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===Non-academic facilities=== [[File:Rooke Chapel chaplain's office building.jpg|thumb|Rooke Chapel's chaplain's office building]] [[Rooke Chapel]] is the [[non-denominational]] setting for campus worship, weddings, and celebrations, opened in 1964. The chapel was a gift of [[Robert Levi Rooke]] (class of 1913), a member of the board of trustees.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-10-24 |title=Open House |url=https://www.bucknell.edu/news/open-house |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.bucknell.edu |language=en}}</ref> [[Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium]] is a 13,100-seat multi-purpose stadium built in 1924 and renovated in 1989, when it was also renamed in honor of [[Christy Mathewson]] (class of 1902), a [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York Giants]] [[National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum|Hall of Fame]] pitcher.<ref>[http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/m/mathewson_christy.html Christy Mathewson] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515091612/http://www.historicbaseball.com/players/m/mathewson_christy.html |date=2015-05-15 }} Historic Baseball. Retrieved January 1, 2016</ref><ref>[http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mathech01 "Christy Mathewson Stats"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161206184917/http://www.baseball-almanac.com/players/player.php?p=mathech01 |date=2016-12-06 }} Baseball Almanac. Retrieved January 1, 2016</ref> The Bucknell Farm was established in 2018, building on the success of the Lewisburg Community Garden, a partnership between Bucknell University and the Borough of Lewisburg.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/sustainability/bucknell-farm |website=bucknell.edu |publisher=Bucknell University |title= The Bucknell Farm |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> The {{Convert|5|acre|adj=on}} organic farm overlooking Montour Ridge offers learning and service opportunities for students and provides fresh, local produce for the institution's dining system. Along with a 1.76-megawatt solar array installed in 2022,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bucknell.edu/news/bucknell-set-celebrate-solar-project-completion |website=bucknell.edu |publisher=Bucknell University |title= Bucknell Set to Celebrate Solar Project Completion |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> the farm reflects Bucknell's commitment to achieving [[carbon neutrality]] by 2030 and long-term environmental sustainability.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bucknell.edu/life-bucknell/sustainability |website=bucknell.edu |publisher=Bucknell University |title= Sustainability at Bucknell |access-date=February 10, 2023}}</ref> Bucknell Greenhouse is located on the fourth floor of the Biology Building. In 2023, the Century Plant (''Agave americana'') bloomed for the first time in thirty years.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Century Plant brings excitement to Bucknell's greenhouse |url=https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/union-county/century-plant-brings-excitement-to-bucknell-university-greenhouse/523-13e28f64-c085-47c5-8efc-c46d9321d8b0 |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=wnep.com |language=en-US}}</ref> The greenhouse contains three ecosystems: a desert, wetlands, and tropical and temperate forests.<ref>{{Cite web |title=SELF-GUIDING TOUR OF THE BIOLOGY GREENHOUSE |url=http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/facilities/tour.html |access-date=2024-05-03 |website=www.departments.bucknell.edu}}</ref> In 2023, the school began the first part of the [[Bucknell Greenway]], what will be a {{Convert|4|mi|adj=on}} educational recreation path around campus, while also connecting to the athletic fields across [[U.S. Route 15 in Pennsylvania|U.S. Route 15]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dandes |first=Rick |date=2023-04-20 |title=Bucknell Greenway walking path to be commissioned today |url=https://www.dailyitem.com/news/local_news/bucknell-greenway-walking-path-to-be-commissioned-today/article_a9249906-dfaa-11ed-b45d-3ff7235fd3d8.html |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=The Daily Item |language=en}}</ref> Spratt House is the home of the institution's [[Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps|Army Reserve Officer Training Corps]] (ROTC) program.
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