The Waleska Campus
The Reinhardt Main Campus, in Waleska, Georgia, incorporates academic facilities, playing fields and residence halls with Lake Mullenix, a small spring-fed setting for relaxation and instruction; an arboretum, one of the finest and most varied collections of plants on the Eastern seaboard; and a historic preservation complex. Most of the campus’s 540 acres remain Waleska is located just 45 minutes northwest of downtown Atlanta and within easy driving distance of the metro area’s many educational, cultural and recreational resources.
The Office of Admissions is located on the Waleska Campus at 7300 Reinhardt Circle in the Admissions House (faces Hwy 140).
Academic and Administrative Facilities
The George M. Lawson Academic Center contains classrooms, offices for the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the humanities faculty, the McCamish School of Business and Professions, two computer classrooms, and a student lounge. Also housed in the Lawson Center is the Academic Support Office, Reinhardt’s accommodation program that ensures access and support for students with documented disabilities.
The William W. Fincher Jr. and Eunice L. Fincher Visual Arts Center, a beautiful Italian Renaissance-designed building, houses the Herbert I. and Lilla W. Gordy Department of Art, and contains studios for photography, drawing, sculpture, painting, print-making and computer animation, as well as gallery space and offices for the art faculty. The Randolph W. Thrower Plaza, sometimes used for receptions and gatherings, faces Lake Mullenix and the Falany Performing Arts Center
The renovated Samuel C. Dobbs Science Hall is the oldest academic building on campus. Constructed of locally quarried stone, it contains lecture rooms, teaching laboratories and offices for math and science faculty. The Science Center, which is connected to Dobbs Hall, opened in fall 2013. Classrooms and laboratories have scientific equipment and instructional technology to ensure that students have the best instruction with experiences to prepare them for future study of science or for entry into the contemporary scientific workplace.
The Burgess Administration Building houses the Hoke O’Kelley Auditorium and offices for the president, the registrar, financial aid, the business office, finance and administration, marketing and communications, human resources, support services, and information technology.
Visitors are welcomed by the graduate Admissions staff and the homey atmosphere of the Admissions House, located at the corner of Baxter Avenue and Reinhardt College Parkway. Built in the early 1900s, it is the oldest non-academic building on campus and was the original Reinhardt President’s Home. It was also the site of the first telephone in Waleska in 1904.
The Hill Freeman Library and Spruill Learning Center houses a collection of 79,500 books, periodicals and various types of media (CDs, DVDs, VHS). Our online catalog provides access to over 150,000 electronic books, and our web site provides access to about 200 databases and 35,000 digital full-text periodicals. The library facility features a well-equipped information commons, quiet study areas, group study rooms, media viewing rooms, and the very popular 24/7 after-hours library.
Library staff provides a full range of services including reference and research assistance, circulation assistance, and instruction in information technology and information literacy. The Library also provides Interlibrary Loan, a service for our users where they can borrow books or journal articles from academic, public, or private libraries throughout the U.S. and the world.
Access to library databases (including GALILEO), digital full-text periodicals, and electronic books is available to all Reinhardt students, faculty, and staff through our website at https://www.reinhardt.edu/academics/library/. These resources can be searched on most devices with Internet access. Recommended databases, resources, and search strategies for each graduate program can be found by clicking on the Graduate Student Resources link at the bottom of the library’s homepage. Further assistance can be obtained by contacting the library staff.
The library building also houses offices for career services and campus ministry well as the Center for Student Success, which provides tutorial help, placement services, and assistance in goal setting, time management, organizational skills and study skills
The Floyd A. and Fay W. Falany Performing Arts Center contains a state-of-the-art concert hall with adjustable acoustical components, a thrust stage, a green room, dressing rooms and a balcony area, as well as the C. Kenneth White ’61 Atrium. The building houses the School of the Arts, including the Eulene Holmes Murray Department of Music, the Galt Family Instrumental Rehearsal Hall, the R. Stevens & Virginia Horne Tumlin Choral Room, classrooms, choral and instrumental rehearsal halls, studios, music library and soundproof practice rooms for music instruction. The Ken White Music Center added practice rooms, faculty studios, and a classroom and doubled the space available for the performing arts.
The McCamish Media Arts Center, on the communication wing in the Falany Performing Arts Center, includes faculty offices and classrooms, as well as media-production studios and labs for recording, editing, producing and disseminating projects using television, audio, still photography, web design and digital graphic media.
The Reinhardt University Theater contains a state-of-the art performance space that allows for infinite diversity in staging. It features class rooms, a dance studio, and a picturesque conservatory overlooking the Lake Mullenix fountain.
The Fred H. and Mozelle Bates Tarpley Education Center, connected to the George M. Lawson Academic Center, includes classrooms, the Moore Chapel and the Moore Plaza. It also houses offices for faculty in the College of Humanities, Sciences and Technology. A collection of the honor code plaques signed by the last four entering classes hangs in the middle floor atrium.
The Price School of Education faculty offices are on the main level of Paul W. Jones Hall. Education classrooms and a lounge occupy the lower level, and residential rooms for students are on the top floor.
The offices for Advancement and Alumni are in the University’s new Welcome Center across from the Hagan Chapel.
Athletic Facilities
The John Rollins Wellness Complex encompasses all the athletic facilities on campus. Renovations to the James and Sis Brown Athletic Center expanded the main gymnasium, doubling its seating capacity to 1,000. The Brown Center, together with the Joseph W. Baxter Recreation Center, includes locker rooms, physical education classrooms, coaches’ and athletic staff offices, a large training room and con-cession stand. The Northside Hospital-Cherokee Fitness Center includes cardio machines and workout equipment. Additionally, the Jack S. Davidson Wellness Center features the lower gym and a practice and storage room for the marching band. Outdoor facilities include four lighted tennis courts and an intramural field.
The Jim and Syble Boring Sports Complex features the lighted Ken White Baseball and Softball Fields.
The J. Thomas and Bettye Jo Isherwood Field House opened in September 2012 with a large weight room, coaches’ offices, and locker rooms for football, baseball, softball, men’s and women’s soccer. The entire building is outfitted with multiple projectors and televisions for film review. The Ken White Athletic Field, an artificial turf field, includes bleacher seating for 1,000 and is the home of soccer, lacrosse and football. A Ken White Indoor Athletic Facility was added between the field house and softball fields during the summer of 2014. An eagle statue was added to the area during 2015.
Additional facilities related to recreation include a sand volleyball court, hiking and biking trails, and several campsites.
Student Activities, Student Health Services and Public Safety Facilities
The William “Billy” G. Hasty, Jr. ’67, Linda Nichols Hasty ’90 and Hazel Wyatt Hasty Student Life Center in the heart of the Reinhardt University campus opened in May 2007. The facility includes the Jewell Wyatt Bannister Glasshouse, a popular space for meetings, studying between classes or meeting friends. The Center houses the campus bookstore, the Rec Room, and Reinhardt Central, which provides games, sporting equipment for check-out, as well as offices for counseling services, residence life, student government, student activities, and student affairs. The building is connected to the W. Frank and Evelyn J. Gordy Center.
The student health offices and a food pantry are located in Smith Johnston Hall. The office of public safety is located in the lower level of the East Hall apartments.
Religious Facilities
The Blanche Hagan Chapel, a lovely Georgian house of worship, serves as the chapel for the Reinhardt community and the home of the Waleska United Methodist Church. The Moore Chapel in Tarpley Education Center provides a quiet place for worship, fellowship and study. Worship services are also often held in the Bannister Glasshouse in the Hasty Student Life Center.
Dining and Meeting Facility
The W. Frank and Evelyn J. Gordy Center, a Georgian-style building, is a modern and gracious university dining and meeting facility.
Residence Halls
Nine residence halls provide living accommodations for approximately 800 students; they include Herbert I. and Lilla W. Gordy Hall, Smith Johnston Hall, Roberts Hall, two apartment-style residence halls (East Hall and West Hall), Glen and Marjorie Humphrey Hubbard Blue and Gold Halls and the most recent addition Eagle View Hall. Roberts Hall houses students in varied sized suites; each suite has a living room. Smith Johnston Hall houses students in two-room suites with connecting baths. It has a large lounge and laundry facilities. Herbert I. and Lilla W. Gordy Hall houses students in a mixture of four bedroom suites, but a limited number of single rooms are also available. West Hall and East Hall accommodates both female and male students. The two and four- bedroom units are fully furnished and come equipped with a common area and full kitchen. Glenn and Marjorie Humphrey Hubbard Blue and Gold Halls as well as Eagle View Hall offer double occupancy rooms with private restrooms, and each two rooms share a study area.
Other University Facilities and Points of Interest
The Evelyn Gordy Hospitality House was first constructed on Piedmont Road in Atlanta. Purchased by Reinhardt alumnus Frank Gordy in 1940, the home was moved to the Reinhardt campus in the early 1990s by Gordy’s wife, Evelyn, a Reinhardt alumna. The historical home, with its generously proportioned rooms, teak floors and stunning wall coverings, provides a welcoming setting for special functions, events and overnight visits.
The F. James and Florrie G. Funk Heritage Center is a unique learning, teaching and study attraction for North Georgia. Since it opened in late 1999, the Center has attracted more than 149,000 visitors to the Reinhardt Campus for school tours, exhibits and educational programming. The John H. Bennett Sr. and Ethel C. Bennett History Museum, a component of the Center, contains the Clarence and Margaret Rogers Contemporary American Indian Art Exhibit; Southeastern Indian artifacts unearthed in Cherokee County and other sites; the Herbert L. Buffington’41 Gallery, which features changing exhibits; the Sellars Antique Hand Tool Collection with thousands of historic hand tools; the 70-seat Estelle Bennett Hughes Theater; a Museum gift shop and the Bennett Family history display. Other parts of the Center include an Appalachian Settlement with historic log cabins, a syrup mill, and a blacksmith shop. The Lou Reeta Barton Northcutt Walking Trail, with its wonderful array of native plants, connects the Museum to the Appalachian Settlement. The Georgia State Legislature has designated the Center as “Georgia’s Official Frontier and Southeastern Indian Interpretive Center.” It was certified as a National Park Service “Trail of Tears” interpretive site in 2013. The Center is a recipient of the Governor’s Awards in the Humanities (2010). It is open to the public, faculty, staff and students Tuesday through Sunday.
The Reinhardt campus also includes the Hal B. Wansley President’s Home, which provides living and meeting accommodations for the Reinhardt president and his or her family; and the Bratton Carillon, which chimes on the hour and broadcasts messages during emergencies. Dedicated to the memory of Dr. W.M. Bratton, Reinhardt president from 1927-1944, and Lucy, his wife, the memorial also contains the bell which hung near the former Witham Hall from 1912-1950 and replicas of the columns given to Reinhardt by the Class of ’34.
The Norman W. Paschall Plaza in front of the Burgess Administration Building was named for a long-time trustee and past Trustee chair. The Donor Plaza includes the names of Reinhardt supporters and is a popular place for campus concerts. The Randall Porter Storage Building and the Upchurch Maintenance Facility provide much needed storage, work and office space for the University.
The Burgess Echo Garden, the unique sound garden between the library and student life center, was built in 1970 to honor former Reinhardt President Dr. J. Rowland Burgess, Jr. The garden features a circular seat from which one can speak and hear an echo in response. The Burgess Arboretum, which encom-passes the entire campus, includes thousands of individually labeled trees and shrubs species, and celebrated a grand opening in 2009. Many plants were tagged by Dr. Burgess. The Arboretum’s index map is housed in the Hill Freeman Library and Spruill Learning Center.
Lake Mullenix is a three and one-half acre, spring-fed lake and is a beautiful addition to the Waleska campus. The George W. McClure Water Treatment Facility greatly enhances the University’s opportunity for expansion.
Extended Sites
The MPA is offered at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, 516 Chattin Drive Canton, GA 30115, and at the Cobb County Police Department Training Center, 2435 East-West Connector, Austell, GA 30106