Academic Catalog 2018

a new Visual Arts Center; improved technology on campus; completed renovations to the dining hall, campus store, Dome Gymnasium and residence halls; and strengthened its commitment to the integration of faith and learning. Dr. David W. Olive became president in 2007. During his presidency, the College has reinstated intercollegiate football for the first time in 70 years; constructed the school’s first new residence hall in 30 years; developed an apartment complex; completed major renovations to other campus facilities; opened a new missions center, and a new academic support center; launched new academic programs in instrumental music, forensic science, early childhood development and nursing; developed the school’s first-ever online degree programs; and initiated the College’s first Master’s program in Teacher Education. Bluefield College’s Nine Presidents: Dr. R. A. Lansdell September 1922 - April 1926 Dr. J. Taylor Stinson, Interim April 1926 - September 1927 Dr. Oscar E. Sams September 1927 - March 1930 Dr. J. Taylor Stinson June 1930 - June 1934 Mr. Edwin Wade June 1934 - June 1946 Dr. Charles Harman June 1946 - June 1972 Dr. Charles Tyer June 1972 - May 1988 Dr. Gary N. Garner, Interim June 1988 - January 1989 Dr. Roy Dobyns February 1989 - June 1996 Dr. T. Keith Edwards, Interim July 1996 - June 1997 Dr. Daniel G. MacMillan July 1997 - July 2006 Dr. Charles O. Warren, Interim August 2006 - June 2007 Dr. David W. Olive July 2007 - present THE CAMPUS Bluefield College is located on 82 acres in Bluefield, Virginia. The physical facilities include (see campus map on page 224): Lansdell Hall , the main administration building, is named for R. A. Lansdell, the first President of Bluefield College. It houses administrative offices, faculty offices, and classrooms. Harman Chapel and Performing Arts Center is named in memory of Charles L. Harman, President of Bluefield College from 1946 to 1972. It contains large and small auditoriums, the Music and Theatre Departments, classrooms, and rehearsal space. The Dome gymnasium provides game courts, weight rooms, a training room, spectator seating, classrooms, offices, and a stage area. The Science Center , completed in 1992, houses the Science, Math, and Business programs as well as classrooms and computer labs. The Donald and Maria Cox Visual Arts Center houses the Art Department with facilities for drawing, painting, ceramics, and sculpture. Part of the structure was the original boiler building for the campus. It was redesigned and augmented to its current use and was dedicated in October 2000. Easley Library is named in memory of Frank Smoot Easley and David Milton Easley who were among the citizens who went to Bristol to persuade the Baptist General Association of Virginia to establish the College in the Bluefield area. Its facilities include a curriculum laboratory, faculty offices and the School of Education.

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