing and textiles,
mathematics, nursing, biology, chemistry, food
science, geography, geology, physics, and psychology, and is also the
location of the Computer Center, the College Planetarium, and the Food
Pilot Plant Laboratory.
Peirce
Hall, named for Cyrus Peirce, who was the first President of the
College, is a residence for 102 women students. South Peirce houses
academic administrators’ offices and the Center for Academic Support and
Advising.
Horace Mann Hall is a coed residence housing juniors and seniors
in single rooms. It is named for the famous educator who was the founder
of the Commonwealth’s first teacher training institution.
Crocker
Hall is named for Lucretia Crocker, an outstanding teacher and
the first woman to be appointed supervisor in the Boston schools. It is
currently used for faculty offices.
O’Connor
Hall, named for Martin F. O’Connor, who served as President from
1936 to 1961, is a residence for 269 women and houses the College Health
Services. O’Connor Hall also serves as
the home of the Christa Corrigan McAuliffe Center for Education and
Teaching Excellence and the Challenger Learning Center.
Larned
Hall is named for Dorothy Larned, who served as the Dean of Women
from 1942 to 1961. The six-story residence hall provides living and
study facilities for men and women. The ground floor contains a large
recreation room with lounge, kitchenette, and meeting rooms for
educational and social functions. Other floors contain living quarters,
together with study and utility areas. Situated atop College Hill, the
residence hall is surrounded by an exterior plaza providing an overall
view of the campus.
Foster
Hall is named for Dr. Stuart Foster, former Chair of the
Chemistry Department and Professor Emeritus. The building houses 20
students in a program dedicated to wellness/substances-free living.
Linsley
Hall, named for the late Professor James D. Linsley of the
History Department, is a residence for 185 students.
The
Corinne Hall Towers, a four-house residence complex, accommodates
students in 32 suites of 13 students per suite. It is named in honor of
Corinne Hall, a former home economics teacher at Framingham State
College. The residence opened in September 1973.
D. Justin
McCarthy College Center, named in honor of Dr. McCarthy,
President of the College from 1961 to 1985, houses all segments of
student activities. Additionally, it contains the Campus Police office,
dining facilities, a snack bar, billiards, music practice rooms, and
other extensive recreational areas and services. A number of conference
facilities are provided. The D. Justin McCarthy Center is the hub of all
of the College activities.