University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, health service

Remedial

math, study skills

Counseling

minority student, personal, academic, psychological, 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, 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.
• 67% 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.
• 65% of housing units are Doubles.
• 29% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 20 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 45% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 55% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Homecoming, Spring Concert, Pitt Fest, Sephia Fashion Show, Dance Ensemble Show, Activities Fair, Wrestling Matches
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, television station, yearbook
• In total, there are about 70 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Beta Beta Beta Biological Society (Biology), Chi Lambda Tau Fraternity (Leadership), Kappa Mu Epsilon (Mathematics), Lambda Pi Eta (Communication), Phi Alpha Theta (History), Phi Eta Sigma (Freshmen), Pi Lambda Theta (Education); Phi Kappa Phi (National Honor Society), Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science), Psi Chi (Psychology), Alpha Kappa Delta (Sociology)
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Newman Student Association, Time-Out Christian Fellowship
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Black Action Society;
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Academic and Department Clubs, Special Interest Organizations, Theatre Department, Concert Choir , Concert Band, Dance Ensemble, WUPJ-TV, WUPJ-Radio; Sports and Recreation Clubs, Intramurals, Cheerleading, Governance Organizations, Programming Board, Professional Fraternities
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Advocate (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Pittsburgh (70), Johnstown (5)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Johnstown (8)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Johnstown (8)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 83% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 9% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,834
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 3 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 3% 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, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited