page_title: Allegheny College
section_title: Campus
hierarchical_section_title: Allegheny College / Campus
caption_attribution_description: English: The Pelletier Library at Allegheny College.
context_page_description: Allegheny College is a private liberal arts college in Meadville, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1815, Allegheny is the oldest college in continuous existence under the same name west of the Allegheny Mountains. It is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association and the North Coast Athletic Conference and it is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.
context_section_description: The campus has 40 principal buildings on a 79-acre (32 ha) central campus located just north of Downtown Meadville, a 203-acre (0.82 km²) outdoor recreational complex north of campus, called the Robertson Athletic Complex, and the 283-acre (115 ha) Bousson nature reserve, protected forest, and experimental forest.
  Residence Halls:
  North Village II is the newest residence hall on campus, which houses 230 residents in either quad or double living in an air conditioned environment.
  North Village houses 110 residents in air-conditioned suites housing 5 residents a suite. The most environmentally friendly of all the residence halls, it features geothermal heating, eco-friendly tiles, and rainwater recharge stations
  College Court is located at the southern part of the campus and houses 77 students in apartment style housing which shares a common courtyard and features a kitchen and air conditioning.
  Located about a 5-minute walk from campus, Allegheny Commons is a new addition to the campus and features 2 or 4 person apartments and full kitchens, which is air conditioned
  Brooks Hall, in addition to being one of the main dining halls, also houses female residents in 1, 2, or 4 person rooms. One of the oldest parts of the campus, Hullings Hall, is located as part of Brooks Hall.
  Walker Hall and Walker-Annex Hall are adjacent, and connected to, Brooks Hall and house both male and female students in singles or doubles. The buildings feature recently renovated lounges which include kitchens.
  Schultz Hall (formerly South Hall) houses first-year students in double rooms. Located on the southern part of campus, this building also houses the Winslow Health Center.
  Located near the center of Campus, Caflisch Hall houses mostly sophomores and juniors in singles, doubles (which come with a common room) and some triples.
  Built in 1970, Ravine-Narvik Hall houses students in pods containing 4 double rooms and a shared bathroom. Located near the edge of campus, this dorm houses both male and female students.
  One of three all first-year halls, Baldwin Hall houses almost 200 students in double rooms.
  Edwards Hall (officially Edwards House) is located near the Wise Center and houses co-ed all first-years in double rooms.
  Non-Residential Buildings
  The Pelletier Library (in 2008) had 922,540 volumes (491,284 microform titles). Another estimate was that the library had 420,000 bound volumes, 227,000 microform titles, 1,000 periodicals, and 261,000 U.S. government and Pennsylvania state documents. The library has noteworthy Americana and Ida Tarbell collections. A computer lab, audiovisual center, and music listening system are there too. It is named after past president Lawrence L. Pelletier who served from 1955 to 1980. The Learning Commons, which is located in Pelletier Library, assists students with writing, research, public speaking and study skills, and also offers disability services.
  Newton Observatory houses a nine-inch refracting telescope and a computer-interfaced 10-inch Meade LX200 telescope with CCD camera. The Office of Public Safety and Security is also housed in the Newton Observatory.
  The Allegheny College Center for Experiential Learning or ACCEL coordinates career internships, off-campus study programs, service-learning, pre-professional advising, and leadership development.
  A Counseling Center, which has joined the Winslow Health Center in Schultz Hall, offers guidance for students in adjusting to student life. The center is staffed by registered therapists and provides crisis and walk in hours to students, free of charge.
  Winslow Health Center is staffed by a registered nurse and offers routine diagnosis and treatment. The center also offers free STI testing to students on a monthly basis.
  The main dining facility is in Brooks Hall, and students can also dine at McKinley's Food Court in the campus center. There have been efforts by students to support the relationship between food services and local farmers. Allegheny won a $79,545 grant in May 2009 to buy equipment to help with composting food waste, including a shredder mill,
caption: The Pelletier Library.
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