Reference Guide - Important Facilities
Alumni Ambassador Reference Guide
2006-2007
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IMPORTANT FACILITIES
Will UMaine's
library have what I need?
Absolutely. Fogler
Library is the largest library in the state and is comprehensive in the
resources it provides for students, faculty, and staff.
- Over one million
volumes
- 3,900 periodical
subscriptions
- 1.6 million
microforms
- 2.25 million U.S.
& Canadian government publication
- rapidly growing
number of electronic resources
- Interlibrary Loan
- Media Resource
Center includes CD's, DVD's, children's & young adult literature,
educator resources, audiovisual equipment—including lap tops students
can borrow for 3 hours at a time.
- Computer Cluster
- Web & Desktop
Publishing workshops are offered
- $16.00/semester
free on MaineCard for printing & photocopying
- Oakes Room Café
for study breaks!
How many students
live on campus?
Nearly half of
undergraduate students live on campus or in college owned housing
(fraternities, sororities, University Park Family Housing).
43% of all
undergraduates live in University affiliated housing.
What are the
Residence Halls like?
They vary! There are
traditional corridor style residence hall of course, we have two
apartment style residence halls with Edith Patch and Doris Twitchell
Allen Village, Oak Hall is all singles, Colvin Hall is set up as
suites. In addition there are specialty floors for Honors students,
Engineering & Science students, and an Outdoor Experience floor. Quiet
floors are also an option.
Each room has two
high-speed internet hook ups, telephone jack, and cable TV access.
Access to each
resident hall is secured by MaineCard ID at the entrance.
- 18 residence halls
- 3,800 beds
- All smoke-free
- All co-ed with
single sex bathrooms
- No designated
first-year residence halls
- No triples!
- Colvin & Balentine
are the Honors student residence halls
- S-Cubed (Success
for Science Students) wings are in the Hilltop quad
- Outdoor Experience
floor is in Kennebec
- Estabrooke Hall is
for students 21 years of age or older
- If students
mutually request each other they will be assigned to the same room
- First-year
students are placed with other first-year students
- 2005-2006 marks
the first year of the new living/learning communities
Residence Life and
Programs promotes that living on campus maximizes opportunities for
social, cultural, and extracurricular involvement and is positively
linked to students' persistence toward obtaining a degree. Therefore,
living on campus is strongly encouraged for all newly admitted
first-year students. This does not apply for transfer, commuter, and
students more than 20 years of age.
Is housing
guaranteed?
Essentially yes—if
you apply in a timely manner and confirm your acceptance on or shortly
after May 1.
How is the food on
campus?
The best thing about
the food at UMaine is how many options you have! There are three Dining
Commons amongst the Residence Halls—at the Union Marketplace, you can
find pizza & pasta, Chinese, home-cooked food (like Thanksgiving
everyday!), grill food, wraps & sandwiches, homemade soups, and a
complete salad bar. There are two campus grocery stores. You can also
order food from off-campus and pay using your MaineCard. You design
your own meal plan!
How safe is the
campus?
Students generally
feel safe on campus and in Orono—but crime can happen anywhere and
everyone should take general precautions such as locking your doors and
always stay with your friend or group if you are out at night or in
unfamiliar surroundings. UMaine's Public Safety is an actual police
force consisting of 24 officers who patrol the campus via foot, bike and
car 24 hours a day.
A community policing
philosophy is employed—officers are assigned to 'neighborhoods' to
establish a regular relationship between students and Public Safety.
A student run group,
Campus Walking Companion, is available to escort students from
6:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. Monday-Thursday & 6:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m.
Friday-Sunday. (Public Safety will always escort you as well.)
UVAC (University
Volunteer Ambulance Corps) is an actual campus ambulance. UMaine is
one of two universities in the nation to have its own campus ambulance.
The Late Night
Local, a joint project of Alpha Phi Omega and Gamma Sigma Sigma, is
a free bus service to insure that students have a safe means of
transportation to and from activities and parties that occur on the
weekends. The main purpose of this project is to help prevent drunk
driving.
UMaine provides a
report of all crime statistics for the last three years by law of the
Clery Act. This can be accessed via the web-site.
Does UMaine have a
health center on campus?
Yes, Cutler Health
Center. Cutler Health Center has a full-service pharmacy, as well as
many specialty clinics; Women's clinic, podiatry, orthopedic care,
optometry, physical therapy, x-ray lab, etc. In addition, we have a
Counseling Center on campus which is free for students.
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