The main center of the college is '''O'Shaughnessy Hall''', which hosts classrooms, art galleries, a coffee shop, and administrative offices. It was built in 1953 by Ellerbe Associates in
Tudor Gothic style. Ground was broken for it in July 1951 and the cornerstone was laid in May. The building is known for its iconic clock and entrance hall with stained glass windows. In addition to classrooms, the building also featured music rooms and 4 art galleries, which were later incorporated into the
Snite Museum of Art. The Snite exhibits were recently moved to the Raclin Family Museum of Art. The Snite is now a private space, not open to the public. The high-beam decorated ceiling was painted by Alphonse Schmitt. The building was the gift of philanthropist Ignatius Aloysius O'Shaughnessy and cost $2,300,000. O'Shaughnessy was an oil tycoon and philanthropist; he was made
Knight Commander Order of St. Gregory on June 17, 1958, by
Pius XII, Pope Paul VI made him
papal count in 1967, and the
National Conference of Christians and Jews bestowed upon him its Brotherhood Award in 1971. Its Great Hall, which is decorated and sculpted on the outside, features a crucifix by Croatian sculptor
Ivan Meštrović, a bust of Dean Charles E. Sheedy, and 7 stained glass windows, representing the seven
liberal arts. The Great Hall also hosts two tapestries that were rediscovered and restored in 2014 when the Hall was restored to its original appearance. One tapestry is of German or Belgian production from the 17th century, while the other one is from 18th century France. It was featured in the movie
Rudy. Offices for most of the faculty of the college are housed in Decio and Malloy Halls, which are situated just east of O'Shaughnessy Hall.
Corbett Family Hall, which is part of the
Campus Crossroads expansion of the
Notre Dame Stadium, houses the Departments of
Anthropology and
Psychology. On the first floor, Corbett houses the Notre Dame Studios department, focusing on all on campus television events along with sports television production. Corbett is a 280,000-square-foot building, and is located on the East side of the stadium, between the
Dan Devine (Gate A) and
Ara Parseghian (Gate B) gates, facing the
Edmund P. Joyce Center. The second floor houses the Department of
Anthropology, with research laboratories, offices, study and meeting rooms, classrooms, and social events spaces . The third, fourth, and fifth floors house the Department of
Psychology's offices, more than 30 research labs, and classrooms. The third floor is mostly
cognitive psychology, the fourth floor is mainly
behavioral psychology, and the fifth floor is mainly a mixture of
relationship psychology and others. The anthropology and psychology departments, both in the College of Arts & Letters, were scattered around campus and without a single location before the opening of Corbett. The department also houses its graphic and industrial design programs in the recently renovated West Lake hall. The Department of
Film,
Television, and
Theatre is housed and has its performance and recital spaces in the
DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, in addition to using several other facilities such as
Washington Hall and the Martin Media Center in Corbett Hall and others. The Departments of Philosophy and Theology are housed in Malloy Hall. The Department of Political Science is in
Jenkins Nanovic Hall. These two four-story buildings occupy 185,500 square feet. They were ready for use in 2017. This building is also home to the Department of Economics as well as the Department of Sociology. Nanovic Hall is connected to the new Jenkins Hall, named for Notre Dame's former president, Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., which contains the
Keough School for Global Affairs and several institutes, including the Liu Institute, the Notre Dame International Security Center, and the Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government. The
Music department is housed in O'Neill Hall, also part of the Campus Crossroads project and on the Notre Dame Stadium. The fifth and sixths floors of O'Neill Hall are dedicated to the
Sacred Music Program and house departmental offices, teaching studios and practice rooms. The third floor hosts the Michuda Family Visiting Artist Rehearsal Hall as well as seminar rooms, two mid-sized classrooms, and large lecture hall, and the music library, which was relocated from the
Hesburgh Library. The first floor also hosts LaBar Family Performance and Rehearsal Hall, both 2,200-square-feet. The recital hall has 175 seats, offering a more intimate atmosphere than other spaces on campus. It features a traditional stage, fixed seating, and a formal atmosphere for classical concert music. The Performance Hall instead is more an interdisciplinary performance space, accommodating alternative types of musical events in combination with other media, such as projected text visual images, acting, lighting, and dance. It has flexible seating and staging options in a "black-box" style setting that can host avant-garde performance and experimentation. ==Departments==