• The Life of a Student Beyond the Classroom
• Student Government Represents You
• More than a Roof Over Your Head in the Residence Halls
• Our Centers of Student Life
• Explore Campus Religious Opportunities
• A Vibrant Cultural Community
• Showcasing Black Culture
• An Enriched Intellectual Life
• Musical Opportunities for All Students
• University Art on Exhibit
• The Ink and Airwaves of Student Communications
• Exclusive Cable Programming
• Join an Organization, or Start Your Own
• Greek is the Word
• Blue Hens Winning Spirit
• The Sporting Life
• Helping You Stay Safe and Sound
• Your Car and Our Campus

Under the leadership of a Vice President, the Division of Student Life shares with the academic units  the University's commitment to educating our students to reach their highest potential.  We expect the educational programs and opportunities we provide, both inside and outside the classroom, to educate our students to become outstanding professionals in the fields that they choose to pursue, innovative leaders, and enlightened and responsible citizens of the local community, the state, the nation, and the world.  By extending the educational process beyond the classroom, the Division provides opportunities for learning through involvement in student organizations, cultural and social activities, lecture series, and volunteer and community service.

The Division is committed to advocating the rights and dignity of each student. We recognize that students come to our campus from a variety of backgrounds and with differing levels of experience in self-direction and self-government. Therefore, when difficult situations arise, we stand ready to assist students in finding solutions to their problems through the many services provided by the Division.

The Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress (DUSC) is the official student governing body of which all undergraduate degree candidates are considered members. This organization assumes the responsibility of self-government, as delegated by the University faculty and administration. Its overall charge is to identify the needs of students and bring them to the attention of the administration, faculty, and City of Newark government officials. DUSC serves to interpret University policy to the student body. It also represents to the University administration the approximately 170 Registered Student Organizations.

DUSC consists of six executive officers elected through a campus wide vote. Committee chairs and members provide leadership for a variety of administrative and academic responsibilities. In addition, DUSC appoints student representatives to University faculty, student, and Board of Trustees committees. For further information, call (302) 831-2648.

Philosophy. The residence program is a vital part of the educational mission of the University. The environment is designed to assist students in meeting the developmental challenges faced during the college years, including creating adult-to-adult relationships with parents, gaining a sense of confidence, becoming autonomous, selecting a career, and clarifying values. Professional staff oversee each residence complex. The hall director, assisted by upperclass resident assistants, aids students in developing social, recreational, and cultural programming. Students are expected to be constructive contributors to a positive residence hall community. This responsibility includes both respecting the rights of others and asserting one's own rights. Residence Life staff members play a crucial role in assisting students to develop a positive living environment. Staff members not only help with personal and academic matters, but also work with students so that they share responsibility for upholding policies designed to protect the rights of all individuals.

Facilities. Traditional residence halls contain double rooms, some single rooms, and some larger rooms, with common bathroom facilities. The Pencader Complex features single and double rooms, each with an outside entrance and direct access to bathroom facilities that serve six or twelve students. The Ray Street halls offer suite-style housing with two double rooms sharing an adjoining bath. The Ray Street complex accommodates students in Special Interest Housing communities, as well as some students not affiliated with these programs.

The Christiana Towers apartment complex features furnished one- and two-bedroom units with bath, kitchenette, and living and dining facilities. The Conover apartment complex houses single graduate students and married students and their families.

Cable TV, computer network, and local telephone service are provided in all rooms and apartments. Students provide their own telephones and make arrangements for long distance service with the University Student Telephone Service, or use telephone credit cards. Common areas for study, recreation, laundry, etc. are available in each complex. Custodial service is provided only for the common areas. The cost of utilities is included in the room charge.

Rooms are furnished with beds, dressers, closets or wardrobes, drapes or shades, study desks and chairs, lighting, and wastebaskets. Students must bring their own linens, pillows, blankets, and bedspreads.

Students are held responsible for conduct that occurs in their rooms. Damage done to a room or its furnishings is charged to its occupants. Damage or theft in public areas is charged to all residents of the building if the responsible person(s) cannot be identified. The University may require a room to be vacated at any time for cause. If a student is required to vacate a room or vacates voluntarily, the rebate will be determined in accordance with the rebate schedule. University personnel are authorized to enter and inspect students' rooms for health, fire, safety and maintenance purposes.

All traditional, Pencader, and Ray Street halls except Pencader B,C, K, L, and M are closed during regular vacation periods and may not be entered. Students are not normally required to remove belongings from their rooms during vacation periods. However, students who have requested to change rooms at the beginning of spring semester and who will not be attending Winter Session must take their belongings home after fall semester. Pencader residents may request to remain in their rooms for a nominal additional charge.  Christiana Towers Apartments remain open during vacations at no additional charge but close at the end of the spring semester. Students are required to vacate and remove all personal belongings from their rooms within 24 hours after completion of their last final examination.

More complete information on residence hall accommodations, policies, and regulations may be found in the Official Student Handbook.  Additional information about on-campus housing can be found on the web at http://www.udel.edu/hcs/.

Single Student Housing. Only single undergraduate students who are registered at the University for not less than twelve academic credits per semester may reside in residence halls and Christiana Towers apartments.

Single freshman students are required to live in University housing or at home with a parent or guardian. Requests for exception to this policy, along with an explanation of the student's exceptional situation, must be submitted in writing to the manager of Housing Assignment Services. Upperclass students may live in the University residence halls, their own homes, fraternity/sorority houses, or in the local community in facilities of their own choosing. Listings of some current off-campus housing options are available at Housing Assignment Services, 5 Courtney Street.

Family Student Housing. The Conover Apartments are available to full-time graduate or undergraduate students, who want to live with a spouse, children or other individuals who constitute their family. Legal documentation is required. Residents sign an 11.5-month Student Housing Agreement. Applications may be obtained from the Office of Housing and Conference Services at 5 Courtney Street. Married students are not permitted to live in other University residence halls.

OUR CENTERS OF STUDENT LIFE

The John A. Perkins Student Center and the E. Arthur Trabant University Center provide facilities and services for students, faculty, staff, alumni, and the community. The Centers' services include meeting rooms for campus groups, a number of student lounges, the Bacchus Theatre, the University Bookstore and Campus Shop, the Hen Zone, a movie theatre, an information center, and an exhibition area. The Centers offer billiards and sports television. There are extensive student dining facilities in the Centers.

Many University extracurricular programs are organized through the Student Centers. The Center staff and the Student Center Program Advisory Board (SCPAB) offer film series, popular and classical concerts, theatre productions, art exhibitions, and bus tours to nearby cultural and athletic events.

The offices of several student organizations are located in the Trabant University Center including the Delaware Undergraduate Student Congress (DUSC), the Student Center Program Advisory Board (SCPAB), Resident Student Association, Returning Adult Student Association, and the Commuters and Off-Campus Student Organization. The Lesbian Gay Bisexual Student Union, WVUD 91.3 FM radion, SLTV, The Review student newspaper, and the Blue Hen yearbook are among the student organizations housed in the Perkins Student Center.

Recognition is given to the importance of ethical and moral influences in the development of the individual. Students are encouraged to attend the churches of their choice and to contact their own denominational organizations on the campus. Most denominations are represented in Newark or in nearby Wilmington. In addition, there are a variety of registered student religious organizations on campus, including Baptist Campus Ministry, Chabad House, Church and Campus Connection, Episcopal Campus Ministry, Hillel, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Latter Day Saints Student Association, Lutheran Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Presbyterian Campus Ministry, Thomas More Oratory, Warriors for Christ and Wesley Foundation. For further information, contact (302) 831-2428.

The Departments of Art, Music, and Theatre, along with the Trabant University Center, the Perkins Student Center, the Office of International Programs and Special Sessions, the Student Center Program Advisory Board, the Cultural Programs Advisory Board, and the Performing Artist Series offer a variety of concerts, films, theatre productions, and art exhibitions at the University. In addition, International Programs and Special Sessions, the Student Centers, and the Faculty Senate Committee on Cultural Activities and Public Events bring to the campus many outstanding music, dance, opera, and theatre programs. Bus tours are offered to the Philadelphia Orchestra series at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, to the Metropolitan Opera in New York, and to selected museum exhibits and theatre productions.  For more information, call (302) UD1-HENS or visit the Campus Events website.

The Center for Black Culture's program is directed at the educational and personal development of African-American students on the campus.  The Center's goals are to support academic development and to provide opportunities for meaningful interaction among faculty, professionals, and staff members.  The Center develops programs that stress cultural awareness for African-Americans students and the entire University community.  Some examples of the educational and cultural programs that have been presented or co-sponsored by the Center are the Annual Black Arts Festival, field trips to the Afro-American Historical Museum in Philadelphia, and Black Women's Emphasis Month.  Concerts have included such artists as Patrice Rushen, Ashford and Simpson, De La Soul, Noel Pointer, Ossie Davis, Pieces of a Dream, Phyllis Hyman, and Regina Belle.  Ruby Dee and the Alvin Ailey Dance Company have appeared on campus.  Nikki Giovanni, Tony Brown, Shirley Chisholm, Gwendolyn Brooks, Dick Gregory, and the Reverand Leon Sullivan have also been presented as speakers.  The Center also provides leadership development workshops for the Black Students' Union and the Cultural Programming Advisory Board.  These two organizations work together with the Center in promoting cultural awareness and involving students in campus activities.  The Center's hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  For more information, contact the Center for Black Culture, 192 South College Avenue, telephone (302) 831-2991 or email us at cbc@mvs.udel.edu.  Scheduled events are included on the Campus Events website.  A Center Committed to Academic and Cultural Excellence

The intellectual life of the University community is enriched by the many outstanding visiting scholars and lecturers who are invited to the campus. A well-established Visiting Scholars Program sponsors many of these scholars, who speak to classes and often present an evening lecture to which all interested members of the community are invited. Students are given several opportunities to talk with these visitors at luncheons, dinners, or in informal conferences.

The Visiting Minority Scholars Program, sponsored by the Office of Affirmative Action/Multicultural Programs, offers lectures and colloquia by Black, Native American, and Spanish-surname scholars. The Winterthur Program in Early American Culture brings distinguished visiting scholars to the University to spend several days. This program involves graduate courses at the University and laboratory work at the nearby Winterthur Museum. The Lank Exchange Program encourages the exchange of cultural and scientific knowledge between the University of Delaware and the University of Montreal. Scholars from each university visit the other campus for several days.

During the academic year, many lecture series are offered by academic units throughout the campus, and a number of special university-wide lecture series on topics of national or international interest are sponsored by cooperating units. For a schedule of events, visit the Campus Events website.

Each year the Department of Music sponsors a full season of recitals and concerts by faculty and student performers. The campus community is invited to attend all performances; most are free, although a small admission fee is charged for some concerts. Information about performance schedules can be obtained by calling (302) 831-2577.

Private study (vocal and instrumental) with a Music Department faculty member is available to full-time University students. Non-music majors who pass an audition on advisement day may be accepted for private study either as music minors (2 credits per semester) or through the Music Merit Award Program (1 credit per semester). Freshman Honors students who pass the advisement day audition are also eligible for private study (1 credit per semester).

Students interested in performing in a musical ensemble may participate in the Choral Union, Chorale, Collegium Musicum, Opera Workshop, University Singers, Marching Band, Wind Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Ensemble, University Orchestra, Gamelan, Delaware Steel, and a variety of chamber ensembles. Students need not be music majors, although an audition is necessary for some ensembles. For information on joining a group, call the Department of Music at (302) 831-2577.

The faculty of the Department of Music participate in a number of ensembles including the Del'Arte Wind Quintet, the Delaware Brass Quintet, the Faculty Jazz Ensemble, the Mendelssohn String Quartet, and the Taggart-Grycky Flute and Guitar Duo. Faculty ensembles and soloists perform regularly on campus and may be available for lecture-demonstrations, master classes, or performances. For scheduling information, call (302) 831-8245.

Located in historic Old College, the University Gallery presents exhibitions of regional and national importance and is a museum repository for art objects and cultural artifacts spanning the ancient period through the present. The University Gallery provides experiential learning opportunities for students interested in careers in the museum field. For information, please write: The University Gallery, 114 Old College, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716 or call (302) 831-8242. URL: http://seurat.art.udel.edu

The student publications of the University are the Review, the student newspaper, and the Blue Hen, the yearbook. The "Voice of the University of Delaware"--WVUD, 91.3 FM radio--is professionally managed and operated by University students.

SLTV-49 is an innovative closed circuit campus television channel designed exclusively for students at the University of Delaware. SLTV-49 premiered in February of 1995 and is a program within the Division of Student Life. SLTV operates Sundays through Thursdays from noon until 1 a.m. SLTV-49 may be viewed in residence halls, in campus lounges such as the Hen Zone in the Perkins Student Center, the food court in the Trabant University Center, and in some other campus dining locations.

SLTV-49 features diverse programming ranging from hit movies to original campus programming. Movies are rotated throughout each month so students may view them at their leisure. Original campus programs feature UD personalities in series sponsored by University departments and produced by students. Each semester, meetings are held for students who wish to become involved with SLTV. Interested students should check SLTV-49 channel for announcements of meeting times.

Over 170 Registered Student Organizations provide leadership experiences and interest opportunities at the University. Students can choose from departmental clubs, professional societies, cultural associations, recreational, social, and educational activities. A complete list of registered organizations is included in the online Official Student Handbook and in the blue pages of the Campus Directory. Call 831-2428 for information.

The Greek Life program at the University offers students an opportunity to belong to chapters of national fraternities and sororities since 1904. The Office of Greek Affairs and the Dean of Students Office advises all chapters and colonies as well as their respective coordinating councils--the Interfraternity Council, the Panhellenic Council, and the National Panhellenic Council.

There are 23 intercollegiate varsity sports, 11 for men and 12 for women, including nationally-recognized programs in football, baseball, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's lacrosse and women's field hockey. All men's and women's programs, except football, compete for overall athletic excellence within AMERICA EAST.

Delaware competes for athletic championships in NCAA Division I except for the football program, which competes in Division I-AA through the Atlantic-10 Football Conference. Delaware also competes for championships as a member of the ECAC and IC4A. In recent years, 24 University athletes have been named Academic All-Americans and six have been awarded the prestigious NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship.

The University's athletic facilities are among the finest in the East with the 23,000-seat Delaware Stadium; the Bob Carpenter Center which is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose building that houses the Blue Hen basketball and football programs, as well as some Athletics administration offices; the Delaware Field House, which includes one of the region's finest indoor track facilities; the Delaware Diamond; softball field; an all-weather outdoor track; numerous other game and practice fields, and Carpenter Sports Building which is home to the volleyball and swimming and diving teams.

The Recreation Services Program at the University attempts to contribute to the individual's overall educational experience by developing individual strength, endurance, and readiness through activities that are enjoyable, serve to relieve tensions, and encourage companionship. The programs provide trained and responsible leadership, opportunities to experience the desirable physical, mental and emotional outcomes of participating in activities and help individuals build a worthwhile recreational attitude that will serve them throughout their life. The Recreation Services Program includes the following:

Open Recreation. Carpenter Sports Building is open for recreational use Monday through Friday from 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and on Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 noon to 8:00 p.m., except when special events are scheduled. Facilities available include a swimming pool, racquetball courts, squash courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, weight rooms, Employee Fitness Center, Student Fitness Center, Outdoor Recreation Resource Center, and indoor climbing wall. For hours of specific facilities, call (302) 831-2264. A current University of Delaware I.D. card is required to gain entrance to the building.

Intramural Programs. The University provides an extensive intramural athletic program for men and women. The Intramural Council, made up of representatives from campus organizations participating in the program and the Associate or Assistant Director, meet once a week to organize schedules and clarify ground rules for the various sports. Usually, more than half the students compete in some phase of the intramural program. There are leagues and tournaments established for the men's, women's, and coed divisions in the following sports: badminton, basketball, field hockey, golf, ice hockey, indoor soccer, in-line hockey, innertube water polo, lacrosse, racquetball, soccer, softball, street hockey, table tennis, tennis, flag football, volleyball, and walleyball.

Fitness Programs. The Fitness Center consists of six facilities across campus: the Cardiovascular Room in Carpenter Sports Building which contains aerobic equipment; the Strength and Conditioning Room which contains Universal weight machines, platform joggers, and selected free weights; the Harrington Fitness Center on east campus with cardiovascular equipment, single station resistance equipment and a specialized aerobics room; the Pencader Fitness Center, located on north campus, with cardiovascular equipment, selected free weights and single-station resistance equipment; the Rodney Fitness Center with state-of-the-art cardiovascular equipment and some weight training equipment;  and the Employee Fitness Center located in Carpenter Sports Building. The Fitness Center Programs offer classes in aerobics, step aerobics, weight training, yoga, aquacise, deep water workout, meditation, walking, personal safety, and self defense.

Outdoor Recreation Resource Center (ORRC). The Outdoor Recreation Resource Center consists of the Equipment Rental Center, which provides a variety of outdoor equipment for rent to students and staff; information on resource areas; the Indoor Climbing Wall with supervised instruction and practice to develop and improve one's skills; and outdoor instructional programs in rockclimbing, bicycling, camping, backpacking, etc. offered during the semester. All these programs are scheduled to provide students with a safe learning experience and quality equipment. The ORRC is designed to help people meet and share outdoor experiences with one another. It can assist both beginners and experienced recreators to further develop their outdoor skills. The program also aims to foster awareness and appreciation of the natural environment.

Club Sports. Recreation Services supports a wide variety of student-run competitive club sports.  Under the leadership of student officers, clubs orgranize their own practices and contests against other area clubs.  Currently Recreation Services sponsors 14 club sports: crew, equestrian, field hockey, team handball, men's ice hockey, men's and women's lacrosse, precision skating, women's rugby, sailing, street and in-line hockey, ultimate disc and men's volleyball.  To learn how to become involved in a club sport, call the Club Sports Office at (302) 831-3666.

The administrative office responsible for police and security services on the campuses of the University of Delaware is the Department of Public Safety. Public Safety staff provide 24-hour-a-day response to reports of on-campus emergencies and criminal actions. Reports of emergencies or requests for assistance may be communicated directly over more than 200 "dial-free" campus emergency telephones, or by calling the University Police emergency number: 9-911.

The Police Division of the Department of Public Safety is staffed by men and women who have met the police training certification requirements of the State of Delaware and who exercise full law enforcement authority on the campus and contiguous streets. Staff in the Security Division receive departmental training and assist the University Police by performing non-law enforcement duties.

The most recent annual report of campus crime statistics is included in the online Official Student Handbook. A copy is available, upon request, from the Department of Public Safety, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.

University personnel (students, faculty, staff, and visitors) are extended the privilege of operating and parking motor vehicles on campus only in accordance with the conditions stated in the publication Motor Vehicle Regulations. Copies of these regulations are available online and from the Parking Services Office of the Department of Public Safety. All vehicles parked on campus (other than in the visitors' lots or at activated meters) must be registered with Parking Services and display a current parking permit. This requirement is in force at all times throughout the year.

Car pools are encouraged and car pool permits are available at special rates. Assignment of parking lot privileges will be made at the time of vehicle registration, consistent with the regulations currently in effect.

The University reserves the right to remove and store any vehicle parked on its property that lacks registration or is otherwise in violation of the motor vehicle regulations at the expense of the owner. University parking privileges are subject to revocation for repeated violations of the motor vehicle regulations.