Carlow Campus Facilities
Hall Descriptions and History |
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 McAuley Hall (1927) |
This hall was built as a residence hall for the boarders at Our Lady of Mercy Academy and was named for Catherine McAuley, the founder of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin (1831). At the age of 50, Catherine became a wealthy heiress and thus commenced her new vocation as a religious sister and her new venture: the housing and education of women, the instruction of poor girls, and the care of the sick and dying poor in Ireland.
- Offices and residences of the Sisters of Mercy
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 Tiernan Hall (1927) |
This hall was originally called Our Lady of Mercy Academy, and it was built to house the elementary and secondary school for girls. Tiernan Hall was named for Eliza (Sister Xavier) Tiernan, the beautiful and refined daughter of a wealthy merchant who, in 1843, became the first American and Pittsburgher to become a Sister of Mercy. Five years later, at the age of 23, Sister Xavier Tiernan died ministering to typhoid patients in the newly founded Mercy Hospital (1847).
- Ground Level
Carlow University Campus Dining Room
- 1st Floor
Carlow University Campus School, Offices, Library and Classrooms
- Upper Floors
Carlow University Campus School Classrooms
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 St. Joseph's Hall (1932) |
This hall was an Academy and University venture to house an indoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, and gracious reception rooms, (now being used for the Wellness Center and weight rooms). In 1985 the gym was named after Art Rooney's mother, Kathleen McNulty Rooney.
- Upper Level
Rooney Gym
- Lower Level
Athletic Director
Locker Room
Pool
Weight Room
Wellness Director
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 Aquinas Hall (1936) |
This hall became the first formal University building "to be used for lectures and recitations in Liberal Arts" including the University library and administrative and registrar's offices. Sister Aquinas Ragen was Mother General when the plans for Mount Mercy were first proposed by the Diocese of Pittsburgh to the Sisters of Mercy.
- 1st Floor - Basement Level
Dr. Samuel Hazo Graduate Seminar Room
Patricia Dobler Writing Center
- 2nd Floor
English Department
Humanities Division
Flannery O'Connor Room
The Critical Point
- 3rd Floor
International Studies/Students
Spanish Department
Theology Department
4th Floor
- History Department
Philosophy Department
Women's Studies
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Trinity Hall (1941) |
This hall was the first science building and originally housed the chemistry and biology labs and classrooms. The "trinity" is a core mystery of the Church, which teaches the unity of God in a communion of three persons, Father, Son and Spirit.
- Campus School:
Early Childhood classrooms
Montessori preschool classrooms
Prekindergarten classroom
Kindergarten classrooms
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Antonian Hall (1948) |
This hall was built on solid rock which had previously grounded a lovely grassy area, St. Anthony's Park. The theater in Antonian Hall was named in 1994 for Sister Rosemary Heyl, composer, faculty member, and chairwoman of the music department (1929-1985).
- Ground Floor
Theatre and Lobby
- Annex
Financial Aid
- 1st Floor
Art Studio
Lounge
Restrooms
Theater Mezzanine
- 2nd Floor
Information Technology Help Desk
Student Hub (Student Accounts, Financial Aid, Registrar)
- 3rd Floor
Undergraduate & Graduate Admissions
- 4th Floor
Art Faculty Offices
Hopkins Communication Lab
Institutional Research & Effectiveness Office
- 5th Floor
Division of Social Sciences (Psychology, Sociology/Anthropology, Communication Studies)
- 6th Floor
University Communications & External Relations
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 Frances Warde Hall (1961) |
This hall was Carlow's first "dorm," replacing five large, old houses used previously as residences for boarders, each with two live-in Sister moderators. Frances Warde (1810-1884) was one of the original Sisters of Mercy. In 1837 she founded the convent and school in Carlow, Ireland. In 1843, at the request of Bishop Michael O'Connor of the Diocese of Pittsburgh (the first diocese west of the Alleghenies) she led a band of seven Sisters (ages 21 to 33) to America. In Pittsburgh and Latrobe, she opened schools, an orphanage, two academies and Mercy Hospital. She left Pittsburgh in 1851 and traveled the length and breadth of the country, establishing over 150 Mercy convents and institutions.
- Ground Floor
Art Classrooms
- 1st Floor
Early Learning Center (day care)
- 2nd Floor
University Business Offices
Division of Teacher Education Offices
Human Resources
- 3rd Floor
Campus Assembly Room
Campus Information Center
Campus Ministry
Campus Police Department
Chapel
Computer Lab
Lobby and Student Activities Center
Campus Life Office
Student Organization Rooms
- 4th Floor
Counseling Center
Disabilities Services
Diversity Initiatives Office
Health Services
Student Affairs Offices
Student Residence Hall
- 5th Floor
Student Residence Hall
- 6th Floor
Student Residence Hall
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 Dougherty Hall (1966) |
An addition to Frances Warde Hall was named for Mother Irenaeus Dougherty, co-founder and titular president of Mount Mercy (the former name of Carlow University). Through her labors, the University was chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1933.
- 3rd Floor
Franny's Snack Bar
- 4th to 10th Floors
Student Residence Hall
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 Curran Hall (1970) |
A business office renovated to house the nursing department, Curran Hall recalls the memory of Mother Rose Curran, nurse and innovative superintendent of Mercy Hospital (1923-1934) as well as Mother General (1935-1940), who introduced the cooperative degree program between Mercy Hospital and Carlow University.
- 2nd Floor
Classrooms
- 3rd Floor
Classrooms
- 4th Floor
Nursing Skills Lab
Classrooms
- 5th Floor
Nursing faculty offices
- 6th Floor
School of Nursing Offices
Conference room
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 Grace Library (1970) |
This building is named for Sister Regis Grace, niece of Bishop Regis Canevin, and co-founder and first Dean of the university. She received her Ph.D. in philosophy from Notre Dame University via St. Vincent's Seminary, Latrobe. To her Philosophy and Latin-Greek students she would say, "Live life to the hilt, and love it." The legacy she left to the students of Carlow University could be identified in the words of the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats:
We can make our minds so like still water
that beings gather about us
that they may see, it may be,
their own images, and so live for a moment
with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life
because of our quiet.
- 1st Floor
University Bookstore
Copy Center
Facilities Management and Housekeeping
Mail Room
- 2nd Floor - Main Entrance to Library
Current Periodicals
Library Computers
Library Desk, Librarian, Reference
Reading Room
Study Lounge
- 3rd Floor
Academic Affairs
Academic Deans
African American Heritage Center
Career Book Collection
Career Services
Circulating Book Collection
Classrooms
Computer Lab
Restrooms
- 4th Floor
Archives
Bound Periodicals
Circulating Book Collection
Center for Academic Achievement
Peace Studies Collection
- 5th Floor
Academic Affairs Offices
Kresge Theatre
President's Office
Wherrett Board Room
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A.J. Palumbo Hall of Science and Technology (1999) |
As proof of its commitment to the advancement of women in the fields of natural science, mathematics and technology, the University broke ground in September 1997 for the A.J. Palumbo Hall of Science and Technology. The most important new academic building at Carlow in the last 30 years, the Hall of Science and Technology is located on a site that has been called "the Gateway to Oakland," spanning Craft Avenue between Fifth and Forbes. Completed in the Summer of 1999, the Center now houses the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics as well as teaching facilities for the Division of Education. The 95,000 square foot complex has 15 state-of-the-art teaching labs and research laboratories, a Children's Science Lab, an amphitheater, a greenhouse, and a number of classrooms and faculty offices. The building is named for the late Anthony J. Palumbo, former trustee of the University.
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St. Agnes Center at Carlow University (1917) |
The former St. Agnes Church has been restored to its original grandeur and splendor with respect to its spiritual, artistic and cultural heritage. Dedicated in 1917, this cathedral-style facility was the work of noted architect John T. Comes. The facade of the building features an enormous, recessed Rose window. Inside, a 185 foot center aisle leads to an altar made from Boticino, Italian and other imported marbles. The vaulted ceilings are decorated with a series of intricately handpainted designs, including a majestic mural over the altar.
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Mother of Mercy Chapel at the Sisters of Mercy Convent |
The chapel offers daily mass at 4:30 p.m. and Sunday mass at 9:30 a.m. All students, staff, faculty always welcome!
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The Center for Management and Leadership |
Formerly the St. Agnes Rectory, the Center for Management and Leadership is refurbished and now houses the Division of Management and Business Technology, the Professional Leadership program, and Regional Alliances.
- School of Management Offices
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