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2013-2014 Undergraduate Catalog > Campus Facilities

Campus Facilities

Art and Band Center Annex

This building, located at the Phoenix Plaza at the corner of Leeville Pike and South Maple, was added in January 2009. The leased building is approximately 7,000 square feet and is part of the Fine Arts programs’ extended studies studio space. The facility houses painting, sculpture, drawing, design, ceramics, fusing glass, and art education classes. The band room houses the school marching and jazz bands and is utilized for individual and group lessons.

Baird Chapel

Baird Chapel features an elegant Art Nouveau ceiling, and a beautiful stained-glass window depicting the symbol of the phoenix. Located on the west end of the first floor of Memorial Hall, this former gymnasium was renovated in the 1930s by Walter Jackson Baird in memory of his wife, Ethel Bouton Baird. In the past, Baird Chapel has been used as a movie theatre and as a University and community assembly and lecture hall. Recent renovations that feature the room’s elegance and depict the era in which it was constructed have made it a popular site for wedding receptions, community, and University social events.

Benton Jennings Indoor Training Facility

The facility, constructed in 2002, is a modern 6,000 square foot building houses batting cages for baseball and softball, a weight room, and space for other sports programs to enhance athletic training.

Bone Hall

Bone Hall is a three-story brick building built in 1938 as a women’s Residence Hall. The Second Army arrived in September 1942 and continued in residence in March 1944 using the building as their Headquarters for the U.S. Army Maneuvers. During this time, General George Patton was on campus and lived in Bone Hall. Bone Hall now houses the Dean of the School of Education, faculty offices, and conference rooms.

Dallas Floyd Recreation Center

The Center was constructed in 1991 and was made possible by a $1.5 million gift from J.D. and Ann Floyd and Billy and Jane Baxter in memory of Dallas Floyd, the father of J.D. Floyd and Jane Baxter. The 30,000 square-foot facility has a seating capacity of 1,950 and accommodates men’s and women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, and physical education classes. The Recreation Center also contains offices for coaches and locker rooms.

Catron Alumni House

The Office of Advancement, which includes Development and Alumni Relations, is located in this on-campus facility facing Spring Street. In 1998, a gift from William Goodbar “Jit” and Blanche Paty Catron (both alumni of Cumberland University) converted this house from a residence into office, meeting, and reception space for alumni, faculty, staff, and student use.

CU Center for Professional Development

The center located in Mt. Juliet in the Providence complex presently holds classes on nights and weekends for the working student. The classes held there at present are associated with the Nursing Program. Beginning in the fall of 2012 both day and evening programs will be offered for educational and professional development. The center will also house the offices of the Cumberland Virtual Campus and Professional Studies. The Virtual Campus is an online learning environment offering undergraduate and graduate degree programs designed primarily for nontraditional and returning students.

CU Wrestling Building

The Cumberland University wrestling building broke ground for a 4800 square foot wrestling facility in 2006. The building was made possible by a generous donation from Ron Magruder, Group President of an Ontario-based company. In 1997, Magruder also helped the wrestling program get on its feet by buying mats and getting an endowment started at $100,000. The wrestling facility is a three phase project. The first phase of the project now complete includes a 60’x80’ multi-purpose facility located at 317 S. Greenwood in Lebanon. Designed for future expansion to 180’x80’x16’, the pre-engineered building system allows the wrestling team to have its own facility without having to share space with other sports programs.

Culinary Center

The Cumberland Culinary Center is located off Tennessee Boulevard in Lebanon, adjacent to the vocational center at Lebanon High School. The 2,400 square foot facility houses a commercial kitchen and storage space intended to serve area entrepreneurs and farmers as well as local students. The Cumberland Culinary Center aids entrepreneurs in producing, promoting, and packaging their products with focus on locally grown and produced goods in conjunction with the “Pick Tennessee Products” initiative.

June and Bill Heydel Fine Arts Center

The Center opened in Fall 1996 and was made possible by a generous gift from the Heydel family. The 8,900 square foot facility houses a 250-seat theatre/concert hall, dressing rooms, faculty offices, and the Edward E. and Gemma Gause Adams Gallery, which was made possible by a grant from The Thackston Family Foundation. The building houses a Steinway grand piano, as well as a Rogers organ, a gift of Dr. Virginia G. Lockmiller.

CU Soccer Field

The Cumberland University soccer field directly behind the Commons 2 Residence Halls and meets all NAIA specifications for size. Located just off Leeville Pike, the well-manicured field serves as the site for the Cumberland University men’s and women’s soccer teams home games.

Doris and Harry Vise Library

Constructed in 1989, Vise Library serves the needs of Cumberland University’s students, faculty, and staff, plus provides limited access to its collection to the community. Vise Library contains an assortment of materials available for use by the students, faculty, and visitors. The collection consists of over 40,000 volumes, 300 print periodical titles, and access to 55 electronic databases, and a collection of over 35,000 e-books. Hundreds of sound recordings, musical scores, and videotapes are also available.

June and Bill Heydel Fine Arts Center

The Center opened in fall 1996 and was made possible by a generous gift from the Heydel family. The 8,900 square foot facility houses a 250-seat theatre/concert hall, dressing rooms, faculty offices, and the Edward E. and Gemma Gause Adams Gallery, which was made possible by a grant from The Thackston Family Foundation. The building houses a Steinway grand piano, as well as a Rogers organ, a gift of Dr. Virginia G. Lockmiller.

Kirk Field – Soccer

The original playing field for Cumberland University was named in 1922 in honor of W.H. Kirkpatrick of Nashville, Tennessee. The reinstatement of football in 1990 necessitated the rebuilding of the playing field, and the name Kirk Field was retained. The well-manicured field now serves as the site for the Cumberland University men’s and women’s soccer teams home games. A 7,000 square foot field house occupies the north end of the area, near the South Tarver Avenue entrance to the campus. The field house contains the Athletic Training Center, locker rooms, and offices for faculty and coaching staff.

Labry Hall

Constructed in 2002, this 50,000 square foot facility contains 15 general purpose classrooms, a tiered lecture hall, four computer laboratories, the institutional career center, a specialized accounting laboratory/classroom, 17 faculty offices, an office suite for the Dean of the Labry School of Business and Technology, the Office of Informational Technology, a two-story atrium for use as both a study and social function area, as well as a student and faculty lounge. A portion of the building was once the Old Gymnasium built in 1936 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The building was made possible by a gift from Mr. Edward A. Labry, III, Class of 1985, currently President for Retail and Alliance Services, First Data Corporation.

Lawlor Art Center

This red-brick, two story Tudor style house on McClain Avenue houses the Creative Writing & Media Center. The Lawlor House was a gift to the University from Virginia G. Lockmiller, a 1932 Cumberland University graduate, a former faculty member, and a member of the Board of Trust, in memory of her late husband, Richard Lawlor.

Lindsey Donnell Stadium

Built in 1991 for football and soccer, this 1,360-seat stadium was dedicated in 1992 in memory of one of Cumberland University’s greatest scholar-athletes, Lindsey Donnell, BA 1936. In 2011, the press box and bleachers were replaced. It now serves the Cumberland University soccer teams.

Mary White Learning and Career Commons

Mary White was originally a residence hall built in the 1960’s. It is presently going through a complete renovation and should open in early 2013 as a learning and career center.

McFarland Facility

During the Summer of 2004, University Medical Center (UMC) donated over 20,000 square feet of office space to Cumberland University for the Jeanette Rudy School of Nursing labs and classrooms. All nursing faculty offices, labs, and classrooms are currently located at the McFarland Campus.

Memorial Hall

Constructed from 1892 to 1896, Memorial Hall was completely modernized and renovated in 1965. In 1999, additional renovation of the first floor was completed. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the building is the focal point of the campus, and houses administrative, faculty and staff offices, classrooms, and Baird Chapel. The distinctive clock tower is Lebanon’s tallest landmark.

Mitchell Student Center

The Center was constructed in 1965. The top floor features a patio and contains Phillips Dining Hall, named in honor of Dr. Ray C. Phillips, the twenty-second President of Cumberland University, and Dr. Phyllis P. Phillips, Professor Emeritus of Speech; and the “K” Room, named for Professor J. D. Kirkpatrick who taught at Cumberland University from 1875 to 1895.  The Phillips Dining Hall and the “K” Room went through a major renovation in the summer of 2010. The Phillips Dining Hall has an expanded menu with a very modern appearance. The “K” Room now houses a Papa Johns pizza and wings menu and a Mondos sub shop. The lower level contains mailroom, classrooms, security offices, and the student activities area.

Nokes-Lassater Football Stadium

The facility was acquired (leased) in June of 2012 from the Wilson County Board of Education. It is being renovated and will become the new home of the Cumberland University Bulldogs football team. The stadium has seating for 5000 fans and brings new excitement to the school and the program.

Residence Halls

The University has five residence halls: Cumberland Commons I, Cumberland Commons II, Edward Potter Hall, Justin Potter Hall and South Hall. Edward Potter Hall and Justin Potter Hall, constructed in the 1960s, house a maximum of 225 students, and offer traditional community living on campus. Each air-conditioned hall features single and double occupancy rooms, a lounge area, laundry facilities, and an apartment for head residents. The Cumberland University Commons I and II, constructed in 1997 and 1999, are a student housing complex offering apartment-style living for 192 students. Each two-story unit houses six students and features single rooms and shared living/study areas. One unit is designed to accommodate students with physical disabilities in each commons. South Hall opened in January 2012 and has space for 150 students. The hall has four levels and houses both men and women on separate floors.

Rudy House

The original house was built in 1940 and was renovated and restored in 1988 by Dr. Jeanette C. Rudy, a member of the Board of Trust. The first floor was converted to a Wellness Center in 2011 for students and staff. The second floor contains a living area for guests.

Softball Field

Constructed in the early 1990s, this facility contains a field house, a press box, and offices for the coaching staff. In the summer of 2011 a 1200 square foot modern field house was added to the complex.

Stockton Baseball Field and Woody Hunt Stadium

This modern facility incorporates the Ernest Stockton playing field, named in memory of Cumberland University’s 19th President; a field house; and a concession and press facility built in 1988. In 1998, the stadium was named in honor of Ronald G. “Woody” Hunt, Head Baseball Coach and former University Athletic Director.