Since its founding by an Act of Congress in
1893 as a private, independent, co-educational institution under the
auspices of the United Methodist Church, American University has been a
national and international university. A distinctive feature of the
university is its cosmopolitan, multicultural campus population.
Approximately 11,000 students are equally divided between undergraduate
and graduate, come from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and more
than 140 countries.
AU actively promotes international
understanding, which is reflected in the university's course offerings,
faculty research and the regular presence of world leaders on campus. The
university's six schools and colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences,
Kogod School of Business, School of Communication, School of International
Service, School of Public Affairs and Washington College of Law, offer
research and work experiences both in the classroom, throughout
Washington, DC and around the world.
The Kogod School of Business
has just been named by the Wall Street Journal and Business
Week magazine as one of the top business schools in the country. The
School of International Service is recognized as the largest of its kind
in the U.S. The School of Public Affairs is ranked among the top 15
programs in the country by U.S. News and World Report. Washington
College of Law's clinical program ranks third in the nation, its
international law program is ranked among the top 10 in the nation and the
school itself ranks among the top 50 U.S. law schools according to U.S.
News and World Report's America's Best Colleges.
Faculty awards
range from the Pulitzer Prize and Fulbright Scholarships to Academy Awards
and Emmys.
The university has three priorities as the core of its
business plan:
American University has been building its partnership with
the Washington metropolitan area for more than 100 years. The University
takes its responsibility to the community very seriously. Businesses,
local governments and individuals throughout the area depend on AU to
bring financial benefits and a myriad of resources to the
region.
Facts and Figures About AU
Find out more at http://www.american.edu/media/.
Business
Assets
Business Assistance
For immediate
information on the types of resources and how to access AU's resources,
please call 202-885-2700 to speak with someone in the Vice President for
Finance and Treasurer's office about your needs, or visit their website at
http://www.american.edu/finance/vpfin/. Click on
VP for Finance Staff to see a directory of names and numbers to be
directed to the appropriate office on campus.
Centers,
Institutes and Programs
There are 32 centers, institutes and
programs that can assist international and local businesses. Each of these
areas offers the expertise of world-renowned scholars as well as a
presence in the local community through volunteer service or educational
programs. Visit http://www.american.edu/academics to find out more about
these programs:
Faculty/Research Staff Specialists
Ninety-six
percent of the faculty has the highest degree in their fields. AU faculty
are noted both for their commitment to teaching and for their nationally
and internationally recognized research and creative endeavors. Taking
advantage of its location in the nation's capital, American University
supplements its 476 outstanding full-time faculty and 102 administrators
and library personnel with adjunct faculty from the Washington
professional community.
The Center for Teaching Excellence was
created to support faculty use of cutting-edge education technology in the
classroom as well as offering pedagogical assistance to anyone with
teaching responsibilities.
The office of Media Relations provides
campus news and information to the media and the public. For assistance in
contacting qualified faculty with specific expertise, contact Media
Relations at 202-885-5950 or aumedia@american.edu. View the
Experts Guide at http://www.american.edu/media/.
Partnerships
American
University was the first university in the country to integrate its
telephone and IT infrastructure to provide wireless voice, data and
messaging capabilities anywhere, anytime on campus. AU partnered with KPMG
Consulting (now BearingPoint), CISCO Systems, IBM, Compaq Computer, Foxcom
Wireless and Cingular Wireless to explore cutting-edge applications of
wireless technology on campus, while providing them with access to new
student markets.
Partnership Programs
American's
partnership with local governments, businesses and individuals exemplifies
the University's tradition of turning ideas into action and action into
service. American has a long history of partnering with the District of
Columbia School system to provide tutors, improve teaching methods,
college admission counseling and scholarship opportunities to make college
affordable.
American University seeks other partnerships with local
businesses in order to meet the growing needs of our undergraduate and
graduate students. For example, the University has secured a long-term
master lease on a 250-unit apartment building near campus, which provides
students with an attractive housing option and the apartment owners with a
guaranteed flow of rental income.
AU also brings business to campus
to better serve the campus community. The Career Center works with area
corporations and organizations regularly to identify opportunities for
both internship and permanent employment opportunities.
Current
campus businesses include a bank branch, a travel agency, dry cleaners,
hair salon, photocopy and mail center, coffee shop and multiple eating
establishments.
The Kogod School of Business has established
partnerships and alliances throughout the metropolitan area and offers
customized executive training. Visit http://kogod.american.edu/ArtPage.cfm?ItemID=137 to
learn more about this training. Kogod's Center for Information Technology
and the Global Economy undertakes research in collaboration with
institutions and firms worldwide to shed light on critical issues related
to global business and information technology. Management of Global
Information Technology (MoGIT) is a partnership-created MBA program at the
Kogod School of Business. Senior managers from key strategic corporate
partners were intimately involved in the creation of the program. Working
together with Kogod faculty and administrators, they defined the program
mission and curriculum content.
AU's National Center for Health
and Fitness
The Center for Health and Fitness, has worked
extensively with international corporations such as Hoescht Celanese and
TRW, insurance giants such as Aetna and Allstate and government agencies
such as the U.S. Army and U.S. Public Health Service, to develop and
implement health promotion activities and programs. The International
Center for Health Promotion provides similar resources on a global
level.
Corporate or government executives interested in learning
how to take advantage of University resources should contact the Vice
President for Finance and Treasurer's office at
202-885-2700.
Types of Academic Programs Related to
Business
American University offers 55 bachelor's programs, 66
master's programs, 13 doctoral programs, JD and LLM degrees and a variety
of certificate programs. AU's six major academic divisions are the College
of Arts and Sciences, which is made up of 21 teaching units; Kogod School
of Business; School of Communication; School of International Service;
School of Public Affairs and Washington College of Law. A complete list of
academic programs can be found at http://www.american.edu/academics.
The Kogod
School of Business routinely brings business leaders to campus to speak to
students-both graduate and undergraduate. Together with some of the
country's most progressive and successful companies, Kogod has created
academic programs that train students to work effectively in
cross-functional teams, deal with multidimensional problems, and think
creatively.
The Alan Meltzer CEO Leadership Speaker Series brings
top business leaders to campus to provide insight into practical and
strategic business issues. Kogod students have the opportunity to interact
informally with the CEO during a reception following the
presentation.
In 2001, the series hosted the following top business
leaders:
Another program offered by Kogod is the annual conference,
Kogod Interactive. Managed by Kogod students, it presents future business
leaders with the opportunity to develop strategies to deal with a
challenging and changing economic future. Conference participants can work
with today's business leaders in small workshops that touch upon subjects
as diverse as:
Previous speakers have included Hugh Panero, President and
CEO of XM Radio; Mark Walsh, Chief Technology Officer at the Democratic
National Party and former President/CEO of VertialNet; and Chris
Schroeder, President of
Washingtonpost.com.
Continuing/Certificate
Education
While the university does not offer formal continuing
education programs, it does offer a wide variety of certificate and
part-time graduate programs including evening and weekend classes to make
it easier for working adults to take classes. Kogod will customize
executive education courses to meet the specific needs of organizations.
For more information on the Kogod Executive Education program, visit
http://kogod.american.edu/ArtPage.cfm?ItemID-137
or call 202-885-1994.
Master's and doctoral programs are
offered in each of the schools and colleges. Those of most interest to the
business community are arts management, business (all areas), chemistry,
computer science, development finance and banking, economics,
environmental science and policy, health promotion management, human
resource management, information technology, international communication,
international development, international relations, mathematics and
statistics, organization development, public administration and public
communication. For more information, visit http://www.american.edu/academics.
For
those who do not wish to pursue a degree, certificate programs can usually
be completed within 18 to 24 months. For more information, call
202-885-6000, or email afa@american.edu. AU currently offers
certificates in arts management, cross-cultural communication, environment
assessment, information resource management, information systems,
international economic relations, organizational change, public financial
management, public management, social research, systems and project
management, teaching English to speakers of other languages, the Americas,
translation: French, Russian or Spanish and toxicology.
Student
Internships and Hiring Opportunities
American University's
Career Center is an award winning program that has served as a model for
many other schools and colleges throughout the country. Students are
encouraged to integrate academic studies with professional experience to
earn academic credit and valuable real world experience. Full-time faculty
members guide and evaluate the student intern experience and help them to
explore career options or prepare for advanced degree
programs.
Many District-based employers have their staffing needs
met through the University's Career Center. The center lists more than
23,000 unique jobs annually for consideration by students and alumni. Each
year, more than 1,000 businesses, government agencies, and nonprofit
organizations in the District benefit from the professional contributions
of students who have chosen to make work and internships part of their
academic experience. For more information, visit the Career Center at http://www.american.edu/careercenter/internships or call
the director of Experiential Education at
202-885-1806.
Internships
More than 80%of AU's
undergraduates and 60% of graduate students complete at least one
internship or experiential education experience prior to graduation.
Internships vary from volunteer service to work for pay and may be either
full- or part-time positions. Interns work with businesses, in labs, with
different levels of government and with arts, education, community, policy
and international organizations. In addition to the services offered by
the Career Center, each of the schools and colleges find internship
opportunities for students through their faculty, alumni and professional
affiliations.
Permanent Employment
The Career Center
provides a range of services for industries of all sizes and will work
with corporations and organizations to find qualified candidates to meet
their hiring needs. The Career Center hosts two Job & Internship Fairs
in the fall and spring semesters. These fairs offer an opportunity to
recruit undergraduate and graduate students for internship positions or
part-time and full-time jobs. The fairs typically attract over 1,000
students.
For more information, contact the Career Center's
employer relations specialist at 202-885-1814. For a customized marketing
consultation, contact the employer relations manager at
202-885-1820.
Both Kogod and the Washington College of Law (WCL)
have their own recruiting offices. For Kogod MBA recruitment, contact
Corporate Relations at 202-885-1989. To post a job or to recruit a WCL
graduate, contact the director of Career Services at
202-885-4091.
University Research
The Office of
Sponsored Programs manages all research projects by faculty and students
who receive outside funding from corporations, foundations, individuals
and government agencies. Last year, faculty members received grants and
contracts from external agencies and organizations worth more than $12.74
million, and 436 AU faculty members published books, monographs, articles,
government or corporate reports and creative works. Contact the director
of Sponsored Programs at 202-885-3442 or email osp@american.edu for more
information.
AU's Media Relations provides news and information on
research initiatives generated by American's faculty. These subjects range
from economic development to campaign finance, technology in the classroom
to the human genome project, organized crime to gender equity and
globalization of communication media to health care. To identify qualified
faculty with specific expertise, contact Media Relations at 202-885-5950
or aumedia@american.edu. View
the AU Experts Guide at http://www.american.edu/media/.
Small
Business/Entrepreneurial Services
American offers many
opportunities for the small business owner or entrepreneur to receive
training. Within the Kogod MBA program, students may concentrate in
Enterprise Management or Entrepreneurship Management. Other departments
such as the International Training and Education Program within the
College of Arts and Sciences offers intensive training for
educators/trainers on entrepreneurship and small business in conjunction
with Kogod. The College of Arts and Sciences also offers arts management
and health promotion management degrees.
AU offers other resources
to the small business owner or entrepreneur. Under the direction and
guidance of its distinguished faculty, the Washington College of Law
offers clinics such as the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Law
Clinic. Cases assigned to students in the clinic involve issues drawn from
the full range of intellectual property specialties (copyright, patent,
trademark and beyond). Under the supervision of professors, students
engage in client counseling, transactional lawyering and litigation,
administrative and legislative advocacy.
The clinic represents
individual creators and users of intellectual property, small businesses
and communities of rights-holders and consumers, not-for-profit
institutions and associations and other entities - all without fee. They
will consider any and all cases and matters on behalf of clients who
require quality intellectual property representation but who are unable to
obtain legal services from the general market. More information on this
clinic is available at http://www.wcl.american.edu/clinical/ipclinic.cfm.
To find out more about the clinic's director, Peter Andrew Jaszi, visit http://www.wcl.american.edu/faculty/jaszi or call
202-274-4216.
Community Assets
Located in upper
Northwest, DC, the university's 76-acre campus offers a restful atmosphere
and open green space for jogging, dog walking or relaxing. The campus is
just minutes from the Tenley Metro stop and downtown
Washington.
Residents of Greater Washington are welcome to attend a
variety of special programs on campus, including lectures, athletic
events, concerts, plays and recitals. Many community groups hold meetings
in American University's facilities. Bender Library serves as a learning
resource and study center for the wider community, and memberships in the
sports center with its expanded and renovated Jacobs Fitness Center are
available.
Area residents can also enjoy AU's radio station,
WAMU-FM at http://wamu.org/.
Licensed to American University in 1961, WAMU-FM is a not-for-profit
public radio station that serves the Greater Washington metropolitan area.
The station fulfills a community outreach role for the University through
24-hour programming that includes a variety of news, public affairs,
public service and music programs. The nationally syndicated Diane Rehm
show is produced here. Businesses underwrite the production of many of
these programs. WAMU is committed to covering political and social issues
in the District and sponsors public forums and community events throughout
the year. A member of
National Public Radio (NPR), WAMU is the top news and information public
radio station in the area and attracts the second largest public radio
audience in the nation.
Overall Economic Impact
In
the academic year 2001-2002, AU injected about $275,000,000 into the
District economy. The University employs a workforce of 7,137 full-time
and part-time faculty and staff, of which approximately 4,152 (58%) are
District residents. The remainder reside in Maryland and Virginia. During
fiscal year 2001-2002, AU employees who lived in the District generated
more than $2,216,000 in District income tax withholding revenue. The
University paid nearly $228,000 in DC unemployment tax for those
employees. During 2001-2002, the AU payroll for its employees living in
the District was more than $41,000,000. Additional funds were spent on
income taxes in Maryland and Virginia.
The nearly 7,000 AU alumni
who live in the District generate additional millions of dollars in taxes
and expenditures. AU brings close to 12,000 out-of-town visitors to
Washington, DC, annually who support local hotels, restaurants,
entertainment and tourist attractions. American has partnerships with
local hotels to encourage our visitors to use their services.
AU
offers an extensive range of scholarships, loans, grants and part-time
employment opportunities to help students defray the cost of higher
education. Sources include the University, individuals, federal, state and
private organizations. Approximately 60% of AU students receive some form
of financial aid. In 2001-2002, the University provided over $30,000,000
in financial assistance to AU students who reside in the District. City
residents are eligible for many scholarships and grants offered by the
University, including the Community Studies Scholarships, Fredrick
Douglass Scholarships, Federal Work-Study Community Service Program and
other District-oriented scholarship awards.
Community Service
Programs
American University students, alumni, faculty and
staff are committed to providing assistance and services for District area
residents. Through its Community Service Center on campus and WAMU's
public service announcements that can be found online at http://www.wamu.org/, AU promotes and
coordinates volunteer activities with meaningful, structured programs to
address issues such as housing and homelessness, hunger, environmental
issues and literacy tutoring. A number of students also work independently
with the elderly. Student volunteerism continues at exceptional levels,
with almost 40% of AU undergraduates performing service in the local
community each year. More than 50% of the staff and faculty contribute at
least one hour of community service each year. In 2001-2002, the
University's 2,000 volunteers contributed 41,720 service hours. A sampling
of ongoing community service activities includes the
following:
Established in 1991, the Freshman Service
Experience engages approximately 500 new students and 100 returning
student leaders each fall in community service in the District. The week
before classes start, freshmen volunteer an average of 10,000+ hours at
more than 60 work sites. In addition, every AU athletic team participates
in two volunteer projects per year. Over 250 athletes volunteer their time
in various programs. All of the 11 fraternities and 13 sororities at AU
participate in philanthropic activities. Activities include fund raising
for the Special Olympics, St. Elizabeth's Hospital Volunteer Program, the
Pediatric Aids Foundation, the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind, numerous
blood drives, tutoring services and assistance at nursing homes. Our
students also go on "alternative spring breaks" to carry out community
service projects in such locations as Cuba, North Carolina or
Vietnam.
Each year, through AU's well-known Washington Semester
program, more than 800 students from colleges and universities across the
country come to the city to intern with federal and District government
agencies, cultural and media organizations. These students help their
sponsoring organizations provide services to the community.
The
Washington College of Law's clinical programs provide free legal services,
under close faculty supervision, to poor and otherwise under-represented
residents of the District. The Women and the Law Clinic represents
indigent women in family law cases and offers a special program in
domestic violence. The Community and Economic Development Clinic works
with under-represented clients through a variety of advocacy strategies.
The Criminal Justice Clinic prosecutes and defends criminal cases. The
Civil Practice Clinic assists low-income residents of the District of
Columbia with a wide range of civil legal problems. The International
Human Rights clinic handles domestic and international cases with human
rights dimensions including District residents seeking asylum through the
immigration system. The Tax Clinic represents taxpayers involved in
Internal Revenue Service cases who would otherwise not be able to secure
legal representation. The Intellectual Property Law Clinic assists
under-represented DC residents with cases involving copyright, patent,
trademark and related fields. Students also develop public interest
projects, work with Neighborhood Legal Services and the Whitman-Walker
Clinic and are involved in the Voting Rights Project working to achieve
full Congressional representation for Washington, DC.
Pro bono work
by law school faculty has included representation of local housing groups,
tenants' associations, community development groups, labor unions,
homeless shelters and domestic violence shelters. One prominent professor
is a nationally recognized expert on, and strong proponent of, DC Voting
Rights.
The Community Service Learning Project benefits residents
of the District who need personal support and/or social services. It
involves over 50 students per year in a community service project
consisting of at least 40 hours per semester of approved off-campus
work.
Education and Training
The School of Education
(SOE) in the College of Arts and Sciences offers programs that prepare
teachers, educational leaders, managers, educational specialists and
researchers for careers in schools, colleges, federal, state and local
government agencies, community and professional organizations. SOE has
initiated many programs within DC elementary, middle and high schools to
improve the use of technology in teaching and to prepare students for a
college education. Professor Sally Smith is a pioneer in the instructional
methods used at the Lab School of Washington for students with learning
disabilities. Visit http://www.american.edu/cas/soe/partnerships.html to
find out more about AU's partnerships with DC schools.
Faculty
conduct the Eisenhower Professional Development Institutes for middle
school and high school teachers in the District of Columbia to promote
integration of mathematics, science, technology and the language arts.
Wilson High School, Deal Junior High School, Hardy Middle School, The Lab
School of Washington, Coolidge High School, Backus Middle School, Paul
Junior High School and Takoma Educational Center have participated in this
program.
The
International Training and Education Program (ITEP) is dedicated to
the preparation of leaders and practitioners in international and
community education, focusing on education both as an instrument of
international development and as a means of promoting cross-cultural
understanding.
DC Computer Science Conference, conducted in
collaboration with Joint Educational Facilities, Inc., gives DC high
school students a unique opportunity to experience the computing
profession and gain confidence in their own computing and presentation
skills. The students give talks with posters in a conference-style
setting. AU publishes the students' papers in a conference proceedings
booklet. To prepare for the conference, AU faculty and students work with
DC teachers and their students on computing projects throughout the
year.
Murch School Partnership is part of the District Public Schools'
Partnership Education Program linking businesses, non-profit groups and
universities with area elementary and secondary schools. Through the
partnership, AU's School of Education faculty provide teacher preparation
and assessment workshops for Murch teachers. Murch teachers also are able
to use our School of Education lab and curriculum development facilities
and materials.
DC Reads benefits from more than 180 tutors provided
by AU each year to help raise the literacy rates of District youth. AU DC
Reads sites are predominately located in the Southeast and Columbia
Heights areas of Washington, DC. Tutoring sessions are held in public
schools or community centers. At most sites students are used to provide
one-on-one tutoring, while at other locations, tutors are used as teacher
assistants in the classroom.
High School/College Internship Program
(HI/SCIP) allows DC high school seniors to enroll in college courses,
earning approximately six transferable college credits. Enrollment is
through high school counselors during April of their junior year.
Eligibility requirements include: residency in DC.; enrollment in a high
school in DC and completion of course requirements through the eleventh
grade; a minimum GPA of 3.0; and an acceptable PSAT or SAT score. AU gives
successful HI/SCIP students priority consideration in admission
decisions.
Project Seed is a cooperative venture with the American
Chemical Society. DC high school students have the opportunity to conduct
independent research in chemistry. Students work full-time, under the
supervision of faculty members, to design and complete a project during an
eight-week period over the summer. The experience enables students to test
their interest in chemistry as an academic discipline and as a potential
career. Students receive a small stipend.
Students at American
Volunteer Effort (SAVE) annually involves more than 150 AU students in
community service activities. Students participate on a daily basis in
activities ranging from serving in soup kitchens to working with homeless
children and battered women.
Greater Washington College Information
Center (GWCIC) is located at the Martin Luther King, Jr., library and is
staffed by all colleges in the Consortium. The center's mission is to
increase awareness and participation in post-secondary education for
low-income minority and immigrant students throughout the Washington
metropolitan area. During the past year, AU staff and students volunteered
more than 250 hours and hosted several financial aid workshops at the
GWCIC.
The Kids to College program is sponsored by the University's
office of Multicultural Affairs and brings approximately 100 Lincoln
Middle School students per year to a campus workshop on preparing for
college.
The Institute for Learning and Retirement offers
non-credit courses for senior citizens in a variety of areas. To learn
more, call 202-885-1000.
Community Improvement
Since
1992, AU has paid over $31,000,000 to LSDBE-certified enterprises for
projects related to bond issues and other university services. On April 7,
1999, Mayor Anthony Williams honored American University for its efforts
in this area with a Certificate of Appreciation "..for the significant
contribution that the University has made to furthering the purposes of
the District of Columbia Local Business Development Administration." He
stated that ".you have joined the growing ranks of corporate citizens that
have exceeded their commitment to the viability of domestic
firms."
Since 1997, over 780 jobs have been listed with District
Office of Employment Services (DOES) and 199 have been filled by DC
residents. American University also participates in job fairs to provide
broad outreach to residents of the District of Columbia. AU also
participates in the People's Involvement Corporation Welfare to Work
Programs for DC and the DOES Summer Youth Employment Program.
The
University regularly donates time, labor and supplies to refurbish and
upgrade Turtle Park in our neighboring community. In addition, the
university has recently volunteered to take over landscaping duties at
Ward Circle and Tenley Circle from the National Park Service. Both areas
have long languished due to limited resources of the Park
Service.
In the academic year 2001-2002, the University provided
more than $30,000,000 in financial assistance to AU students who live in
the District. City residents are eligible for many scholarships and grants
offered by the University.
AU Students organized a university-wide
effort, the House that AU Built. The AU chapter of Habitat for Humanity
raised over $70,000 so that 500 AU students could volunteer their time to
build a house in Northeast Washington. In April 2002, it was dedicated to
Michele Jeter and her five children. The chapter is now planning to raise
funds to build a second house.
AU students led an effort to raise
$100,000 and recruit more than 300 volunteers to carry out Project
Playground. Students constructed a playground on an empty lot between
Simon Elementary and Hart Middle schools in Ward 8 of Southeast DC. The
playground was donated to DC Parks and Recreation.
Throughout the
year, donations of clothing, non-perishable food, books, eyeglasses,
office and school supplies are collected from the campus community for
distribution to the needy. Each year, academic departments and student
organizations sponsor approximately a dozen on-campus blood drives,
generating more than 400 units of blood annually to help with the growing
demand for blood in District area hospitals.
In addition to the
above, American University is pleased to announce a major commitment to
the arts in Washington by providing two new venues for cultural
activities. The Greenberg Theatre will provide a state-of-the-art-theatre
that will seat 300 people. The Theatre is scheduled to open in early 2003.
The Greenberg Theatre will contain all the modern "back of house"
facilities and equipment needed to stage professional
productions.
The second venue is the Katzen Arts Center. The Center
will house all of the university's arts education programs in a new
130,000-square-foot-building. The building includes a
30,000-square-foot-gallery to exhibit the university's existing Watkins
and Katzen art collections, future donations and acquisitions, student
work and visiting exhibitions. Two small performance spaces are also
planned for the facility. A 200-seat recital hall will be used primarily
for music performances and a laboratory theater will host small
performances in all disciplines. Most of the building will house the
specialized instructional facilities needed to offer a contemporary arts
program. These include painting, drawing, graphic design, music, dance
studios, faculty offices and support facilities.
For more
information about American University, call 202-885-4811 or e-mail spencer@american.edu.
American University (AU) is for academically distinctive and intensely engaged students who want to turn ideas into action and action into service. AU's rigorous curriculum enables students to combine serious theoretical study with meaningful real-world learning experiences.
American's unique core curriculum and Honors Program, its Washington, D.C., location, and its emphasis on the practical application of knowledge prepare students to be major contributors in their fields. Many AU students choose to study more than one field or design their own interdisciplinary major in order to prepare for their professional futures. For example, premed students can major in international studies in order to prepare for a career in international health. The University understands that tomorrow's careers require an understanding of a wide variety of fields, and it encourages students to transcend the traditional boundaries of academic disciplines.
AU's more than 5,000 undergraduates are a microcosm of the world's diversity. From across the United States and from more than 140 countries, they share a desire to shape tomorrow's world. AU actively promotes international understanding, and this is reflected in its curricula offerings, faculty research, and the regular presence of world leaders on campus.
The University's six smoke-free residence halls are modern and offer a choice of single-sex or coed floors and special interest options, such as the Honors Program floor. Sixty-five percent of the students live on campus. Dining options include a main campus dining facility as well as an on-campus Subway, McDonald's, Jamba Juice, Auntie Anne's Pretzels, and Chick-fil-A. Non-residential frater-nities and sororities, more than 140 students-run organizations, NCAA I athletics, and intramural and club sports offer students a range of choices.
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