Lace Up Your Shoes!

Print out the campus map and these directions and gear up for a walking tour of the beautiful Otterbein campus!

Start with Clippinger Hall (46) where the offices of Admission and Financial Aid are located. Just two blocks east is uptown Westerville with shopping, cafes and the public library. Take a short walk across College Avenue and you will find Cowan Hall (50) which houses the theatre department. The 1100+ seat auditorium is where Otterbein College Theatre and the Otterbein Artist Series present their seasons.

Across Grove Street from here is Roush Hall (49). This multi-purpose academic building houses the Business, Accounting and Economics and the Education departments. The offices of the President and the Academic Dean are on the third floor and the basement has the largest computer lab on campus. Located in the lobby is the Fisher Gallery, a two-floor art gallery.

Following the sidewalk north out of Roush, you will see Towers Hall (45), a campus landmark. Built in 1870, Towers recently underwent a $4.9 million renovation. Classes in English, sociology, history, political science, religion, philosophy, foreign language, math and computer science are held here. The offices of the Registrar and Continuing Studies are located in the basement.

To the southwest of Towers sits the Battelle Fine Arts Center (48). Here you will find the Department of Music with practice rooms, rehearsal areas, dance studios, private lesson studios, and a 272-seat auditorium.

To your left as you walk north out of Battelle are student apartments, The Commons I (43). These apartments offer a unique housing option to juniors and seniors. To the north of the apartments is Dunlap-King Hall (42), an Arts Appreciation-themed residence hall.

Just two blocks West on Main Street is the brand new Department of Art and Communications facility (60). Here you will find studios for sculpture, drawing and painting as well as a darkroom and state of the art computer art and visual communication studios. You will also see two art galleries which host work from professional artist as well as students. This is also the home of WOBN-FM, the student-run radio station, WOCC TV3, the student-run television station as well as the Tan and Cardinal, the student-run campus newspaper.

To the right of The Commons I (43) is the Schear-McFadden Science Building (44) which is home to the nursing, chemistry, physics, astronomy, equine and life science departments, along with the greenhouse, observatory and planetarium.
Continuing north, across Main Street, is the Courtright Memorial Library (38) which has approximately 250,000 volumes. You will also find the Otterbean Cafe where you can relax with a hot coffee or latte.

Just north of the library is Mayne Hall (25), an Honors residence hall. If you are ready for a short break, you might want to pause awhile at our Campus Center (20). Browse in the bookstore or stop by Quiznos. The campus dining hall is upstairs and the lounge, the Security Office and Student Activities Office are on the main floor of the Campus Center. A smaller thrust theatre is located in the lower level. The Campus Center is a place where students come to relax and socialize.

Behind the Campus Center is Memorial Stadium (10) which was rededicated in 2005. The new $3.2 million stadium, with handicap access, features seating for 2,400, including a reserved section in the middle with 500 stadium chairs, and a press box.
Across from the stadium is The Suites (11) a brand new three story suite style residence hall which houses sophomores. Beyond The Suites, is the dome-shaped Rike Physical Education (8)/Clements Recreation Center (7). These multi-purpose facilities contain basketball, handball, volleyball and racquetball courts, a weight room, two indoor tracks, and a state-of-the-art athletic training facility. Athletic offices and classrooms are also housed in the buildings.

North of the Rike Center are softball, baseball and soccer fields and tennis courts. Several residence halls are located near the Rike Center. To the West are Davis Hall (5) for men and Davis Hall Annex (6) for women. To the east are Scott Hall (12) and Engle Hall (13) for women and Garst Hall (9), housing men on its south wing and women on its north wing.

On your way back toward the Campus Center, you will pass student apartments, the Commons II (14), and the Otterbein Health Center (21).

Along West Home Street is a cluster of buildings including Hanby Hall (32), an upperclass women’s residence hall, and Clements Hall (30), a freshman women’s residence hall. The Career Development Center and Human Resources Office (27), the Barlow Business Office (28), the Student Affairs Office (31) and the College Chapel (29) are also located in this area.

Just across the parking lot towards the Admission Office is the Center for Community Engagement and the Chaplain’s Office (40).
From here it is just a short walk back to the Admission Office.

We offer so much at Otterbein that a brief walking tour can only begin to give you an idea of what we are all about. We think you will find the campus friendly and accessible.