Campus Facilities

Central

Southern Wesleyan University occupies a three-hundred-acre campus near the town of Central (the central point on a railway line running between Charlotte and Atlanta). Instructional facilities on campus include Folger Fine Arts Building (1964), Brower Classroom Building (1966), Gibson Science Building (1966), Ellenburg Lecture Hall (1966), Nicholson-Mitchell Christian Ministry Center (1940, addition 1996), John M. Newby Education Center (2003) and the Newton-Hobson Chapel & Fine Arts Center (2008). Claude R. Rickman Library (1975) is conveniently located at the center of the campus. Offering individual and group study areas, the library provides access to over 300,000 print and electronic volumes, including the Wesleyana Collection. The library subscribes to multiple online databases with nearly 27,000 journals in full text.

Student residence halls include Stuart-Bennett Hall (1963, addition 1967), apartments (2000), Mullinax Hall (2005) and Joiner Hilson Complex (2017). The Lowell E. Jennings Campus Life Center (1991) houses a snack shop, campus store, mailroom and student services; and J. Walden Tysinger Gymnasium (1969) contains locker rooms, shower rooms, official-size hard maple basketball floor, fitness center, recreation areas and offices for athletic personnel. The University Dining Commons (2005) houses conference services and student food services.

Most administrative offices are located in Correll Hall (1947). SWU Global offices are located in the lower level of the Stuart-Bennett building. Online programs academic services offices for students are located in the Claude R. Rickman Library. Admissions is located in the Clayton Welcome Center (renovated 2009). In 1997, the university acquired Eagles Rest, which is used as a retreat and conference center. Bryant Lodge (2001) serves as a gathering place for university and community events.