Diversity Of Offerings

• American University brings it all into balance:

• rigorous academics and supportive faculty

• theory and real-world experience

• solid liberal arts and professional training

• 60 majors and 50 minors in more than 70 first-rate programs, including prelaw, premedical

• 51 master's degrees, 9 doctoral degrees, JD and LLM degrees, and certificate and associate programs

• opportunities for interdisciplinary study

Advisors

• Count on your undergraduate advisor to be:

• available to talk

• supportive in setting goals

• ready to get you connected

• helpful in orienting you to D.C.

• Expect your graduate advisor to be:

• professionally outstanding

• supportive in setting goals

• available to work with you one-on-one

• committed to your future

Engaged Faculty

• Our faculty is connected-and will connect you to real-world experiences, groundbreaking scholarship, and research opportunities.

• 596 full-time faculty

• 95% hold the highest degree in their field

• winning faculty hold MacArthur, Guggenheim, Emmy, Academy Awards, and other honors

• AU Students say active learning is the classroom norm (National Survey of Student Engagement).

Changing The World

• Curious about the world and want to make a difference?

• join a student-run organization

• sign up for an internship

• sign up for study abroad

• mentor with a pro

• Want to do undergraduate research?

• get funded: Student Research Awards, Summer Research Fellowships, Student Research Expense Fund

• sign up for alternative semester

• sign up for summer programs

• partner with organizations in D.C. or beyond

• publish through the National Conference on Undergraduate Research

Unique Opportunites

• So many opportunities await you at AU.

• What courses will you take?

• Which paths will you follow?

• Where will your choices lead you?

Our Community

• Welcome to Washington. Make yourself at home on our beautiful campus, where you'll find a diverse and exciting community of people. Like you.

Leadership

• AU has more than 200 clubs and organizations. We provide the opportunities-you make things happen.

• From the Accounting Club and Youth for Western Civilization to the Community Action and Social Justice Coalition, leadership opportunities are endless.

• Ready to realize your inner leader? Get involved in organizations such as American University Club Council, Student Government, Graduate Leadership Council, Student Bar Association, or Student Media.

On Campus Living

• Over half of our students of our undergraduates-more than 3,000 students-live in distinctive campus residence halls.

• Anderson: largest dorm, the Style Lounge

• Centennial: semiprivate bathrooms

• Hughes: Honors Housing

• Leonard: Crate & Barrel-designed lounge

• Letts: game room

• McDowell: University College housing

• Nebraska: ecofriendly, apartment style

Campus Resources

• You'll find all kinds of support to help you thrive:

• wireless campus

• Academic Support Center

• Counseling Center

• Disability Support Services

• Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Ally Resource Center

• International Student and Scholar Services

• Multicultural Affairs

• Student Health Center

Athletics

• Sports fan? Go Eagles!

• 16 varsity sports teams

• Member Division 1 Patriot League

• AU Fight Song

• Join the Blue Crew, Screaming Eagles Pep Band, or Spirit Squad

Mind, Body & Spirit

• Get in shape at Jacobs Fitness Center by using the facilities, taking classes or participating in a club or intramural sport.

• When the spirit moves you, Kay Spiritual Life Center offers a place to worship, gather, and reflect.

• People of more than 20 faiths belong to our campus community.

Study Spots

• You've got work to do. Find your favorite spot.

• Bender Library

• University Center

• Residence hall lounges

• Katzen Cafe

• the Quad

• the "Beach"

Java

• Need caffeine fix?

• Davenport Coffee Lounge

• Eagle's Nest

• Einstein Bros. Bagels

• Katzen Cafe

• Megabytes Cafe

• Mudbox

• American Cafe

Landmarks

• Stroll around campus and watch for these special landmarks:

• John F. Kennedy memorial commemorating his 1963 commencement speech at AU Calling for a nuclear test-ban treaty

• Easter Island Moai, a gift from Rapa Nui island, near Chile

• Our eagle mascot

Green Spots

• The American Dream is green.

• Our entire campus - 85 acres - is an arboretum, with 2,400 trees from around the world.

• We think green when it comes to sustainability.

• 10 biodiesel buses and 100 electric vehicles in our fleet

• pledged 50 percent wind-powered campus by 2012

• signatory to the Talloires Declaration

• campus-wide recycling

Architecture

• Our story is in our buildings, from oldest to newest.

• Hurst Hall: oldest campus building, 1893

• McKinley Building: named after the 25th president

• Greenberg Theatre: state-of-the-art performance venue, 2003

• Katzen Arts Center: multipurpose space for visual and performing arts, 2005

• School of International Service: gold-level LEED certification, 2010

Freshman Service Experience

• 3 days. 600 Students. 10,000 hours of community service. Meet other students. Get oriented. See what volunteerism at AU is all about. That's the Freshman Service Experience (FSE).

• Love your freshman volunteer project? Keep it going through the Eagle Endowment for Public & Community Service.

• AU's first student-initiated endowment fund

• supports community service initiatives

• 10,000+ awarded since 2001

Social Justice & Responsibility

• AU students give all they've got for social justice.

• plan or lead an Alternative Break trip.

• offer legal assistance at one of AU's law clinics.

• 781 AU alumni have volunteered for the Peace Corps since 1961

• We've also made our campus more socially responsible.

• gold LEED-certified SIS building

• ecofriendly residence hall renovation

• green roofs experiment

• campus-wide green cleaning

• green office certification by student group Eco-Sense

Gaining a Global Perspective

• We are the world.

• 15% of AU students self-identify as a minority.

• more than 6% of students come from more than 140 countries.

• our many centers and institutes focus on global affairs.

• We're globally focused. Our students organize and lead trips abroad for all sorts of reasons:

• the rights of Untouchables in Nepal

• grassroots peace movements in Israeli and Palestinian communities

• social empowerment in South Africa

• community building in Northern Ireland

Local Community

• Our AU community logs more than 60,000 hours a year on community projects:

• organizing peace workshops for high school students

• fund-raising to fight AIDS

• helping local residents with their taxes

• tutoring D.C. public school students

• advocating for the homeless

• We've twice made the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for raising funds for books for D.C. schools, mentoring high school students for the National Ocean Sciences Bowl, and collecting money for holiday turkeys.

Internships

• Get more out of your AU studies through an internship. Nearly 80% of undergraduates and 60% graduate students participate in an internship.

• Our Career Center is one of the best in the country, offering one-on-one advising, a library of print and online resources, resume counseling, as well as job and internship fairs and other events.

DC on Campus

• Another AU advantage? Location, location, location.

• Things are happening. Right here. Waiting for you.

• politics and culture

• world affairs

• national and international organizations

• think tanks

• people power

• Kennedy Political Union

• political leaders: Mikhail Gorbachev, Bob Dole, Barack Obama

• religious leaders: the Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu

• activists Marian Wright Edelman, Kermit Washington, Martin Sheen

• and many others

Learning Communities

• Want an out-of-classroom experience? We take learning to a new level - off campus and into the community or right in your residence hall.

• We think it's not just about what you learn - but how you learn. Check out our unique Learning Communities:

• Honors Community

• Residential Community Cluster

• Social Justice

• Substance Free

• University College

Study Abroad

• AU gives you the world as your classroom. Where will you go?

• 60 percent of our students study abroad while at AU

• Institute of International Education (Open Doors Report, 2011) #10 among the top 40 doctoral institutions for the most undergraduates studying abroad

• AU Abroad offers more than 100 programs in 33 locations around the world

National Scholarships

• Our students are award winners, from Truman Scholars to Presidential Management Fellows.

• Prepare to compete and win through our Office of Merit Awards.

• Fulbright Scholars - 49 since 2000

• Boren Scholars - 31 undergraduate scholars and 45 graduate fellows

• Harry S. Truman Scholars - 8 scholars and 14 national finalists since 2000

• President Management Fellows - 295 finalists since 2000 Morris K. Udall Scholarship - 7 since 2000