Hampton University

Educational Resources

Libraries

3 small satellite libraries

• Member of library consortia.
• 265,000 books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents.
• 1,100 current serial subscriptions.
• 655,000 microforms.
• 432 Audio/Visual items.

Museums & Art

Hampton Univ. Museum- Emancipation Oak, 1 of the Great Trees of the World National Landmarks- Mansion House,1828- Virginia Cleveland, 1874- Wigwam Building,1878- Academic Building, 1881- Memorial Chapel,1886

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

• 1,500 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 not permitted.
• Online class registration is available.

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, 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, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 43% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Extracurricular

• 68% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Convocation- Homecoming- Founder's Day- Parents' Weekend- Honors Convocation- Black Family Conference- Commencement
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 85 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Acctg. Honor-Alpha Kappa Delta(Soc. )-Alpha Kappa Mu-Beta kappa Chi-Golden Key-Phi Alpha Theta-Natl Soc of Scabbard & Blade-Psi Chi-Kappa Tau Alpha-Sigma Tau Delta(Eng)-Sigma Theta Tau(Nur)-Upsilon Pi Epsilon(Com Sci)-Alpha Mu Gamma (F. Lang)-Alpha Phi Sigma-Mu Kappa Tau-Pi Sigma Alpha-Rho Chi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Christian Association, Muslim Student Fellowship, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Student Assoc.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Department Related Organizations and Clubs exist for majority of majors/ depts. Also have Student Chapters of Several National Assocs: Musical Educators; Black Journalists(NABJ); Black Engineers; Education; Amer. Instits of Architecture and Biology; Amer. Assoc. for Computing Machinery; and State-level: Std. Va. Educ. Assoc. (SVEA)
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Hampton Script (every two weeks)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Norfolk (20), Newport News (20)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Newport News (10)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Hampton (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 40% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 1% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 6 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 5% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 4% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Offered on campus
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, dress/hair code, honor code, hazing prohibited, other