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Dr. Joy Hager Gymnasium

Dr. Joy Hager Gymnasiym (Recreation) 
313 North Main Street, Berea, KY 40404
 

The Dr. Joy Hager Gymnasium is the recreational gym for the campus community, including Campus Rec & Intramurals.  It also serves as an indoor practice location for baseball, softball, golf and track teams.  The gymnasium is located on the second floor of the Seabury Center complex.  Renovation of the Seabury Center Gymnasium was completed in 1995.  

The Gymnasium is dedicated to the late Dr. Joy Hager, who was a professor of Physical Education, chair of the Physical Education and Health Department, and Athletic Director. She taught basketball, field hockey, volleyball, tennis, swimming, and golf and coached women’s basketball and field hockey during her tenure. She also was a leading defender of gender equality, working for women’s full participation in a broad range of sports at all levels. She provided leadership in organizing women’s sports in Kentucky, serving on boards and holding key offices in the state Women’s Intercollegiate Conference, putting women’s sports on the path to prominence and success.  She was recognized nationally with the Pathfinders Award from the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports, which honors a person from each state for being a strong, continuous advocate for the advancement of women’s athletics.

From the North:
From I-75, take the north Berea exit (exit 77) and make a left off the ramp onto KY 595.  The second light will be an intersection of KY 595 and the Berea by-pass.  You will want to make a right to remain on KY 595, past the Kentucky Artisan Center, over the railroad tracks and past the college farms.  When you reach the traffic light at the intersection of KY 595 and Ellipse, you will continue straight.  You will travel approximately 150 yards and make a right onto Seabury Drive, which is the first road on the right past the 595/Ellipse intersection.  The parking lot for the Seabury Center is off to your right.

From the South:
From I-75, take the south Berea exit (exit 76) and make a right off the ramp onto 25 North.  Continue straight on this road as it winds through town and eventually through the heart of campus.  As you approach the Boone Tavern Hotel, the road will become two lanes and you want to remain in the left lane.  Make a left at the next intersection (traffic light #9).  As you proceed to the bottom of the hill, you will want to make a left onto Seabury Drive.  The parking lot for the Seabury Center is off to your right.