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Holy Names University
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Overview
Address:
3500 Mountain Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94619
Type: Private institution
Year founded: 1868
Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic
Academic calendar: Semester
Undergrad body: 686
Setting: Urban
Endowment: 6,768,160
Application deadline: August 1
Application fee: 50
Selectivity: Less selective
Tuition: 22,710
Room board: 8,000
Extracurriculars
Student activities: choral groups, drama/theater, music ensembles, student government, symphony orchestra
Num organizations: 10
Honor societies: Alpha Theta Epsilon, Mu Phi Epsilon, Pi Delta Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, Pi Kappa Delta, Psi Chi, Sigma Beta Delta, Sigma Delta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau, Theta Alpha Kappa
Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Christian Bible Study Club
International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Asian Pacific International, Black Student Union, Latinos Unidos, International Village, Operation Total Anime
Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Drama Club, Global Outlook, Hawks Speech and Debate Team, HNU Construction(Habitat for Humanity Projects), OPAL-Organization for Poetry Appreciation and Learning, Weekend College Students Asso.
Student papers: N/A
Num frats: 0
Frats chapter houses: 0
Percent frat members: 0%
Num sororities: 0
Sororities chapter houses: 0
Percent sorority members: 0%
Campus Life
Percent undergrad college owned: 35%
Percent fraternity: 0%
Percent sorority: 0%
Percent campus weekends: 65%
Offer housing: Yes
Percent students college housing: 35%
Campus housing: Yes
Off campus assistance: No
Types available: coed dorms (100%)
College owned singles: 16%
College owned doubles: 84%
College owned triples: N/A
College owned apartments: N/A
College owned other: N/A
Num college owned: 3
Sprinkler system: 0%
Fire alarms: 100%
High speed internet: 100%
Campus size: 60 acres
Percent weekends: 65%
Nearest airport: Oakland, CA (5), San Francisco, CA (26)
Nearest train: Oakland, CA (5)
Nearest bus: Oakland (5)
Public transport: Yes
Cars permitted: Yes
Percent cars: N/A
School employment: No
Percent undergrads employed: 0%
Average undergrad earnings: 0
Freshmen discouraged working: No
Army rotc: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California--Berkeley)
Navy rotc: Not offered
Airforce rotc: Offered at cooperating institution (University of California--Berkeley)
Alcohol permitted: Yes
Additional policies: honor code, hazing prohibited, other
Popular events: Annual CORE Festival, Founders Day Celebration, Dia de los Muertos, Floricanto Festival
Services
Basic: nonremedial tutoring, health insurance, other
Remedial: math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling: career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Job six months: N/A
Job one year: N/A
Job two years: N/A
Firms: N/A
Library: Yes
Library consortia: Yes
Num books: 111,643
Num subscriptions: 187
Num microforms: 50,931
Num audiovisual: 5,069
Num ebooks: 25,000
Library facilities: 1)Music library with an extensive regional and ethnic folk music collection;
2)collection of English and American Literature published in the 18th and 19th centuries;3)rare book collection on California and the San Francisco Bay Area History.
Museums: 1)Kennedy Art Center features a small auditorium for recitals, music classrooms, art studios, and a resource center housing music recordings, history slides, and the Kodaly program folk music collection. 2) the Valley Center for Performing Arts houses a 400 seat theater and a black box studio.
Computer course: Yes
Own computer: No
Computers available: 86
Email accounts: Yes
Internet access: Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library
Num wired library: 33
Num wired classrooms: N/A
Num wired labs: 37
Num wired other: 16
Wireless network: Yes
Wireless areas: in all the libraries, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless capacity: 100
Recommended os: Microsoft
Hosting units: 100%
Student webpages: Yes
Online registration: No
Campus safety: late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
