Balfour-Hood Campus Center
The Balfour-Hood Campus Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 2 a.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 a.m., during the academic year. The following is a list of facilities and services located in the center. For further information, dial the Information Desk line at ext. 3833.
Atrium
The Atrium is the large open area adjacent to the Information Desk on the first floor of the Balfour-Hood Campus Center. This space is also used for outside vendors to sell their merchandise and is constantly transformed into several different types of entertainment venues to house bands, dance parties, and political and cultural events.
Band Practice Room
Scheduled and coordinated by the Band Club, this room is located on the mezzanine level. The room is available at 7 p.m., after the close of the work day.
Café
Located on the mezzanine level of the Balfour-Hood Campus Center, off the Dimple-side entrance, the Café offers fresh brewed coffees, sandwiches, soups, salads, muffins and other fresh baked pastries. The Café also offers wireless internet connections and a computer station connected to the campus network. This area also serves as out Gallery Café where we showcase the artwork of our Wheaton Fine Arts students.
Continuing Education and Day Student Lounge
This room is the gathering place for commuting students. It is located on the first floor next to the 1962 Room.
Ellison Dance Studio
This large workout space for the Dance Company and aerobic and TaeBo classes is located at the end of the first floor hallway on the right. Campus dance groups such as Trybe also use this space for practice sessions.
Fitness Center
Free weights, nautilus stations and aerobic workout equipment are available in the Fitness Center, which is located at the end of the first floor hallway past Events and Conferences. Locker rooms are adjacent to the Fitness Center.
Game Room
The Game Room, open daily from 10 a.m. until 2 a.m., offers pool, foosball, air hockey, ping pong, darts and board games. It is located on the first floor across from the Information Desk.
Information Desk
Located in the Atrium and staffed by Campus Center Assistants, the Information Desk is the central location for information dissemination on campus and is operative 10-2am daily. This desk handles the Info. Desk Line (ext. 3833), transportation schedules, Game Room equipment signout, flower delivery pickup and access to the Band Practice Room.
Loft
The night spot for pizza, wings, entertainment and social events, the Loft is located at the end of the Atrium-level hallway, up the stairs on the left and around the corner by the parking lot entrance to the Balfour-Hood Campus Center. Every Thursday evening there are live music performances in the Loft as part of our Live @ Loft concert series, featuring local and student bands free to the Wheaton community. The Loft is open from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m.
Media Center
Located on the balcony level of the second floor, the Media Center supports campus events with projection systems, loudspeakers and videotaping. It also provides audio-video and computer systems in classrooms.
Meeting Rooms
The New Yellow Parlor and the 1960 Room are located on the balcony. Both rooms can be reserved through the Office of Events and Conferences.
1962 Room
This lounge area is equipped with a 52"-screen TV with access to cable and a DVD/VCR. It is located on the Atrium level to the right of Conference & Events Services and the Day Student Lounge.
Conference and Event Service
Coordinates campus events, including room reservations, equipment requests and food requests. It is located on the left through the double doors to the right of the WCCS broadcast booth (past the dance studio).
Office of Student Life
Student Life comprises Residence Life, Student Activities and Multicultural Programs. The office is located above the Café.
Office Services
The campus printing shop with copy and fax machines is located beyond the Atrium, behind the Post Office mailboxes.
Post Office
Located directly off the Atrium on the first floor, the Post Office houses student, faculty and administrative mailboxes, and facilities for sorting and distributing campus mail.
Student Government Association offices
Offices for the Student Government Executive Board, Class Officers, Programming Council, Student Banker, Wheaton Wire (newspaper) and Nike (yearbook). This space is available to all SGA-recognized clubs and organizations. Located on the mezzanine level.
WCCS Radio Station
The student-coordinated radio station, with offices and a broadcast studio is located near the Dance Studio on the first floor.