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Illinois Wesleyan University

Services and Facilities

Address

Box 2900
Bloomington, IL 61702-2900

Website

http://www.iwu.edu

Admissions E-mail

iwuadmit@iwu.edu

Student Services

Basic services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance

Remedial learning services offered:

N/A

Counseling services offered:

minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, birth control, religious, other

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:

60%

Within one year of graduation:

N/A

Within two years of graduation:

N/A

Firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AON; Allstate Insurance Company; Aramark; Boy Scouts of America; Bradley University; BroMenn Regional Medical Center; Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad; CDW; CNA Insurance; Carle Foundation; Caterpillar, Inc.; Chicago Public Schools; Chubb Group; Citibank; City of Bloomington; Coral Chemical Company; Country Insurance and Financial Services; Denmark International Study Program; Disney; Ernst & Young LLP; Evanston Northwestern Health Care; Federal Reserve Board of Governors; General Electric; Harley Davidson Financial Services; Hewitt Associates; Houston Astros; JP Morgan Chase; KPMG; Kimberly-Clark; LaSalle Bank; Lexington Children's Theatre; Loyola University Medical Center; Lyric Opera of Chicago; Many downstate IL school districts; Many suburban Chicago school districts; Motorola; National City Bank; Northern Trust; Orlando Shakespeare Theatre; Peace Corps; Pinnacle Actuarial Resources, Inc.; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP; Procter and Gamble; Prudential Capital Group; RLI Corporation; Regions Bank; Rush University Medical Center; Sears; St Paul Travelers; State Farm Insurance Companies; Target Corporation; Teach for America; US Cellular; US Patent and Trademark Office; US Steel; Vanderbilt Medical Center; Wal-Mart; Walgreens; Wells Fargo Financial; Yale University; Zurich North America

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:

313,495

Number of current serial subscriptions:

12,238

Number of microforms:

16,000

Number of audiovisual materials:

13,084

Number of E-books:

0

Additional library facilities:

The 5-floor Ames Library, the intellectual center of the community, houses nearly 400,000 volumes. With 19 group study and project rooms, over 125 computers, auditorium seating for 70, and 150 lounge seats, the library provides a place for interaction, collaboration, consultation, study and reflection. The library faculty and staff strive to understand, anticipate, and fulfill the changing research and information needs of the community, so services and technology continually evolve.

Museums or special academic buildings on campus:

The University Observatory is used both for classes and for special programs on astronomy that are open to the public.

Computer Resources

Students required to take a computer course?

No

Students required to lease/own a computer?

No

Number of computers available to all students:

510

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):

550

In classrooms:

90

In computer labs:

10

Elsewhere in the school/university:

N/A

Does the school have a wireless network?

Yes

Areas where wireless network is available:

in all the libraries; in some classrooms; in administrative/faculty offices and work areas; in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing

Total approximate number of simultaneous users that can be accommodated by the wireless network:

250

Recommended computer operating system on campus:

N/A

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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