Shaw University

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, 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.
• 38% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 1% of housing units are Singles.
• 99% of housing units are Doubles.
• In total, there are 4 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

• 40% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Fall Convocation, Bessie Boyd Holman Lecture Series, Founder’s Day/Homecoming, Martin Luther King Commemorative Service, Religious Emphasis Week, Minister’s Conference, Career Day
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, yearbook
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Beta Kappa Chi, Alpha Kappa Mu, Alpha Epsilon Rho
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union, Ready to Fly Ministry, Children of God, Sigma Alpha Omega, Students Taking a New Direction
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Student Association, NAACP, National Assoc. of Black Accountants, International Relations Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Shaw Players, University Choir, University Band/Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Cheerleading, Sertoma Collegiate Club, NAACP, Order of Eastern Star, Speech and Hearing Club, Pre-Alumni Council, Universal Hip-Hop, Preservation Society, Graduate Student Gov’t. Assoc.

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): RDU Airport (25)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Raleigh, NC (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Raleigh, NC (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 8% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.

Greek Life

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

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Saint Augustine’s College)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (North Carolina State University)

Additional Policies

class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited