Undergraduate Women 1999-2000

Student Services and Activities

Housing

Full-time undergraduate women are housed in Brookdale Residence Hall (50 East 34th Street), Jerome and Geraldine Schottenstein Residence Hall (119-121 East 29^th Street), and independent housing available in nearby apartment buildings. Application forms for accommodations are sent to students who have been admitted and have submitted the required registration fees.

The residence halls are intended to provide an environment that promotes the University's educational purposes and enhances the student's personal growth and development.

Staff members of the Office of Residence Life offer guidance in regard to academic, social, and personal adjustment issues.

Dormitory facilities include study halls, fitness centers, laundry rooms, lounges with TVs, convenience stores, and snack vending machines.

Dining halls serve meals cafeteria style. All residential students are enrolled in the University Dining Club. Dining halls are generally open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week when school is in session. They are closed during holidays, the summer, spring recess, and intersession. Food vending machines, mini-cafs, and convenience stores are also available at various locations on campus.

Shabbat on campus is a special time. The Shabbat Enhancement Program, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and Student Services, enables student clubs to offer Shabbat programs. Prominent scholars, YU administrators and faculty, often with their families, remain on campus to share meals and give lectures. Shabbatonim bring students at both undergraduate locations together. A Shabbat Hospitality Program enables students to stay with families in various communities.

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Guidance and Counseling

The student's present well-being and future plans are among the primary concerns of Yeshiva University. Advisement and counseling services are designed to help solve academic and personal problems, fulfill the student's potential, and achieve a close relationship among all members of the University family. Orientation helps the incoming student adjust to college life and develop skills needed for maximum achievement.

The University Office of Student Affairs coordinates the University's advisement and counseling programs. Programs have been developed in:

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Psychological and Personal Guidance

Short-term psychological guidance and counseling are available to students who are experiencing emotional difficulties. They may range from problems in adjusting to the academic environment to more serious personal problems. Consultations are confidential. Appropriate referrals are made, when necessary, to licensed mental health practitioners in consultation with students and their parents. Students desiring to discuss questions relating to spiritual values and observance are encouraged to consult the appropriate counselor.

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International Student Guidance

The University Office of Student Affairs is the coordinating center for foreign students. The International Student Adviser prepares and issues documents necessary for the Immigration and Naturalization Service, and offers guidance. The office also helps in interpreting federal rules and regulations.

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First-Time On-Campus Guidance

Direction and assistance are provided for students having their first encounter with college. To help in the transition from high school, individual conferences are held during the course of the year.

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Academic Advisement

Advisers, deans, and faculty members help students develop an academic program that will realize their full human potential while preparing them to achieve vocational goals. They are available to discuss courses and majors, to interpret college regulations and requirements, and to offer whatever direction they can regarding personal problems. Besides advising students about honors work, independent study, graduate school, and professional options, advisers oversee the progress of probationary students until they firmly establish themselves.

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Pre-Health Advisement

Students interested in any health-related fields are encouraged to meet with the Pre-Health Advisers. Students contemplating graduate study in the health sciences are urged to meet with them during their first year on campus and to attend all informational meetings dealing with preparation for health professions admissions, the application process, and professional school selection during the junior and senior years.

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Pre-Law Advisement

Students considering graduate study in law are urged to meet with the Pre-law Adviser during their freshman year. Intensive guidance services dealing with preparation for the Law School Admissions Test, the application process, and professional school selection are provided during the junior and senior years.

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Pre-Engineering Advisement

Students considering the Combined Plan in Engineering with Columbia University should meet with the Pre-Engineering Adviser during their freshman year. The adviser will guide the students in planning a course of study and in choosing among the options offered.

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Shaped Major Advisement

Under special circumstances students may design an individual major, usually interdisciplinary. Students meet with the Shaped Major adviser, who guides them in shaping a cohesive course of study to meet their academic and professional goals.

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Internship Advisement

Students are encouraged to engage in internships to complement their coursework. The Internship Adviser suggests appropriate apprenticeships and reviews all internship applications for approval.

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Placement and Career Services

The Office of Placement and Career Services provides a full range of placement activities to all undergraduate students including: on-campus recruiting; resume referral; career fairs; internships; summer jobs; job postings; business lectures; forums; and career library. The office also offers career counseling and testing; career information and research; educational planning including graduate school applications. The office maintains an excellent job and graduate school placement record.

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Outreach Programs

Undergraduates may take part in a number of community outreach programs, including the Philanthropy Society, Adopt-a-Bubbe program, and Visiting the Sick.

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Medical Services

Beth Israel Hospital provides the Undergraduate Student Health Program and offers, at no cost to the student, care for episodic illnesses and minor injuries on campus.

The Medical Director reviews the health forms of entering students. The medical service functions primarily for preventive purposes. The Student Health Center is located in Brookdale Residence Hall 2B.

All injuries and accidents to students will be reported by the staff member in charge of the educational or extracurricular activity to the Medical Office and the University Office of Student Affairs. Students are required to report immediately to the school office any other injury suffered on University premises. A detailed description of procedures to be followed in case of accident or illness is distributed to all students at the beginning of the school year.

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Student Government

Each school has a Student Council, the chief body dealing with matters affecting students and their various relationships with the faculty, administration, and extracurricular activities organizations. The various councils cooperate in matters concerning more than one school. The Student Life Committee focuses on issues to enhance student life on campus. This committee consists of student leaders, college administration and supporting service administration.

In addition, Sy Syms School and Stern College have a Senate that includes students and faculty and discusses issues of academic concern. Students at both schools are represented on important school and departmental committees and actively participate in decisions regarding the educational and administrative aspects of their school. 

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Extracurricular Activities

Despite the heavy undergraduate course load, extracurricular activities are important mechanisms for the student's physical and intellectual development and the integration of all aspects of their education. All full-time students who are not on probation are eligible to participate in these activities. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the unequaled cultural and recreational facilities of New York to further their particular interests, whether in the theater, music, art, sports, or any other field.

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Athletics

The Midtown Campus offers a full spectrum of athletic opportunities for women through its intercollegiate and intramural programs and by providing numerous recreation/fitness opportunities. The Midtown Campus has three intercollegiate athletic teams that compete against other colleges throughout the Northeast. The program includes teams in basketball, fencing, and tennis which are open to all students with the interest, talent, and commitment to participate. The University offers no athletic scholarships; its teams generally compete only against other nonscholarship teams.

The student-run intramural athletics program utilizes both the gymnasium in the college building and rented athletic facilities. The University takes advantage of the location of its Midtown Campus by utilizing commercial athletic facilities to supplement its own facilities. Intramural athletic events or competitions in which students compete against other students include such sports as basketball, swimming, and volleyball.

For those students interested in staying in or getting in good shape, fully equipped fitness centers are located in both the Brookdale and Schottenstein residence halls, and in the college building. Fitness facilities are available from the early morning through late night hours.

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Publications

At the Midtown Campus, students publish The Observer, the official student newspaper, and co-publish Hamevaser, a magazine with emphasis on Jewish studies. Students at Sy Syms School publish The Exchange. The Stern College yearbook is Kochaviah.

A wide array of student publications are produced by student clubs and interst groups. These include: Bina Yeteira, Besamim, Derech Ha Tevah, Perspectives in Psychology, Sigma Delta Rho, and Speech Communications, to name a few.

All publications are edited and published by the students themselves.

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Clubs

A number of clubs, many inspired by academic interests, meet regularly during the school year. Several national honor societies have chapters at the undergraduate colleges including Psi Chi's chapter in psychology; Delta Sigma Rho--Tau Kappa Alpha's chapter in debating; New York Zeta chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta in pre-medical studies; Sigma Delta Rho in science research; and Chi Pi Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega in dramatics. Opportunities are afforded for dramatic expression in the Dramatics Society's presentations. Women interested in music can find expression in the choral groups and chamber music ensembles.

Clubs host speakers and symposia on topics of interest in various fields. Social events are sponsored by the student councils, individual classes, and clubs. Radio Station WYUR, a student-operated member of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, transmits programs of interest to dormitory residents at both campuses.

At Sy Syms School, the Mildred Schlessberg Accounting Society, American Marketing Association, International Business Club, Max Investment Club, Information Systems Society, and Joint Business Society are active. These clubs offer a full range of activities, including forums with guest speakers, social events, and tutoring services. The annual awards dinner is the highlight of the year's activities.

All posters and notices announcing events must carry the name of a sponsoring student council and club. If they do not, they will be removed. Clubs or student activities that are antithetical to the values and ideals of the institution will neither be recognized nor supported.

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Last Updated 07/23/2002 © Yeshiva University