Welcome to BW
For a brief introduction to Baldwin Wallace, watch the above video and then click "Next" to begin the virtual walking tour of campus.
Durst Welcome Center
Address: 115 Tressel St.
Description: The Richard and Karen Durst Welcome Center connects prospective students and their families with the Baldwin Wallace campus and houses the BW Admission staff. Campus tours and meetings with admission counselors, professors, coaches, and other members of the campus community often begin at the Welcome Center.
Contact: Admission, (440) 826-2222,
admission@bw.edu Heritage Hall
Address: 114 Tressel St.
Description: Heritage Hall houses students in double and triple rooms that are co-educational by floor. Heritage is BW's largest residence hall and is divided into five sections. It’s home to first-year students. Heritage features a kitchenette, four section lounges which are used as social and study spaces and a large main lounge. The hall also houses the Commuter Student Lounge, Printing Services, and Aramark.
Bonds Hall
Address: 275 Eastland Rd.
Description: Bonds Hall is home to numerous offices essential to student success. On the first floor, you'll find Student Affairs, Residence Life, Commuter Students, and One Stop (which assists students with registration, advising, enrollment, student records, financial aid, billing, making payments, and campus services). The second floor houses the President's Office, Provost's Office and Academic Affairs, Finance, University Relations, Human Resources and more.
Kamm Hall
Address: 191 E. Center St.
Description: A vibrant center for students in the School of Business, Kamm houses the investment club, digital marketing and tax clinics, as well as Business Research Center, a multi-use space featuring terminals equipped with Bloomberg Professional service – the software platform that is the industry standard for the financial and business sectors.
Ernsthausen Hall
Address: 84 Tressel St.
Description:
The first residence hall in Ohio with geothermal heating and cooling houses 200 students in double and single rooms (co-educational by room) and includes a laundry area per floor, two vending areas and an elevator. The main lounge features a two-story cathedral ceiling and a gas fireplace. There are also two lounges on the upper floor as well as lounges at the end of each hallway.
Strosacker Hall (Student Union)
Address: 125 Tressel St.
Description: Strosacker Hall, the center of campus life, houses the Union dining hall and Colony Café. The offices of Campus Access Services, Career Center, Student Life and student organizations, as well as the BW Bookstore, are located here. The building also houses multiple meeting rooms and lounge spaces.
Marting Hall
Address: 50 Seminary St.
Description: Home to the departments of English, history, philosophy and religion as well as the Honors and Scholars Program. Marting is part of historic Lyceum Square – the center of BW’s career-focused humanities program. Among beloved campus landmarks is Marting's beautiful Bell Tower.
Boesel Musical Arts Center
Address: 49 Seminary St.
Description: Part of the Conservatory of Music complex, Boesel includes classrooms, rehearsal spaces, the Kadel Vocal Music Hall and Fynette Kulas Music Hall.
Front Street Residence Hall
Address: 110 Front St.
Description: Front Street Residence Hall opened in fall 2018 as BW's newest residence hall. The building houses students in studio and double rooms on three floors of a mixed-use complex. The ground floor commercial space includes The Buzz on Front (BW spirit shop), Starbucks and more.
Telfer Hall
Address: 336 Front St.
Description: Outstanding research and faculty mentoring opportunities are at the center of the learning experiences students have at Telfer, part of BW’s multi-building Thomas Family Center for Science and Innovation – home to the departments of biology and geology, chemistry and astronomy, and neuroscience.
Knowlton Center
Address: 370 Front St.
Description: The Austin E. Knowlton Center is a 55,000 square foot, cutting-edge hub for computer science, mathematics, physics and engineering. The facility elevates advanced learning, research and collaboration at Baldwin Wallace University.
North Quad
North Quad is a picturesque green space with ample room for students to toss a frisbee, play volleyball, study on a park bench, or simply enjoy a little nature. North Quad is set within the Fullmer Arboretum which boasts 1,500 trees belonging to 107 species. North Quad connects nearly a dozen buildings, including academic facilities such as Knowlton Center, Malicky Center, Wheeler Hall, Thomas Family Center for Science and Innovation, and Ritter Library with Findley, North and Lang residence halls. Located at the northern edge of North Quad, the Burrell Observatory is a favorite attraction for students and local residents.
North Hall
Address: 309 Beech St.
The new and improved North Hall offers welcoming spaces for living, connecting and learning together. Upgrades to the midcentury hall include improved creature comforts and community spaces, along with specialized student programming.
The completed project features:
- The addition of an elevator to improve accessibility
- Individually controlled air conditioning
- Private shower, sink and toilet areas in bathrooms
- A large gathering space on the first floor with a new kitchen, fireplace and two large TVs for gaming
- A new multi-purpose room that can be used for wellness, classroom space and hall programming
- Three collaborative study rooms
Kleist Center for Art and Drama
Address: 95 E. Bagley Rd.
Description: A vibrant center for visual and performing arts, Kleist is home to theatre, dance, art, and communication arts and sciences. It offers classrooms, art and digital studios, as well as theatre pre-production facilities. It houses a large 512-seat proscenium theatre and smaller studio theatre used for BW’s award-winning music theatre and theatre productions. Kleist is also home to Fawick Art Gallery, which hosts several exhibits annually.
Lou Higgins Recreation Center
Address: 136 E. Bagley Rd.
Description: Lou Higgins Recreation Center is the campus recreation center and is also the centerpiece of BW's athletic facilities. The 170,000 square-foot complex houses the Ursprung Gymnasium, Harrison Dillard Track, Natatorium, dance studio, racquetball courts, gym modules, a smoothie bar, updated workout spaces, a state-of-the-art athletic training facility, classroom space and offices for coaches and faculty. Faculty offices and classrooms for Economics and Allied Health, Sports, and Wellness are also located in the Center.
Carmel Living Learning Center
Address: 135 Tressel St.
Description: Carmel Living Learning Center houses students in double rooms that are co-educational by room. The hall features suite-style rooms with a two-person room connected to a neighboring two-person room through a shared restroom and shower area. The hall has lounges at both ends of each floor, classrooms in the middle of the second and third floors, and a common kitchen at the east end of the first floor. It is also air-conditioned, handicap accessible and includes an elevator. Students who participate in the Honors Program are eligible to live in Carmel.
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