Even though the buildings on Hiram's campus may look old, not all of them really are. In fact, our campus has grown quite a bit in the past five years. From the newest student townhouses to athletics facilities and classroom buildings, we’ve invested heavily in new spaces for students.

It all began in 2004-2005 with the building of the state-of-the-art Coleman Sports Center and Herndon Softball Complex. The softball field was made possible by the generosity of former softball coach and professor emerita Dr. Myrtis Herndon, who not only donated the land for the facility, but was also instrumental in the design and building of the structure.

 

Fall 2011 - Charles A. Henry Athletic Field

The Charles A. Henry Athletic Field underwent a major transformation including installation of artificial turf and lights. These renovations will allow the following new possibilites for the field in Fall 2011 semester and onward:

  • Night football games
  • Intramural and club play
  • Free play
  • Space for the new lacrosse team

 

 

Fall 2011 - New Locker Rooms

Locker room renovations at the Les and Kathy Coleman Sports, Recreation and Fitness Center, include the following:

  • New flooring and shower facilities
  • Upgraded lighting, heating and air conditioning systems
  • Modern, wooden lockers for use by Hiram student-athletes in softball, women’s cross country, football, women’s soccer, baseball, men’s basketball and men’s soccer.

 

 

Spring 2011 - The Renner Theater

Marking the first phase of the Frohring Art Building's transformation, The Renner Theater opened in March with the performance of "Hair." The black box style venue will be home to productions put on by the theatre arts department, and future developments for the rest of the building are in store.

 

 

 

 

Fall 2010 - Solar Panels

The solar power panel array atop the Coleman Sports Center has been up and running, capturing energy from beautiful Hiram sunrises since December 2010. They represent the first step in Hiram’s continuing commitment to becoming carbon neutral. The solar array is expected to generate about 57 megawatts of electricity per year - enough to power about five average American homes.

 

 

 

Fall 2010 - Bistro

The Bistro, located on the first floor of the Kennedy Center, joined Hiram's dining facilities in September 2010. Table and lounge seating are available. The menu includes the following:

  • Starbucks coffee
  • Salads and soup
  • Sandwiches, including grill items
  • Pizza
  • Pastries

 

Fall 2009 - New Dining Hall

We also revolutionized our food service with 18,000 square-foot dining hall this summer. The new dining hall features:

  • An open floor plan
  • Large seating area
  • Private rooms for groups or meetings
  • Food stations set up in an circular pattern
  • A full range of food choices from traditional to international dishes

 

Fall 2009 - Townhouses

This summer we built 26 townhouses that are currently housing 104 upperclass students for the 2009-2010 year. Each townhouse has:

  • Four single bedrooms
  • Two baths
  • A living room
  • Kitchen with breakfast bar
  • Laundry room
  • A separate entrance
  • On-site parking for each occupant

 

Fall 2009 - Hinsdale Hall

Our main classroom building, Hinsdale Hall, got a makeover over the summer and reopened in the fall of 2009. The interior received a new look with new paint and new floors and a new set of furniture that makes the building a much more comfortable learning space for professors and students.

 

 

 

 

Spring 2009 - Writing House

A new home for the Lindsay-Crane Center for Writing and Literature also opened in the spring of 2009. The Queen Anne style Writing House was built in the 1890s and originally used as a boarding house. It houses:

  • The Hiram College Writing Center
  • Classrooms
  • Faculty offices
  • A kitchen
  • Porch
  • Backyard garden

 

Spring 2009 - Garfield Meeting House

One of the oldest looking buildings on campus was our next addition. The Garfield Meeting House serves as the residence for the Garfield Institute for Public Leadership. The former Mecca Community Church was taken apart, moved to Hiram’s campus and reassembled. It opened in the spring of 2009 and features:

  • A meeting area on the first floor
  • A library in the loft
  • Faculty offices in the lower level

 

 

Fall 2008 - East Hall

Our newest residence hall was opened in the fall of 2008. East Hall is a $7-million residence hall which features:

  • 102 beds in six- and eight-person apartment-style suites, with single and/or double rooms and a central living area.
  • The Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurship Center within the hall. The building combines both the residential facilities and the entrepreneurship academic and co-curricular facilities, making the entrepreneurship program truly integrated into campus life.
  • The Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurship Center houses: a 50-seat lecture hall, an incubator classroom, offices for the entrepreneurship center director and assistant director, meeting spaces, and a 2-bedroom Entrepreneur-in-Residence suite.

 

Fall 2008 - Nursing Suite

Hiram's on-campus state-of-the-art Nursing Suite opened in the Fall of 2008. It features a simulated clinical learning laboratory that provides students with hands-on experience before moving into off-campus clinical settings. The lab is equipped with:

  • An eight bed acute care area with simulation manikins
  • A six station primary care area
  • A critical care area which houses a SimMan and SimBaby

This advanced simulated equipment with realistic anatomical and clinical functionality allow for programmable learning scenarios which test students' clinical and decision-making skills.

 

2008 - Gelbke Art Center

The art department’s new home, the Gelbke Art Center, also opened in 2008. The new facility features:

  • An art gallery
  • Faculty offices
  • Photography dark rooms
  • An art history lecture hall and seminar room
  • An area for digital art
  • Ceramics and sculpture facilities
  • Print making and design areas
  • Classrooms

 

Spring 2008 - James H. Barrow Field Station

The James H. Barrow Field Station, a popular destination for students in the life sciences, got updated in the spring of 2008. The 390 acre property boasts:

  • 100 acres of mature beech-maple forest
  • A coldwater stream
  • Young forest
  • Permanent and temporary ponds
  • A six mile interpretive nature trail
  • Terrestrial and aquatic environments for class projects and ecological research
  • A waterfowl observation building with a large meeting room
  • A student residence
  • A renovated laboratory and teaching buildings.

2005 - The Coleman Sports, Recreation and Fitness Center

The Coleman Sports, Recreation and Fitness Center opened in 2005. It is the hub for indoor activity and includes:

  • Price Gymnasium
  • Martin Fieldhouse
  • Fleming Fieldhouse
  • Alumni Memorial Pool
  • Andrews Fitness Center
  • Connor Weight Room
  • Steinem Aerobics Studio
  • Krabill and Morris Racquetball Courts
  • An indoor track

2004 - "The Myrt"

"The Myrt," opened in 2004, features:

  • A game field with full size brick dugouts for home and visiting teams.
  • Storage areas and practice space.
  • The game field features an all-dirt infield and a natural grass outfield with a warning track.
  • The playing field also features a permanent scoreboard located beyond right field.