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University of Miami

Services and Facilities

Address

PO Box 248025
Coral Gables, FL 33124

Website

http://www.miami.edu

Admissions E-mail

admission@miami.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, older student, psychological

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:

80%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AT&T; Allstate; Altria Group (Philip Morris); American Express; Bellsouth; Boston Scientific; C.H. Robinson Worldwide; Capital One; CarMax; Caterpillar; Central Intelligence Agency; Cigna; Cisco Systems; Citigroup; Clear Channel Communications; Dell Inc.; Deloitte; EchoStar Communications; Eli Lilly & Company; Enterprise Rent a Car; Ernst & Young; Exxon Mobil; FPL Group; FedEx; Federal Bureau of Investigation; Federated Department Stores; Federated Department Stores; Gannett Co.; Gap; General Electric; Goldman Sachs; Henry Schein, Inc.; Hershey Company; Humana; IBM; KPMG; Lehman Brothers; Lowe's Companies; Marriott International; Medtronic; Merck & Co.; Merrill Lynch; Microsoft; Morgan Stanley; Motorola; Nordstrom; Northwestern Mutual; PepsiCo; Perry Ellis; Pfizer; Pitney Bowes; PricewaterhouseCoopers; Procter & Gamble; Progressive; Ryder System; Sherwin-Williams Company; Starbucks; State Farm; Stryker Corporation; Suntrust; Target; Time Warner; Toll Brothers; U.S. Department of State; UBS Financial; United Parcel Service; Verizon Communications; Wachovia Corporation; Walgreen Co.; Walt Disney Company; Wyeth

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:

3,013,867

Number of current serial subscriptions:

51,349

Number of microforms:

3,941,072

Number of audiovisual materials:

132,083

Number of E-books:

382,306

Additional library facilities:

Library facilities: Otto G. Richter Library (central library);Law Library; Louis Calder Medical Library; Marine Science Library; Judi Prokop Newman Business Library; Paul Buisson Architecture Reference Library; Marta & Austin Weeks Music Library. Special collections: Cuban Heritage Collection, Florida collection, Dante B. Fascell papers, Pan American Airlines papers; Jackie Gleason Collection, Map Collection, Rare Books Collection,Wallace Stevens Collection, University Collection; University of

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

Lowe Art Museum/Music Library/Business Library

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:

1,800

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):

150

In classrooms:

500

In computer labs:

500

Elsewhere in the school/university:

250

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in some of the libraries (excluding computer labs); 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:

7,500

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, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

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