Olivet College

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

reading, writing, other

Counseling

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, 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, 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.
• 64% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 23% of housing units are Singles.
• 25% of housing units are Doubles.
• 49% of housing units are Triples.
• 3% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 14 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 0% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 25% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Lecture & Symposium Series, Commencement, Running Night, Pledging, Standup, Athletic Events, Midnight Breakfast, Step Shows, Open Lits, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration, Night on the Town, Fall Service Day, Spring Service Day, campus activity sponsored events
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• In total, there are about 40 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Omicron Delta Kappa, Alpha Pi Epsilon, Phi Beta Lambda, Sigma Tau Delta, Global Citizens Honors Program, Phi Alpha Theta, Psi Chi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alpha Omega
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, International Club, Alpha Phi Kappa, Alpha Xi Omega, Eta Psi Kappa, Nu Gamma Xi, Mu Omega Pi, Women’s Empowerment
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Helping Hands, Common Ground, Earthbound, Free Yo’ Mind, Garfield Lake Review, Girl Scouts Troop 1800, Non-Traditional Student Organization, Oaks, Campus Activities Board, WOCR 89. 7-FM, Student Michigan Education Association, Photography Club, Art Alliance, Hosford Society, Olivet College Republicans, Olivet College Young Democrats, Michigan Council of Future Teachers of Mathematics, Student Government Association, Gamma Iota Sigma, Phi Epsilon Kappa, American Marketing Association, Olivet College Choir, Adelphic Alpha Pi, Alpha Lambda Epsilon, Iota Kappa Omicron, Kappa Sigma Alpha, Phi Alpha Pi, Resident Hall Association, Sigma Beta, Tri-Pi, Olivet College Drumline, Olivet College Wind Ensemble, Alpha Psi Omega, Olivet College Women’s Chorale, Olivet College Jazz Ensemble, Olivet College Chamber Winds;
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Olivet College Echo (once every two weeks)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Lansing, MI (30), Lansing, MI (30)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Battle Creek, MI (20)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Battle Creek, MI (20)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 60% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 28% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,600
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 6 fraternities
• 3 fraternity houses
• 27% of students are fraternity members
• There are 5 sororities
• 3 sorority houses
• 17% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Not offered
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

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