From Classrooms to Lounges: Campus Spaces Get a Summer Refresh
September 4, 2025
A student enjoys the sunshine on the Rhoads patio.
Over the summer, Facilities Services staff and contractors hired by the College completed a number of projects aimed at refreshing and improving the spaces where students, faculty, and staff learn, work, and gather.
鈥淓ach of these summer improvements was guided by a simple goal: to make Bryn Mawr鈥檚 spaces more welcoming, functional, and supportive of daily life on campus. Whether it鈥檚 new lighting that makes study and social spaces brighter, refreshed offices that help faculty and staff do their best work, or updated lounges and gathering areas for students, these changes are meant to serve the community and strengthen the shared experience of living and learning here,鈥 says Vice President for Finance and Administration Samir Datta.
Work being done to replace the stairs to Shillingford Field.
Highlights of the Work Completed
Brecon and Rockefeller Halls: New lighting installed in corridors, lounges, tea pantries, and bathrooms to create brighter, more welcoming common areas.
Campus Center: The first floor received a full refresh, with new finishes in place and updated furniture expected to arrive in the fall.
English House: Room 212 was updated with a refreshed office environment.
Old Library: Several spaces saw upgrades, including
Conversion of the Graduate Lounge into an accessible, fully refreshed space with new lighting, paint, and furnishings.
Replacement of fluorescent lighting with more efficient and modern LED fixtures in offices.
Refreshment of offices with new floors, paint, lighting, and furniture.
Refurbishment of Classroom 224 with updated seating, paint, and carpet.
Shillingford Field: Deteriorating concrete steps were replaced.
Rhoads Hall: Patio replacement completed.
Rockefeller Hall: A repurposed space was transformed into dedicated storage for student clubs, providing better organization and support for annual activities.
Schwartz Gym: An office space was redesigned as a lounge to support training room staff and student-athletes.
