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➤ After exiting the Shields Building (SHD ➚ B7)
turn left onto Curtin Road
— Intramural Building (IM ➚ A7)
— East Halls (A6)
➤ To return to the Shields Building (SHD), go to
the bus stop on Curtin Road behind Pattee
Library. The Blue Loop bus will take you back to
the Shields Building.
Boucke Building (BKE ➚ C4): In addition to classrooms,
this building houses the International Programs office, which
offers 163 programs in more than fifty different countries, and
the University Learning Center, which offers free tutoring for
students.
➤ Turn left onto Bigler Road
— Bank of America Career Services Center
(BCS ➚ B6)
— Nittany Apartments (C6)
Shields Building (SHD ➚ B7): The Shields Building is home
to the Undergraduate Admissions Office, Office of the Bursar,
Office of Student Aid, University Registrar, and Administration
Information Services.
Hetzel Union Building (HUB ➚ C4): The HUB offers exhibit
areas, recreation rooms, lounges, ballroom facilities, an
auditorium, pool tables, video arcade, and several eateries.
The HUB is also home to a wide array of student organizations,
LateNight–PennState, and the Paul Robeson Cultural Center.
➤ Turn right onto Pollock Road
— Pollock Halls (C6)
— Millennium Science Complex (C6)
Intramural Building (IM ➚ A7): The building houses a weight
training room, three gymnasiums (with basketball and volleyball
courts), racquetball courts, an indoor track, and a matted allpurpose room for martial arts and wrestling. The IM Building is
also home to twenty-five intramural sports teams.
➤ Continue straight on Pollock Road, past the
intersection with Shortlidge Road
— Grange Building (GRN ➚ C5)
— Boucke Building (BKE ➚ C4)
— Hetzel Union Building (HUB ➚ C4)
➤ Turn left on the alley just past the Hetzel Union
Building (HUB ➚ C4)
➤ Follow the path in front of Old Main
(OMN ➚ C3) and onto the walking mall
— Old Main (OMN ➚ C3)
➤ Turn right onto the walking mall
— Willard Building (WLD ➚ C3)
— Carnegie Building (CRG ➚ C3)
— Sparks Building (SPK ➚ C3)
➤ At the library, turn left onto the path just in front
of the library (PTL/PNL ➚ B3)
— Pattee and Paterno Library (PTL/PNL ➚ B3)
➤ Cross Fraser Road and continue through West
Halls (C3) to Burrowes Road
— West Halls (C3)
➤ Turn right onto Burrowes Road
— Recreation Building (REC ➚ B2)
— The Nittany Lion Shrine (NLS ➚ B2)
East Halls (A6): East Halls, the largest residence hall complex
on campus, primarily houses first-year students. The community
offers a choice of fourteen residence halls where
the majority of residents share double rooms with one roommate. The commons area offers the largest dining hall
on campus, a computer lab, the University Learning Center,
a bookstore, a convenience store, and study lounges.
Bank of America Career Services Center (BCS ➚ B6): The
center assists students and alumni in their search for internships
and jobs. Services include access to career coaches, a job
vacancy database, resume/cover letter workshops, interviewing
skills workshops, and a facility for on-campus job interviews.
Career Services also holds a fall and spring career fair, attracting
employers from business, industry, and government.
Nittany Apartments (NTI ➚ C6): Nittany Apartments is
open to sophomores, juniors, and seniors who request a
housing contract and wish to live in an on-campus apartment.
Apartments have two or four bedrooms.
Pollock Halls (C6): Pollock Halls is open to all students who
request a housing contract. Many sororities are housed in suites
in these residence halls.
Millennium Science Complex (MSC ➚ C6): Penn State’s new
Millennium Science Complex is the gateway for interdisciplinary
research between faculty and students in areas such as
chemistry, engineering, biology, physics and medicine.
Grange Building (GRN ➚ C5): The building is home to the
Division of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). DUS is designed for
students who prefer to explore several academic programs
before choosing a major. The Multicultural Resource Center is
located on the first floor.
Old Main (OMN ➚ C3): Old Main is home to the Office of the
President and other University administrators. On warm days,
students like to relax, play sports, and study on the Old Main
lawn.
Willard Building (WLD ➚ C3): Most students have one or
more classes in this building. The Penn State Computer Store
is located in the basement and offers student discounts on
computer hardware and software. This building also houses
Penn State’s ITS Help Desk and Media Library to assist students
in all of their technology needs.
Carnegie Building (CRG ➚ C3): This building, while once
Penn State’s first library, is now home to the College of
Communications.
Sparks Building (SPK ➚ C3): This building is home to the
College of the Liberal Arts. The University Learning Center is
located in the basement.
Pattee and Paterno Library (PTL/PNL ➚ B3): More than
five million volumes are housed in Penn State’s library. They
can also be found on the online catalog system. Interlibrary
Loan provides access to all the Big Ten university libraries.
The library is named for Joe and Sue Paterno to honor their
generosity, hard work, and leadership in fundraising.
West Halls (C3): West Halls is the oldest residential area and
was designed by the same architect who created the residence
halls at Harvard. Mostly upperclass students live in these
residence halls.
Recreation Hall (REC ➚ B2): Rec Hall houses a newly
renovated fitness facility, gym, indoor track, squash courts,
racquetball courts, and volleyball courts. The building is home
to Penn State’s volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling teams.
Lion Shrine (NLS ➚ B2): The legendary Nittany Lion has been
Penn State’s mascot since 1907. Heinz Warneke sculpted this
statue of the lion and the Class of 1940 presented it as a gift
to Penn State. The shrine is the most photographed spot on
campus.
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Other Buildings to See:
— Agricultural Administration Building (AAD ➚ B5)
— Arts Building (ART ➚ B3)
— Atherton Hall (S1 ➚ D5)
— Beaver Stadium (BVR ➚ A8)
— The Berkey Creamery (BCR ➚ B5)
— Bryce Jordan Center (BJC ➚ B8)
— Business Building (BUS ➚ A5)
— Chambers Building (CHB ➚ B3)
— Deike Building (DKE ➚ D2)
— Hammond Building (HMD ➚ D3)
— Henderson Building (HND ➚ D4)
— Hintz Alumni Center (HNZ ➚ D3)
— Information Sciences & Technology (IST ➚ C2)
— Palmer Museum of Art (PMA ➚ B4)
— Thomas Building (TMS ➚ C5)
Beaver Stadium (BVR ➚ A8): Beaver Stadium, home to Penn
State football, has a seating capacity of more than 107,000. The
stadium also houses the All-Sports Museum honoring studentathletes and coaches from Penn State’s history.
The Berkey Creamery (BCR ➚ B5): The famous Creamery
ice cream is cow to cone in 96 hours and is served in all of our
dining halls. There is only one rule: do not mix flavors. The only
person to break this rule was former President Bill Clinton.
Bryce Jordan Center (BJC ➚ B8): The BJC seats 15,000 for
varsity basketball games, other athletic competitions, and a
variety of entertainment events. It is home to the men’s and
women’s basketball teams as well as the largest student-run
philanthropy in the world, Penn State Dance Marathon (THON).
THON raised more than $9.5 million for kids with cancer
in February 2011.
Business Building (BUS ➚ A5): The building is home to
the Smeal College of Business. It houses state-of-the-art
classrooms, as well as a Trading Room that replicates a realworld trading experience.
Chambers Building (CHB ➚ B3): Chambers Building is home
to the College of Education. Ninety-eight percent of its
graduates are employed or in graduate school within one year
of graduation.
Deike Building (DKE ➚ D2): The Deike Building is home to
the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences. Deike also houses
the College’s Museum and Art Gallery, with more than 22,000
minerals, rocks, and fossils as well as archaeological artifacts.
Hammond Building (HMD ➚ D3): The Hammond Building is
home to the College of Engineering. Approximately one in fifty
engineers with a baccalaureate degree in engineering in the
United States graduated from Penn State.
Henderson Building (HND ➚ D4): The Henderson Building is
home to the College of Health and Human Development. With
more than 50,000 alumni, the College’s mentoring program
connects students with professional alumni.
Hintz Family Alumni Center (HNZ ➚ D3): Hintz is home to the
Penn State Alumni Association. The Alumni Association is the
largest of its kind, with more than 165,000 members.
Agricultural Administration Building (AAD ➚ B5): This building
is home to the College of Agricultural Sciences, the first college
established at Penn State.
Arts Building (ART ➚ B3): Arts Building is home to the College
of Arts and Architecture. The building features a 450-person
Playhouse Theatre and a Visual Resources Centre with
approximately 400,000 slides of works of art and architecture.
Atherton Hall (S1➚ D5): Atherton Hall is home to the Schreyer
Honors College, one of the best and most comprehensive
undergraduate honors programs in the United States.
Information Sciences & Technology (IST ➚ C2): The College
of Information Sciences and Technology offers majors in
Information Sciences and Technology and Security and Risk
Analysis. Graduates are in high demand almost everywhere
technology is used in today’s society.
Palmer Museum of Art (PMA ➚ B4): The museum is the
largest art venue between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Thomas Building (TMS ➚ C5): Thomas Building is home to
the Eberly College of Science. The college offers courses
and degrees in physical sciences, mathematical sciences, and
biological sciences.
Tour Guide Tidbits about Penn State
University Park:
➤ State College is a college-friendly town. While
first-year students are required to live on campus,
many upperclass students choose to live within
walking distance of campus. Downtown offers
bookstores, clothing stores, a movie theatre, and
restaurants.
➤ Anyone can ride the Loop/Link buses for free on
campus. Students may also ride the local buses, at
a small cost each way, to travel to local shopping
areas. A Greyhound bus station is located across
from campus and it is just a short taxi ride to the
University Park Airport. First-year students are not
permitted to have cars on campus.
➤ Penn State offers both large and small classrooms.
85 percent of first-year classes at University Park
have fifty students or fewer.
➤ High-speed and wireless Internet access is
available throughout campus.
➤ University Park offers more than 700 clubs and
organizations: student government, music and
performing arts groups, nationality and diversity
organizations, clubs formed around academic
interests, religious and spiritual organizations,
Greek life, and dozens of special-interest groups.
➤ Students can visit University Health Services for a
small fee. A new facility built in 2008, located at
the corner of Bigler Road and Pollock Road, offers
many services including a pharmacy, a counseling
and psychological services center, women’s health
services, and a nutrition clinic.
➤ Penn State University Park is serviced by the State
College Police, Penn State Police, and Auxiliary
Police. Blue-light phones are located throughout
campus, and enable students to report
emergencies directly to the police. The campus
also offers a security escort service (865-WALK),
for Penn State students and visitors upon request.
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