Crounse Academic Center

The historical flavor associated with Old Centre (1819) and Old Carnegie (1914) was
brought into the renovation and new construction planned for Crounse. Containing
classrooms and faculty offices, as well as the Grace Doherty Library, Crounse is
at the heart of Centre students' academic experience. Its renovation and expansion
created a 75,000-square-foot state-of-the-art education facility with 25,000 new square
feet and 50,000 square feet of renovated space. Highlights of the Crounse renovation and expansion include:
• Expanded Doherty Library

• Technology integrated throughout
the building

• New vestibule and lobby

• Two new reading rooms

• New reference area

• Study carrels with power/data ports

• Additional space for 60,000 volumes

• New and expanded Rare Book Room
and display space

• New computer training lab

• Renovation of existing faculty offices

• 15 new faculty offices



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 • Two 16-person seminar classrooms

• Three 40-45-person classrooms

• All classrooms emphasizing high
levels of flexibility for seating and
instructional technology

• Wireless computer access

• Expanded storage for archives

• Built-in projection for classrooms

• Six study rooms

• Additional administrative workspace

• High-performance computing center

• Social sciences laboratory