Transylvania University Services

The Basics

Basic services offered: placement service, health service
Remedial services: writing
Counseling availability: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious

Career Potential

Career advising services: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: 55%
Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: 5%
Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: $5%
Main employers of graduates: Lexmark, IBM, Crowe Chizek, Eli Lilly, National City Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Mariott, Public and Private School System, Kentucky State Government

Campus Resources

Library on campus/close promixity?: Yes
Library collaboration present?: Yes
Number of books available: 124,949
Number of subscriptions: 500
Number of microforms: 13,348
Number of audiovisuals: 2,214
Number of E-books: 0
Description of library facilities: The library houses the University archives and a number of special collections including the Clara S. Peck Collection, the Old Medical Library, and the J. Winston Coleman Jr. Kentuckiana Collection. The library is a member of the Southeastern Library network, which provides access to the OCLC database of 47 million titles for interlibrary loan and cataloging purposes, and the Kentucky Virtual Library, which provides more than 40 online databases and a courier service to deliver materials among Kentucky libraries. The Technology Learning Center, located on the lower level of the library, offers assistance with technical projects and the Educational Resources Center, housed in the library, offers education students a teacher planning laboratory.
Museums in proximity: L.A. Brown Science Center designed to meet the demands of the university's programs in the natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics. Cowgill Center for Business, Economics, and Education includes classrooms, faculty officies, the Monroe Moosnick Medical and Science Museum, a high tech, multi-media classroom, a computer/teaching lab, and a specialized classroom for training education majors.

Technological Availability

Wireless internet on campus?: Yes
Public computers available: 250
Computer courses offered?: No
Email accounts granted?: Yes
Campuswide internet access?: Yes
Usable computer locations: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Library connection ports (avg.): 120
Classroom connection ports (avg.): 720
Total wireless capacity: 250 students/faculty
Recommended OS: Microsoft
Wireless coverage: in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs), in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas

Safety

Campus safety details: 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)
Students granted university webspace?: Yes
Able to register online?: No

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