The Newman Athletic Facility/Gymnasium was one of the original structures built on the property when Husson moved to its current Bangor location in 1968. Named after Bill Newman, an original Husson trustee, and a prominent Maine banker, this facility has served the students, faculty and community very well for over 30 years. The maple floor and bleacher seating of 1,200 in the gymnasium have served as the home court for the Husson Men’s and Women’s basketball teams that have routinely achieved national attention. More recently the gymnasium has served as the home court of the Husson Braves Volleyball squad as well. The Bangor Christian Patriots call Newman Gym their home court during the winter basketball seasons. Each year the McDonalds All-Star classic is played at Newman Gym. This showcases the best Senior talents in all of Maine High School basketball.

Attached to the gymnasium, and built at the same time is the Webber Pool (shown below). The Webber Pool is a 25 yard, six-lane, competitive pool. This pool is used by Husson students for recreation and injury rehabilitation, as well as faculty and members of the gym. The Bangor High Rams also call the Webber Pool their home during the winter swimming and diving seasons. The Webber Pool has been home to over 30, Bangor High School state championship squads in boys and girl’s swimming. Balcony seating for over 500 spectators makes this facility one of the finest in the Eastern Maine area.

Recent renovations have brought to the Newman Athletic Facility the Kenduskeag Institute and the Clara Swan Fitness Center. The Kenduskeag Institute is a high-tech laboratory that allows for testing of athletic endurance and kinesiology for the Physical Education and Physical Therapy departments. The Swan Center is a state-of-the-art fitness center that allows Husson students and faculty the opportunity to train with some of the finest free-weight and machine equipment available. The Swan Center was generously funded, in part by Alice and Richard Trott.

The Newman Athletic Facility also houses locker room facilities for all of Husson’s Athletic teams. Offices for each coach and the Athletic Administration can also be found in the hallways of Newman gymnasium. The Bangor Lumberjacks, of the Eastern League Independent Professional Baseball, have recently made renovations to the building. They have added a new-age locker room as well as made renovations to the current baseball locker room.

The D. Bruce MacGreggor, Hall of Fame room also calls the Newman Athletic Facility its home. The MacGreggor Hall of Fame room was named after legendary coach and instructor at Husson College, D. Bruce MacGreggor. The Hall of Fame room serves many purposes for the college, including meetings, ceremonies and also serves home to the inductees in the Husson College Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame room was generously funded by Nicole and Warren Caruso, both Husson graduates.

The Swan Center was built in 2001 the primary benefactor was Husson alumnus Dick Trott ’62 and his wife Alice. The “Swan Center” bears the name of Husson legend Clara Swan. Clara graduated in 1932 and upon graduation continued to work at Husson as a coach, athletic director, professor, and Dean.

The Swan Center is a “state of the art” fitness center with twenty cardiovascular fitness machines, a set of selectorized weight equipment for every major muscle group and a full range of free weight equipment. The newly constructed addition to Newman Gymnasium has 3000 square feet with four TVs and a sound system.

The Boucher Soccer Field is home to our soccer programs, built in 2001 through a generous donation by Husson alumnus John Boucher ’74. The soccer field is at the heart of the campus located with in the “circle” in shadows of the Bell Tower.