Editing Grinnell College (section)

== Campus ==
Grinnell College is located in the town of [[Grinnell, Iowa]], about halfway between [[Des Moines, IA|Des Moines]] and [[Iowa City, IA|Iowa City]]. The main campus, which was once a stop on the [[Underground Railroad]],<ref name=":4">Pitsker, Kaitlin. (February 2016). Kiplinger’s College Rankings 2016. ''Kiplinger’s Personal Finance'', ''70''(2), 28–32.</ref> is bounded by 6th Avenue on the south, 10th Avenue on the north, East Street on the east and Park Street on the west. The {{convert|120|acre|km2|adj=on}} campus contains sixty-three buildings ranging in style from [[Collegiate Gothic]] to [[Bauhaus]] to [[Tudor architecture|Tudor]] to [[Modern architecture|Modernist]].<ref name=":5">Blumenstyk, G. (7 April 2006). In Iowa, 2 Colleges Separated by 150 Miles and $1.37-Billion: Grinnell, now the nation’s richest liberal-arts college, tries to use its wealth to benefit its students. ''Chronicle of Higher Education'', ''52''(31), A14–A17.</ref> [[Goodnow Hall (Grinnell College)|Goodnow Hall]] and [[Mears Cottage]] (1889) are listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name=Goodnow>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=79000934}}|title=Goodnow Hall|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=2016-04-20|author=S.J. Klingensmith}}</ref><ref name=Mears>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=79000936}}|title=Mears Hall|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=2016-04-20|author=S.J. Klingensmith}}</ref> Immediately west of the college is the [[North Grinnell Historic District]], which contains over 200 National Register of Historic Places [[National Register of Historic Places property types|contributing buildings]].

[[File:GrinnellCollege EastRHalls.JPG|thumb|left|East Campus dormitories connected by Grinnell's distinctive [[loggia]]]]
The residential part of campus is divided into three sections: North Campus, East Campus, and South Campus. North and South Campus' dormitories are modeled explicitly after the [[residential college]]s of [[Oxford]] and [[Cambridge]]. The four East Campus dormitories feature a modern, [[Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design|LEED]]-certified design constructed from Iowa [[limestone]].<ref name="rawnarch">{{cite web|url=http://www.rawnarch.com/grinnell|title=Grinnell College – William Rawn Associates|work=rawnarch.com|access-date=2013-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015060153/http://www.rawnarch.com/grinnell|archive-date=2013-10-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grinnell.edu/etal/green/index5.shtm|title=East Campus receives LEED certification |access-date=May 7, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516060754/http://www.grinnell.edu/etal/green/index5.shtm |archive-date=May 16, 2008 }}</ref>

All three campuses feature dormitory buildings connected by [[loggia]], an architectural signature of the college. The loggia on South Campus is the only entirely closed loggia, while the loggias on East and North campus are only partially closed. From the time that the first dorm opened in 1915 until the fall of 1968, the nine north campus dorms were used exclusively for male students, and the six south campus dorms reserved for female students. The dorm halls house significantly fewer students than halls at other colleges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.grinnell.edu/about/offices-services/residence-life/residence-halls|title=Residence Halls|publisher=Grinnell College|access-date=18 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210145407/http://www.grinnell.edu/about/offices-services/residence-life/residence-halls|archive-date=10 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>

Most academic buildings are located on the southwestern quarter of campus.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Grinnell College|url=http://map.concept3d.com/?id=1232|access-date=2021-06-14|website=map.concept3d.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210517095703/https://map.concept3d.com/?id=1232|url-status=live}}</ref> The athletic facilities are mostly located north of 10th Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facilities|url=https://pioneers.grinnell.edu/sports/2012/4/15/Facilities_0415122729.aspx|access-date=2021-06-14|website=Grinnell College Athletics|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208185340/https://pioneers.grinnell.edu/sports/2012/4/15/Facilities_0415122729.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:CERA prairie.jpg|alt=Conard Environmental Research Area|thumb|Prairie ecosystem of the [[Conard Environmental Research Area]]]]
[[File:Grinnell College Carnegie Hall.JPG|alt=Carnegie Hall|thumb|Carnegie Hall, an academic building used by the humanities and social sciences divisions]]
The college maintains a {{convert|365|acre|km2|adj=on}} environmental research area called the [[Conard Environmental Research Area]] (CERA). The U.S. Green Building Council awarded CERA's Environmental Education Center a gold certification.<ref>[[United States Green Building Council]]. [http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=1548 "Cera Environmental Education Center LEED Scorecard"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928000338/http://www.usgbc.org/ShowFile.aspx?DocumentID=1548 |date=2007-09-28 }}. Accessed May 14, 2007.</ref> The building is the first in Iowa to receive the designation.<ref>[[Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education|American Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education]]. ''AAASHE Bulletin'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20071113005122/http://www.aashe.org/archives/2006/06_06_08.php "Grinnell College Education Center Receives LEED Gold Certification"], June 8, 2006. Retrieved 29 April 2008.</ref>

During the 2000s, the college completed the Charles Benson Bear '39 Recreation and Athletic Center,<ref>Charles Benson Bear '39 Recreation and Athletic Center Grinnell College. (2012). ''Athletic Business'', ''36''(6), 56–57.</ref> the [[Bucksbaum Center for the Arts]], the renovation of the Robert Noyce '49 Science Center and the Joe Rosenfield '25 Student Center. Internationally renowned architect [[César Pelli]] designed the athletics center, the Joe Rosenfield '25 Student Center, and the [[Bucksbaum Center for the Arts]].<ref>Hebel, Sara. [http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i31/31a01501.htm "In Iowa, 2 Colleges Separated by 150 Miles and $1.37-Billion"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211132625/http://chronicle.com/weekly/v52/i31/31a01501.htm |date=2008-12-11 }}, ''[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]]'', April 7, 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2008.</ref>

The college is a in period of new construction which is expected to last until 2034.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grinnell College looks ahead to the Downtown Student Residence project |url=https://www.thesandb.com/article/grinnell-college-looks-ahead-to-the-downtown-student-residence-project.html |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=The Scarlet and Black |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thesandb.com/article/phase-i-of-campus-construction-costs-140-million-prompts-short-term-endowment-splurge.html|title=Phase I of campus construction costs $140 million, prompts short-term endowment splurge {{!}}|website=www.thesandb.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508123150/http://www.thesandb.com/article/phase-i-of-campus-construction-costs-140-million-prompts-short-term-endowment-splurge.html|archive-date=2018-05-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://comm.sites.grinnell.edu/timeline/|title=Timeline – Pushing beyond what's been done|website=comm.sites.grinnell.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508122147/http://comm.sites.grinnell.edu/timeline/|archive-date=2018-05-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Campus Planning |url=https://www.grinnell.edu/about/offices-services/institutional-planning/campus-plan |website=www.grinnell.edu |publisher=Grinnell College |access-date=21 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203130/https://www.grinnell.edu/about/offices-services/institutional-planning/campus-plan |url-status=live }}</ref>