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WELCOME to WILLIAM JEWELL COLLEGE!
Jewell is a Nationally ranked liberal arts college in Liberty, Missouri and just minutes from Kansas City. My name is Cari, and I will be one of your tour guides today!
Before we get started, let me explain the many ways in which you can explore our beautiful campus:
- You can click on the front facing arrow to start Walking around our campus
- You can also jump to the Next Stop by clicking on the Next Stop button
- Now, if you already know where you want to go, you can select any location by using the Drop-Down list OR by clicking directly on the map

- Lastly, remember that you can explore any particular location in more detail by clicking on the 360, Photos, or Video icons.
Come with me while I show you around Jewell!
Pryor Learning Commons trail
Pryor Learning Commons
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The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
Tour stop audio transcript
The Pryor Learning Commons, opened in August 2013, is a state of the art library of the 21st century. The fully donor-funded building now serves as the intellectual center of the campus where students gather, learn, and create 24 hours a day.
Planned and built with LEED silver standards in mind, the structure features creativity and innovation studios, recording and editing suites, comfortable group study spaces, a 3D printer, a coffee shop, fireplaces, student services and other amenities to encourage student
and faculty collaboration in a flexible learning environment.
In the PLC innovation studios, students sit around wirelessly connected white board tables instead of front-facing rows of desk. The professor, technology, and classroom design facilitate interactive and collaborative learning. In the common areas of PLC collaboration stations allow students to work wirelessly in groups and share computer screens and numerous study-friendly and gathering areas.
White Science Center
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White Science Center is home to the Natural Sciences at Jewell.
Walking through the halls of White Science Center you'll notice student research posters and projects. Our student scientists engage in real, hands-on research in their undergraduate career.
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Marston is home to the faculty offices and simulation labs of the Nursing department, classrooms and other academic disciplines, allowing fast access to professors and resources.
Marston also houses our Oxbridge Honors Program. The Oxbridge Honors Program is the only program in the United States offering a full curriculum of tutorial-based instruction in conjunction with a year of study in England. This highly personalized approach to education combines the best of the British and American approaches to education.
Marston Hall
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Marston is home to the faculty offices and simulation labs of the Nursing department, classrooms and other academic disciplines, allowing fast access to professors and resources.
Marston also houses our Oxbridge Honors Program. The Oxbridge Honors Program is the only program in the United States offering a full curriculum of tutorial-based instruction in conjunction with a year of study in England. This highly personalized approach to education combines the best of the British and American approaches to education.
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William Jewell College is nearly 170 years old. Jewell Hall was the first building on campus –built by students for free tuition.
The landmark campus building with original brickwork from 1851, Jewell Hall can be found on the National Register of Historic Places. Now home to academic departments and classrooms, Jewell Hall was once used as a hospital and infirmary for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Liberty during the American Civil War.
Within 15 minutes, you can be in the heart of Kansas City. Kansas City is home to national baseball, football, and soccer teams; museums and cultural activities, entertainment, internships, shops, restaurants and a myriad of events and activities in which to participate.
Jewell students benefit from free and discounted tickets to Harriman- Jewell performing arts events throughout Kansas City.
Jewell Hall
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William Jewell College is nearly 170 years old. Jewell Hall was the first building on campus –built by students for free tuition.
The landmark campus building with original brickwork from 1851, Jewell Hall can be found on the National Register of Historic Places. Now home to academic departments and classrooms, Jewell Hall was once used as a hospital and infirmary for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Liberty during the American Civil War.
Within 15 minutes, you can be in the heart of Kansas City. Kansas City is home to national baseball, football, and soccer teams; museums and cultural activities, entertainment, internships, shops, restaurants and a myriad of events and activities in which to participate.
Jewell students benefit from free and discounted tickets to Harriman- Jewell performing arts events throughout Kansas City.
Curry Hall
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We are now standing in front of Curry Hall, home to Cardinal Services which assists students with a variety of administrative needs including the Registrar's Office, Business Office, Financial Aid, Human Resources, Office of the Provost, and Office of the President.
Yates-Gill College Union
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A hub for campus activity, the Yates-Gill College Union features include a two-story glass atrium, meeting rooms, the Dining Hall, The Perch coffee shop, The Cage dining hall, the bookstore, a balcony study space and various student services.
Each Friday we gather for Jewell Time in the Union. This is a time for faculty, students, and staff to re-connect and recognize individuals or groups engaged in unique activities across campus and beyond.
The Union is home to over 70 student organizations including academic honor societies, multicultural, social, and leadership organizations – just to name a few!
John Gano Memorial Chapel
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Gano Chapel, named for Reverend John Gano, founder of the First Baptist Church of New York City and chaplain to General George Washington, the John Gano Memorial Chapel was dedicated in 1926. It is the site of speeches by U.S. Presidents Harry S. Truman, Lyndon B. Johnson and Jimmy Carter as well as the professional recital debut of tenor Luciano Pavarotti in 1973.
Today, Gano is home to the Thomas and Virginia Fields Convocation Center which houses the Quimby Pipe Organ Opus 55 as well as the Center for Justice and Sustainability where we actively learn about Social Responsibility & Engagement.
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Pillsbury Music Hall Center is home to our Department of Music and the Theatre Company. Here you will find classrooms, rehearsal studios and the Forbis Recital Hall. Our Choral Scholars, the Symphonic Band, the Chamber Orchestra and the Jazz Band are a constant presence in Pillsbury, making it popular with ALL students. Our world renowned Harriman-Jewell Series performing arts series brings top performers to Kansas City with whom Jewell students perform at various state-of-the-art performance halls throughout Kansas City...and all of events all the events are FREE for Jewell students. The main feature of this plaza is designed to be used as an outdoor amphitheater performance space. It's built with perfect acoustics for students and the Jewell family to enjoy!
Pillsbury Music Center
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Pillsbury Music Hall Center is home to our Department of Music and the Theatre Company. Here you will find classrooms, rehearsal studios and the Forbis Recital Hall. Our Choral Scholars, the Symphonic Band, the Chamber Orchestra and the Jazz Band are a constant presence in Pillsbury, making it popular with ALL students. Our world renowned Harriman-Jewell Series performing arts series brings top performers to Kansas City with whom Jewell students perform at various state-of-the-art performance halls throughout Kansas City...and all of events all the events are FREE for Jewell students. The main feature of this plaza is designed to be used as an outdoor amphitheater performance space. It's built with perfect acoustics for students and the Jewell family to enjoy!
Brown Hall
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The first intercollegiate basketball game in Missouri was played in this building in 1899 against the inventor of basketball, Dr. James Naismith.
Since then, Brown hall has been renovated and houses the Peters Theater, Stocksdale Gallery; the Art, Communication and Theatre Departments, The Multicultural Center, the Debate Team (which by the way has ranked as one of the 10 best debate institutions in the nation), and our campus newspaper, the Hilltop Monitor.
When you visit, see if you can find some of the original basketball gym and racquetball floors throughout the building!
First-Year Triangle
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Here we are now at the First-Year Residential triangle and Ely Hall. In addition to serving as a residence hall, Ely houses our Student Health Center, and our 24-hour Wellness Center, a modern fitness center open to the Jewell community.
In addition, Browning and Eaton Halls make up the homes for all new first-year students and sit on the First-Year Triangle.
Each first-year hall has its own unique traditions and experiences, as well as shared common events and student development for first-year students. These experiences begin during New Student Orientation and run throughout the entire first year.
The triangle itself and each of the individual buildings offer common space for both individual and collaborative study, developing friendships and social and recreational spaces.
Tucker Leadership Lab Tower
Melrose Hall
Dale-Patton Schoolhouse
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Dale-Patton Schoolhouse
John Priest Greene President's Home
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Welcome to the John Priest Greene Presidents Home. This and has been home to every Jewell president over the last century, this house really belongs to the Jewell community. Students enjoy one-on-one time with the President during orientation, over ice-cream socials, Christmas Open Houses, senior student dinners and so much more.
Grand River Chapel
Main Quad trail
Quad
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Welcome to the William Jewell Quad! The quad is full of great memories and traditions. The "Walk Around the Quad" tradition - as a first-year student and again as a senior - serves as symbolic bookends to students' Jewell journey.
Dianne C. Shumaker Hall Sorority Houses trail
Dianne C. Shumaker Hall Sorority Houses
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Shumaker Sorority Complex and Greek Commons was designed with a community focus, joining four sorority houses with common spaces. The building features suite-style rooms, social lounges, a fitness center, study rooms and fully equipped kitchens. The Hall is home to Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Delta Zeta and Zeta Tau Alpha.
Fraternity Row trail
Fraternity Row
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The Mission of the WJC Jewell Greek community is to develop and support our men and women by upholding the core values of the college, emphasizing integrity and excellence through: - scholarship, leadership, responsible community living, lifelong brotherhood and sisterhood, and service to members, college, and community.
William Jewell's Fraternity Row Complex is among the country's finest. Three nationally affiliated fraternities are located here: Kappa Alpha Order, Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Gamma Delta.
Greene Stadium trail
Greene Stadium
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Welcome to Greene Stadium. Here, and throughout our other athletic facilities, the Cardinals complete compete in 20 men's and women's sports at the NCAA Division II level in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
In addition to success on the courts and fields, numerous Jewell student-athletes have earned conference, regional, and All-American Academic status. Recently Jewell was 3rd Nationally for student athlete graduation rate!
Mabee Center trail
Mabee Center
Fred Flook Field at Talley Stadium trail
Fred Flook Field at Talley Stadium
Pryor Center for Leadership Development trail
Pryor Center for Leadership Development
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The Fred & Shirley Pryor Center for Leadership Development is committed to developing leaders who will transform and improve their communities.
The Pryor Center consists of two distinctive undergraduate programs: Pryor Leadership Studies Program and the Nonprofit Leadership major and minor.
The Pryor Leadership Studies Program is internationally-recognized and one of the top leadership programs in the nation. This 3-year program will complement any major or degree program and prepare you to be a leader in your organization and community.
Additionally, the Pryor Center develops leaders and teams through its community leadership programs such as Tucker Leadership Lab and our professional Leadership Training & Development programs.
