University of Kansas Services

The Basics

Basic services offered: nonremedial tutoring, women's center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial services: math
Counseling availability: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control

Career Potential

Career advising services: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interest inventory, interview training, other
Percent of graduates employed after 6 months: 46%
Percent of graduates employed after 1 year: 55%
Percent of graduates employed after 2 years: $N/A
Main employers of graduates: Boeing, Cerner, Black & Veatch, Ernst & Young, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Hallmark Cards, Koch Industries, Philip Morris, Raytheon, Sprint

Campus Resources

Library on campus/close promixity?: Yes
Library collaboration present?: Yes
Number of books available: 4,853,631
Number of subscriptions: 50,992
Number of microforms: 3,635,254
Number of audiovisuals: 57,471
Number of E-books: 113,498
Description of library facilities: Twelve libraries including art and architecture, engineering, government documents, map library, law, music and dance, research and rare books, science, history of medicine, Kansas collections, Special collections
Museums in proximity: Bales Organ Recital Hall, 55 bell carillion, art museum, natural history museum, anthropology museum, Wilcox Classical Museum, Hall Center for the Humanities, Lied Performing Arts Center, design lab, Center for International Business Education and Research, Information & Telecommunications Technology Center, radar systems & remote sensing lab, Energy Research Center, observatory, flight research lab, space technology center, laser lab, transportation center, TV station, student radio station, Kansas Public Radio station, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics, 450 bed hospital, Hoglund Brain Imaging Center, Cancer Research Institute, Center on Aging, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, Center for Research on Learning, Higuchi Biosciences Centers, Kansas Biological Survey, Structural Biology Center-800 megahertz magnetic resonance spectrometer, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Lab, Mass Spectrometry Lab, X-ray Crystallographic Lab, Microscopy and Electronic Imaging Lab, 1800 acre biological field station, Kansas Geological Survey.

Technological Availability

Wireless internet on campus?: Yes
Public computers available: 1,680
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.): 274
Classroom connection ports (avg.): 153
Total wireless capacity: 4,250 students/faculty
Recommended OS: N/A
Wireless coverage: 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?: Yes

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