Shorter College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial

math, writing

Counseling

career, personal, academic, religious

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 62% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 13% of housing units are Singles.
• 40% of housing units are Doubles.
• 27% of housing units are Triples.
• 20% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 11 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 64% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 20% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Midnight Breakfast (faculty/staff serve students), Moonshine Run, Homecoming, Hillfest (competitive games), theatrical productions, Chorale concerts,
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 29 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Chi, Argonauts (senior local), Alpha Sigma (sophomore local), Beta Beta Beta, Lambda Pi Eta, Pi Kappa Lambda, Pi Gamma Mu, Sigma Tau Delta, Theta Alpha Kappa
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Baptist Student Union, Shorter Christian Association, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students, Episcopal Student Association, Presbyterian Student Association
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Shorter NET (interracial), Shorter International Student Organization
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Mu Phi Epsilon and Phi Mu Alpha (music), Shorter Relations Society (assists Admissions), cheerleaders, American Chemical Society, Art Students’ League, Eta Pi Sigma History Club, Mu Alpha Theta Math Club, Phi Chi Theta (business), Allied Health Club, Shorter Players (theater), Speech Communication Association, Student Georgia Association of Educators, Student National Association of Teachers of Singing; handbell choir; auditioned and non-auditioned choral groups.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Periscope (twice monthly);

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta (75), Chattanooga (80)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta (75)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): none
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 75% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 20% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,200
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 2 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 7% of students are fraternity members
• There are 2 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 32% 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, other