William Jewell College

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service

Counseling

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

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, 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.
• 63% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 12% of housing units are Singles.
• 75% of housing units are Doubles.
• 11% of housing units are Triples.
• 0% of housing units are Apartments.
• 2% of of housing units are some other type.
• In total, there are 12 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 8% 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: New Student Orientation Weekend, Opening Convocation, Homecoming, Parents’ and Grandparents’ Day, Hanging of the Green/Lighting of the Quad, The City Come Again, Achievement Day, Colloquium Day, JewellStock, Honors Convocation, Harriman Arts Program (cultural events held throughout the academic year)
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, music ensembles, musical theater, opera, pep band, student government, student newspaper, symphony orchestra
• In total, there are about 71 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Alpha Lambda Delta, Mortar Board, Eons, Alpha Psi Omega, Alpha Phi Omega, Beta Beta Beta, Delta Mu Delta, Alpha Mu Alpha, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Lambda Nu Sigma, Phi Alpha Theta, Phi Epsilon, Phi Sigma Tau, Pi Kappa Delta, Psi Chi, Sigma Epsilon Pi, Sigma Pi Sigma, Sigma Tau Delta, Sigma Theta Tau, Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Lambda Pi Eta
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Student Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) UNITY, Black Student Association
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Concert Choir, Chapel Choir, Symphonic Band, Chamber Orchestra, Jazz Band, Chamber Singers, Cardinal Brass
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) The Hilltop Monitor (weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Kansas City, Missouri (17)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Independence, Missouri (18)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Kansas City, Missouri (15)
• Public transportation does not serve the campus.
• All students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.
• 14% of undergrads are employed with average earnings of 643
• Freshman are not discouraged from working.

Greek Life

• There are 3 fraternities
• 3 fraternity houses
• 33% of students are fraternity members
• There are 4 sororities
• 0 sorority houses
• 31% 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