Greening Haverford Haverford College has three green roofs, the president’s house has two geothermal wells, and the College buys 100% wind energy.
Stokes Hall has a 5,700 square foot green roof planted with drought-tolerant sedums.
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Stokes Hall has a 5,700 square foot green roof planted with drought-tolerant sedums.
Lloyd decorated for the season, 2012. Photo: Brad Larrison.
Lloyd Lights
The denizens of Lloyd Hall have once again festooned each entry with lights in celebration of the season. Time to cast your non-binding (but fun anyway) vote for best effort.
Two-story central courtyards bring light into the new Kim and Tritton dorms. Photo: Michael Moran.
Home at Haverford
Today Tritton and Kim Halls are the new dorms on the block. What hasn’t changed is just how essential living on campus is to the Haverford experience. Read “Home at Haverford” in the Fall 2012 issue of Haverford magazine »
Haverford faculty in the Philips Wing of Magill Library, 1865. Courtesy College Archives.
The Library in 1865
Haverford libraries own more than 625,000 titles, including not only printed books but thousands of items in other formats—microfilm, photographs, diaries, letters, sound and video recordings, electronic publications, and miscellaneous ephemera.
A chemistry class ca. 1955, O. Winston Link. Courtesy of Special Collections.
O. Winston Link
Best known for railroad photography, O. Winston Link also shot promotional images of Haverford and many are in Special Collections.
The Women’s Center hosted a Yoga-thon fundraiser on November 10, 2012 to benefit Women for Women International.
The Women’s Center
The Women’s Center is a safe, non-political space on campus that is open to both women and men providing support, resources and information to the community.
With green roofs and gold LEED certification, Tritton Hall and Kim Hall house 160 students.
Kim & Tritton Halls
Over 22 months on campus we watched Kim Hall and Tritton Hall take shape. But now you can watch the new dorms rise from the site of a former parking lot in just over three minutes, thanks to a time-lapse … Continue reading
Students take advantage of the idyllic nature of Magill Library’s Philips Wing, one of the library's many study spots.
Inside Magill Library
Magill Library houses more than half a million volumes and provides access to 2.5 million more through a catalog system that connects it to libraries at neighboring Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore Colleges.
One of the new residence hall study rooms.
Tritton and Kim Residence Halls
Located just across the road from Whitehead Campus Center, the new Tritton and Kim residence halls each contain 80 single rooms and feature an interior courtyard, two common rooms (each with a kitchenette and wall-mounted TV) and a study room … Continue reading
Photo by Jonathan Yu '12.
Then & Now: The Blue Bus Now
Then & Now: The Blue Bus Alumni who took the Blue Bus as students and return to campus today wouldn’t miss a beat as they hop aboard for the trip to Bryn Mawr. Missed yesterday’s photo? See the Blue Bus … Continue reading
Alumni who attended in the 1970s and 1980s will remember another plus: It was usually driven by Tex! Courtesy College Archives.
Then & Now: The Blue Bus Then
Then & Now: The Blue Bus For decades, the Blue Bus has been a welcome sight for Haverford and Bryn Mawr students who rely on it for timely and convenient travel between campuses. Come back tomorrow to see the Blue … Continue reading
Lighted Fools is a bi-co improvisational and sketch comedy performing group that regularly takes part in competitions and festivals.
Community
Haverford has more than 145 groups who publish magazines, host symposia, sing a cappella, discuss religion and spirituality, stay politically active, maintain a system of student self-government, dance, demonstrate and create.