Facilities

Introductory Chemistry Laboratory on the First Floor.

Severance Hall, located on College Mall, was build in 1902 using salvageable bricks from Old Main to make the cores of the walls. The building was named in honor of one of the leading benefactors of the College, Louis H. Severance of Cleveland, Ohio. At first the building was used for instruction in both chemistry and physics, but later it came to be used only for chemistry instruction. The building underwent its first complete renovation in 1960.

In 1998-99, the original 28,000 square foot Severance Hall was fully renovated and enlarged with a 14,000 square foot addition. The addition houses the largest teaching spaces, a new elevator, and the major mechanical systems that serve the entire facility.

Ground Floor

Large Lecture Hall: auditorium-style seats, state-of-the-art audiovisual capabilities, lecture/demonstration bench, stepped floor
Analytical Laboratory
Biochemical Laboratory
Physical Chemistry Laboratory
Two Instrumentation Rooms
400 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer
Stockroom
Common Space in the connecting corridor between the Departments of Chemistry and Biology

First Floor

Lecture Hall: state-of-the-art audiovisual capabilities, lecture/demonstration bench, stepped floor
Seminar Room: 18 seats
Computer Classroom: Dell desktop computers
Introductory Chemistry Laboratory
Instrumentation Room
Departmental Office
Faculty Offices

Second Floor

Lecture Hall: state-of-the-art audiovisual capabilities, lecture/demonstration bench, stepped floor
Organic Chemistry Laboratory: 14 fume hoods
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory: contains specialized equipment
Computer Graphics Laboratory
Independent Study Laboratory and Desk Room
Three Instrumentation Rooms
Student Common Space
Faculty Offices