CS 3.11.3 The institution operates and maintains physical facilities, both on and off campus, that appropriately serve the needs of the institution’s educational programs, support services, and other mission-related activities. (Physical Facilities)
In Compliance
Shenandoah University operates and maintains physical spaces and facilities that appropriately support the needs of the educational programs, support services, and other mission-related activities of the university.
The university Physical Plant consists of 43 buildings totaling 895,107 square feet of academic and administrative space, including nine residence halls. The main campus in Winchester is 125 acres. Of the total square footage, the university leases 75,228 square feet of instructional and office space from Valley Health Systems for Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Pharmacy. This is the Health Professions Building, located on the grounds of the Winchester Medical Center, a short distance from the main campus. In addition, the university leases 45,000 square feet of instructional space in Leesburg, Virginia (about 45 miles from Winchester), with several classrooms, labs, and offices. This is the Northern Virginia Campus @ Scholar Plaza. One residence hall space, Edwards Residential Village, is leased, totaling 32,000 square feet. The Child Care center building provides 3,600 square feet of space in Winchester. The River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield, outside of Berryville, Virginia, consists of 195 acres adjacent to Shenandoah River, including a clubhouse and five miles of paved trails. The Physical Plant is valued at $161,410,000. Reference photos of each facility are available in the attached documentation, along with links to general campus videos.
The next several paragraphs describe campus facilities that support the university in general and then for each school of the university. Details for each building are provided in the Alphabetical List of Campus Facilities.
University-Wide Facilities
The university supports a wide variety of administrative and academic support functions in several buildings. Spaces for administrative offices, including Admissions, Financial Aid, Business Office, Registrar, Institutional Research, vice president and president’s offices, can be found in the Wilkins Administration Building. Student Services such as Career Counseling, Academic Enrichment and Residence Life have office spaces in Cooley Hall, Howe Hall and in the Brandt Student Center. There are nine residence halls, providing 920 beds for students. The campus wellness center is located in the bottom floor of Racey Hall. Food and dining services, provided by Sodexo, are available in the 350-seat Allen Dining Hall and in the Food Court at the Brandt Student Center. Some food services are also provided at the Health Professionals Building. A university bookstore, operated by Follett, is located in the Brandt Student Center. Other Auxiliary Services are located at the Romine Living Center. The Alson H. Smith, Jr. Library is the main library for the campus, and the branch Health Sciences Library is located in the Health Professions Building. The university Chapel reflects Shenandoah’s connection with the United Methodist Church and provides space for Spiritual Life. The River Campus at Cool Spring is used for many university outdoor functions as well as general recreation and several academic programs.
Athletics facilities include the Shingleton gymnasium, the Shentel football stadium, training and fitness rooms in Aikens Hall, tennis courts, and fitness space in the Brandt Student Center, as well as several practice fields.
Physical Plant and maintenance operations have offices and workspace in Shingleton and the Maintenance Shop. Parking on the main campus meets current needs, and includes several open lots and a 273- space parking garage; the Health Professions Building and Northern Virginia Campus also provide adequate parking in open lots.
College of Arts and Sciences Facilities
The College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) offers degree programs in the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. The College has classroom space in several buildings, including Gregory Hall, Henkel Hall, Howe Hall, Halpin-Harrison Hall, the new Health and Life Sciences building, Davis Hall, Cooley Hall and Vickers Communication Center. Laboratory spaces for the life sciences are in Gregory Hall and the Health and Life Sciences Building. Hester Auditorium in Henkel Hall has a 180 seat capacity. The Writing Center is in Howe Hall. Faculty and administrative offices are primarily in Gregory and Howe halls. The College has a GIS and Advanced Spatial Analysis lab in Gregory. Finally, the CAS utilizes the facilities at the River Campus at Cool Spring for history and environmental studies programs.
School of Education and Human Development Facilities
The School of Education offers graduate programs in education and leadership, and undergraduate classes for teacher preparation. The School uses classroom and faculty office space in the Bowman Building, but also uses classroom space in Henkel Hall and at the Northern Virginia Campus @ Scholar Plaza.
Shenandoah Conservatory Facilities
The Conservatory, with programs in music, theater and dance, utilizes a wide variety of spaces for instruction, rehearsal practice and performance. Most of the Conservatory space is located in Armstrong and Ruebush Halls, and in the 632-seat Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre. Dance uses studios and offices in Shingleton. In addition, the Chapel is used as a recital hall performance space and the John Kerr Building is used for classes of the Shenandoah Arts Academy. Many faculty members have studio spaces designed for individual vocal or instrumental instruction. Moreover, there are practice spaces for students, rehearsal halls for ensembles, storage rooms for musical instruments, dance studios, costume shop, scene shop, and a specialized computer lab. The campus Steinway Initiative aims to put Steinway pianos in all performance and practice spaces.
School of Health Professions Facilities
The School of Health Profession, with programs in Athletic Training, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies, uses facilities in the Health Professions Building, Northern Virginia Campus at Scholar Plaza, and in the new Health & Life Sciences Building. Spaces include general classroom, cadaver labs, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy skills labs, faculty offices, student study and meeting space.
School of Nursing Facilities
The Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing is based in the new Health & Life Sciences Building, where the program has access to classrooms, a cadaver lab, nursing skills simulation labs, faculty offices and student meeting and study space. The School of Nursing also uses classroom space at the Northern Virginia Campus @ Scholar Plaza.
School of Pharmacy Facilities
The Bernard J. Dunn, Jr. School of Pharmacy is based in the Health Professions Building (HPB), but also uses facilities in Ashburn, Virginia owned by the George Washington University (Innovation Hall) for the Pharmacogenomics program. Spaces at HPB include classroom and pharmacy laboratory space, a large lecture hall, as well as faculty and administrative offices.
School of Business Facilities
The School of Business is located in Halpin-Harrison Hall. The space includes faculty and administrative offices, flat and tiered classrooms, a 302-seat auditorium, seminar and conference rooms, a large conference room, student meeting and study space.
Several programmatic self-studies submitted for specialized accreditation specifically address the appropriateness of physical facilities for those programs, including reports for the National Association of Music, the American College of Nurse Midwives, American Occupational Therapy Association and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. These reports identified areas for improvement regarding facilities, but did not reflect material weakness that prevented approval of the specialized accreditation.
Information Technology Environment
In addition to physical facilities, the university provides a robust information technology network environment. The university has a wireless campus, with more than 320 access points supporting nearly 7,000 devices. Wireless coverage is available in every office, classroom, residence hall room, and outside in campus green spaces. Two Internet Service Providers (ISP) provide Internet access with 300 MB and 100 MB circuits. Two firewalls provide redundant network security. Many campus servers have been virtualized, enhancing network access, stability and disaster recovery. Campus email functions have been outsources to Google G-mail. More than 100 classroom spaces are outfitted with networked presentation or audiovisual equipment, such as LCD projectors, Smart™ boards or flat-panel displays. Select classrooms in the Health Professions Building, the Health and Life Sciences Building and the Northern Virginia Campus at Scholar Plaza are equipped with Cisco video-teleconferencing (VTC) equipment. Students who participate in the university’s iMLearning Initiative receive an Apple MacBook Pro and an iPad when they enter the university, providing a ubiquitous laptop environment across all programs and schools. As a result, the number of designated computer labs has been gradually reduced and now consists of just four such facilities. In addition, both Smith Library and the Health Sciences Library have MacBook Pro laptops for checkout, as well as iPad and iPad Minis. WEPA, Inc., an outside contractor, manages student printing and provides sixteen networked print kiosks for the university.
Software and hardware is in place to support all students taking classes offered both on-campus and through online delivery. Students and faculty currently use Blackboard as the course management system, with Canvas being piloted in several programs. Two university staff administrates and provide training and support for Blackboard. Software such as Collaborate, Google Video Chat, and Zoom are used to connect with students remotely. The Center for Teaching and Learning provides training for faculty working in the distance education environment.
Ellucian (Datatel) supports the university’s administrative functions, and Webadvisor provides web access for online registration, grading, business office functions and the like. The university provides training for technology use, both face-to-face and online. Atomic Learning is used to provide online and on-demand training for the faculty, staff and students. The university provides Cisco VPN clients for accessing the campus network from off-site, and library electronic resources are made accessible from anywhere through the EZProxy software.
Campus Master Plan
The Campus Master Plan, approved in 2013, was adopted after extensive input from faculty, staff, students and trustees, reflected in the Appendices of the Plan. The master plan outlines a five, ten and fifteen-year planning target, supporting institutional assumptions for growth of enrollment and housing needs. Overall, the master plan aims to strengthen the undergraduate program, improve connections between populations of the campus community, and to create better exterior and interior spaces. Over the next ten years, planned facilities include a new parking structure, additional residence facilities for both upper division and lower division students, a new administrative building for Admissions and Campus Safety, new field house/athletic center, new concert hall, expanded dining facilities, and improved campus traffic patterns. The new Health and Life Sciences Building was completed in August 2014, and the expansion of the Northern Virginia Campus facility was also finished in summer 2014. In June 2014, the university began a project to relocate a 1,000-foot portion of a city street (Millwood Avenue), resulting in additional campus space for a building and parking, space that will be better integrated with the rest of the campus. The university also plans to implement a campus perimeter project as part of the Millwood Avenue Project, to begin spring 2015.
The university continuously reviews and assesses its physical plant, gathering input from faculty, students and administration. Capital Requests, submitted annually through the various vice-presidents, are used to identify construction, renovation and furniture needs across the entire campus. Capital requests form the basis for the <Facilities Condition Report>, the document used to identify campus priorities and deferred maintenance as well as track progress on facilities needs. The SchoolDude™ maintenance monitoring system enables the university to make maintenance work assignments, track man-hours and the types of work being done, and identify issues occurring in buildings and spaces across campus. Other assessments include the Property Loss Control Report, provided by EIAA (Educational and Institutional Insurance Administrators), which identifies potential risk management and safety issues. Internally, professional staff monitor project completion dates and make comparisons with the Campus Master Plan. The Building and Grounds Committee of the Board of Trustees provides frequent oversight and review of physical facilities, and <Minutes> of committee meetings provide evidence of ongoing efforts to ensure appropriate facilities.
Classroom space is located in fourteen different buildings. Space for instruction, faculty offices, and administration is adequate, though demand for classroom space is high for more than 40% of the day. Some class sections are at 100% of capacity, depending on the time of day. However, most classrooms are below capacity, and analysis of the Course Campus Space Utilization done in spring 2014 demonstrates the extra classroom capacity available throughout the instructional day. New facilities on the Winchester campus and Northern Virginia Campus will extend instructional and office space in each location.
Physical Plant Staff
University facilities are maintained through an in-house professional staff providing proactive maintenance and system monitoring. The eight-member administrative staff includes the Director and Assistant Director of Physical Plant, the maintenance supervisor and the custodial supervisor. Maintenance staff includes 13 people; four individuals are devoted to grounds, and 28 custodians manage cleaning in campus buildings.
The following inventory exemplifies the university’s commitment to maintaining appropriate facilities:
Facilities added or renovated since the last SACSCOC reaffirmation in 2009
- Health and Life Sciences Building (2014): 70,100 square foot new facility to support Nursing, Athletic Training, College of Arts and Sciences undergraduate lab sciences. Includes six classrooms, 32 offices and 11 teaching laboratories, cadaver lab.
- Health Professions Building (1996, renovated 2014): 75,228 square feet of leased classroom and office space for Pharmacy, Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy (as of early 2015). Includes 12 classrooms, 10 seminar rooms, 12 labs and 2,000-square-foot Health Sciences Library.
- Northern Virginia Campus @ Scholar Plaza (2009, expanded 2014): 45,000- square-foot leased facility supporting Nursing, Respiratory Care, Education, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies. Located in Leesburg, Virginia. Includes 16 class and seminar rooms, faculty offices and lab space.
- East Campus Commons (renovated 2012): Residence hall space converted from motel. 18, 490 square feet of residence hall space with 75 bed capacity; another 3,000 square feet for offices, storage and student activities.
- River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield: 195 acres adjacent to Shenandoah River outside of Berryville, Virginia. Includes clubhouse and five miles of paved trails. Used for outdoor recreation, Environment Studies and History programs.
- Solenberger Hall (2011): 15,211 square feet of space divided into apartments for up to 25 upper division undergraduate and graduate students. Located on downtown walking mall.
- Wilkins Administration Building (1972, partially renovations in 2003, 2008, 2010): 27,065 square feet for President’s office and vice president’s offices; Business Office, Financial Aid, Admissions, Institutional Research, Human Resources, Auxiliary Services, Public Safety.
Alphabetical List of Campus Facilities
- Aikens Athletic Center (2002): 20,000 square feet of classroom, office and exercise space for athletics.
- Allen Dining Hall (1961, 1985): 9,426-square-foot dining hall, kitchen, seating for 350.
- Armstrong Hall (1960): 26,240 square feet with offices, music instructional suites, piano labs and 502 seat-capacity concert hall for the Conservatory.
- Bowman Building (1920, partial renovation 2008): 29,682 square feet of classrooms and offices for School of Education and Human Development; Four classrooms.
- Brandt Student Center (2008): 40,000 square feet for student affairs functions, including game room, food court, gathering spaces, conference rooms, fitness room, bookstore, post office, student organization office, Student Government Association office and a multi-purpose room with 425- person capacity.
- Child Care Center: 3,640 square feet of leased child-care space.
- Cooley Hall (1961, partial renovation 2006): 14,154 square feet of administrative space for student services.
- Davis Hall (2007): 12,191 square feet for the History and Political Science departments, Center for Public Service and Scholarship, and four class or seminar rooms. Lower level is leased from SU by the Winchester and Frederick County Visitors Center.
- East Campus Commons (2012): Renovated hotel space for upper division students, 75 beds.
- Edwards Residential Village (2006): Leased facility (formerly Quality Inn) with 100 single rooms.
- Feltner Building: 22,400 square feet at 9 Court Square in downtown Winchester, housing the Office of Advancement and the Feltner Museum.
- Funkhouser Hall (1961, partial renovation 2012): 16,559 square feet of residence hall space. 96 beds. New joint lobby space (with Gore Hall) added in 2012. o Gore Hall (1983, partial renovation 2012): 11,025 square feet of residence hall space, 60 beds.
- Goodson Chapel (1978, partial renovation 2007): 11,496 square feet for Religion department, Spiritual Life, chapel/recital hall.
- Gregory Hall (1960) (renovations 1994, 2008): 21,685 square feet of classrooms, science laboratories and offices for College of Arts and Sciences. GIS computer lab.
- Halpin-Harrison Hall (2007): 60,073 square feet for the Harry F. Byrd, Jr. School of Business, including 25 classroom, conference and seminar rooms, a 302-seat auditorium, faculty offices and administrative space. Classroom and office space also supports College of Arts and Sciences. The lower level is a parking garage space with 34 spaces.
- Health and Life Sciences Building (2014): 70,100 square foot new facility to support Nursing, Athletic Training, and undergraduate lab sciences. Includes six classrooms, 32 offices, 11 teaching laboratories and cadaver lab.
- Health Professions Building (1996, partial renovation 2014): 75,228 square feet of leased classroom and office space for Pharmacy, Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy. Includes 12 classrooms, 10 seminar rooms, 12 labs and 2,000-square-foot Health Sciences Library.
- Henkel Hall (1988): 21,492 square feet provides eight classrooms, faculty offices for College of Arts and Sciences.
- Howe Hall (1975): 24,351 square feet for faculty offices in College and of Arts and Sciences. Academic Enrichment Center, Writing Center.
- John Kerr Building (1883, 1908, renovated 1983): 24,351 square feet for Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy (community arts education), including instructional and office space.
- Northern Virginia Campus @ Scholar Plaza (2009, expanded and renovated 2014): 45,000-square-foot leased facility supporting Nursing, Respiratory Care, Education, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physician Assistant Studies. Located in Leesburg, Virginia. Includes 16 class and seminar rooms, faculty offices and lab space.
- Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre (1998): 57,969 square feet of theatre space, with seating for 632, for Conservatory functions.
- Parker Hall (1973): 29,388 square feet of residence hall space. 116 beds.
- Parking Garage (2006): 273-space parking garage, connected to Brandt Student Center.
- Racey Hall (1963): 23,328 square feet of residence hall space. 122 beds. The Wilkins Wellness Center is located on the lower level.
- River Campus at Cool Spring Battlefield: 195 acres adjacent to Shenandoah River outside of Berryville, Virginia. Includes clubhouse and five miles of paved trails. Used for outdoor recreation, environment studies and history programs.
- Ricketts Press Box (2002): 5,079 square feet for press box, president’s box and restrooms at Shentel Stadium.
- Romine Living Center (2006): Residence space (formerly Holiday Inn Executive Center) with 49 single rooms.
- Ruebush Hall (1998): 30,742 feet of classroom, office and rehearsal space for Shenandoah Conservatory. 18 classrooms.
- Shentel Stadium (2001): 2,500-seat, lighted football stadium with electronic scoreboard.
- Shingleton Hall (1969, partial renovations in 1978, 1987, 1996, 1997): 37,396 square feet for sports events, offices, classrooms, dance studio, physical plant office, Black Box Theatre.
- Smith Library (1992, 2001): 38,600 square feet for central library, computing center, Media Services, Center for Teaching and Learning.
- Solenberger Hall (2011): Apartments for upper division undergraduate and graduate students over age 21. 25 beds. Located on downtown walking mall.
- University Inn (1992): 45,786 square feet of residence hall space. 212 beds.
- Vickers Communication Center (2007): 7,411 square feet of space used by the Office of Marketing and Communication and by the department of Mass Communications for offices and classrooms.
- Werner End-Zone Building (2006): 4,800 square feet for use as team locker rooms and restrooms at Shentel Stadium.
- Wilkins Administration Building (1972, renovated 2003, 2008, 2010): 27,065 square feet for President and vice president offices; Business Office, Financial Aid, Admissions, Institutional Research, Human Resources, Auxiliary Services, Public Safety.
Other
- Creamery Building: 27, 681 square feet of office space, leased to outside clients.
- Maintenance Building (1969): 1,980 square feet for general maintenance, carpentry and equipment.
- Maintenance Storage Building (1987): 1,900 square feet for storage.
- Innovation Hall: Facility for joint Pharmacogenomics program with The George Washington University, located in Ashburn, Virginia and owned by GWU.
Facilities by Type
Auditoriums and performance spaces
The university has a variety of large spaces for classes, special events and performances. These include:
- Armstrong Concert Hall, Armstrong: 502-seat capacity
- Black Box Theatre, Shingleton Hall
- Ferrari Room, Brandt Student Center: 425 capacity
- Goodson Chapel/Recital Hall: 250-seat capacity
- Glaize Studio Theatre, Ruebush Hall:
- Hester Auditorium, Henkel Hall: 180-seat capacity
- Health Professions Auditorium: 100-seat capacity
- Ohrstrom-Bryant Theatre: 632-seat capacity
- Stimpson Auditorium, Halpin-Harrison Hall: 302-seat capacity
Residence Halls
The university has nine residence halls. Four were purpose-built, four are renovated former motels and one is a renovated hardware store in the downtown commercial district.
- East Campus Commons (75 beds)
- Edwards Residential Village (165 beds)
- Funkhouser Hall (96 beds)
- Gore Hall (60 beds)
- Parker Hall (116 beds)
- Racey Hall (122 beds)
- Romine Living Center (49 beds)
- Solenberger Hall (25 beds)
- University Inn (212 beds)
Science and specialized laboratories
The university provides biology, chemistry and physics labs for Arts and Sciences, as well as skills labs and specialized anatomy labs for the Health Professions. New undergraduate labs spaces are located in the new Health and Life Sciences Building.
- Gregory Hall: 10 science labs
- Health and Life Sciences Building: 10 science labs, cadaver lab
- Health Professions Building: 12 skills labs
- Northern Virginia Campus: skills labs, cadaver lab
Libraries
The university library system consists of two facilities, with physical holdings of 131,000 books, scores and bound journals, 56,000 microforms, 24,000 AV units, and seating for 300 users. The library also has digital access to 215,000 academic e-books, 65,000 e-journals and 100,000 digital recordings. Online resources are accessible world-wide via the Internet.
- Smith Library: central campus library (38,000 square feet)
- Health Sciences Library: 2,000 square foot branch library in Health Professions Building
Computer labs
- Ruebush Hall: One computer lab primarily for Conservatory use
- Smith Library: One cluster of 10 computers, plus 20 laptops for checkout
- Gregory 107: GIS and Advanced spatial analysis lab
Sports and exercise facilities
University athletic facilities include a stadium, gymnasium, practice fields, weight and fitness rooms.
- Shentel Stadium: Stadium with artificial turf used for football, soccer and lacrosse
- Shingleton Gymnasium: Basketball and volleyball
- Practice fields
- Weight rooms in Aikens Athletic Center, Shingleton and Brandt Student Center
Other facilities specific to instructional programs or service
- Anatomy/Cadaver Lab: There are new cadaver labs in the Health and Life Sciences building as well as in the expanded Northern Virginia Campus building.
- Videoconferencing classrooms: located in the Health and Life Sciences Building, Northern Virginia Campus and in the Health Professions Building
- Libraries: Smith Library and Health Sciences Library
- John Kerr Building: Shenandoah Conservatory Arts Academy
- Friends of the Shenandoah River lab space: Gregory Hall
- Wilkins Wellness Center: lower level Racey Hall
- Writing Center: lower level Howe Hall
- Media Services: third floor Smith Library
- Institutional Computing: basement, Smith Library and basement, Howe Hall
- Academic Enrichment Center: main level, Howe Hall
- Center for Public Service and Scholarship: Gregory Hall
- Center for Teaching and Learning: third floor, Smith Library
- Bookstore: Brandt Student Center
- Copy Center and Bulk Mail Center: Romine Living Center
- Student Post Office: Brandt Student Center
- Goodson Chapel/Recital Hall
- Recording Studio, Ruebush Hall
- International and Cross-Cultural Center, Cooley Hall
- Institute for Church Professions, Goodson Chapel
Supporting Documentation
Campus Master Plan 2013
Board of Trustees meetings, Minutes of Buildings and Grounds Committee, 2012, 2013, 2014
Campus Map PDF
Building Photos Physical Plant Budget PDF
Property Loss Control Report 2013
Property Loss Control Transmittal
Facilities Condition Report 2013-2014
Course Space Utilization Report 2013.pdf
Capital Requests 2012-2013 PDF
SchoolDude Description
SchoolDude maintenance reports by craft and location: Report 1; Report 2
Email: Capital Furniture Request for 2014-15
FY 2015 Budget Requests
Physical Plant Budget
Network Update Report
WLAN Status PPTX
Atomic Learning Login page
Cisco VPN
EZProxy Description
ACNM SelfStudy2005
NASM Self Study 2010 IV Facilities
ACNM Self Study 2005 VI-A p.93 PDF
ACOTE Self Study 2010 PDF .3
ACPE Self Study 2012
ARC-PA Self Study 2009
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Blackboard Login . png
Campus Photo File
Campus videos
Millwood Gateway
