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Bowdoin College - Campus Life

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Address:
5700 College Station
Brunswick, ME 04011-8448

Website: http://www.bowdoin.edu
Email: admissions@bowdoin.edu

Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 95%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 90%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 95%
Housing available for all unmarried students? Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (63%), apartment for single students (22%), special housing for disabled students (0%), other housing options (15%)

Percentage of college-owned housing units that are...

Singles: 27%
Doubles: 18%
Triples or Suites: 34%
Apartments: 21%
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 32

Percentage of college-owned housing units that have...

A sprinkler system: 97%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 205 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): Portland (30), Boston (130)
Nearest train station: Portland (25)
Nearest bus station: Brunswick (0)
Does public transportation serve campus?
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 40%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: 46%
Average undergraduate wage: $1,835
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? No

Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC: Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered

Rules and Regulations

Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? Yes
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other

Campus

Most popular events: Asian Week (culminating with the Asian Student Association Fashion Show, highlighting traditional attire of Asian nations); Battle of the Bands; Bear AIDS (a daylong benefit concert with 5 or 6 bands, including the winner of the Battle of the Bands); Black History Month (lectures, films & performances); Bowdoin Film Series; Bowdoin vs. Colby Ice Hockey games; Coffee House Nights with student performances; Common Good Day (a campus-wide day of community service); Common Hour (regular noon-time lectures & performances for the campus community); Ebony Ball; Foreign Language Tables (French, Italian, Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean); House System houses hosted weekly activities (Loose Leaves, trips to Portland Museum of Art, Portland Symphony, Popham Beach, etc. , movie nights, Monday night football, Oktoberfest, bands, coffee houses, Haunted House, volunteering, theme parties, faculty lectures, etc. ); International Week; Ivies Weekend; Junior/Senior Ball; Life 101 (classes in self-defense, cooking, auto repair, etc. ); Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration; Midnight Madness (opening of basketball season at Bowdoin); One Acts Festival (staged readings of student-written plays); Performing Arts Series; Senior Art Show; Spring Dance Performance; Spring Gala (formal dance with a swing orchestra); Teatime Concert Series; Winter's Weekend (with a Broom Ball contest to benefit charity)




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