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Colgate University

Services and Facilities

Address

13 Oak Drive
Hamilton, NY 13346

Website

http://www.colgate.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@mail.colgate.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

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

Remedial learning services offered:

N/A

Counseling services offered:

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

Career Center

Career services include:

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:

N/A

Within one year of graduation:

78%

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Abercrombie & Fitch; American Express Financial Advisors; Barneys New York; Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.; Bloomberg Financial; Bloomingdale's; Boies; CIGNA; Central Intelligence Agency; Citigroup; Colgate University; Corporate Executive Board; Cramer Rosenthal McGlynn, LLC; Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank; Friedman Billings Ramsey; GaiaTech; Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger & Vecchione; Goldman, Sachs & Co.; Greenwich Associates; Habitat for Humanity; ICF Consulting; Ingalls & Snyder LLC; JPMorganChase & Co; Lehman Brothers Inc.; Lockheed Martin; M & T Bank Corporation; MTV Networks; MarketBridge; Marriott Corporation; Massachusetts General Hospital; Massey Knakal Realty Services; Mellon Financial Corporation; Merrill Lynch; Morgan Stanley; Morrison & Foerster LLP; National Institutes of Health; New York State Assembly; Newsweek; Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Public Interest Research Group; RBS Greenwich Capital; Random House, Inc.; Readak Educational Services, Inc.; Schiller & Flexner LLP; Seward and Kissel LLP; Shearman & Sterling LLP; Sullivan & Cromwell; Suzanne Golden Antiques; Teach For America; The Beacon Group; The Hartford Financial Group; U. S. Peace Corps; Unilever; UnumProvident Corporation; Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP

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:

790,629

Number of current serial subscriptions:

31,303

Number of microforms:

679,135

Number of audiovisual materials:

16,184

Number of E-books:

11,228

Additional library facilities:

Cooley Science Library, Center for Women's Studies Reading Room, Peace Studies Resource Room, Chapel House Reading Room, Career Planning Resource Collection

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

The Picker Art Gallery, Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Robert M. Linsley Geology Museum, Clifford Gallery, Brehmer Theater, Videoconference Facility, The Observatory, Dana Arts Center, Eric J. Ryan Studio, Paul J. Schupf Studio Art Center, Chapel House, Colgate Memorial Chapel, Center for Teaching, Learning and Research, Alana Cultural Center, Case Library & Geyer Center for Information Technology, Cooley Science Library, Robert H.N. Ho '56 Science Center

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:

842

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):

825

In classrooms:

235

In computer labs:

326

Elsewhere in the school/university:

6,406

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in all classrooms; in computer labs; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing; in all school buildings and on all school property

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

3,500

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, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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