Welcome to the
Eckerd College Virtual Tour in St. Petersburg, Florida
STUDY:
Admissions Office
The Admissions Office is located in the Franklin Templeton Building. Visitors who would like to tour campus or ask our counselors any questions about the College are welcome to stop by. Convenient parking is available in the adjacent Upham Building Parking Lot.
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Wrenn Hall
Wrenn Hall is a great place for individual or group study. It's located in the James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences—our smartest and most environmentally sustainable building complete with motion-activated lights, HVAC 'smart' A/C, and LEED Platinum Certification.
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Classroom
When students aren't studying outdoors or in the field, they convene in classrooms designed for collaborative learning. The average class size is 20.
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Galbraith Laboratory Deck
Galbraith Marine Science Lab's second-floor deck overlooks Boca Ciega Bay.
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MakerSpace
Need a workspace and tools to create? Go no farther than our MakerSpace. It caters to creators of all kinds, from woodworkers to designers who bring 3D-printed objects to life.
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Armacost Library
Armacost library provides study space for approximately 400 students and offers 17 group study rooms available for reservation, five lounges, multiple computer stations and a 24-hour open access computer lab
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James Center for Molecular and Life Sciences Lounge
This teaching lab in the James Center is equipped with a million dollars' worth of new equipment for biology and chemistry classes.
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Ranson Terrace
Celebration and relaxation convene at Ranson Terrace on the southern bank of Fox Pond. Cobblestone pavers line the ground where students gather under shade trees to relax or study in harmony with the hourly chiming of Wireman Chapel.
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Nielsen Center for Visual Arts
The 33,000-square-foot Nielsen Center blends into the campus"s natural beauty courtesy of large glass walls overlooking Fox Pond and unique outdoor features, including a ceramics and sculpture yard.
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Jim Crane Painting Studio
The Crane Painting Studio, in the new Nielsen Center for Visual Arts, is a premier classroom overlooking Southshore Grove and Fox Pond, with northeastern exposure and floor-to-ceiling windows to flood the space with natural light for inspired painting.
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Galbraith Marine Science Laboratory lab room
A class with Dr. Wetzel in Galbraith Marine Science Lab.
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LIVE:
Omega Residence Hall
Each suite in the three-story waterfront Omega Complex, reserved for juniors and seniors, contains two bathrooms that are shared by two or three students.
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Omega Residence Hall Balcony
Every room in the Omega complex has access to a shared balcony, enjoying a view of beautiful Boca Ciega Bay.
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Starbucks®
When nothing but caffeine will do, head to our Starbucks® coffee shop!
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Sigma & West Lodge Residence Halls
Sigma and West Lodge residence halls both feature hotel-style living spaces with privately shared bathrooms in each room. The complexes have a laundry facility with complimentary washers and dryers, as well as easy access to parking lots, a fire pit, a recreation room and the CEC Cafeteria.
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Iota Residence Hall Lounge
Iota residence hall, centrally located near the Eckerd Library, consists of four interconnected houses that have two lounge areas each—as well as communal and private-access bathrooms.
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Iota Residence Hall
Iota residence hall is our newest residence complex and is centrally located near the Eckerd Library. Each of its four interconnected houses contains either a kitchenette or indoor laundry facility with complimentary washers and dryers
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Nu Residence Hall Courtyard
In the Nu residence hall, adjacent to the South Recreation Field, each room has its own bathroom. Each suite offers students a common living area, which includes a small living room, a kitchenette, and a washer and dryer. The courtyard is a great place to hang out.
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Residence Hall Courtyard
Residence-hall courtyards are equipped with communal bike racks, picnic areas, outdoor charcoal barbecues and hammocks.
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Residence Hall Lounge
Complex lounges offer full eat-in kitchens, which include stoves, microwaves, ovens, dishwashers and granite countertops. These communal areas make perfect spaces for studying or entertaining.
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Residence Hall Student Room
A "traditional" student room in the Zeta Complex comes with a gorgeous water view.
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Hough Center
Triton's Pub looks out onto the Hough Center, the heart of campus. Informally called Hough Quad, this part of campus is composed of Brown, Cobb, Edmundson, Fox and Lindsey Halls.
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Triton's Pub
Triton's Pub offers large-screen TVs, pool tables and a stage for live music. Dining services include a hot grill, deli-wrap station, select soups, sandwiches and snacks as well as beer for patrons aged 21 and over.
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Café Bon Appétit
Café Bon Appétit purchases seasonal ingredients from our own on-campus community farm as well as small, owner-operated farms and ranches within a 150-mile radius of campus, and avoids meat and dairy from animals raised with artificial hormones or routine antibiotics. This is part of Eckerd’s commitment to sustainability.
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Eckerd College Search and Rescue Team Headquarters
EC-SAR, the only collegiate volunteer maritime search and rescue organization in the U.S., offers assistance to boaters in Tampa Bay and surrounding waters. Responsibilities of the student-volunteers, who are on call 24/7, include towing, firefighting, searching for missing people or overdue vessels, pulling vessels from aground, dewatering sinking vessels and performing medical rescues.
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Wireman Chapel
Inspired by the 20th-century architect Eero Saarinen, our chapel's key design features are its octagonal shape and in-the-round seating, the oculus at the center of the roof that directs sunlight to the center of the sanctuary, the lower glass panels that reflect light from the water outside to the interior, and the girders that recall the flying buttresses of a medieval cathedral, instilling a sense of timelessness in a contemporary structure.
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McArthur Physical Ed. Center
Renovated in 2021, the McArthur Physical Education Center is home to our men's and women's basketball teams and our women's indoor volleyball team. Combined, the three teams have appeared on the National Stage 28 times and have won 10 conference championships. The Center includes a lounge, five varsity locker rooms, and athletic training room.
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James R. Harley Court
McArthur Physical Education Center features a newly renovated entrance, lounge, five varsity locker rooms, and athletic training room while housing men's and women's basketball and indoor volleyball.
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Skateboard Ramp
The skate ramp is about 16 feet wide and 4 feet tall, fitted with ramp armor and decorated with a mural designed by one of our students.
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South Beach Fire Pit
Eckerd's South Beach is a place to sit back, relax and unwind—especially in the evening by a glowing fire!
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Tim's Pavilion
The Tim Scovanner ’11 Pavilion is a 2,160-square-foot, concrete, open-air shade structure with 115 photovoltaic solar panels. It's the perfect place for gathering and sharing—and enjoying the sea breeze and water views.
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South Recreation Field
South Field, also known as Kappa Field, is a popular spot to lounge in the Florida sun with friends and pets, throw a frisbee or play some spikeball. Our men's and women's rugby club teams use this beautiful field for practices and games.
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Baker Beach Volleyball Complex
Home to the Eckerd College NCAA beach volleyball team, the Jon Baker ’91 Beach Volleyball Complex includes four NCAA-varsity beach courts with live-streaming capabilities, shower stations and berm seating. The courts are used by student-athletes and volleyball club members as well as for intramurals and general recreation. Eckerd was the first Division II school in the country to create a beach volleyball program.
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Waterfront Complex
The docks on Frenchman's Creek are a prime location to launch your next water expedition, hang out with friends or find a soft breeze in the shade while you study for your next exam!
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Wallace Boathouse
The Waterfront Program offers students sailboats, paddleboards, canoes, kayaks, fishing gear, camping gear and more. Wakeboarding trips leave daily. Professors also take students onto Boca Ciega Bay by boat or kayak for class. Just bring your student ID and a towel!
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Doyle Sailing Center
The Doyle Sailing Center is home to the College's coed and women's sailing teams. It includes Hough Sailing Loft, Ripberger Observation Deck, Saunders Point, and Wallace Cove. Student-sailors enjoy a floating dock system with 26 slips and easy access to Boca Ciega Bay for first-class competitions and quality training time—making it one of the best sailing facilities in the country.
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Hough Loft
Sailing coaches have the perfect vantage point to monitor how the Sailing teams are performing from atop Hough Loft.
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GO Pavilion
GO Pavilion offers 10,000 square feet of open-air space for sports, concerts and other campus events like the annual Festival of Cultures.
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Swimming Pool
The outdoor pool, on the north side of campus, is open daily for students. It has a 12-foot deep end, six 25-yard swimming lanes and lounge equipment along the perimeter. The pool also hosts SCUBA training as well as many campus events and celebrations.
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Fitness Center
With over 7,500 square feet of workout space, the fitness center offers free weights, machine weights, cardio machines, a group training room, kickboxing space and an aerobics/dance room with wood floors. [br] Student-taught fitness classes include yoga, weight training, spin, step, Zumba, stretching, Pilates, Ab Attack, CrossFit, Muay Thai, MMA and self-defense.
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Bullard Tennis Courts
Six tennis courts, adjacent to the Johnson Athletic Field, are home to our NCAA Division II Men's and Women"s Tennis teams.
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South Beach Pavilion
South Beach Pavilion.
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Community Farm
The Eckerd College Community Farm is a one-acre sustainable farm and food forest situated between the soccer and baseball fields in the heart of Eckerd’s campus in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Softball Field
The softball field is part of the Turley Athletic Complex and home to the Eckerd College NCAA Division II Softball team.
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Baseball Field
The baseball field, located on the east side of campus directly across from the Waterfront Complex, is home to the Eckerd College Baseball team, which has made 10 NCAA Division II national tournament appearances. The team fell to UC-Riverside in the 1977 championship game, 4–1. Field dimensions are 330 feet down the lines, 365 to the gaps and 400 to dead center.
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Johnson Athletic Field
Dedicated to soccer, our lighted field boasts Sprint Turf—perfect for year-round varsity and intramural games. The field is home to the Eckerd College NCAA Division II Men's and Women's Soccer teams.
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