THE
SEMINARY CENTER

is an L-shaped structure facing Glenbrook Road. In this building
are housed the administrative and faculty offices, lecture
halls, computer science lab, chapel, auditorium, dormitory,
dining, and recreation facilities for the students and seminary
staff.
THE
CHATEAU

is
the oldest building on campus and a significant local landmark.
It originally served as the first college dormitory and presently
houses the Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, the first
artistic and cultural center of its kind in the United States.
The upper floor of this building is also the residence of
the Catechists of the Sacred Heart who are the administrators
of the food services of the college.
ST.
BASIL COLLEGE LIBRARY
is situated on Clovelly Road and offers a variety of materials
and services to staff and students. The major concentration
of the library's collection is in the area of philosophy and
religion. These are supplemented by collections in the humanities
and in the sciences. Special collections include those on
Eastern Catholicism and Ukrainian studies. The library currently
subscribes to some one hundred twenty periodicals while its
periodical collection, coupled with that of the Ukrainian
Museum and Library of Stamford, represents over two hundred
titles.
The
Library offers Inter Library Loan Services and the databases
available through the Connecticut State Library system, and
exposure to the resources of both Ferguson Library of Stamford
and the academic Stamford branch of the library of UConn,
both in walking-distance of the campus.
Library
patrons also have use of an art slide collection, musical
recordings, a microfiche reader, cassette tapes, visual equipment,
and a photocopy machine. The main floor of the library provides
facilities for a reading and reference room, for the open
stack collection and for administrative offices. The upper
level has been extensively renovated, and computers have been
installed for student use.
THE
GYMNASIUM
popularly
known as "The Basildome," is situated on Clovelly
Road in a building adjacent to the Library. It houses a court
for all indoor sports and a weight lifting and physical exercise
room. The College campus also has outdoor facilities for field
sports.
THE
PAVILION

is nestled among the trees along the walk leading from the
Library to the Chateau. This unique building, patterned after
the Hutzul architectural design found in the Carpathian Mountains,
lends its dignity to the solemn occasion of liturgical services
and other outdoor cultural activities.
UKRAINIAN
RESEARCH AND CULTURAL CENTER
is
immediately
adjacent to the Library building and was formally opened by
the Diocese of Stamford on the College Campus on November
21, 1997. This unique collection of Ucrainica, i.e.,
a collection of some 70,000 volumes devoted to all areas of
Ukrainian ethnic studies and civilization, represents one
of the largest collections of Eastern European holdings in
North America. About three-quarters of the collection
is catalogued online into OCLC's database. The
Center's staff also has done original cataloging of some three
thousand titles as part of its contribution to Ukrainian studies'
networking of materials.
The
mere presence of such a large collection of Ukrainian materials
is a fortunate boon for our students from Eastern Europe.
They have developed a love for this collection, especially
in the open stack policy. They use the collection
for independent study, for leisurely reading, and for some
courses offered by the College. The Center has
also processed interlibrary loan requests from George Washington
U., John Hopkins U., Seattle Public Library, and the University
of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It offers a great premise
as a resource center for incoming immigrants from Ukraine.
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