Spelman College

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

career, personal, academic, birth control

Career

internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, 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.
• 62% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 30% of housing units are Singles.
• 59% of housing units are Doubles.
• 6% of housing units are Triples.
• 3% of housing units are Apartments.
• 2% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 11 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 100% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 85% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 70% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: The Annual Morehouse-Spelman Christmas Carol Concert, Founders Day Celebration, Theatrical Productions, Miss Spelman Pageant, Homecoming, Reunion
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
• In total, there are about 82 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Psi Chi (Psychology), Pi Kappa Lambda (Music), Pi Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology), Beta Kappa Chi (Science), Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics), Sigma Tau Delta (Physics), Sigma Delta Pi (Spanish), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Kappa Delta Epsilon (Education), Phi Beta Delta (International), Upsilon Pi Epsilon (Computer Science), Alpha Lambda Delta (National Freshman Honor Society), Alpha Sigma Lambda (National Honor Society for Students in Continuing Higher Education), Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa Society, and Golden Key
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) An-nissa, Atlanta Adventist Collegiate Ministry, B’hai Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, among others
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) International Students Organization, NAACP
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Academic Clubs, Greek Organizations, Class Councils, Amnesty International, Jaguar Spirit Club, Honda Campus All-star Challenge, State Clubs, among others
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Spelman Spotlight (monthly), Jaguar Print (monthly), Reflections (annually), Focus (annually)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta (10)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta (5)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Atlanta (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 9% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 10% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 2,500
• Freshman are discouraged from working.

Greek Life

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

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Morehouse College)
• Navy ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Morehouse College)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Morehouse College)

Additional Policies

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