BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

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ABAC PLACE APARTMENTS—The 14-acre ABAC Place apartment complex is located on the west side of campus. It includes housing for 835 students, most in 4-bedroom, 2-bath units.

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES BUILDING—This 39,000 square foot building houses offices for the Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources, seven classrooms, an outdoor animal science lab, and a multipurpose classroom.

BOWEN HALL—This building, at the center of the campus, houses classrooms and offices for the Division of Social Science and the Regional Police Academy. Two distance-learning classrooms are also located in this building.

BRITT HALL—Located on the north side of the campus, this two-story building contains a part of the Science-Mathematics Division, three biology laboratories, a chemistry laboratory, classrooms, and faculty offices.

CARLTON CENTER—This facility of 42,000 square feet serves as the central learning resources center for the college. The Baldwin Library is located on the second and third floors of the Carlton Center. It supports teaching and learning at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College by providing: collections that enhance the curricula, reference and research assistance to identify information, instruction that fosters information literacy, services that are responsive to the needs of its constituents, and access to information beyond its walls. The Library houses approximately 74,000 volumes, 24,000 pieces of microfilm, an audiovisual collection, the Georgiana Collection, the College archives, subscribes to approximately 300 magazines and newspapers, and provides GALILEO and other electronic resources. GALILEO allows access to over 100 databases, Internet, the library catalogs of all University System of Georgia libraries and other Georgia libraries. GALILEO also provides access to information for ABAC students taking courses at off-campus sites. Fax and delivery services are also available to provide information to ABAC students taking courses at remote sites. The Carlton Center also houses media production facilities, a large meeting room, the Academic Assistance Center, the Arts Connection, and the office of Institutional Technology on the ground floor. The building is designed to serve the needs of students, faculty, and the community.

CENTRAL DISTRIBUTION PLANT—This building provides heating and cooling for most of the campus.

CHAMBLISS BUILDING—Containing 45,000 square feet, this building houses the faculty/staff of Agricultural Engineering and Agricultural Equipment Technology. Classrooms and a wide variety of laboratories are located in the building which are used by students in many different programs of study.

COMER HALL—This dormitory building houses students when no apartments are available at ABAC Place.

CONGER HALL—This three-story building houses the Business Administration Division, the Learning Support Office, and the Office of Student Support Services, which occupy the first two floors, and the Humanities Division classrooms, which are located on the third floor. Facilities include offices, flexible classroom space and an auditorium. The ABAC microcomputer labs are located on the second floor. The college’s Computer Center, situated on the first floor, holds records vital to the operation of the college.

DEVELOPMENT-ALUMNI HOUSE—Located on the northern side of the campus, this building houses the Office of Development and Alumni Relations, the ABAC Foundation, and the ABAC Alumni Association. This building was built in 1967 and was renovated for its present use in 1990. It is complemented by formal gardens and overlooks Lake Baldwin, a recreational area for faculty, staff, and students.

DONALDSON DINING HALL—This building provides a seating capacity in excess of 400. In addition to providing dining services for the student body, the dining hall is frequently used for large banquets by groups throughout the Tifton area.

DRIGGERS LECTURE HALL-CHAPEL—This non-denominational chapel is used for weddings, recitals, concerts, and lectures.

ENVIRONMENTAL HORTICULTURE BUILDING—Containing approximately 20,000 square feet and opened for use in Fall 2001, this facility provides offices, classroom and laboratory space for instructional purposes in all the Environmental Horticulture programs. All classrooms and labs offer faculty and students a professional teaching and learning environment. In addition, the ceramics laboratory is located in this facility. Also, English, mathematics, science, and agricultural classes are taught in the building on a space available basis. Laboratories include computer and graphics (information technology), turf and grounds equipment technology, ornamental plant identification, pest management, and a teaching greenhouse.

EVANS CENTER—This building is used as a testing center for students on campus.

FOREST LAKES GOLF CLUB—This nine-hole, 91-acre golf course located five miles northeast of the campus is used as a learning laboratory for students in many different areas of study at ABAC. Tifton ophthalmologist Larry Moorman and his wife, Debra, donated the course to the ABAC Foundation, and the college now has complete use of the facility. It also remains open for public play.

GAINES HALL—This building is used as an faculty office building.

GRAY HALL—This building is located adjacent to Britt Hall. It contains laboratories for physics and chemistry, classrooms and faculty offices.

GRESSETTE GYMNASIUM—This 42,000 square feet physical education building contains faculty offices, classrooms, special rooms for weight lifting and personal contact sports, and a large basketball court with seating capacity for approximately 2,500. Adjacent to the complex is an Olympic-sized swimming pool.

HEALTH SCIENCES BUILDING—This building contains the offices, classrooms, and laboratories for the Division of Nursing.  It is a modern, well-equipped building which also contains the student health center.

HOWARD AUDITORIUM—Equipped with a large stage and a capacity for nearly 350 people, the newly renovated auditorium is the center of many college and community activities, including concerts and plays.

J.G. WOODROOF FARM—The college’s farm contains over 200 acres and is used in such academic programs as agronomy, agricultural engineering, animal husbandry, wildlife, forestry, environmental horticulture, and veterinary medicine.

J. L. BRANCH STUDENT CENTER—Located directly behind Tift Hall, the J. Lamar Branch Student Center contains the administrative offices of Student and Enrollment Services and the student offices of the Student Government Association, Student Union, Student Judicial Council, and the student communications media. The building also houses the Bookstore, Post Office, and Recreation Center.

JOHN HUNT TOWN CENTER-This building contains the rental offices for the ABAC Place Apartments as well as a game room, fitness room, computer lab, kitchen, meeting room, and a convenience store.

KING HALL—This building houses general classrooms, computer labs, faculty offices, and the Humanities Division Offices.

MUSIC BUILDING—Centrally located on campus, the music building houses classrooms, laboratories, practice rooms, rehearsal areas and offices of the vocal and instrumental programs of the college.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION OUTDOOR FACILITIES—Situated along the west side of the campus is a 40-acre physical education outdoor sports complex. It features a baseball field, tennis courts, a softball field and a field for soccer and intramural sports. In addition, a putting green and driving range are located near Lake Baldwin. ABAC also features stables for students’ horses and a rodeo arena. These facilities are open to college students, faculty, and staff.

PHYSICAL PLANT WAREHOUSE—This facility houses the supply center for the college. It contains a warehouse storage area and offices for the administrative staff of Plant Operations.

RED HILL ATHLETIC CENTER-This building houses dressing rooms for baseball, tennis, and softball.

THRASH GYMNASIUM- Located at a right angle to the auditorium, and connected with it by a rotunda, this building is used for classes in physical education, intramural sports, and other student activities.

TIFT HALL-ADMINISTRATION—This building houses the administrative offices of the President, Vice President and Dean of Academic Affairs, Vice President for Fiscal Affairs, Director of College Services, Director of Institutional Research, Director of Public Relations, Human Resources, Procurement, and the Evening and Off-Campus Programs.

WELTNER HALL—This building houses the Public Service and Business Outreach Center, Office of Public Safety, Office of the College Assistance Migrant Program, and the Office of the High School Equivalency Program. In addition, Georgia Department of Education Supervisors of Vocational Agriculture and Home Economics are located in this building.

YOW FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE BUILDING—This 20,000 square foot facility provides classroom, laboratory, and faculty office space for the Division of Agriculture and Forest Resources, including facilities for forest and wildlife management and agronomy.

 

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