Bluefield University Spire Winter 2025-2026

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Revitalization Efforts Continue in Cruise Bluefield University’s original dormitory, Cruise Hall, still serves its male residential students today. Summer 2025 brought significant enhancements thanks to efforts by the university’s maintenance staff, facilities student-workers, and renewal task force comprised of staff volunteers. Cruise Hall was a top priority while deep cleaning, painting, addressing facility concerns, and performing preventative maintenance in preparation for the upcoming fall semester. The support and generosity of Bluefield’s alumni and friends have enabled major improvements across campus. Following the successful renovations of Alumni Hall and Lansdell Hall, the university is eager to modernize Cruise Hall to better serve its students and mission.

Students Enjoy Mac Lab Upgrades Bluefield University’s Mac Lab was outfitted with new computers and monitors in fall 2025, equipping graphic communication students to work in industry-leading content creation software.

Major Changes Come to Lansdell Hall Bluefield College broke ground for its first facility, its Administration Building, in December 1921, ahead of the college’s opening in September 1922. It was dedicated to the institution’s first President, Rinaldo Addison Lansdell, in May 1967. Today, Lansdell Hall continues to host Bluefield University’s administrative operations. It is home to several departments, faculty offices, and the Chandler Boardroom. Heating issues in Lansdell Hall forced several classes, faculty, and staff to relocate in the winter of 2024 2025. Renovations began in fall 2025 to install a new heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system, as well as electrical upgrades to support the new HVAC system. Additionally, the building is receiving new windows.

Photo by Malique Gordon, photographer for The Rampage student paper Bluefield students use several resource-intensive programs like Adobe’s Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro, but the new Apple Mac mini devices are well-suited to meet the complex demands of editing and design software for years to come. Soon, the Mac Lab will relocate to Lansdell Hall as BU’s Communication Arts department centralizes its classes and offices, creates a permanent home for its podcasting studio, and procures new technologies.