variety of ways for any student to be involved with an organized, competitive or non-competitive, sports team of their choice. Opportunities abound for experience in the practices of constructive citizenship and leadership. Student Senate has complete control over the Campus Life activity fee budget, leading to practical lessons in fiscal responsibility. In addition to Student Senate, students have opportunities to sit on the Campus Activities Executive Board or General Assembly which not only provides leadership opportunities, but allows for a distinguished student board to identify student interests and make the decisions for campus-wide programming and entertainment. Student leaders also sit on important faculty and University administrative committees like the All University Judicial Board (AUJC), Curriculum Council, and University Council for Diversity. Yet other students engage in service projects through organizations such as the campus chapter of Alpha Phi Omega. Many students participate in editing and writing for a variety of publications. These range from a literary magazine called Tributaries to a journal of undergraduate scholarship. The campus newspaper, The Argus, is completely student operated. The opportunities for a significant campus life experience at Illinois Wesleyan are comprehensive and rich. From these diverse possibilities it remains for each student to choose their activities wisely, with vigor and enthusiasm.
RESIDENTIAL LIFE Illinois Wesleyan University is a residential college and thus provides, through its residence halls, fraternities and sororities, the best possible living accommodations. The University emphasizes the importance of the role of the livinglearning experience in the total educational process. University residence halls and apartments are overseen by staff in the Office of Residential Life. The Office of Student Involvement is responsible for oversight of our university owned fraternity houses. Professional staff and/or student staff reside in each residence hall. All students who live either in University residence halls or in a fraternity house must have a full University dining plan (18 meals per week or block 90 or 130). Meal plans are described on the Sodexo website: iwu.sodexomyway.com/ my-meal-plan/. Students who have six semesters of University-approved (residence hall or fraternity/sorority chapter house) housing history are eligible to live off-campus. In order to forego the six (6) semester housing requirement, at least one of the following criteria must be met: a student may be married; a student may be over the age of 22 at the start of the academic term that would coincide with their housing contract; a student may be primary guardian for a child under the age of 18; a student may be living locally (within 60 miles of campus) with their parents; a student may have an extreme medical condition with documentation submitted and permission granted through the Office of Student Accessibility Services. In any of these cases, permission must be obtained through the Office of Residential Life by completing an online request form and further documentation may be required for some claims. If you do not qualify to live off-campus based on this information, you must register to live in a residence hall or fraternity/sorority chapter housing.
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