Denison University

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

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

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, 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, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 98% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 10% of housing units are Singles.
• 53% of housing units are Doubles.
• 16% of housing units are Triples.
• 20% of housing units are Apartments.
• 1% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 34 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

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

Extracurricular

• 90% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Vail Concert Series; Homecoming Gala; All Campus Activities Fair and Picnic
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 138 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Epsilon Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta (Kappa of Ohio Chapter), French Honorary Society, Kappa Delta Pi, Lambda Pi Eta, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Omicron Delta Kappa, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Society, Pi Mu Epsilon, Pi Sigma Alpha (Alpha Nu Chapter), Psi Chi, Rho Lambda, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Upsilon Pi Epsilon.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Agape Fellowship, Canterbury Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Denison Christian Fellowship, Denison Hillel, Newman Association, Chapel Advisory Board, Talk’n Eat, Denison Religious Understanding, Denison Buddhist Fellowship.
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Denison International Student Association, La Fuerza Latina, Denison Twelve Chairs (Russian), Asian-American Association, East Asian Club, Wacayehsza – Native American Assocation.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Academic (C. L. Herrick Geological Society, Chemical Society, Carolinas-Ohio Science Education Network (C. O. S. E. N. ), Denison Univ. Biological Society (DUBS), English Club, French Club, George R. Stibitz Computing Society, German Club, Sociology/Anthropology Forum); Service (Denison Community Association with many committees organizing community service, Peer Advisory Network, America Reads); Entertainment (Burpee’s Seedy Theatrical Company, Denison Film Society, Denison Hilltoppers, Denison Singers, Homecoming Committee, Ladies Night Out, Pep Band, Student Activities Council, Winter Formal Committee); Governance (National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), Denison Campus Government Association (DCGA), Interfraternity Council (IFC), Panhellenic Council (PHC), Club Sports, Interamural Sports); Greek Organizations – Fraternities and Sororities; Student Media (Adytum-year book, DTV, Exile, Judy Magazine, MoYo-student-run magazine, WDUB radio station), Special Interest (Amnesty International, Campus Freethought Association, College Republications, Denison Gaming Guild, Denison Lecture Series, Denison Left, Denison University Speech Team, Outlook, Safe-Rides, Women’s Emphasis), Sustained Dialogue.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Denisonian (weekly); BullSheet (intermittently during the academic year)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, Ohio (25), Newark, Ohio (4)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, Ohio (27)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Columbus, Ohio (27)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 65% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 44% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,100
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 8 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 25% of students are fraternity members
• There are 6 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 30% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Capital University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited