Queally Admission Center
The Queally Center for Admission and Career Services is the University’s front door, serving as a gateway to campus for prospective students, visitors, families, and employers. The Queally Center houses the Office of Admission, Financial Aid, and the Employer Development division of Career Services, as well as the Bursar’s and Registrar’s offices.
Prospective students and families gather on the first floor for admission information sessions and campus tours, while multimedia displays and kiosks introduce visitors to the University and its history. The second floor contains private, professional interview rooms, available by reservation, where employers and students can meet to discuss jobs and internships.
University Forum
The University Forum is a central gathering place for students on campus.
Tyler Haynes Commons
Positioned at the center of campus and spanning Westhampton Lake, Tyler Haynes Commons is a hub of student activity. The ground floor features Tyler’s Grill and The Cellar, the campus pub, both of which offer expansive views of the lake. The building also contains several meeting rooms, study areas, and spaces to gather, play video games, and watch TV.
The Center for Student Involvement and the Office of Student Development are housed in the Commons, as well as the Office of Scholars and Fellows, the Center for Civic Engagement, and Career Services. Finally, shop for all of your Richmond gear at the SpiderShop, located on the main floor.
Stern Quadrangle
Stern Quadrangle is the main academic quad on campus.
Robins School of Business
The Robins School of Business offers professional business education at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The two-story atrium is the centerpiece of the school and is a popular gathering spot for students.
The Robins School of Business has state-of-the art classrooms with tiered seating and multimedia and wireless capabilities. The EY Innovation Lab offers a flexible-use space for group meetings, venture pitches, and investor meetings, with writable surface walls, monitors, and laptops for presentations. Finally, the Queally Hall addition features a simulated trading room, a 225-seat auditorium, and Lou’s, a grab-and-go café with an outdoor patio.
School of Law
The School of Law, founded in 1870, is known for the breadth of its curriculum and its use of pioneering technology—all at a law school with fewer than 500 students. The four-story William Taylor Muse Law Library includes an individual carrel for each law student, study tables and areas, and rooms for collaborative group work. The impressive Moot Courtroom hosts moot court competitions organized and administered by a student board.
Carole Weinstein International Center
The 57,000-square-footCarole Weinstein International Center is a hub for the internationalization of the curriculum, and exploring and appreciating new cultures. The building features meeting space, programming venues, and an outdoor classroom, as well as Passport Café, which offers internationally-inspired cuisine. The courtyard serves as a gathering point and a reminder of the global outlook that is at the center of the Richmond experience.
The Weinstein Center houses the Office of International Education, which assists both international students and those seeking to study abroad. Other academic departments in the center include Latin American, Latino, and Iberian studies; Languages, Literatures, and Cultures; American Studies; the Global Studies Program; the Environmental Studies Program; and the Film Studies Program.
The Department of Geography and the Environment also is located in the building, including the University’s Spatial Analysis Lab, a research collaboration space equipped with Geographic Information System (GIS), Global Positioning System (GPS), and Remote Sensing (RS) technology.
Robins Stadium
The 8,700-seat Robins Stadium is home to Spider football, men’s and women’s lacrosse, and track and field. The facility features state-of-the-art synthetic turf, as well as a 20-by-35-foot scoreboard with instant replay capability and televisions throughout the concourse. A series of suites sits atop the west stands, while a press box accommodating media, coaches, and game operations sits on the east side.
Well-Being Center
The Well-Being Center is a comprehensive student health and wellness facility. In addition to seeking care from the Student Health Center and Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), students can access programs and services that focus on prevention and developing healthy habits.
Features of the Well-Being Center include a demonstration kitchen, a meditation garden and mind/body studio, a sensory lounge, a salt therapy room, and an outdoor patio with a fire pit. The Organic Krush Lifestyle Eatery offers an organic menu, along with gluten-free, dairy-free, and vegan bakery items. The center also is home to Emmett, the University’s resident therapy dog.
Weinstein Center for Recreation
This Weinstein Center for Recreation features cardio and strength training equipment, an elevated two-lane track, a six-lanenatatorium, racquetball and squash courts, multipurpose rooms for exercise classes, three saunas, and a three-court gymnasium that can be converted for basketball, volleyball, indoor soccer, table tennis, or open space.
The building is one of only five facilities in the country to receive the 2008 NIRSA: Leaders in Collegiate Recreation Outstanding Sports Facility award. The Weinstein Center is complemented by the adjoining Well-Being Center, which emphasizes a holistic focus on all other dimensions of wellness.
Lakeview Hall
Overlooking Westhampton Lake, the four-story Lakeview Hall contains 141 beds in both double room and single room suites. Lakeview also features a classroom, group study room, computer lab, and a full kitchen, plus a community lounge on each floor. Two themed Living-Learning Communities reside in Lakeview: the Earth Lodge for students with a passion for the outdoors, and UR Living Well for students interested in health and well-being.
Boatwright Memorial Library
One of the University’s signature buildings, Boatwright Memorial Library is one of three libraries on campus. The library collections house more than one million books, journals, and periodicals, as well as extensive online resources and a Media Resource Center. The Technology Learning Center (TLC), Teaching and Scholarship Hub, and Digital Scholarship Lab (DSL) are housed in Boatwright Library.
The administrative wing contains the School of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office, the Office of the Chancellor, the Academic Skills Center, Living-Learning Programs, and the Office of New Student and Transition Programs, including the Roadmap to Success program.
The library also is home to the campus coffee and pastry shop 8:15 at Boatwright, and the Lora Robins Gallery of Design from Nature, the University's natural sciences and decorative arts museum.
Heilman Center
As the University’s central dining hall, the Heilman Centerserves a wide range of cuisines, from pizza, pasta, salad, and sandwiches, to Thai, Indian, Moroccan, and much more. The dining hall was named one of the most stunning in the South and overlooks Westhampton Lake with an iconic view of Boatwright Library. In the lobby, find the campus convenience store, ETC, with gourmet and local products, groceries, snacks, and toiletries.
The Heilman Center also houses the University Post Office and One Card Services.
Booker Hall
Booker Hall, which is connected to the Modlin Center for the Arts, houses the University's music department. The building features 15 practice studios, a piano lab, and a music technology lab with a recording studio.
Inside, Camp Concert Hall is the central performance venue for the Modlin Center for the Arts, as well as the University Orchestra, University Band, and University Choir. Camp Concert Hall’s sophisticated acoustical design makes it one of the premiere halls on the East Coast in which to play and record.
Modlin Center for the Arts
The Modlin Center for the Arts is a 165,000-square-foot complex that is home to performance venues, galleries, studies, and arts classrooms. Each year, the Modlin Center presents an extensive series of concerts, plays, dance performances, and art exhibitions featuring leading professional artists, faculty members, and students.
The building contains the Modlin Center administrative offices, as well as the departments of Art and Art History, Music, and Theatre and Dance. It is home to the Joel and Lila Harnett Museum of Art and the Harnett Print Study Center, which houses a permanent collection of prints, drawings, and photographs. Also inside, the Parsons Music Library contains thousands of recordings, scores, and books about all types of music and dance.
Lora Robins Court
Lora Robins Court is a first-year residence hall that houses 282 students in double rooms with hall bathrooms.
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