Tulane University: Student Resources and Student Life
2008-2009 Academic Year
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houses more than 1,150 periodicals from 70 foreign countries and 280 journals
from the United States.
The Nadine Robbert Vorhoff Library, in the Newcomb College Center for
Research on Women, is a specialized research library containing approximately
13,000 volumes, about 100 current serial subscriptions, 1,200 linear feet of
manuscripts and records focused on women's education and a special collection
devoted to culinary history.
Other libraries in New Orleans with resources available to students and scholars
are: the New Orleans Public Library System (including the Archives of the City
of New Orleans); the Louisiana Historical Center; the Law Library of Louisiana;
the Library of the Agricultural Research Service, Southern Research Center,
United States Department of Agriculture; and the libraries of other academic
institutions in the city.
STUDENT LIFE
Residence-hall living at Tulane offers opportunities for growth and development
outside the classroom environment. The university strives to provide an
atmosphere in which students may realize their individual intellectual, social and
cultural potential. Each residence hall is supervised by an area director, an
assistant resident director, and a staff of resident advisors. Residents are
encouraged to participate in a variety of hall activities including the Residence
Hall Association, educational programs, intramural sports, and many social
activities.
First and second year students under 21 years of age not residing locally with their
parents are required to live on campus. All first- and second-year students living
in the residence halls are required to subscribe to a meal plan. Resident first-year
students are not permitted to have automobiles on campus. Returning students
apply for residence through the annual room selection process each spring for the
subsequent academic year. Transfer students may apply for housing with the
application included in their acceptance packet, but they are housed on a space
available basis.
Students must bring their own linens. Laundry facilities are available on campus.
Local telephone service is provided in each room, though students must provide
their own telephones, which may be purchased on campus. Long-distance services
may be established with the telecommunications department. Daily mail service is
provided to all resident students. All halls are air-conditioned and include high
speed Internet access.
Juniors and seniors may apply for residence in on-campus apartments, the Aron
Residences. This complex of residences for juniors and seniors combines the