Principia College

Services

Basic

day care, health service, other

Remedial

reading, writing, study skills

Counseling

career, personal, academic, other

Career

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.
• 99% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 20% of housing units are Singles.
• 60% of housing units are Doubles.
• 20% of housing units are Triples.
• In total, there are 14 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 14% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 100% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: George Andrews Speaker Series has brought the following speakers on campus in the last nine years: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Former Presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter; Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and NY Time Journalist, Thomas Friedman, and Illinois Senator Barack Obama (Spring 2006). Other notable speakers/performers/entertainers are Maya Angelou, poet; Val Kilmer, actor; Jane Goodall, environmentalist; David McCullough, author, Erin Brockovich, activist; George Mitchell, former US Senator. Campus events: Public Affairs Conference (PAC) - longest running student-run public affairs conference at any college in the country; Whole World Festival - weekend event run by the international students on campus - an event for the whole campus.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, music ensembles, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 28 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Alpha Eta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Science Organization (CSO)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) BSU - Black Student Union; LASO - Latin American Student Organization
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) student government, orchestra, choir, Whole World Festival Committee, Amnesty International, POWR (Women's rights), solar car racing team, WTPC-FM radio station, dance team, fire crew, juggling club, +1 (A Capella Octet)
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Pilot (four times in a ten-week quarter)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis, MO (35)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Alton, IL (10)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis, MO (40)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 35% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 50% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 3,000
• Freshman are not 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: 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, other