Penn State Shenango - Facilities

Facilities

The Shenango campus consists of ten educational and support buildings, including:

• Sharon Hall (built 1928) The primary classroom and office building on campus houses administration, faculty offices, computer labs, classroom space, and the Great Hall student center.
• Lecture Hall (built 1904) Includes campus admissions and financial aid offices, classroom space, and faculty offices. A glass atrium connecting Sharon and Lecture halls was constructed in 2006.
• Science Building (built 1968) Includes faculty offices and science classrooms.
• Forker Laboratory (built 1972) Science labs, classroom space, and the Forum, a large classroom used for lectures and events is located here. It is connected to the Science Building.
• Chadderton Laboratory A former office building now used to house Engineering offices and laboratory space. This building will eventually be demolished and replaced with new facilities per the Penn State Shenango master plan.
• McDowell Hall Houses the campus bookstore and the campus learning center. This building will eventually be demolished and replaced with new facilities per the Penn State Shenango master plan.
• Lartz Memorial Library Originally housing a commercial laundry, and then a local steelworkers union hall, the Library was renovated in 1996 and houses the campus library collections, study areas, a classroom, and a computer lab.
• Physical Therapy Laboratory Another former office building now houses the Physical Therapy program and the local Penn State extension office. This building will eventually be demolished and replaced with new facilities per the Penn State Shenango master plan.
• Penn State Theatre (Auditorium) (built 1928) The former Auditorium of the Sharon Central School District, now used for large gatherings including commencement, concerts, and the Penn State Lecture Series. A multi-phase renovation project began in 2008.
• Maintenance Building Houses campus maintenance department and services.