Campus and Buildings

Introduction

Campus & Buildings

Belmont University occupies a 62-acre campus in southeast Nashville at 16th Avenue South and Wedgewood Avenue. Virtually all traffic skirts the campus and thus allows a quiet, secluded environment. However, the campus is conveniently situated near churches of all faiths, hospitals, restaurants, shopping centers, and other universities. Buses of the Metropolitan Transit Authority stop near the campus on their frequent trips to and from the downtown area. Classes are located in ten main buildings with the library and other facilities lying in close proximity to the classrooms. Most buildings are recently constructed or renovated. Major structures include:

Belmont Commons, completed in 1994, provides 30 fully furnished, four-bedroom townhouses each accommodating four residents.

Belmont Heights Baptist Church houses the undergraduate and graduate programs of the School of Nursing in newly renovated facilities at the south end of campus. The Bill Bandy Wellness Center with state-of-the-art exercise equipment and walking track is maintained in the Belmont Heights Baptist Church Family Life Center which also houses offices and classroom space for the Department of Health and Human Performance.

Belmont Little Theatre, located below Hail Hall, is the performance and production lab for the Belmont Theatre and Drama Department. The theatre sponsors a minimum of four main stage productions a year, all of which are open to the campus and Nashville community.

Belmont Mansion was built c1852 as part of the Belle Monte estate owned by Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen and Adelicia Hayes Acklen. It serves the university as a social center and is maintained as a historical museum by the Belmont Mansion Association.

Bruin Hills, remodeled in 1995, includes 115 unfurnished two-bedroom and one- bath apartments.

Lila D. Bunch Library, completed in the summer of 1993, is located on the west side of Belmont Boulevard. It houses four floors of resources, seating for 525 students, a circulation lobby, a reference/periodical wing, a microcomputer center, an instructional technology laboratory, a multimedia hall, an education services center, a music services center, a listening/viewing center, three special collection rooms, four group study rooms, two group listening/viewing rooms, and two atriums.

Campus Security Building, built around the turn of the century, was originally a carriage house. Operational headquarters are located in the Gabhart Student Center.

Center for Music Business, a 9,000-square-foot facility completed in 1993, houses the recording studios and writer rooms for the Curb School of Music Business. It is located on the lower level of the Massey Business Center.

The Communication Arts Center, houses faculty offices, administrative offices, and classrooms for the Departments of Broadcasting and Video Production, Communication Studies and Journalism.

Fidelity Hall built in 1905, renovated 1986, houses offices for the Director of Athletics, V.P. for Finance and Operations, Chancellor, Human Resources, and faculty offices and classrooms for the School of Religion, Department of Philosophy, and the Honors Program.

Freeman Hall, an original academic building built in 1890, renovated in 1986, houses offices for the President, V.P. for University Relations (including Corporation/Foundation Relations, Donor Records, and Alumni), V.P. and General Counsel, V.P. of Planned Giving and Church Relations, and Enrollment Services (including Admissions, Belmont Central and Student Financial Services.

Gabhart Student Center houses the dining hall, bookstore, lounge, university food court, guest rooms, Campus Security operational headquarters, Auxiliary Services, Conference Services, Office of Dean of Students, Career Services, international student office, student government offices, Office of Residence Life, and the faculty and staff dining room. This 44,000 square-foot facility opened in 1981.

Hail Residence Hall provides 83 spaces for male and female students.

Heron Residence Hall provides 100 spaces for female students. The lower level of Heron, restored and remodeled in 1996, houses the Department of Broadcasting and Video Production with radio studio and control room, classrooms and faculty offices.

The Hillside, completed in 1998, provides 97 fully furnished, two- and four-bedroom apartments. Preference is given to upperclassmen.

Hitch Science Center houses offices, classrooms and laboratories for biology, chemistry, computer science, mathematics, and physics. The building was completed in 1974.

Leu Art Gallery, located at the front entrance of the Lila D. Bunch Library, showcases during the fall and spring semesters the works of local and regional artists. The gallery, completed in 1994, also houses a permanent collection of art reference books.

Leu Center for the Visual Arts, completed in 1999, is a 40,000 square foot state of the art facility housing studios for drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics, sculpture, and photography as well as a graphics lab with 20 Macintosh workstations. The facility also houses a student gallery, a 118-seat audio/visual room and faculty/staff offices.

Maddox Residence Hall provides 154 spaces for male students.

Massey Business Center, encompassing 115,000 square feet, was completed in 1990. It includes the renovated historic Founders Hall, renamed Barbara Massey Hall, and the Harris B. and Doris J. Massey Hall. The center houses classrooms, faculty offices, College of Business Administration and Jack C. Massey Graduate School of Business Administration offices, the Curb Center for Music Business, the Center for Family Business, the Center for Quality, the Frist Center, study lounges, seminar rooms, conference rooms, dining rooms, and a convenience store. A state-of-the-art learning center includes three computer labs. It also houses offices for the Provost, and Image Resources (including the campus copy center and mail center).

Massey Performing Arts Center was renovated during 1997 to provide an exceptional multi-purpose performance setting. The upper level of the building contains Massey Concert Hall which seats approximately 1000. The lower level of the building, also newly renovated, contains Harton Recital Hall, music offices/studios, classrooms, practice rooms, the Belmont Academy, and dressing rooms. It is joined to the Sam A. Wilson Music Building by an open courtyard.

Pembroke Residence Hall provides 143 spaces for male students.

Percussion Studio houses instructional space, practice rooms, and faculty offices for School of Music percussion study.

The Physical Therapy Facility, located on 15th and Delmar, is the temporary site for the Master of Physical Therapy Program. The 18,000-square-foot facility houses the faculty and administrative offices. In addition there are two classrooms, four laboratories, and four seminar/conference rooms. Approximately 1300 square feet is dedicated to an outpatient faculty practice clinic.

The Special Emphasis Houses are homes located at 1508, 1512, 1513 and 1524 Compton Avenue. These houses offer students study outside the classroom in various academic areas.

Student Health Services is located adjacent to the School of Nursing facilities behind Belmont Heights Baptist Church.

The Tower was built c1852 to serve as a water tower on part of the Belle Monte estate owned by Joseph Alexander Smith Acklen and Adelicia Hayes Acklen. In 1973, the ground level was restored and houses a prayer chapel. In 1986, a 23-bell carillon was installed.

Wheeler Humanities Building houses offices and classrooms for the Departments of Education, Literature and Language, History, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Social Work. The building was completed in 1975..

Wilson Music Building, completed in 1994, contains the College of Visual and Performing Arts offices, School of Music faculty studios/offices, and instructional/rehearsal space. The lower level of this three-floor structure houses practice rooms, a piano lab, and two music technology labs.

Wright Residence Hall provides 198 spaces for female students.