University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

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

Career

co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, 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.
• 98% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 2% of housing units are Singles.
• 88% of housing units are Doubles.
• 10% of housing units are Triples.
• 0% of housing units are Apartments.
• 0% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 10 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 10% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 30% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Falcon Frontier Days Rodeo; Homecoming; Winter Carnival; Unity in the Community Diversity Festival; Wyman Series; Art Gallery shows; Theatre productions; concerts
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station
• In total, there are about 150 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Psi Omega; Alpha Tau Alpha; Alpha Zeta; Delta Phi Alpha; Delta Sigma Rho; Kappa Mu Epsilon; Pi Alpha Theta; Psi Chi; Sigma Tau Delta; Eta Sigma Gamma
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Campus Crusade for Christ; Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship; Journey House; Navigators; Newman Club; WELS Campus Ministry; Vespers
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African American Alliance; Asian American Student Association; Native American Council; Latino Student Organization; International Student Association; Diversity Awareness Committee; Community Action Theatre Troupe
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) 42 Academic Organizations; 29 Interest Organizations; 12 Residential Living Organizations; 7 Religious Organizations; 10 Academic Greek Organizations; 18 Sports Clubs; 13 Greek Organizations; 4 Political Organizations; 21 Other Involvement Organizations
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) Student Voice (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN (40), Rochester, MN (85)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): St. Paul (20)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): St. Paul (20)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 56% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 25% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 4 fraternities
• 3 fraternity houses
• 3% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 2% 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