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Tours

  1. Academic Buildings

    Get a glimpse of what Northwest has to offer with this tour of academic spaces on campus.

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    1. Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building

      Olive DeLuce Fine Arts Building is home to art studios, the Olive DeLuce Art Gallery, Charles Johnson Theater, classrooms, rehearsal rooms, and faculty offices.

      Academic Departments:

      Venues:

      • DeLuce Art Gallery
      • Charles Johnson Theater

    2. Martindale Hall

      This building is closed for construction. It is expected to reopen Fall 2026. 

      Martindale Hall is home to the School of Health Science and Wellness and contains classrooms, faculty offices, a dance studio and Martindale Gymnasium. 

      Academic departments:

      Student Services:

      • Dance studio
      • Martindale Gymnasium

    3. Colden Hall

    4. Everett W. Brown Education Hall

      Brown Hall is home to classrooms and faculty offices in addition to the Horace Mann Laboratory School, an elementary school consisting of grades kindergarten through six, and the Phyllis and Richard Leet Center for Children and Families, a facility for early childhood learning.


      Academic Departments:


      Brown Hall Houses:

    5. J.W. Jones Student Union

      The J.W. Jones Student Union is home to several dining options, administrative offices, student services, and meeting/event spaces.

      Dining:

      • McCalister's Deli
      • Chick-fil-A 
      • Qdoba (Mexican) 
      • Bearcat Commons 

      Student and administrative offices:

      Meeting Rooms:

      • First Ladies Dining Room 
      • Living Room 
      • Boardroom 
      • Ballroom 
      • Tower View Room 
      • Meeting Rooms A, B, C, and D 

      Events Rooms:

      • Boardroom 
      • Ballroom

    6. Valk Center

      Valk is home to faculty offices, lecture rooms and laboratories.

      Academic Departments:

    7. Wells Hall

      Wells Hall is home to the School of Communication and Mass Media, Northwest student media, and KXCV/KRNW_FM (Northwest's National Public Radio affiliate), which is located on the second floor of the building.

      Academic Departments:

      Northwest's student media: 

    8. Administration Building

      The Administration Building is closed as part of Northwest's infrastructure modernization project.

      Offices have been relocated to other areas on campus. To locate a specific office or individual, view the office's link below or use the Northwest directory at www.nwmissouri.edu/directory.htm.

       

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      The Administration Building is home to various administrative and student services offices as well as academic classroom space. 

      Academic Departments:

      Student Services:

      Administrative services:

    9. Garrett-Strong Science Building

      Garrett-Strong is home to laboratories, large lecture halls and classrooms, and faculty offices.

      Academic Departments:

    10. Dean L. Hubbard Center for Innovation

      The Hubbard Center is a high-technology building with classroom and laboratory space as well as faculty offices.

      Academic Departments:

    11. Agricultural Learning Center

      The 29,000 square-foot Agricultural Learning Center (ALC) will house classrooms, laboratories, exposition and office spaces, and a kitchen. The facility will increase and enhance opportunities for constituencies throughout the region through innovative learning for students, applied research and partnership within the agricultural industry, and creating economic, educational, cultural and social engagement activities related to food and agriculture.

      With approximately 11 percent of undergraduate students enrolled in the School of Agricultural Science, the ALC will increase awareness, develop Northwest's already robust learning experiences and provide resources for students to join the 98 percent of alumni who have graduated and found employment or continued their education within six months of graduating.

      Click here for more information about the ALC.

    12. The Station

      The Station is home to lounges, meeting rooms, study areas, a convenience store and Textbook Services. 

      Dining:

      • Buffalo Wild Wings Go

      Student Services:

    13. B.D. Owens Library

      The B.D. Owens Library is home to many student services, including the Student Success Center. It also is home to Novel Grounds, which features a lounge area and Starbucks coffee shop.

      Student Services:

      Dining:
      • Starbucks

    14. Ron Houston Center for the Performing Arts

      The Ron Houston (pronounced HOUSE-ton) Center for the Performing Arts contains Mary Linn Auditorium, the Studio Theatre and other facilities related to the dramatic arts, including a black box performance space, classroom, scene shop, costume shop, green room and faculty offices.

      Art Galleries and Performance Venues:

      • Studio Theatre
      • Mary Linn Auditorium
      • Black Box performance space