Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control, religious

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, 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.
• 30% of students live in school housing.
• The school does not provide assistance for off-campus housing.

Types of housing available

• 15% of housing units are Singles.
• 64% of housing units are Doubles.
• 2% of housing units are Triples.
• 19% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 84 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 1% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 36% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 90% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 75% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Performances by theatre and music students, events at Shryock auditorium, attending Saluki athletic events, Homecoming, Spring Thing
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 450 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Eta Rho, Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Zeta, Arnold Air Society, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Beta Beta, Chi Sigma Iota, Eta Sigma Gamma, Eta Sigma Phi Classics Company, Gama Beta Phi Honor Society, Golden Key, Kappa Delta Pi, Mu Phi Epsilon-Epsilon Kappa, Omicron Tau Theta, Order of Isis, Order of Omega, Phi Alpha Theta, Psi Chi, Ra Ribbon Society, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Tau Alpha Pi, Tau Beta Pi, and Xi Sigma Pi
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Adventist Campus Ministries, American Baptist Students, Apostolic Life Campus Ministry, Baha'I Club, Baptist Collegiate Ministries, Bhaktivedanta Society, Campus Crusade for Christ, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Christian Apologetics Club, Christians Unlimited, Church of Christ Student Fellowship, Collegiate Association of Pagan Students, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Hillel Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Latter-Day Saint Student Association, Lutheran Student Fellowship, Lutheran Student Movement, Muslim Student Association, Newman Catholic Student Organization, University Christain Ministries, Vineyard Campus Fellowship, Voices of Inspiration, Wesley Student Council (United Methodist Student Center)
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Council, Animekai Club, Arab Student Council, Asian Student Association and Friends, Blangladesh Student Association, Caribbean Student Association, Chinese Student & Scholar Association, Cyproit Students Association, French Club, General Union of Palestine Students, Greek Student Association, Indian Student Association, International Student Council, Japanese Student Association, Japanese Table, Kenyan Student Association, Korean Student Association, Latin American Student Association, Moroccan Ambassadors Association, Nepalese Students, Sudanese Student Association, Thai Student Association, Turkish Student Association, B. L. A. C. K. , Black Affairs Council, Black Graduate Student Association, Black Togetherness Organization, Hispanic Student Council, Irish Studies Forum, Native American Student Organization, Organization of Multi-Ethnic Students in Education, Polish American Associaion, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, United Asian American Council, Vietnamese & World Society, Students for United Europe, Black Women's Task Force
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) www. siuc. edu/%7Estuddev/SVC/rso. html
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Daily Egyptian (Monday through Friday during the Fall and Spring semesters, Tuesday-Friday during the Summer semester)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): St. Louis, MO (100), Marion, IL (16)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Carbondale (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Carbondale (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 50% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 25% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,736
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 17 fraternities
• 7 fraternity houses
• 5% of students are fraternity members
• There are 11 sororities
• 4 sorority houses
• 5% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered on campus
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered on campus

Additional Policies

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