Forten Hall, Marsh Hall and Atlantic Hall.
=== University status ===
On July 26, 2010, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed into law a bill that elevated Salem State College and eight other public institutions to university status. The school officially became Salem State University on October 26, 2010.
On September 10, 2021, Central Campus was renamed to Harrington Campus in honor of President Nancy Harrington who died the year earlier.
On February 29, 2024, Viking Hall was renamed to Charlotte Forten Hall in honor of alumnus Charlotte Forten.
== Organization and administration ==
The university is led by an eleven-member board of trustees. The governor appoints nine trustees to five-year terms, renewable once. The Alumni Association elects one trustee for a single five-year term and the student body elects one student trustee for a one-year term. In 2017, the university's trustees selected John D. Keenan as the 14th president of the university. He began in this position in August 2017, with a formal …
