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University of Iowa

Services and Facilities

Address

107 Calvin Hall
Iowa City, IA 52242-1396

Website

http://www.uiowa.edu

Admissions E-mail

admissions@uiowa.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

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

Career Center

Career services include:

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

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

60%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AEGON USA, Inc; Ernst & Young L.L.P; Goldman Sachs Group Inc.; HNI Corporation; IBM Corporation; Intel Corporation; John Deere; Johnson & Johnson; Kellogg; Kimberly-Clark Corporation; Kraft Foods; Principal Financial Group, Inc.; Rockwell Collins; State Farm; 3M

Library

School has a library on campus?

Yes

School is a member of library consortia?

Yes

Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents:

4,592,560

Number of current serial subscriptions:

51,374

Number of microforms:

7,189,464

Number of audiovisual materials:

61,879

Number of E-books:

229,730

Additional library facilities:

University libraries is coordinated nextwork of individual libraries including Law Library and a Medical Library; Our nationally recognized Information Arcade in the Main Library, and the Information Commons in the Hardin Library for the Health Sciences, offer expert consultation and state-of-the-art computer hardware and software to help students and faculty integrate new media technologies in their teaching, learning, and research.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Art and natural history museums, field campus, driving simulator, newspaper production lab, TV lab, survey research facility, new Honors Center, new Career Center, and new Art Building.

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

1,200

Internet access available to all students?

Yes

E-mail accounts available to all students?

Yes

Computers available for student use in:

computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center

Number of open, wired network connections available to students:

In the library (excluding computer labs):

N/A

In classrooms:

N/A

In computer labs:

N/A

Elsewhere in the school/university:

N/A

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs); in some classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

30,000

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

Microsoft Windows

Percentage of college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing units wired for high-speed Internet access:

100%

Student webpages permitted?

Yes

Is online registration for classes available?

Yes

Campus Safety

Campus safety and security services offered:

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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