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Shenandoah University

Services and Facilities

Address

1460 University Drive
Winchester, VA 22601

Website

http://www.su.edu

Admissions E-mail

admit@su.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

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

Remedial learning services offered:

math, study skills

Counseling services offered:

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

Career Center

Career services include:

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, other

Graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

Within six months of graduation:

70%

Within one year of graduation:

75%

Within two years of graduation:

80%

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

N/A

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:

31,174

Number of current serial subscriptions:

1,500

Number of microforms:

134,485

Number of audiovisual materials:

19,043

Number of E-books:

0

Additional library facilities:

In addition to print periodical subscriptions, the library has full-text on-line access to more than 24,000 periodicals and journal titles indexed in more than 70 different databases and electronic files.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

The History and Tourism Center at Shenandoah University. The Knowledge Point serves as the primary resource and authority for history, heritage studies and tourism development, where the community and the tourism industry come together to gain knowledge about the lower Shenandoah Valley. The center is located at 20 S. Cameron St. in Winchester and features a walk-in vistor's center in partnership with the Shenandoah Battlefield Foundation. The visitor's center serves in partnership with area

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

Yes

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

175

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):

180

In classrooms:

180

In computer labs:

180

Elsewhere in the school/university:

1,260

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?

No

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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