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Salem is one of the most beautiful and historic college campuses in America, an incredible place that prepares students to become the leaders they were born to be.
Salem is the oldest educational institution for girls and women America, founded in 1772 by a group of women who shared the radical belief that women and girls deserved access to the same level of education as men. We are just as revolutionary today, as you will hear on this tour.
Health Leadership
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In 1772, Salem Academy and College was first for girls and women. Today, we are proud to continue that tradition by becoming the first women-serving colleges to focus on making the word a healthier, better, and more equitable place by training every student – regardless of major – to be ready to take a leadership position in the health arena. Healthcare is the fastest growing industry in the world with hundreds of thousands of open positions, and Salem is your ticket to finding the right position, whether it is in a clinical field, or in environmental health, public health, or another area of health.
The Refectory
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The Corrin Refectory is the main dining area on campus. Faculty, staff and students gather here daily for good conversation and farm-to-table meals built around seasonality, as well as a wide variety of popular options. It is a beautiful setting that many say reminds them of a certain famous movie with four houses! Our dedication to wellness extends to environmental wellness and our dining programs are dedicated to sustainability. We also recycle and compost at all of our dining locations on campus.
Elberson Fine Arts
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The Fine Arts Center is home to our famous programs in the arts, like Visual and Performing Arts, design, and theater. Inside, you will find spaces for performance-based learning, like our black-box theater, as well as large spaces that seat more than 200 people and have state-of-the-art lighting and sound systems. Here you will see symphony, dance, and student-run performance of all kinds.Here you will also find our very special Chair Museum, one of the most unique displays of furniture design to be found anywhere.
Residence Life
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As a residential campus, all traditional undergraduate students must live in College residence halls on campus. This allows our students the opportunity to interact closely with their classmates and learn important life skills. From dance parties and ice cream socials to service projects and leadership training, our residence life programs provide social interactions that appeal to many personalities and interests!
May Dell
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Welcome to the May Dell, a nostalgic place for Salem graduates, as this is traditionally where your time as a student begins and ends. The day before classes begin your first year, the College comes together for Convocation where you celebrate the beginning of your journey at Salem right alongside the upper class students who will be your mentors. Four years later, you return to celebrate the culmination of your educational experience. The May Dell is also home to many other outdoor events that take place during the year, from classes and study sessions to games.
Library
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Welcome to Gramley Library! The library is both a physical and virtual space for student resources and services at Salem College. It is filled with collaborative spaces where students work together as teams, study together as friends, and it is also filled with beautiful, historic quiet spaces to study and reflect.Popular library services include laptop checkout, personal research sessions with a librarian, and the tutoring center. Students can also access Salem's more than 140 databases, 85 thousand electronic journals, and 400 thousand eBooks from anywhere in the world.
R-G House
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The Rondthaler-Gramley House was built in 1888 to house seniors and later used to house Academy and College Presidents. Today the "RG House," as it is known to students, is home to some of the most beautiful and important campus traditions, and is a place for meetings and special gathering. And yes, the president, Dr. Summer McGee, lives right on campus as well. The close relationship the president has to the campus community is a unique aspect of life at Salem.
Student Center
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Our beautiful Salem Student Center is the newest building on campus. It has an incredible open floor plan with lots of spaces for the hundreds of events every year, as well as a café with food and beverage options, outdoor gathering areas, study space, a movie theater for our many movie nights, a massive fireplace, group work areas, and a back garden with a fountain and fire pit. The Student Center also houses the Lucy Rose Center, which we'll talk more about later in the tour.
Big Sib/Lil Sib
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First-year students receive junior "Big Sisters" the day before Fall Fest. Big Sisters serve to introduce their Little Sisters to life at Salem.
Health & Wellness
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The SC in the center of our wellness model represents Salem College and Self-Care. We believe self-care is the foundation for your personal and professional success. It is critical to develop the skills necessary to take care of ourselves. We do so by offering programming in the eight dimensions of wellbeing. The eight dimensions are, Spiritual, Emotional, Environmental, Physical, Community, Social, Intellectual, Occupational and Financial.
Lucy Rose Center for Global Leadership and Career Innovation
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One reason that Salem students are so successful at getting into their top choice for graduate school, or finding the perfect job, is the Lucy Rose Center for Global Leadership & Career Innovation! It prepares students for success after Salem by taking a holistic approach to uncover each student's unique potential, cultivate leadership, and foster self-sufficiency in preparation for global citizenship and life-long professional development. Students develop professional career plans through a variety of experiential educational activities including internships, networking events, and graduate and professional school sessions.
Athletics
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Dedicated to the pursuit of athletic excellence as a Division 3 school, our student-athletes enhance their academic experiences by participating in competitive intercollegiate athletics. That means our students play for the love of the sport and our coaches are dedicated to student success both on and off the field. Our student athletes maintain high GPAs and are involved in many campus groups and activities. We offer 6 varsity sports – basketball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, and volleyball, as well as number of club sports and the opportunity to participate in athletic events at partner schools.
Get Involved
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Get Involved! The Salem College Admissions Ambassadors support the college by participating in various enrollment activities. Our ambassadors are true leaders! They are responsible for welcoming prospective salem students and their families to the college, make telephone calls, help with admissions initiatives, lead campus tours and more!.
Old Salem
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Salem College is situated in the rich, authentic and historic town of Old Salem. Old Salem is a historic district of Winston-Salem, North Carolina that was originally settled by the Moravian community in 1766. Come explore Old Salems various shops, historic buildings, gardens and Winklers Bakery! Here you can enjoy delicious Moravian cookies and sugarcakes. On July 13, 1937 the first Krispy Kreme in opened in Old Salem. At the heart of the historic Old Salem, lies a plaque commemorating the first official Independence Day celebration in the United States that occurred on July 4th, 1783.
Tech Hub (Jobs and Internships)
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Whether you are ready to join the work force or headed to graduate school, Salem alumni go on to do amazing things!
Community Service
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Get involved with Salem in the Community! Students at Salem College have the opportunity to come together with their neighbors and other nearby residents to create a shared masterpiece: a supportive, engaged, and enriched community. What better way to give back to our Winston-Salem family and friends?
Winston-Salem
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The City of Winston Salem is a vibrant college town with 6 colleges and universities and more than 15,000 college students during the academic year. It is a close-knit community and you'll likely have friends from these other campuses. Experience performances at UNC School of the Arts or conduct service learning projects with Winston Salem State University students! It is also an incredible place for food, shopping, and the arts, and one of the safest college towns in America for many years.
