STUDENT SERVICES & ACTIVITIES 

Housing Guidance and Counseling   Medical Services
Student Government  Extracurricular Activities

Housing
Full-time undergraduate women are housed in Brookdale Residence Hall (50 East 34th Street), Jerome and Geraldine Schottenstein Residence Hall (119-121 East 29th Street), 36th Street Residence Hall, and independent housing available in nearby apartment buildings.

Application forms for accommodations are sent to students who have been admitted to the University and who have submitted the required registration fees.

The residence halls are intended to provide an environment that promotes the University's educational purposes and enhances the student's personal growth and development.

Staff members of the Office of Residence Life offer guidance in regard to social and personal adjustment issues.

Residence Hall facilities include study halls, fitness centers, laundry rooms, TV lounges with, convenience stores, and snack vending machines.

Dining halls, located at 245 Lexington Avenue, serve meals cafeteria style. All residential students are enrolled in the University Dining Club. Dining halls are generally open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner seven days a week when college is in session. They are closed during holidays, the summer, spring recess, and intersession. Food vending machines, mini-cafs, and convenience stores also are available at various locations on campus.

Shabbat on campus is a special time. The Shabbat Enhancement Program, sponsored by the Office of the Dean of Students and Student Services, enables student clubs to offer Shabbat programs. Prominent scholars, YU administrators and faculty, often with their families, remain on campus to share meals and give lectures. Shabbatonim bring students at both undergraduate locations together. The Shabbat Hospitality Program enables students to stay with families in various communities.

Guidance and Counseling
The student's present well-being and plans for the future are among the primary concerns of Yeshiva University. Advisement and counseling services are designed to assist students in exploring personal problems, fulfilling their potential, and achieving a close relationship with all members of the University staff. Orientation helps the incoming student adjust to college life and develop skills needed for maximum achievement.

The University Office of Student Affairs coordinates the University's advisement and counseling programs. Programs have been developed in the following areas:

Psychological and Personal Guidance
Short-term psychological guidance and counseling are available to students who are experiencing emotional difficulties, which may range from problems in adjusting to the academic environment to more serious personal matters. Consultations are confidential. Where necessary and appropriate, counselors, in consultation with students and their parents, refer students to licensed mental health practitioners. Students who wish to discuss questions relating to spiritual values and observance are encouraged to consult the appropriate guidance personnel.

International Student Advisement
The University Office of Student Affairs is the coordinating center for international students. The Office of International Student Advisement prepares and issues documents necessary for the Immigration and Naturalization Service and helps in interpreting federal rules and regulations. The Office also offers guidance to international students in matters such as adjustment and cultural issues.

First-Time-On-Campus Advisement
To help first-time students make the transition from high school to campus life, the University offers direction and assistance in the form of individual conferences, which are held throughout the course of the year.

Any student with concerns regarding disabilities should contact the Office of Student Services at 212-340-7715.

A wide variety of academic advisement, including general academic, Pre-Health, Pre-Law, Pre-Engineering, Shaped Major, and internship advisement, is available through the Office of the Academic Dean.

Medical Services
Beth Israel Hospital provides the Undergraduate Student Health Program and offers, at no cost to the student, care for episodic illnesses and minor injuries on campus.

The Medical Director reviews the health forms of entering students. When necessary, corrective measures are taken through the student’s family physician. The Student Health Center is located in Brookdale Residence Hall 2B.

All injuries and accidents to students taking part in an educational or extracurricular activity are reported to the Medical Office and the University Office of Student Affairs by the staff member in charge of the activity. Students are required to report immediately to the Security Office any other injury suffered on University premises. A detailed description of the procedure to be followed in case of accident or illness is found in the Resident Handbook, distributed to all students at the beginning of the school year.
 

Student Government
Each school has a Student Council, the chief body dealing with matters affecting students and their various relationships with the faculty, administration, and extracurricular activities organizations. In matters concerning more than one school, the councils involved cooperate with one another. The Student Life Committee focuses on issues to enhance student life on campus. This committee consists of student leaders, college administration, and supporting service administration.

In addition, Sy Syms School and Stern College have a senate that includes students and faculty and discusses issues of academic concern. Students at both schools are represented on important school and departmental committees and actively participate in decisions regarding the educational and administrative aspects of their school.
 

Extracurricular Activities
Despite the heavy undergraduate course load, extracurricular activities are important mechanisms for the student's physical and intellectual development and the integration of all aspects of her education. All full-time students who are not on probation are eligible to participate in these activities. The University encourages students to take advantage of the unequaled cultural and recreational facilities of New York to further their particular interests, whether in the theater, music, art, sports, or any other field.

Athletics
The Midtown Campus offers a full spectrum of athletic opportunities for women through its intercollegiate and intramural programs and through its numerous recreation/fitness activities. The Midtown Campus has three intercollegiate athletic teams that compete against other colleges throughout the Northeast. The program includes teams in basketball, fencing, and tennis which are open to all students with the interest, talent, and commitment to participate. The University offers no athletic scholarships; its teams generally compete only against other non-scholarship teams.

The student-run intramural athletics program utilizes both the gymnasium in the college building and rented athletic facilities. The University takes advantage of the location of its Midtown Campus by making use of commercial athletic facilities to supplement its own. Intramural athletic events or competitions in which students compete against other students include such sports as basketball, swimming, and volleyball.

For those students interested in staying in or getting in good shape, fully equipped fitness centers are located in the Brookdale,  Schottenstein, and 36th Street residence halls, as well as in the college building. Fitness facilities are available from the early morning through late-night hours.

Outreach Programs
Undergraduates may take part in a number of community outreach programs, including the Adopt-a-Bubbe program, Visiting the Sick, and community learning programs.

Publications
Student clubs and interest groups at the Midtown Campus produce a wide array of publications. These include Bina Yeteira, Besamim, Derech Ha Tevah, Perspectives in Psychology, Sigma Delta Rho, Speech Communications, and Shivim Panim, to name a few.

Students publish the Observer, the official student newspaper, and co-publish Hamevaser, a magazine with emphasis on Jewish studies. Students at Sy Syms School publish the Exchange. The Stern College yearbook is Kochaviah.

All publications are edited and published by the students themselves.

Clubs
A number of clubs, many inspired by academic interests, meet regularly during the school year. Several national honor societies have chapters at the undergraduate colleges, including Psi Chi's chapter in psychology; Delta Sigma Rho, Tau Kappa Alpha's chapter, in debating; New York Zeta chapter of Alpha Epsilon Delta, in pre-medical studies; Sigma Delta Rho, in science research; and Chi Pi Chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, in dramatics. The Dramatics Society's presentations afford ample opportunity for theatrical expression. Women interested in music enjoy participating in the choral groups and chamber music ensembles.

Clubs host speakers and symposia on topics of interest in various fields. Student councils, individual classes, and clubs sponsor co-joint events. Radio Station WYUR, a student-operated member of the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, transmits programs of interest to dormitory residents at both campuses.

At Sy Syms School, the Mildred Schlessberg Accounting Society, American Marketing Association, International Business Club, Max Investment Club, Information Systems Society, and Joint Business Society are active. These clubs offer a full range of activities, including forums with guest speakers, social events, and tutoring services. The annual awards dinner is the highlight of the year's activities.

All posters and notices announcing events must carry the name of a sponsoring student council and club. If they do not, they will be removed. Clubs or student activities that are antithetical to the values and ideals of the institution will neither be recognized nor supported.