Santa Rosa Junior College
Campus
Buildings
(Santa
Rosa Location)
Below
is a list of buildings with the year of occupancy and a brief
description.
1931 "Pioneer" appropriately references
the first campus building. The original use accommodated all campus
operations except physical education classes which continued at
Santa Rosa High School. Gradually, Pioneer Hall became the general
classroom building as other structures were occupied.
State
legislation in the 1960's mandated that public buildings meet
Field Act requirements for earthquake protection. Since Pioneer
Hall pre-dated the Field Act, a decisin faced the Board of Trustees
-- meet the standards or raze the building. In the interests of
campus history, it was decided to rebuild completely according
to the initial design. John Van Dyke was the architect, and the
resulting structure has provided space since 19792 for Associated
Student Body functions and a bookstore.
1935 It is noted that students initiated the
idea of naming the gymnasium for a current trustee. The gymnasim
per se seated 400 spectators and was the home of Bear Cub basketball
for 47 years. Otherwise, the building provided physical education
space, including locker rooms and instructional areas for both
women and men. This was a multi-purpose facility. During the early
years, assemblies, rallies, and dances were held here. In 1983,
the gymnasium was remodeled. Of particular significance was develoment
of accommodatins for weight training and adaptive P.E. at that
time.
1936 The original and official name was "Commerce
Building," but it received the "Garcia" designation
in 1953 when buildings were named for deceased members of the
Board of Trustees. The Department of Commerce and Business Educatin
was established in 1936, and was projected for immediate growth
-- thus Garcia Hall was built as its primary facility. Co-occupants
were Home Economics and Music.
A
major remodeling in 1967 converted Garcia Hall into space exclusively
for Home Economics (except for limited space devoted to campus
health services). Home Economics now is the sole occupant.
1939 The SRJC district was comprised of only
two high school districts until the 1960's --Analy and Santa Rosa.
If the college carried the "Santa Rosa" name, it was
appropriate that the then largest campus building should be named
for the other participating high school district. "Analy"
was a diplomatic consideration.
Analy
Hall was constructed with Public Works Administration (PWA) funds
following passage of the only bond issue in the college's history.
Matching local monies were provided as stipulated. Burbank Auditorium
and Bussman Hall were included in the same "package."
Analy Hall offered occupancy for administrative offices, the library
and second-story classrooms.
Between
1964-1978, as the physical campus expanded, the occupants of Analy
Hall were quite fluid, however, stability returned when a major
remodeling of the building gathered together the Department of
Art from numerous locations into a centralized site.
1939 Burbank Park was acquired by the Board
of Trustees in 1930 as the permanent campus site for SRJC. It
was a location utilized by Luther Burbank for botanical experimentation.
The "Plant Wizard" came to Santa Rosa in 1875. He developed
more than 800 plants, fruits and flowers, including the Santa
Rosa plum, the Idaho potato and the Shasta daisy. Burbank Gardens
was owned and operated by SRJC for more than 20 years (1934 -
1955).
The
actual auditorium seats 700 people for a variety of performances.
Initial occupants of the total building included music, speech,
and theatre arts. Two remodeling projects expanded the original
structure. In 1965, the staging area for theatre productions was
enlarged. In 1980, another expansion and redistribution of space
accommodated both communication studies and theatre arts. The
Music Department had moved to Forsyth Hall in 1979.
1939 The original and official name was "Industrial
Arts Building," but it received the "Bussman" designation
in 1953 when buildings were named for deceased members of the
Board of Trustees. Bussman Hall was designed as an industrial
arts building with a museum. Jesse Peter gave his personal collection
of natural history to SRJC in 1932 and Bussman Hall provided a
home for the ever expanding number of contributions.
Two
remodeling jobs adjusted the original structure. In 1962 the automotive
and welding components were enlarged considerably, In 1982, following
completino of Lounibos Hall, the occupants of Bussman Hall changed.
Electronic technology is the largest inhabitant. Others include
Career Center, Computing Services, job placement and work experience.
Meanwhile, the museum was subject to an earlier adjustment when
the space was divided into the Art Gallery and the Jesse Peter
Native American Art Museum in 1973.
Shuhaw
Hall
1955 The original and official name was Engineering
Building but received the Shuhaw designation in 1953 when buildings
were named for deceased members of the Board of Trustees. Although
primarily built as an engineering-physics facility, the first
occupants of Shuhaw Hall represented a conglomerant. Also included
were aeronautics, art and mathematics.
There
were three major alterations on Shuhaw Hall in 1963, 1970 and
1984. The first accommodated electronic technology which was added
to the curriculum in 1962. A second addition served the interests
of mathematics and brought to a central location its scattered
classes from throughout the campus. The third expansion provided
space for mathematics and recognized burgeoning enrollments in
that discipline caused by advancing technology and the general
need for quantitive literacy.
1954 With his father, Frank P. Doyle established
Exchange Bank in Santa Rosa in 1890. He was the Bank's second
president, 1916-1948. Mr. Doyle was determined that the Bank be
locally owned and operated. Therefore, he placed his controlling
shares of Exchange Bank common stock into a purposeful trust.
Dividends therefrom are converted into scholarships exclusively
for students attending SRJC. The Doyle Scholarships program began
in 1949. The first occupants of Doyle Center were the cafeteria,
bookstore, journalism, ASB offices and faculty lounge. There have
been two expansions--one in 1965 and the second in 1980. The current
segments are Bear Cub's Den (snack bar), faculty lounge, cafeteria
and recreation area.
Barnett
Hall
1958 For more than 30 years, Barnett Hall remained
a facility for business education classes, both business office
and business administration. Master planning projected, as early
as 1965, a third wing for construction. However, a slump in business
enrollments during the 1960's and into the 1970's prevented that
from happening. Contrariwise, the 1980's witnessed an enormous
response, especially to classes in business administration and
its allied fields of study.
1964 Floyd P. Bailey instructed physics at
SRJC, 1919-1921; served as Dean of the College, 1921-1934; became
President of the College in 1934 and occupied that role until
1957.
Bailey
Hall is the College's administration building. Upon opening, the
following were located within its walls: Office of the President,
Office of Business Services, Office of the Evening College, Office
of Instruction and the Office of Student Services (the latter
including admissions and records, counseling, data processing
and job placement). Also, there was a meeting room for the Board
of Trustees. To occupy the total complex of offices, some instructors
from the less organized departments were assigned to Bailey Hall
during the early years. Occupancy has been fluid. The most significant
departures have been community services, data processing, the
faculty and job placement. The most prominent arrivals are Administrative
Services, Financial Aid, and Public Information.
1965 Edwin "Ned" Kent was the Dean
of Men at SRJC, 1942-1957. He was Superintendent of Schools both
for the City of Healdsburg and for Sonoma County before assuming
his duties at the College. His teaching discipline was mathematics.
Campus
living accommodations have a history at SRJC, and date back to
World War II when the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP)
was housed at the College. Students then used those same facilities
until room had to be made in preparation for the construction
of Bailey Hall. Kent Hall was a replacement for the "temporary"
World War II wood barracks and apartments. It was a recognition
that accommodations for students in the community were limited.
At the time of construction, SRJC continued to attract enrollees
from Lake and Mendocino Counties. Ken Hall provides space for
72 individuals.
1966 Milo Baker taught botany at SRJC, 1922-1945.
He established the North Coast Herbarium at the College, and dontated
his private collection to thata resource in 1933. He was a nationally
recognized expert on the violet family of western America. Mr.
Baker was well beyond his ninetieth year when he taught Botany
5 (Introductory Field) while continuing to tend the Herbarium
during retirement. Four life science
laboratories and a centralized preparation room comprise "Wing
A," two life science laboratories and campus security constitute
"Wing B," the health occupations were located in "Wing
C." Two large lecture rooms and a converted greenhouse are
situated at the building's center.
1968 Bech Hall is a chemistry building with
the appropriate laboratory, lecture and preparation spaces. Two
large lecture rooms are shared with the campus at large when not
in use by the chemists.
1971 Plover Library centralizes all of the
College's print and non-print resources for purposes of processing,
cataloging, distributing and depositing. The seating capacity
is 600; shelving displays almost 100,000 volumes. Audio/visual
Services is located here.
1973
Two
pools and an office complex comprise the Quinn Swim Center. A
deep outdoor pool, though multi-purpose, does specifically provide
for diving, water polo and water safety instruction. The indoor
pool with a retractable roof is used for swim competition and
serves as a general facility for instruction in aquatics. The
majority of the physical education staff occupies office space
in the Quinn complex. Quinn Swim Center is a community resource.
Swim club competition is scheduled regularly and it attracts people
from throughout Sonoma County for aquatic fitness.
1978
John
Crevelli (Social Sciences) originated the idea of naming this
building for all retired certificated personnel, as well as for
those instructors and administrators who deceased in service.
Retirees must have been on staff at least 15 years to be honored
by including their names on a plaque that is maintained at the
entrance to Newman Auditorium. The Auditorium is named for Randolph
Newman, second President of SRJC, 1957-1970. Newman Auditorium
has 250 seats and is utilized constantly for classes, lectures
and performances. Most of the space in Emeritus Hall is consumed
by five departments which claim this building as home base: Behavioral
Science, English, Foreign Language, Philosophy/Humanities, and
Social Science. For each, classrooms, offices and meeting areas
are provided. Three specialized laboratories represnet extensions
of the traditional classroom -- that is, the English Skills Laboratory,
the Foreign Language Laboratory and the Writing Center.
1979 Two departments are housed in Lark Hall
- Agriculture/Forestry and Earth Science. For each, there is an
office complex, laboratories and a central preparation room. Accompanying
the facilities for agriculture is a greenhouse. A planetarium
accompanies the accommodations for Earth Science. Two large lecture
rooms are shared with the campus at large when not in use by the
occupying departments.
Forsyth
Hall
1979
Forsyth
Hall is the music building and is dedicated totally to instruction
in that discipline. An office complex, practice rooms, a large
studio for instrumental music and a lecture/studio for music appreciation/vocal
music occupy the first floor. A piano laboratory, recording studio,
practice rooms and general purpose spaces are located on the second
floor. This facility is of such a specialized nature that other
disciplines are precluded from its use.
1980 Lounibos Hall is an industrial education
facility and it houses laboratory/lecture space for instruction
in four distinct areas: Automotive mechanics, diesel technology,
machine tooling and welding. Faculty offices are arranged in a
configuration at the building entrance. Adjoining the structure
is space for storage and parking.
1982
Haehl
Pavilion offers facilities for a combination of both intercollegiate
competitions and physical education classes. Basketball, volleyball
and wrestling rivalries are scheduled, as well as standard instructional
classes in these sports, plus badminton, body conditioning, combative
events and dance. The spectator capacity of Haehl Pavilion is
2,000 (in the absence of using floor space).
Belden
Center (Shone Farm)
1983 Charles Belden was the College's first
Dean of Occupational Education, a responsibility he assumed from
1965 to 1981. He joined the faculty in 1957 as an instructor of
machine tooling and welding. Mr. Belden was a major force in the
acquisition and development of the Robert Shone College Farm.
Upon his decease, a cooperative fund-raising project by the College
and community, secured substantial monies that were matched by
a district contribution. The Charles D. Belden Center was built
on site at the Shone Farm. The Belden Center building includes
general instructional space, living quarters for two student farm
attendants, offices and a wine press. A variety of campus disciplines
hold classes on farm acreage, and each is eligible to utilize
the Belden Center.
1990
The
Departments of Business Administration, Business Office Technology
and Computer-Information Sciences occupy Maggini Hall. Each department
has its own series of general classrooms, laboratories, skill
centers, faculty offices and meeting rooms.
2000 This
building is a multi-functional health science and student health
service facility. It was dedicated on January 7, 2000 in honor
of one of the college's foremost trustees, William B. Race. It
has 38,500 gross square feet and 28,500 assignable square feet.
It is primarily a laboratory facility with state of the art dental,
radiation technology, nursing skills facilities and equipment.
There are four lecture rooms, one of which has a rather large
impressive vertical folding wall which splits one 100 seat room
into two smaller rooms with capacities of 75 and 25 student stations
each. Faculty and administrative offices for the Health Sciences
will be located primarily on the third floor whereas the Student
Health Services operation will be located on the west side of
the first floor.
Second
Floor Veranda
Both the veranda and
the lower patio-type entry way were designed to assist in ceremonial
duties. If desired, for example, speakers could address a graduation
crowd from either location thus affording the audience easy view
of the proceedings. Also, the south facing portion of the new
building will (hopefully) someday be facing a new library facility
thus tying the Emeritus/Plover/Race complex to the academic core
of the campus.
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