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Principia College - Campus Life

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Address:
1 Maybeck Place
Elsah, IL 62028

Website: http://www.prin.edu/college
Email: collegeadmissions@prin.edu

Overview

Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 99%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 0%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 100%

College Housing

Does the school offer students housing? Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 99%
Housing available for all unmarried students? Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? No
Available types of campus housing: women's dorms (49%), men's dorms (49%), apartments for married students (2%)

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

Singles: 20%
Doubles: 60%
Triples or Suites: 20%
Apartments: N/A
Other: N/A

Number of college-owned housing buildings: 14

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

A sprinkler system: 14%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%

Campus Size: 2,600 acres

Transportation (distances in miles)

Nearest airport(s): St. Louis, MO (35)
Nearest train station: Alton, IL (10)
Nearest bus station: St. Louis, MO (40)
Does public transportation serve campus?
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 35%

Student Employment

Is there school employment? Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: 50%
Average undergraduate wage: $3,000
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? No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, smoking prohibited, other

Campus

Most popular events: George Andrews Speaker Series has brought the following speakers on campus in the last nine years: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Former Presidents George Bush and Jimmy Carter; Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor; Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and NY Time Journalist, Thomas Friedman, and Illinois Senator Barack Obama (Spring 2006). Other notable speakers/performers/entertainers are Maya Angelou, poet; Val Kilmer, actor; Jane Goodall, environmentalist; David McCullough, author, Erin Brockovich, activist; George Mitchell, former US Senator. Campus events: Public Affairs Conference (PAC) - longest running student-run public affairs conference at any college in the country; Whole World Festival - weekend event run by the international students on campus - an event for the whole campus.




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