The Campus and Academic Buildings
The campus of East Stroudsburg University includes 66 buildings located on approximately 258 acres in East Stroudsburg Borough and Smithfield Township.
Forty-six acres of the property in Smithfield Township are leased to University Properties, Inc., which constructed University Ridge, a ten-building student apartment complex with 541 beds on 43 acres, and to the Visiting Nurses Association, which built a six-bed Hospice House on three acres.
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, located on the corner of Brown Street and Route 447 in Smithfield Township, was completed in 2010. This 51,000 sq. ft. $11.25M facility includes ESU's Economic Development and Entrepreneurship Division, Business Accelerator Program, Office of Sponsored Projects and Research, Office of Workforce Development, Wet Lab Facilities, Entrepreneurial Leadership Center, ESU's Northeast Wildlife DNA Laboratory, and Computer Training Labs.
The buildings in East Stroudsburg Borough include academic facilities, nine residence halls, a 1,000-seat dining hall, a Student Center, and 60,000-square-foot Recreation Center.
The nine residence halls include the addition of two new UPI residence halls, Hemlock Suites (157,000 sq. ft.) and Hawthorn Suites (173,000 sq. ft.). These new residence halls provide 970 beds and offer one full bath to every two students. They also provide the students with five suite- style options from which to choose. The new residence halls are heated and air conditioned using geothermal technology and have Wi-Fi available to students. The Hawthorn Suites also offer a spin studio and an alternative Recreation Center, accessible to all students with a membership to the original Recreation Center. The Hemlock Suites also now house the University Police Station.
The Student Activity Association, Inc. owns Stony Acres, a 119-acre off-campus student recreation area near Marshalls Creek, which includes a lodge and a small lake.
The newly renovated, 30,200-square foot Monroe Hall reopened in August 2012. It was converted from a residence hall to instructional space, and the heating and air-conditioning systems were updated to use geothermal technology. Monroe Hall contains two computer laboratories, four classrooms, a 68-seat stepped auditorium, three conference rooms, and offices. This building also houses the ESU Speech and Hearing Center and the Speech-Language Pathology and Communication departments.
ESU opened additional locations in Philadelphia in 2011 (graduate education only) and in Bethlehem (the Lehigh Valley Center) in 2012. Lehigh Valley offers Extended Learning, including Accelerated Graduate Degree, Undergraduate Degree Completion, Continuing Education, and Non-Degree programs
The 130,600-squarefoot Warren E. '55 and Sandra Hoeffner Science & Technology Center opened in August 2008. Along with a planetarium and observatory, it houses 17 teaching laboratories, nine research laboratories, a multi-use 200-seat auditorium, classrooms, and offices.
The Schisler Wildlife Museum of Natural History, located in the Science & Technology Center, houses the Schisler family’s donated collection of wildlife and biological specimens, as well as the University’s existing collection. The Museum also provides an educational venue for school children to visit and is also open to the public on weekends. It features three large dioramas, interchangeable display, a large aquarium, curator office space, storage space, and informal classroom space
The primary academic building is Stroud Hall. This four-story classroom building contains lecture halls, computer and language laboratories, instructional spaces, and office areas. Beers Lecture Hall, which opened in 1997, seats 140 students and serves as a distance learning facility.
The Fine and Performing Arts Center consists of two theaters, a gallery, concert hall, rehearsal areas, various art studios, and classrooms. The Koehler Fieldhouse and Natatorium serves as the primary physical education and intercollegiate athletics facility. Zimbar-Liljenstein Hall houses the Graduate & Extended Studies office, the Student Enrollment Center, a teaching gymnasium, and academic classrooms and office areas for physical education and sport management, as well as the Mekeel Child Care Center. The University Center includes a food court, commuter lounge, convenience store, game room, student activities offices, and the University Store.
Other major classroom buildings are: Moore Biology Hall, which contains a large group lecture hall, a greenhouse and wildlife museum; Gessner Science Hall which contains laboratories for physics and, in the near future, exercise science; DeNike Center for Human Services, which houses classrooms and has laboratory areas for the departments of health, nursing, and recreation services management; Rosenkrans Hall, which houses offices as well as digital media and technologies classrooms and labs; and The Center for Hospitality Management, including hotel, restaurant, and tourism management, and the Keystone Room.