Mabee Fieldhouse (1980, expanded 2001)
Contains the gymnasium, equipment and locker rooms for both men and women, a weight
room, a walking track, and athletic offices.
Thomas R. Zarda Family Athletic Complex (1991)
Multipurpose outdoor athletic complex for softball, baseball and soccer.
Dallavis Center (1992)
Classrooms, the Communication Center including a film and video production studio with
audio and digital video editing facilities, and the Art and Design Center with studios, a pho-
tography laboratory, and Macintosh classroom and lab.
Schlumpberger Facility (1999)
Houses the maintenance equipment and services.
Library
The Hooley-Bundschu Library is the information resource center for the campus. It houses a col-
lection of over 60,000 books, a current subscription list of 500 periodicals and newspapers,
videotapes, CD-ROMs, DVDs and the entire ERIC document collection on microfiche. The
Library is a member of MOBIUS, a statewide consortium of over 50 academic libraries with a
shared on-line catalog. The Library subscribes to on-line search services DIALOG and WEST-
LAW as well as providing student access to the bibliographic databases FirstSearch and ERIC.
In addition, the Library provides access to full-text and bibliographic databases such as
EBSCOhost, Academic Universe, Contemporary Womens Issues, NewsBank: Missouri
Newspapers, the ABC-CLIO databases, and ProQuest Psychology. The Eschbacher Education
Room houses the childrens literature collection and Curriculum Collection. There are study
rooms available for faculty and student use. In addition the Library houses a computer lab with
over 20 PCs connected to the campus network and providing e-mail and Internet access as well
as Microsoft Office and curriculum related software. The Library is designed to provide an envi-
ronment conducive to learning and research in an age that merges written and electronic media.
Academic Technology Facilities
Avila University maintains several computer labs and classrooms to support teaching and learn-
ing. Labs are home to both PC and Macintosh computers, color monitors, and laser printers.
Each computer lab facility is upgraded on a regular basis and is network supported so student and
faculty can access specialty software, internet resources, and Microsoft Office products.
Computer labs are located in the following locations:
Hooley-Bundschu Library: A dedicated open lab for student use consisting of 19 Dell com-
puters, one Macintosh computer and laser printers. Additional computers for student
research are located on the main library floor. An iMac computer is available to support the
development of a large variety of presentational formats.
ORielly Hall: Three dedicated classroom labs are located in this hall. Two classrooms have
22 Dell computers. Another classroom, with 12 Dell computers, is dedicated for teaching
Mathematics and Computer Science courses. Each classroom has Microsoft Office software,
SPSS, internet access, and other specialty teaching software available.
Borserine Nursing Centre: Six Dell computers are located in the new Nursing classroom.
Software is available to support Nursing education in addition to Microsoft Office and inter-
net resources.
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