Case Western Reserve University

Educational Resources

Libraries

Libraries for astronomy, health sciences, law, music, social work. Residence halls are connected to library's CD-ROM reference services, databases, and full-text online books and journals. A new digital library, the Freedman Center, provides language learning and multimedia services.

• Member of library consortia.
• 2,471,504 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 20,265 current serial subscriptions.
• 2,548,156 microforms.
• 56,916 Audio/Visual items.

Museums & Art

Biology field station, observatory; art, natural history, and auto/aviation museums in University Circle; historical society; botanical garden

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.

Campus Resources

• 300 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Student accommodations

• Email accounts are available to all students.
• Internet access is available to all students.
• Student web-pages are permitted.
• Online class registration is available.
• 100% of college-owned hosting units are available for internet access.

Wireless Internet Hotspots

• Wifi is available in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
• Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
• Approximately 50,000 students can be on the network at once.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 75% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 21% of housing units are Singles.
• 34% of housing units are Doubles.
• 11% of housing units are Triples.
• 34% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 52 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 15% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Hudson Relays, Science Fiction Film Marathon, Winter Carnival, Engineers Week, Greek Week, Spring Olympics, Springfest
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
• In total, there are about 100 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Mortar Board
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) United Protestant Campus Ministries, Cleveland Hillel Foundation, Newman Catholic Ministry, Muslim Campus Outreach Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African American Society, Asian American Alliance, La Alianza, Minority Student Nurse Association, National Society of Black Engineers, International Club; clubs for Chinese, Egyptian, Hindu, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Malaysian, Middle Eastern, Pakistani, Taiwanese, and Thai students.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Musical ensembles; performing arts groups; film society; community service groups; commuter and older student clubs; academic, professional, and special-interest groups
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Observer (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Cleveland (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Cleveland (5)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Cleveland (5)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 47% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 17 fraternities
• 13 fraternity houses
• 34% of students are fraternity members
• There are 6 sororities
• 6 sorority houses
• 23% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (John Carroll University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (University of Akron)