Framingham State College

Educational Resources

Libraries

Member of Minuteman Library Consortium

• Member of library consortia.
• 204,828 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 419 current serial subscriptions.
• 670,850 microforms.
• 3,433 Audio/Visual items.

Museums & Art

Mazmanian Art Gallery; Christa McAuliffe Challenger Learning Center; Planetarium; Greenhouse; TV Studio; Early Childhood Demonstration Lab; Education Curriculum Library

Computing

Requirements

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

Campus Resources

• 200 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

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

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

Career

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

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.
• 49% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• In total, there are 6 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

• 45% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Sandbox Weekend, Homecoming Weekend, International Festival, Concerts, Semi-Formal Dance, Black History Month Events, Dance Club Performances
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 50 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Upsilon Alpha, Beta Beta Beta, Kappa Chi Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Upsilon Omicron, Pinnacle, Sigma Delta Pi-Nu Theta Chapter, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Theta Tau
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) HILLEL, Newman, Christian Fellowship
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Amigos, International Student Club
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) SUAB- Student Union Activities Board, Dance Club, Active Sociologists, Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Gatepost (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (Logan International) (20), Providence(T.F.Green) (50)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Framingham (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Framingham (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 20% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 10% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 982
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 0% of students are fraternity members
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 0% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Boston College;WPI;Northeastern Univ.)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

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