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Eastern University is a Private , co-educational, and Christian University in Pennsylvania . It is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches . It presents itself as Christian in its religious affiliation, but has been considered Judeo-Christian by some. Enrollment consists largely of Evangelical Protestants . However, there are also a number of Roman Catholics , Messianic Jews , Eastern Orthodox and non-religious students enrolled. The University has become well known in recent years for its active role in Philadelphia area, community projects. Despite the similarity in name, it is not affiliated with Universidad Del Este in Puerto Rico . The university also hosts Emagination computer camps . HISTORY It was founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1930s as a department of Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 1952 it became a separate institution, moved to its present-day St. Davids, Pennsylvania location and named Eastern Baptist College. In 1972 it was renamed '''Eastern College''' to encourage enrollment by members of other Denominations . In 2001 the Pennsylvania Department of Education granted the institution University status and was renamed Eastern University. In 2004 the Board voted to acquire its previous parent institution, Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary. In 2005, EBTS changed its name to Palmer Theological Seminary in honor of a previous president. In September 2005, Eastern offered assistance to Gulf Coast area college students displaced by Hurricane Katrina . STUDENTS ''This Section under construction'' There are over 3,000 students enrolled at Eastern, including over 100 international students from over 30 countries. Notable alumni Student traditions A student tradition since the early 1960's has been to paint messages and sayings on a boulder in the center of campus known as "the rock" initially discouraged by the institution when it began, some staff and faculty are now participants in the decoration of the rock. CAMPUSES It has five major Campus es:
FACULTY All faculty are required to be in agreement with the University's doctrinal statement, though enforcement of this regulation is not always consistent. Notable staff
BUILDINGS ON MAIN CAMPUS The main campus was originally a private estate owned by the Walton family. Original buildings listed have their original use listed. The size of the campus has expanded through purchase of surrounding buildings and those are listed also
Adams Hall Adams Hall holds the workspace for the Campus Services department as well as offices for their staff. Andrews Hall Originally a garage, Andrews hall holds the chemistry and physics classrooms, offices for their faculty, as well as offices for some administrators. Doane Hall Originally a private home, it served as the first women's dorm. It is now co-ed, but the floors are segregated by gender and there are designated visiting hours. Gallup Hall Gallup hall is a series of four connected buildings which serve as apartment style dormitories. Gate House Originally a gate house for the estate, it has been used as a dormitory in the past but now serves as offices for the nursing department and has a conference room. Gough Hall Gough Hall contains dormitories, a large conference room, a seminar room, a mail room and a laundry facility. Greenhouse The greenhouse holds a variety of plants taken care of by the grounds keeping staff which are planted around campus in the spring and occasionally sold to persons in the area. Grounds Building The grounds building holds the equipment used by the grounds keeping staff as well as an office for the janitorial staff. Guffin Hall Originally a private home, it served as the first men's dorm. It is now co-ed and floors are segregated by gender. The ground floor contains a snack bar and lounge. Gym Cottage The gym cottage holds the offices for the conferences department. Gymnasium Includes a gymnasium for sporting events where worship services are also held, offices for the coaches, men's and women's locker rooms, a weight room, and an outdoor swimming pool. Adjacent to the gym is a playing field which had artificial turf installed in the late summer of 2005. Hainer Hall Hainer hall was one of the first dormitories on campus, in the mid 1990's it was expanded with modular building materials. Heritage House Originally a private residence, the building now serves as offices for administration, the president's office, EAPE offices, and classrooms for DCP and the Templeton Honors college. Kea Hall Kea Hall is a dormitory that is connected to Guffin Hall. Log Cabin The log cabin served as a recreation building for students until the building was declared unsafe. It is now unoccupied and in disrepair. Mall Cottage Originally a stable for horses, the mall cottage serves as offices for the student accounts and financial aid departments. McInnis Learning Center Constructed in 1972 the McInnis Learning center houses a majority of the classrooms and faculty offices. It also contains an auditorium, a curriculum lab, a planetarium and a state-of-the-art observatory called the Bradstreet Observatory on the roof. North Campus Hall The North Campus Hall is the most recently built dormitory on campus. It was completed in 2001. Ott Hall Originally a private residence, the building now serves as offices for the development staff as well as campus security Walton Hall Walton Hall sometimes referred to as the mansion was the original building on the Walton estate. It originally held some classrooms and the library but is now a multipurpose building. There is a cafeteria, coffee shop and snack bar, student lounge, administrative offices, a chapel, SGA offices, study rooms, the mail and copy center, and the main information desk. Warner Library The Frank Warner Memorial Library, better known as the Warner Library was built in 1965 It houses the library collection and classrooms. The library survived an Arson fire in December of 1991 with minor damage. The library completed a major renovation in August of 2005 and added a new wing called the Harold C. Howard Center named in honor of a long serving administrator who died in 2003. The new wing contains state-of-the art electronic classrooms with advanced projection systems. The library collection includes nearly 200,000 volumes, over 800,000 pieces of Microfiche , over 3,000 Videocassettes and over 100 DVD 's. There is a Non-profit collection room which houses books related to Non-profit Organizations , a special collections room, an archives room, and The Edision room which houses several artifacts which belonged to Thomas Edison that were donated to the library by his son. An African American collections room which will house rare books on African American history is planned for the future. Workman Hall Originally a private residence, the building now is used by the music department with offices, classrooms, and a recording studio. Planned Buildings A new dormitory is slated for construction starting in 2007. ATHLETICS Eastern University is a Division III member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA ) and participates in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference ( PAC ). School sponsored athletic programs at Eastern are as follows: Fall Sports are Volleyball, Field Hockey, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, and Women's Tennis Winter sports are Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball Spring sports are Golf (off campus), Baseball, Softball, Men's Tennis, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Lacrosse Eastern's school mascot is the Eagle which was chosen by students in the 1960's. In 2002 Senior, Andrea Collesidis broke an NCAA scoring record for women's lacrosse. EXTERNAL LINKS
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