Penn State Abington - Facilities

Facilities

Penn State Abington features a large library, modern laboratories, and computer facilities. Recreational areas include tennis courts, basketball courts, and baseball and soccer fields. There are no residence halls on campus. The major buildings on campus include the Sutherland Building, the Woodland Building, and the Lares Building. Other buildings on campus include Springhouse, the Rydal Building, the Conference Center, the Clovery Building, the Physical Education Building, and the Hillcrest Building.

The Sutherland Building was built in 1915, and was the original main building for The Ogontz School for Girls. Today it is mainly a classroom building, and features a lecture hall, academic offices, a post office, and a tutoring facility. Two interesting features of the Sutherland Building are an indoor swimming pool which is now used for storage that is located right near the lecture hall and a solarium. The inclusion of the solarium was a design decision influenced by Jay Cooke's mansion Ogontz.

The Woodland Building was constructed after the campus became part of the Pennsylvania State University. This building features classrooms and a lecture hall, laboratories, a computer lab, academic offices, the Academic Advising Center, and a library with a collection of nearly 60000 volumes. Penn State Abington's library is available for use to students, faculty, staff, alumni, and residents of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Lares Union Building was originally built in 1923 as the personal residence of Abby Sutherland. This is the student union building on campus, and facilities include a cafeteria, bookstore, banquet rooms used for student programs, student organization and government offices, the Office of Intercultural Affairs, and the Career Development Center. The Lares Union Building underwent major renovations between 1998-2002. Renovations included a modernized dining area, a larger bookstore, and banquet rooms overlooking the duck pond. Further renovations provided a computer lab on the lower floor with a student lounge across the hall.