New School

Services

Basic

health service, health insurance

Remedial

writing

Counseling

career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory

Campus Safety

24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 18% of housing units are Singles.
• 66% of housing units are Doubles.
• 14% of housing units are Triples.
• 2% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 7 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 71% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 90% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 95% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Convocation Day Celebration, Parsons Benefit and Fashion Show
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Parsons Christian Fellowship, Value Creation Society
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Student Association, Students of Color Organization.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Boundless, CMYK, DATFree, Independent Student Publishers, The Judas Egg, Moxie, New School Chess Club, Spark (Group Against Oppression), Students Against the War, Work in Progress Screening (WIPS)
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Release (annually)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): New York City (10), New York City (Queens) (12)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): New York City (Manhattan) (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): New York City (Manhattan) (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

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, smoking prohibited