What’s a College Campus Like?
A college campus refers to the area that encompasses a college or university's educational and administrative buildings, student residences, athletic facilities and more . Usually, it’s a fairly large area of land with many buildings and lots of open space. There are thousands of colleges all over the United States. Whether located in a big city, small town or rural area, colleges have many similar features. On page 21 is a map of a college campus. Your job: Read about the building or feature below, ! nd it on the map, and 9 the box. Libraries, libraries, libraries. Every college campus has a library . Many colleges have several, such as a main library, where undergraduates often go to study, and several small libraries containing resources for a particular ! eld of study, such as engineering, chemistry, or art. PREVIEW
College libraries are not like middle school or high school libraries. They are large and comfortable, and usually open until very late at night. College libraries are staffed with librarians and research specialists who help students with all aspects of papers, reports, and research projects. College libraries often have hundreds of thousands of volumes and access to many more. Some have rare and very valuable manuscripts and original historical records. Some college libraries are world-famous examples of epic architecture. Go ahead – Google “most beautiful college libraries” and take a tour of some famous college libraries where people like President John F. Kennedy, or Bill Gates studied.
Harper Library, University of Chicago is one of America’s most beautiful college libraries.
Lecture halls and classrooms: When many undergraduates are enrolled in a class, instruction may take place in a lecture hall . A lecture hall can hold hundreds of students. Other instruction takes place in a classroom, much like a high school classroom. Lectures usually include plenty of instructional aids like videos and slides. Most lectures are given by the professor , associate professor or assistant professor . Occasionally a teaching assistant (T.A.) or professor emeritus will instruct a class. PREVIEW
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Lecture halls can hold hundreds of students
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Science labs: Most colleges have science labs with state-of-the-art (that means the best and newest) equipment like DNA sequencers, spectrophotometers, and incubators. Some colleges even have wind tunnels for students studying climatology, anti-gravity chambers for students of astrophysics, and electron microscopes
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