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Albion's main campus includes more than 30 major buildings. The purpose of this portion of our website is to assist faculty in their quest to find the perfect classroom. 

Bobbitt Visual Arts Center, built in 1965, houses the Department of Art and Art History, and includes the Elsie E. Munro, '26, Art Gallery and one smaller gallery. It is named for long-time visual arts professor Vernon L. Bobbitt. The Center has studios for painting, sculpture, printmaking and other media. An adjacent ceramics facility was built in 1973.
Ferguson Student, Technology, and Administrative Services Building, completed in 2002, houses offices for the president and for five of the College's administrative divisions: academic affairs, finance and management, information technology, institutional advancement and student affairs. It brings together in one location a broad array of student services, including computing laboratories and instructional technology support. Located on the previous site of the Lottie L. Gassette Memorial Library, the building is named for trustee William C. Ferguson, '52, principal donor for the project
Herrick Center for Speech and Theatre serves the theatre and speech communication programs and has the principal college theatre, as well as a smaller studio theatre. It is named for Michigan industrialist Ray W. Herrick. The structure, located on the west edge of Alumni Field, was completed in 1975.
Norris Center is the central lecture facility of the Science Center and is named for Dr. Louis W. Norris, president of the College, 1960-70. Built in 1969, it contains a large lecture auditorium, two smaller lecture halls and classrooms.
Olin Hall, the home for the Biology and Psychology Departments, was completed in 1983. The three-story facility was built and equipped through a $4.5 million gift from the Olin Foundation. Olin Hall contains a large lecture room, classrooms and laboratories, seminar rooms, faculty offices, a darkroom and a greenhouse. Among the extensive array of equipment available are two electron microscopes.
Palenske Hall is another of the three buildings in Albion College's Science Center, completed in 1969. Housed in the four-level facility are the Physics, Mathematics and Geology Departments. The laboratories are well equipped for study and research and offer extensive computer support. The building was completed in 1969 and is named for Fred C. Palenske.
Putnam Hall houses the Chemistry Department and was erected as the third building in the Science Center. It was built in 1969 and named for chemical industry executive Mark E. Putnam, '10. Like Palenske Hall, its classrooms are used by many other departments on campus.
Robinson Hall renovated in 1992, houses the Departments of Anthropology/Sociology, Economics/Management, History, and Political Science, as well as the Gerald R. Ford Institute for Public Policy and Service, the Carl A. Gerstacker Liberal Arts Institute for Professional Management and the Anna Howard Shaw Center for Women's Studies and Programs. This structure is located on the site of the original Central Building, which was completed in 1843 but subsequently rebuilt with gifts from the late George O. Robinson.
Vulgamore Hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus, was erected in 1854. Renovated in 1993, it includes offices and classrooms for the Departments of Education, English, Foreign Languages, Philosophy, and Religious Studies. The building was renamed in honor of Dr. Melvin L. Vulgamore, president of the College, 1983-1997.

Last Modified 03/19/08