Manhattan College - Infrastructure

Infrastructure

Manhattan College occupies a relatively compact but architecturally arresting and various campus. The physical plant is divided into a North and a South campus. The North campus overlooks Van Cortlandt park, and has as its focal point "the Quad", which sits at the center of the campus four main buildings. Memorial Hall is the main entry onto campus and houses the office of the president as well as most of the other administrative offices on campus. Miguel Hall and De La Salle Hall are the main academic halls that border each side of the Quad. The fourth side of the Quad is bordered by the chapel building, which houses Smith Auditorium (used for receptions and various speakers and performances) on the first floor and the Chapel of De La Salle and His Brothers on the second floor, which features a painting of De La Salle and Brothers behind the altar, a large performing area where musical events and concerts take place on the altar, a grand piano and a pipe organ in the balcony.

Thomas Hall is the college's student life building. It houses the offices of the Dean of Students, the student government, the radio station, the newspaper, the TV station, the musical ensembles, and others. The college's three dining halls, Locke's Loft, Plato's Cave and Dante's Den, are also located in Thomas Hall.

The O'Malley Library is a relatively new, six-story structure that was joined with the previous library, the Cardinal Hayes Pavilion. Built on a hill, the new library was built directly next to and above the old one, essentially combining the two and creating more floors. The Office of Admissions is on the sixth floor of O'Malley.

Hayden Hall is on the east side of campus and houses the sciences as well as the department of fine arts.

On the South campus, across 240th street, is the Leo Engineering Building and the Research and Learning Center (RLC). The two are home to all of the engineering departments: electrical, computer, civil, chemical, mechanical, and environmental, along with the math and computer science departments and all communication classrooms, computer labs and broadcasting studios. Laboratories and classes for these disciplines take place in both buildings. Both biology and chemistry laboratories are also located in Leo. This building once contained a working nuclear reactor, which has since been decommissioned and stripped of its nuclear fuel and power generating capabilities in 1999. The Leo cafeteria, located in the basement, provides an alternative to trekking up to the main campus for breakfast and lunch.

Leo Hall is the home of the Communications Department's new television and audio studios and computer labs.

There are currently four on-campus residence halls at Manhattan. Jasper Hall and Chrysostom Hall are both traditional-style dorms, while Horan Hall (at 11 stories) is a suite-style building. In 1988, three floors were added to the wing of Jasper Hall raising it to six stories. Jasper 5th floor has the last original plaster-of-paris statue of the Virgin Mary and child. The newest hall, East Hill, was built in the style of Horan Hall. It opened in the fall of 2008. Overlook Manor, commonly known as "OV" is an off campus residence hall that offers apartment style living.

Draddy Gymnasium is the home of the basketball and volleyball teams, and also features the largest indoor track in New York City. Commencement exercises are held in Draddy. Gaelic Park, on 240th street, has recently been renovated with an artificial turf and is where soccer, lacrosse, and softball teams play. The college also heavily utilizes adjacent Van Cortlandt Park for baseball, outdoor track and field, golf, and cross country as well as intramural activities. Alumni Hall is the home of the college's workout facilities.

The Broadway Garage is the newly completed five floor parking garage located on Broadway. The garage offers parking to students, faculty and sporting events. The garage is also connected to Hayden hall via a pedestrian bridge that connects to one of Hayden's top floors, allowing pedestrians to bypass crossing Manhattan College Parkway. It is the newest addition to the college infrastructure.