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ABOUT US:  CAMPUS RESOURCES

 

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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