Eureka College

Educational Resources

Libraries

Archives

• Member of library consortia.
• 89,872 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 250 current serial subscriptions.
• 6,665 microforms.
• 284 Audio/Visual items.
• 12 e-books.

Museums & Art

Ronald Reagan Museum Ronald Reagan Peace Garden

Computing

Requirements

• Students are not required to take a computer course.
• Students are not required to own or lease a computer.
• Recommended computer operating system: Microsoft

Campus Resources

• 90 computers for student use in locations such as computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
• 2 Internet connections in libraries.
• 0 Internet connections in classrooms.
• 0 Internet connections in Laboratories.
• 0 Internet connections elsewhere on campus.

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
• Campus wireless internet hotspots are not available.
• Approximately 30 students can be on the network at once.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, academic

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 66% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 7% of housing units are Singles.
• 81% of housing units are Doubles.
• 12% of housing units are Triples.
• 0% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 9 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 11% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

• 70% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Arts and Lecture Series; theater productions; Renaissance Dinner; Chorale concerts
• Student activities: choral groups, drama/theater, literary magazine, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 37 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi (general academic); Delta Omicron (music): Pi Gamma Mu (history); Sigma Tau Delta (English; Sigma Zeta (science)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Disciples on Campus, Campus Crusade for Christ, Salve Regina Newman Foundation (Roman Catholic)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union; International Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Habitat for Humanity; Eureka College Republicans; Eureka College Democrats; PRIDE; Campus Activities Board; Nu Tau Epsilon (non-traditional students);
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Pegasus (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Peoria (30), Bloomington, IL (32)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Normal (27)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Peoria (18)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 90% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 14% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,734
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 3 fraternities
• 3 fraternity houses
• 9% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 3 sorority houses
• 10% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited