Rollins Campus Center
The largest building ever to be constructed at Young Harris, the Rollins Campus Center is the social and intellectual heart of campus.
About the building
The Rollins Campus Center was awarded LEED Gold certification by the Green Building Certification Institute.
This makes it the first building on the YHC campus to achieve gold certified status and the fifth LEED-certified facility on the YHC campus.
The campus center features several sustainable systems including a geothermal exchange system of 180 wells that use the earth’s naturally constant temperature to heat and cool the building.
Regional materials include careful use of rustic stone and wood timbers—harvested, extracted or manufactured within 500 miles of the College.
The center optimizes the surrounding mountain views and maximizes outdoor space with numerous expansive porches that create a relaxing space for students to socialize and study.
Located in the Rollins Campus Center
The Mary Ripley Warren Student Organization Loft
This versatile area includes dedicated office and meeting spaces for the Student Government Association, spiritual organizations, student media, Greek life, and other clubs. It also features multiple lounge areas, informal meeting spaces, and computer workstations.
The Zell & Shirley Miller Library
The library utilizes more than 40,000-square-foot space for group study rooms, reading carrels, computer stations, and designated space for permanent and special collections on the third floor.
The Grace Rollins Dining Hall
Features include multiple platform grills, a salad station, dessert bar, and coffee shop. The 500-plus seating allows for less time waiting in line and more time hanging out with friends. Nearby, Chick-fil-A Express serves up fresh and delicious meals, while Starbucks coffee is served hot and fresh daily.
Entertainment options
The game room offers endless hours of entertainment with pool tables, big-screen televisions, and gaming consoles like Wii, Xbox, and PS4TM. A multimedia theater includes stadium seating for around 25—the perfect space to gather a large group for a movie night.
Student Success Center
The Success Center helps students become comfortable and confident to do their best at YHC and beyond — academically, personally, and professionally.
The Charles Suber Banquet Hall
The banquet hall provides an elegant, spacious venue for group gatherings, guest lectures, workshops, and receptions. Featuring a sound system, retractable screen and portable stage, this multi- purpose space is also available to the surrounding community for rental.
About the Rollins family
The remarkable O. Wayne Rollins Foundation helped make the center possible through a $22 million lead gift for the construction of the facility. O. Wayne and Grace Rollins are longtime supporters of YHC.
The impact the Rollins family has had on the campus is evident in numerous facilities, including the O. Wayne Rollins Planetarium, Rollins Residence Hall, Grace Rollins Dining Hall and Rollins Wall.
Wayne and Grace’s granddaughter, Pam, has followed in their footsteps during her 20-year tenure as a YHC trustee. In 2011, she announced a $22 million lead gift from the O. Wayne Rollins Foundation for the construction of the Rollins Campus Center.
As chair of the College’s Investing in the Future Capital Campaign, her efforts have expanded even further to not only raise the remaining funds for the facility but also support many other important initiatives that will help meet the growing needs of the expanding campus.
