The five chandeliers which hang elegantly in the grand foyer of the Leslie Stephen Fine Arts Center, the largest of which is made of hand-cut Czechoslovakian crystal, boast of a long history that predates their time at Samford.

The permanent flag hanging in Thomas E. and Marla H. Corts Arena has a special connection to the facility's namesake. The arena honors Samford University's late president and his wife.

The first president of Samford University, then Howard College, was a 27-year old Vermont native, Samuel Sterling Sherman. Starting in 1842 with one building and one faculty member in Marion, Ala., he helped the school begin its lengthy maturation process that resulted in the Samford University of today.

Benches scattered around Samford University provide plenty of opportunities for people to relax and take in the picturesque beauty of the campus, thanks in part to a Samford Greek organization and a local civic club.

Standing centerfield at Joe Lee Griffin Field is a flagpole with a strong Samford University history.

Samford University's Harwell G. Davis library houses one of the largest collections of biographies of Christian missionaries in the Marla Haas Corts Missionary Biography Collection.

To Samford University, the Bashinsky family means much more than just a name on a couple buildings. Both the Leo E. Bashinsky Press Tower and the Leo E. Bashinsky Fieldhouse are named for the family.

There are two hidden gems at different locations on Samford's campus that look strikingly similar. In fact, the items, two busts of Frank Park Samford, are exactly identical.