Franklin and Marshall College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other

Remedial

other

Counseling

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

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, 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.
• 65% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 3% of housing units are Singles.
• 73% of housing units are Doubles.
• 22% of housing units are Triples.
• 2% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 10 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: Spring Arts, Senior Surprise
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 125 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa, Academic Discipline Honor Societies
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Hillel, Inter-varsity Christian organization, John Newman Assoc. , Catholic Campus Club, Nur-al Islam
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Students Union, Asian Cultural Society, Mi Gente Latina, Russian and Eastern European Club, Southern Asian Students Association, and others.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, Transgender and Allies; F&M Freethinkers; Ben’s Underground; College Entertainment Committee; Students for Students; Gaming Society; WFNM radio; F&M Players; African Dance Club, Poor Richards, and many others.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) College Reporter (weekly); College Dispatch (occasional)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Harrisburg (30), Philadelphia (60)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Lancaster (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Lancaster (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 7 fraternities
• 5 fraternity houses
• 38% of students are fraternity members
• There are 2 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 8% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

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

Additional Policies

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