Lake Superior State University - Major Buildings

Major Buildings

Administration Building
The Administration Building houses the offices of the President and Provost, as well as human resources and purchasing.
Brady Hall
This building is currently being used as men's freshmen housing. The building is named after Colonel Hugh Brady.Colonel Hugh Brady was the first commanding officer to serve at Fort Brady. Brady Hall was built as barracks for WACS or Women's Army Corps in 1938.
Brown Hall
Built in the 1820s (when LSSU was not yet a college campus)this building served as the captain's quarters of Fort Brady. Brown Hall wasn't called by its present name until 1982 when it was named for the retired janitor, Edward J. Brown. In the 1940s, the school as well as this building became a guide for veterans of WWII. Remodeling of this hall took place in 1946. In the 1960s, Brown Hall was converted into a counseling and career center that provided academic advising. It was originally led by Steve Youngs and was later taken on by John Truckey. Much of the known information about this building can be recovered from the LSSU KJS Library Special Collections room found upstairs.Brown Hall is currently being used as the headquarters of the Education Department of LSSU.
CASET
This is the main engineering building on campus, but also provides rooms for many basic general education classes, such as communication and English. CASET also houses the LSSU Robotics Lab and the Prototype Development Center.
Cisler Center
This building is the main food service and student life building on campus. Dining options include the Quarterdeck and Galley, which features the Grill 155 and a convenience store. It also hosts the Peacock Cove Coffee House, the Student Government offices, the school's newspaper (The Compass), and the University radio station (WLSO).
Crawford Hall
This building focuses on the many science degrees offered at the university, from nursing to biology and chemistry to fisheries and wildlife. In 2000, a $23 million dollar renovation and expansion was completed, providing modern laboratory, classroom, and faculty and student research space. Crawford Hall also houses the LSSU Environmental Analysis Lab.
Fine Arts Center
The arts center is a $15 million dollar facility which opened in 2005. The arts center houses a 674 seat auditorium, art studios, classrooms and faculty offices.
Fletcher Center
The Fletcher Center houses the offices of Business Operations, Financial Aid, the Registrar, and Scheduling.
Norris Center
This is the main building for recreation, criminal justice, and fire science majors. It is also the main building for the Athletic Department and includes the main office for the Athletic Director. Inside the building lies the Cooper Gym, home of the Laker basketball and volleyball teams; Taffy Abel Arena, home of the Laker hockey team; and the Student Activity Center (SAC). The University recently announced a 5 million dollar privately funded addition and renovation to several athletic Norris Center facilities.
Plans have been underway since March 2010 to begin ground breaking in 2011 with completion expected by 2013. This project is all privately funded.
Shouldice Library
This is the University's library. It is also a major office building for professors and has two major lecture halls. The basement primarily contains the offices that provide academic services. Inside the special collections room of the library are five different collections, including the Oschner Collection, a group of Native American, Mayan, European, and African American artifacts and books. The library also contains the Cappuccino Corner, a popular deli and coffee shop.

South Hall
This building was once the major building for business and economics. A building dating back to Fort Brady, the University determined that the upkeep costs were too great and the school moved to demolish it in favor of a new building. Local groups enacted swift action to save it, including placing it on the Historic Registry, making it illegal to demolish. South Hall was built in 1903 to originally house Fort Brady's infantry soldiers. The infantry barracks were originally composed of twin buildings. South Hall's twin was identical to South Hall and stood approximately 80 feet to the west of South Hall. South Hall's twin was the Forestry Building. The two buildings where connected by a third building. The third building was a one floor wooden structure around 80x40ft and was composed of just an outer shell with a hard wood floor inside. The building was referred to as the drill floor. This is where the ROTC cadets would practice their marching during inclimate weather. On nicer days the Cadets would drill outside on the parade grounds. The parade grounds is where Kenneth Shouldice Library now stands. The University itself was referred to as Michigan Tech by the locals and the main campus was simply referred to as Houghton. The Forestry building was destroyed by fire in the early 60's. The drill floor building was not damaged but was razed during the demolition of the Forestry building. The floor itself was scavenged and sold. Prior to this time South Hall was always referred to as the Library although the library only took up a portion of the building. There were other smaller structures used for classrooms but the three main buildings were the Library, the Forestry building and the Chemistry building. The Chemistry building would have been just north of The Center for Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology building. When Crawford Hall was build the Chemistry department moved into it. The old Chemistry building was torn down in the 70's The old Chemistry building had housed three departments, Chemistry, Geology and ROTC along with the school nurse. South Hall has since been closed to due an infestation of black mold.