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Victory Arch: Victory Arch
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Victory Arch

One of the most recognizable landmarks on BVU's campus is the Victory Arch. Located on top of the (underground) Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum, the arch served as the entry to Old Main, the central building on campus from 1893 until it was destroyed by fire in 1956. Now, the Victory Arch symbolizes a gateway between BVU's rich past and bold vision of the future.

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Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/ Siebens Forum: Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/ Siebens Forum
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Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum

The Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum is much more than the home for business students. It's the Grand Central Station of BVU. From here it's a quick walk to class, the library, the cafeteria, coffee shop, mailboxes - it's where Buena Vista University all comes together.

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Campus Dining: Campus Dining
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Campus Dining

Whether it's a quick breakfast before class, lunch with your friends or a late night study break snack, Buena Vista's campus dining provider, Sodexho, has you covered. The Crossroads Cafe is the main cafeteria, where Sodexho provides a variety of dining options through its many different food formats. The menu is planned with input from BVU students to give you what you want most.

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Anderson Auditorium: Anderson Auditorium
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Anderson Auditorium

It's time to show off. Anderson Auditorium is one of the main locations on campus to showcase your talent on stage. Fine tune your skills and hear a shower of applause from your friends, family and public as you perform under the spotlight. And when you're not performing on stage, take a seat and view some of the most unique performances and lecturers from around the world during Buena Vista's Academic and Cultural Event Series (ACES).

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Information Technology Center: Information Technology Center
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Information Technology Center

As you may know, BVU was the first campus in the country to go completely wireless. Well, the innovation continues. When you arrive on campus you will receive your own personal laptop computer with which you can access the Internet from anywhere on campus. Work anywhere and stay connected to friends and professors. And if your laptop should ever require a tune-up, just stop by or give a call to the friendly staff at 2Fix.

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BVU Library: BVU Library
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BVU Library

One of the most important locations at any university is the library. With a comfortable atmosphere, filled with every resource you could want or need, complete with soundproof study rooms, group study tables and even a new coffee shop, it feels more like your favorite bookstore than a library. At your fingertips is anything you could ask for: newspapers and periodicals, resource materials and even books and recommended readings from students and library staff.

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Ballou Building: Ballou Building
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Ballou Building

Apart from being extremely fun to say, the Ballou building is the home of several administrative offices, including the President's and alumni offices. As you'll come to discover, BVU alums have gone everywhere and work in all kinds of fields and industries. Maybe you'll follow in their footsteps or carve in your own niche. Of this you can be sure - once you leave here, you'll take BVU with you.

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Edson Hall: Edson Hall
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Edson Hall

Whether you are more of a performer, producer or teacher, music has been shown to have a deep effect on how people live their life. If it's music that drives you, Edson Hall is where you will gain a broad background in liberal arts, and deepen your understanding of how art can shape the world. Located on the Southwest corner of the campus, Edson Hall houses faculty offices, classrooms, a piano lab, as well as band and choral rehearsal rooms.

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Dixon-Eilers Hall: Dixon-Eilers Hall
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Dixon-Eilers Hall

Connected by the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum underground tunnels, Dixon-Eilers' multi-purpose building makes it one of the highest trafficked buildings on campus. Home to classrooms, faculty and administration offices, Dixon-Eilers also houses the financial aid and business offices as well as the registrar.

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Schaller Memorial Chapel: Schaller Memorial Chapel
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Schaller Memorial Chapel

Welcome to Schaller Memorial Chapel. Optional non-denominational chapel service is held for students every Thursday at 10 a.m. and conducted by Rev. Ken Meissner, BVU's full-time Chaplain and head of student ministries. Classes are not held at this time so all students have the option to attend. Many enjoy and participate in this celebration of faith and community. Rev. Meissner, is always available for special needs, counseling, and spiritual support.

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Smith Hall: Smith Hall
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Smith Hall

Smith Hall, located in the center of campus, is full of history. It started as the home of Buena Vista's science program, and is now home to education classes, as well as the Master's of Science in Education - School Guidance and Counseling program.

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Social Science and Art Hall: Social Science and Art Hall
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Social Science and Art Hall

A meeting of the minds. The Social Science and Art Hall is the new home of the School of Social Science, Philosophy and Religion, which uniquely blends a large academic space with a comfortable learning environment. The Social Science & Art Hall houses classrooms, conference rooms, offices, an observation room and a student lounge area with lounge furniture located throughout the building.

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Center for Sculpture & Ceramics: Center for Sculpture & Ceramics
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Center for Sculpture and Ceramics

Are you driven by your desire to create? Is expression your passion? Have you always admired an artist's ability to change the world, and history itself? Then the arts are in your blood. An education in the visual arts can lead you down many career paths. Whether you are wielding a paintbrush, molding clay, or manipulating any other medium to fit the image in your head, the Center for Sculpture and Ceramics has every tool to help turn your visions into realities.

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Lage Communications Center: Lage Communications Center
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Lage Communications Center

You might have noticed that information is everywhere, waiting to be consumed. But who's behind it? It could be you. You could be there, taking the next important picture, writing the next big article, reporting live, or helping it all come together. With the hands-on practice you get inside Lage Communications Center, you can be behind the mic or writing the headline. When you're finished, your experience will place your resume on the top of the pile.

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Estelle Siebens Science Center: Estelle Siebens Science Center
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Estelle Siebens Science Center

This 70,000 square-foot facility houses six fields of science: biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, mathematics and physics. The atrium corridor puts projects on display and connects the glass-walled rotunda (nicknamed "The Beaker") to a greenhouse with three environmental growth chambers. Work with some of the most advanced technology available and make discoveries that will open your eyes and put your passion to work.

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Victory Bell: Victory Bell
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Victory Bell

Located across the street from Victory Arch and between Lage and the Social Sciences and Art Hall, Victory Bell is a place where BVU students gather. It's not unusual to find people waiting for friends or doing homework by the bell.

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Swope Hall: Swope Hall
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Swope Hall

Swope is BVU's all-female residence hall and comes complete with laundry facilities and kitchen areas on the second and third floors. Nine study lounges can be found in Swope, so there's always a quiet place to escape the bustle of residence life.

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Pierce Hall: Pierce Hall
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Pierce Hall

Pierce Hall is one of two BVU residence halls connected to the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum. Pierce (and White Hall next door) are currently undergoing extensive renovations and are shaping up to be what we like to call "incredibly awesome."

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White Hall: White Hall
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White Hall

White Hall is one of two BVU residence halls connected to the Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum. Four study lounges are nestled inside along with laundry facilities and a kitchen with a stove and microwave.

White (and Pierce Hall next door) are currently undergoing extensive renovations and are shaping up to be what we like to call "incredibly awesome."

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Grand Hall: Grand Hall
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Grand Hall

This three-story co-ed residence hall is aptly named. Each floor has its own study lounge and a common area furnished with plush couches and a television. Laundry facilities are available on the second floor and a kitchen with stove and microwave is located on the third. Simply grand.

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Liberty Hall: Liberty Hall
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Liberty Hall

United States patriot Patrick Henry is credited with the famous quote: "Give me liberty or give me death!" Patrick Henry was not referring to this residence hall. But feel free to shout his infamous line when selecting your housing. One of BVU's newest residence halls, Liberty Hall is substance-free. This means students who choose to live in Liberty Hall commit to living an alcohol- and drug-free lifestyle.

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Constitution Hall: Constitution Hall
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Constitution Hall

We like giving our suites important sounding names. Names that call to mind America and what you'll receive when you are living here: freedom. With this freedom comes your own personal bathroom and a common area that includes furniture, a refrigerator, microwave and the chance to thumb-wrestle Abraham Lincoln. Okay, everything but the last one. And one little thing: you must meet academic requirements to earn a place here.

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Briscoe Hall: Briscoe Hall
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Briscoe Hall

One of the most popular places to live on campus is Briscoe Hall. It’s not hard to see why. Like Constitution and McCorkle Hall, Briscoe is one of the nicest places to live on campus. A two-story, coed residence hall and with three-bedroom suites, the only thing Briscoe Hall is missing is an indoor swimming pool. Laundry facilities and vending machines are located throughout the complex. Oh, one little thing: you must meet academic requirements to earn a place here.

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McCorkle Hall: McCorkle Hall
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McCorkle Hall

Like its Constitution and Briscoe Halls counterparts, McCorkle is a popular living area on campus, accommodating seventy-two students in six-person suites with attached private bathrooms. Laundry facilities and vending machines are located throughout the complex.

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Lamberti Recreation Center: Lamberti Recreation Center
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Lamberti Recreation Center

The Lamberti Recreation Center is a 54,000-square-foot facility that includes the six-lane, 200-meter track and three multi-purpose courts used for tennis, volleyball and basketball. The facility has also been the venue for many events since opening in 2001, including indoor collegiate and high school track invitational meets, alumni track invitational meets, indoor tennis, youth basketball shoot-outs and intramurals.

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Siebens Fieldhouse: Siebens Fieldhouse
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Siebens Fieldhouse

This is where you cheer the Buena Vista Beavers on to victory. The main location for many of our athletic events including basketball, volleyball, and wrestling, the 3,000-seat Siebens Fieldhouse houses a large gymnasium, two racquetball/handball courts, an athletic training facility, indoor swimming pool and two classrooms. There are nine locker rooms available for use by our students, athletic teams, and visitors.

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Finkbine Natatorium: Finkbine Natatorium
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Finkbine Natatorium

Dive into Finkbine Natatorium, our 25-meter indoor pool. The BVU community and the local community use this facility for open swim, aqua-aerobics and lap swimming.

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Buntrock Tennis Courts: Buntrock Tennis Courts
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Buntorck Tennis Courts

Resurfaced in 2007 with the same Plexipave type surface used at the US Open and many of the top professional tennis tournaments in the country, the Buntrock tennis courts are some of the best playing courts in the division. They're also a pretty blue color.

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J. Leslie Rollins Stadium/Peterson Field: J. Leslie Rollins Stadium/Peterson Field
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J. Leslie Rollins Stadium/Peterson Field

J. Leslie Rollins stadium provides ample seating for spectators to enjoy the football games, soccer games and outdoor track meets. Peterson Field is our new artificial turf field.

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Circle Park: Circle Park
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Circle Park

Buena Vista University is nestled on the shore of a 3,200-acre natural lake. You'll find the lake and surrounding area a gigantic playground. There's the paved five-mile lake trail for walkers, joggers and bikers that winds around the northern shore of the lake and passes through the BVU campus. There are 200 acres of city parks, most along the lake shore, and a city campground that is only a few hundred feet from waters edge.

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Lighthouse: Lighthouse
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Lighthouse

Buena Vista University is nestled on the shore of a 3,200-acre natural lake. You'll find the lake and surrounding area a gigantic playground. What you'll notice about Storm Lake is the lighthouse theme all around town. And we're lucky to have one in the park right next to campus.

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University Marketing & Communications: University Marketing & Communications
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University Marketing & Communications

Home of the wonderful people who help showcase the remarkable educational community that is Buena Vista University.

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Graduate & Professional Studies: Graduate & Professional Studies
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Graduate and Professional Studies

BVU's Graduate and Professional Studies program offers more than 25 programs of study, ranging from business and education to arts management, technology management and social science. They are located in 15 locations across Iowa and online. This building houses some of our offices.

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Lot A: Lot A
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Parking Lot A - Faculty/Staff Parking Only

Special Needs Parking Available

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Lot B: Lot B
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Parking Lot B - General/Student Parking

Special Needs Parking Available
 
Parking for: Siebens Fieldhouse; Lamberti Recreation Center; Lage Communication Center; Estelle Siebens Science Center; Social Sciences and Art Hall; Siebens Forum (West Entrance)

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Lot C: Lot C
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Parking Lot C - Faculty/Staff Parking Only

Parking for: Center for Sculpture and Ceramics; Social Sciences and Art Hall

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Lot D: Lot D
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Parking Lot D - General/Student Parking

Special Needs Parking Available
Parking for: Estelle Siebens Science Center; Social Sciences and Art Hall; Center for Sculpture and Ceramics; Smith Hall; McCorkle, Briscoe and Liberty Halls

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Lot E: Lot E
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Parking Lot E - General/Student Parking

Parking for: Estelle Siebens Science Center; Social Sciences and Art Hall; Center for Sculpture and Ceramics

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Lot F: Lot F
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Parking Lot F - General/Student Parking

Special Needs Parking Available
Parking for: Constitution Hall; Briscoe Honor Hall; McCorkle Hall

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Lot H: Lot H
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Parking Lot H

Parking for: Liberty Hall; Grand Hall; University Marketing and Communications; Dixon-Eilers Hall

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Lot I: Lot I
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Parking Lot I - Faculty/Staff/Commuter Student/Visitor Parking Only

Special Needs Parking Available
 
Parking for: Dixon-Eilers Hall; Schaller Memorial Chapel; Swope Hall; Liberty Hall; Grand Hall

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Lot J: Lot J
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Parking Lot J - Restricted Parking

University Vehicles Only

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Lot K: Lot K
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Parking Lot K - Faculty/Staff/Commuter Student/Visitor Parking Only

Special Needs Parking Available
 
Parking for: Edson Hall; Ballou Building; Siebens Forum (East Entrance)

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Lot L: Lot L
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Parking Lot L - Faculty/Staff/Commuter Student/Visitor Parking Only

Parking for: Edson Hall; Siebens Forum (East Entrance)

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Lot M: Lot M
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Parking Lot M - Faculty/Staff Parking Only (receiving dock)

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Victory Arch

Victory Arch

Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/ Siebens Forum

Harold Walter Siebens School of Business/Siebens Forum

Campus Dining

Campus Dining

Anderson Auditorium

Anderson Auditorium

Information Technology Center

Information Technology Center

BVU Library

BVU Library

Ballou Building

Ballou Building

Edson Hall

Edson Hall

Dixon-Eilers Hall

Dixon-Eilers Hall

Schaller Memorial Chapel

Schaller Memorial Chapel

Smith Hall

Smith Hall

Social Science and Art Hall

Social Science and Art Hall

Center for Sculpture & Ceramics

Center for Sculpture and Ceramics

Lage Communications Center

Lage Communications Center

Estelle Siebens Science Center

Estelle Siebens Science Center

Victory Bell

Victory Bell

Swope Hall

Swope Hall

Pierce Hall

Pierce Hall

White Hall

White Hall

Grand Hall

Grand Hall

Liberty Hall

Liberty Hall

Constitution Hall

Constitution Hall

Briscoe Hall

Briscoe Hall

McCorkle Hall

McCorkle Hall

Lamberti Recreation Center

Lamberti Recreation Center

Siebens Fieldhouse

Siebens Fieldhouse

Finkbine Natatorium

Finkbine Natatorium

Buntrock Tennis Courts

Buntorck Tennis Courts

J. Leslie Rollins Stadium/Peterson Field

J. Leslie Rollins Stadium/Peterson Field

Circle Park

Circle Park

Lighthouse

Lighthouse

University Marketing & Communications

University Marketing & Communications

Graduate & Professional Studies

Graduate and Professional Studies

Lot A

Parking Lot A - Faculty/Staff Parking Only

Lot B

Parking Lot B - General/Student Parking

Lot C

Parking Lot C - Faculty/Staff Parking Only

Lot D

Parking Lot D - General/Student Parking

Lot E

Parking Lot E - General/Student Parking

Lot F

Parking Lot F - General/Student Parking

Lot H

Parking Lot H