Wellesley College

Services

Basic

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

Counseling

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

Career

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.
• 97% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 61% of housing units are Singles.
• 32% of housing units are Doubles.
• 6% of housing units are Triples.
• 1% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 22 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

• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: Flower Sunday (fall semester); Spring Weekend concert; annual cultural shows by Wellesley Association of South Asian Cultures, Ethos, Mezcla; weekly Film Society offerings; annual Ruhlman and Tanner Conferences that showcase student research and off-campus learning; cheering Boston Marathon runners; spring hooprolling race for seniors.
• Student activities: choral groups, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, yearbook
• In total, there are about 170 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon, international economics honor society; Psi Chi, honor society in psychology; Pi Sigma Alpha, national political science honor society; Sigma Xi, a science honor society.
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Al Muslimat; Awaken the Dawn (non-denominational Christian music based ministry); Asian Baptist Student Koinonia; Bahai Student Association; Buddhist Students at Wellesley; Christian Science Organization; Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints; Darshana: The Wellesley College Hindu Community; Hillel; Episcopal Canterbury Club; Newman Catholic Ministry; Quaker Fellowship; Real Life/Campus Crusade for Christ (non-denominational Christian); Sikh Students at Wellesley; Wellesley College Protestant Christian Chaplaincy; Wellesley Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (non-denominational Christian); Unitarian Universalist Association;
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Alianza; Asian Student Union; Chinese Students Association; Club Filipina; Ethos; FUSION; German Club; Hellenic Society; Italian Society; Japan Club; Korean Students Association; Mezcla; Native American Student Org; Pakistani Students’ Assoc; Russian Club; Slater International Association; Taiwanese Cultural Committee; Taiwanese Students Association; Vietnamese Students’ Association; Wellesley African Students’ Association; Wellesley Arab Women; Wellesley Asian Alliance; Wellesley Association for South Asian Cultures; Women for Caribbean Development;
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) There are nearly 170 student organizations at Wellesley College, encompassing nearly every cultural, political, and social interest. A sampling of organizations include Marine Biology Club; Film Society; WXLY college radio station; Best Buddies; Comittee for Political and Legislative Action; Wellesley Energy and Environmental Defense (WEED); Latin American Concerns; Organization for Mental Health Awareness; Whiptails Ultimate Frisbee; Equestrian Club; National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE); Mock Trial; International Relations Council; College Republicans; Dead Serious improv comedy; PRISM Jazz; Shakespeare Society; and 5 a cappella singing groups.
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Wellesley News (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Boston (15), Providence, RI (40)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Boston (13)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Boston (13)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.
• 23% of students have a car on campus

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 20% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 1,500
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

• There are 0 fraternities
• 0 fraternity houses
• There are 0 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (M.I.T)
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (M.I.T.)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code