During this period, enrollments continued to climb, the curriculum was expanded, and pressure on the school’s physical facilities increased. The council of trustees submitted a comprehensive building program to the state planning board to expand the campus.

MILLER AUDITORIUM - 1958
Dedicated to Mrs. Emma Guffey Miller, a former trustee and past president of the council of trustees, this building is home to the theater department and the site of numerous cultural events. The auditorium has a designed seating capacity of 892.

MORROW FIELD HOUSE - 1962
This complex is one of the largest buildings on campus and one of the most heavily used. Morrow Field House is dedicated to James E. Morrow, principal from 1889-1890. This facility supports the departments of health, physical education and recreation. Annexed to this building is the Jack C. Dinger Special Education Building. Constructed in 1962 it is dedicated to Dr. Dinger, a former chairperson of that department and a significant educator in the field of special education.

WEISENFLUH DINING HALL - 1962
This dining hall was built in 1962 and is dedicated to Dr. Norman Weisenfluh, president from 1956-1964.

VINCENT SCIENCE HALL - 1968
This round building houses classrooms, laboratories, offices and a planetarium. Dedication of this facility was in honor of Dr. Arthur P. Vincent, former science professor and chairperson of the science department from 1923 to 1940.

SPOTTS WORLD CULTURE BUILDING - 1969
This classroom facility was named for Dr. Carle B. Spotts, one of the most versatile and respected faculty members ever to teach at Slippery Rock. Dr. Spotts was chairperson of the English department for 25 years. He built major programs not only in English, but also in speech and debate.

EISENBERG CLASSROOM BUILDING - 1970
Eisenberg Classroom Building was dedicated to Dr. J. Linwood Eisenberg, president from 1917-1934.

BAILEY LIBRARY - 1971
The new library (which replaced Maltby Library), houses approximately 500,000 volumes, and an extensive Instructional Materials Center. In 1997, the Friends of Bailey Library, for both studious and recreational reading, furnished a comfortable, quiet Reading Room. Also housed in this building are user services and the academic support services departments. The building was dedicated to Dr. Matilda Bailey who was a very popular English professor at Slippery Rock.

UNIVERSITY UNION - 1971
The University Union houses several departments and is a very busy center for student activities. In 1994, the union, requiring extra space, completed a new addition housing the Student Government Association bookstore. In 2000, the university will expand Rocky’s Grille, located on the lower level, for students’ convenience.

BOOZEL DINING HALL - 1971
Boozel Dining Hall is dedicated to Mr. George Boozel who may hold the record for active service, 50 years, to the university. It was said that Mr. Boozel helped make Slippery Rock one of the only two colleges that still cooked student meals on campus at the time. Boozel also houses a lovely private dining room.

N. KERR THOMPSON STADIUM - 1972-73
This stadium is dedicated to N. Kerr Thompson, who for more than 30 years, had been a coach at Slippery Rock College. That the name Slippery Rock is now so widely known, is largely because of his success as a football coach. Coach Thompson was head coach from 1920-1942 and the season of 1945. During Coach Thompson’s years, his team records are 126 games won, 58 games lost and 11 ties. The Gail L. Rose Stadium Lodge was constructed in 1975 and dedicated to Mr. Rose in 1982. Mr. Rose worked for Armco in Butler for 42 years as the director of public relations and services and was recognized as a leader in education at both the state and local levels. The Jerry Bejbl Weight Training Center was dedicated in 1998 to Dr. Jerry Bejbl, Class of 1963, who is a board member of the Slippery Rock University Foundation, Inc. Dr. Bejbl is a distinguished alumnus who is president of the Armoloy Corporation and past president of the university’s Alumni Association.

SWOPE MUSIC HALL - 1979
Swope Music Hall is dedicated to Mr. Clair Swope, former chairperson of music department. In the beginning, Slippery Rock University did not certify music teachers. Mr. Swope struggled for 24 years to bring a music program to the university. This building contains classrooms, practice rooms and a recital hall. In 1982 a new pipe organ was installed in the recital hall.

RESIDENCE HALLS:

Patterson Hall 1958: A men’s residence hall dedicated to Mr. Lewis Patterson who donated the land on which the three original buildings of the university were built.

Rhoads Hall 1961: A coed residence hall dedicated to Dr. Margaret Rhoads, dean of women in 1948 and a professor of mathematics at Slippery Rock for 33 years.

Harner Hall 1965: A women’s residence hall dedicated to Lois V. Harner, former dean of women.

Kraus Hall 1966: Originally constructed as a privately owned facility known as “Riviera.” The building was officially received as a donation from Stanley Kraus to the university on July 1, 1984. Mr. Kraus is a member of the Slippery Rock University Foundation Board and the President’s Advisory Council and longtime friend of Slippery Rock University.

Bard Hall 1968: A co-ed residence hall dedicated to the Bard family, which was among the original founders of the Slippery Rock Normal School.

Dodds Hall 1969: A co-ed residential hall dedicated to Archie Dodds former athletic director, professor and administrator at Slippery Rock State College.

Founders Hall 1974: A co-ed, high rise, residence hall dedicated to the original founders of the Slippery Rock Normal School.

THE ROBERT A. MACOSKEY CENTER
FOR SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH - 1987
The center honors the work and dedication of the late Dr. Robert A. Macoskey who served as a Slippery Rock University philosophy professor and department chair from 1971 until his death in 1990. The center includes a newly constructed strawbale and timberframe barn, garden sites and a compost site. Dr. Macoskey envisioned the facility, formerly known as Harmony Homestead, and was instrumental in its creation. The center promotes permaculture, sustainability and sustainable living technology. This specialty environmental program includes Slippery Rock University’s master’s program in sustainable systems.

THE HICKORY CORNER SCHOOLHOUSE - 1988
This one-room school (that once stood at the intersection of Hickory Corner and Unionville Roads in Franklin Township) was moved to the Slippery Rock University campus. The schoolhouse was built before 1860 and was closed in 1963. Mr. Joseph and Miss Sara Jane McCandless purchased the schoolhouse and donated the structure to Slippery Rock University in honor of their father, Dr. G. W. McCandless. A formal dedication was held in 1989. In March, 1998, the one-story wood frame building was relocated to a new foundation on the front lawn of the McKay Education Building and rededicated in September, 1998 during the community’s fall Heritage Festival. The Schoolhouse celebrates our roots in teacher preparation.

PHYSICAL THERAPY COMPLEX - 1988
The Physical Therapy Complex is a temporary multi-unit modular classroom, laboratory, and office complex. During the May 1998 commencement ceremonies, the physical therapy department awarded its first doctoral degrees. Presently, plans are underway for the construction of a permanent home for the program in the quad area adjacent to Vincent Science Hall.