Campus
Grounds and Hartsville
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Pass
through Coker College's campus entrance
and you find 15-acres of paths, lawns, trees and Georgian-style
buildings - some of which are listed on the National Register
of Historic Places.
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At
the center of campus is Davidson
Hall (1910), home to the college's famous Round
Table classrooms as well as faculty offices. Behind Davidson
is the Bell Tower (1914), the campus
landmark that holds the original school bell of the college's
1894 predecessor, Welsh Neck High School. |
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Coker
provides spacious, modern and convenient on-campus housing
in Memorial (1914), Belk
(1916), Coker (1916) and Grannis
(1969) residence halls, which are all adjoined to the Linville
Dining Hall (1916). Richard and Tuck
Coker Hall (1988) lies between the library and the other
residence halls. |
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In
the David R. and May R. Coker
Center
(1973), you will find the Office
of Student Services, the Office
of Admissions and Financial Aid, the Center
for International and Experiential Education (study
abroad
& internships, campus services), the bookstore
, the campus
post office, the Cobra
Cafe, and the College's Human Resources office. |
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The
$6.5 million Elizabeth Boatwright
Coker Performing Arts Center (1997) houses
the Department of Dance, Music and Theater, and provides
facilities for the Communication Program. The Center
is one of the most advanced facilities in the country
for the dance, theater, music and communication studies. Its
state-of-the-art features include a 466-seat proscenium
theater, audio and video editing suites, a black box theater,
two dance studios, and a music recording studio and rehearsal
room.The
Center adjoins the newly re-modeled Margaret
Coker Lawton Music Building (1952).
Adjacent to both facilities, renowned topiary artist Pearl Fryar
has created a unique garden. |
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The
Charles W. and Joan S. Coker Library-Information Technology
Center (2007)
houses over 100,000 volumes, including books, periodicals,
audio recordings (vinyl, cassette and CD), DVDs and videos.
The library subscribes to more than 570 periodicals.
The
hub of academic life at the College, this state-of-the-art
facility provides unparalleled access to learning
and teaching resources by merging the traditional library
with the educational potential of the Internet and new technology.
The LITC also houses a Java City cafe. |
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The
Gladys C. Fort Art Building
(1983), home to Cecelia
Coker Bell Gallery and art classrooms and offices, and the
Timberlake-Lawton Physical Education Building
(1963), which houses the basketball/volleyball gym, and coaches
and staff offices, face each other across Campus Drive. The
William Chambers Coker
Science Building (1951) lies between the Physical
Education Building and Grannis Residence Hall. |
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Adjacent
to the main campus is a 22-acre
athletics complex with baseball, softball, soccer and tennis
facilities. Near here, on East Carolina Avenue, is the Saleeby
House, home to Coker's athletics program, and the Department
of Education Building . The Office of the Registrar and
the Office of Business Operations are located in the Lawton-Wiggins
House (circa 1902) on Home Avenue. |
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The
Administration Building (1916),
formerly the private residence of David R. and May R. Coker,
houses the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost
and Dean of the Faculty, and the Office of Marketing & Commuications. |
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Drengaelen
House (1924) was built by James Coker II, a son of college
founder Major James Lide Coker. On the second floor is the Office
of Development, the Office of Alumni Relations, and the Office
of the Executive Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
The first floor is a venue for special events. |
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A
few blocks away from the campus is the Sory
Boathouse and Clubhouse (1928/1980), which provides students
access to Prestwood Lake. Also nearby is the 30-acre Kalmia
Gardens of Coker College (given to the College in 1965;
the Hart House dates to 1817), a unique botanical experience,
which adjoins a 700-acre nature preserve (almost the size of
New York's Central Park!). |
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Coker
is located in Hartsville, SC,
a 1996 All-America City located in the northeastern region of
the state. Greater Hartsville has a population of 28,000. Hartsville
is 25 miles from air and rail service in Florence, SC, where
I-95 and I-20 intersect. Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand are
90 miles away; Columbia, the state capital, is 75 miles away;
and Charlotte, NC, is 80 miles away. |
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Although
it is a bustling community, Hartsville is a manageable small
city, with the center of downtown -- shops, a movie theater,
restaurants, the county library, police department and museum
-- within two or three blocks of campus. An abundance of trees,
traditional neighborhoods and historic homes make Hartsville
one of the most attractive towns in South Carolina. |
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