Suffolk University

Services

Basic

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

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

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

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training

Campus Safety

late night transport/escort service, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 18% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 6% of housing units are Singles.
• 73% of housing units are Doubles.
• 7% of housing units are Triples.
• 14% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 2 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

• 50% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is not permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Unity Week, S. O. U. L. Food Luncheon, Common Grounds Coffee House, Suffolk Fun Run, Spring & Winter Ball, Fall Fest, Service Day, Coffe Break, Alternitive Spring Break, Take Back the Night, Temple Street Fair, Caribbean Student Network Fasion Show, Commuter Connection Week
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 75 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Delta Sigma, Alpha Kappa Delta, Alpha Mu Alpha, Alpha Phi Sigma, Alpha Sigma Lamda, Archer Fellows Acitivies, Beta Alpha Psi, Beta Beta Beta, Beta Gamma Sigma, Delta Alpha Pi, Financial Mangement Assoc, Griffin Fellows Honor Society, National Honors Societs (Finance), Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Alpha Alpha, Pi Gama Mu, Psi Chi, Sigma Pi, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Xi, Sigma Zeta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Ministry
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian-American Assoc, Black Student Unions, Caribbean Student Network, Hellenic Club, Hispanic Assoc, South Asian Student Assoc, International Student Assoc, Islamic Cultural Society, Suffolk Jewish Society, Turkish Student Assoc, Vietnamese Student Assoc, Japanese Student Assoc, Thai Student Assoc
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Goverment/Representaion Organizations (9); Student Media Organizations (5); Special Interst Origanizations (11); Performing Arts Organizations (12); Academic Orgianizations (21)
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Suffolk Journal (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (4)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Boston (1)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Boston (1)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 30% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 1 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 1% of students are fraternity members
• There are 1 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 1% of students are sorority members.

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Northeastern University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Not offered

Additional Policies

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