Graduate Catalog 2011-2013 - SUNY Institute of Technology

Student Services
Orientation for New Students
A brief one day program is available for new graduate students
that covers an introduction to campus services, academic advising
and course registration. Students will meet with a faculty member
for advisement and will then register for courses using SUNYIT’s
online course registration system. Students will also learn how to
use their campus computing account and can obtain their SUNY-
ITCard, books and parking sticker.
Residential Life and Housing
Education is more than formal instruction in the classroom. Informal
educational opportunities, including companionship with
others are essential aspects of the total college experience. The
residence halls are an important setting for this informal education.
These student facilities are places for teaching responsible
citizenship and for developing personal and social values. Housing
is available for over 800 residents. Adirondack and Mohawk residence
halls are for graduate and upper class students and contain
primarily single room accommodations. Ethernet, wireless and
cable service are provided for each resident at no additional charge.
Resident students also have access to laundry facilities, study and
recreation lounges. The residence halls are staffed 24 hours per day
by student Resident Advisors as well as by professional Residential
Life and Housing staff who are committed to assisting students in
fulfilling their social and housing needs. For more information,
please contact the Residential Life and Housing Office at (315)
792-7810 or visit our website at www.sunyit.edu/residential_life.
Off-Campus Housing
Students are invited to contact the Campus Life Office at (315)
792-7530, to receive information about off-campus housing opportunities.
Information on Utica-area rooms, apartments, and
houses for rent is available.
Personal Safety and Security
A high priority is placed on campus safety and residence hall
security. The residence halls are protected by smoke and heat
detectors and exterior doors are secured by an electronic access
system that is activated by the resident student’s SUNYCard. The
College’s University Police Department maintains regular patrols in
the residence hall areas on a 24-hour-a-day basis and also monitors
the outside public areas with closed-circuit television. Information
on campus crime statistics (Jean Cleary Act) is available in the
University Police Office, Kunsela Hall Room B126.
Student Activities and Student
Government
The SUNYIT Student Association is the elected student government
organization for the student body. Through student activity fees,
the Student Association provides funding for a student publication,
a student-run FM radio/TV cable station, and major campus
programming and special events. Student organizations at SUNYIT
provide students with leadership opportunities and with outlets
for creative expression and campus involvement.
Professional, academic, and special interest clubs are open to all
students. The Black and Latino American Student Union and the
International Student Association provide peer support and multicultural
activities for the campus. Academic honor societies, and
academic clubs in every major, are also an important component
of campus life at SUNYIT. For more information, visit our website
at www.sunyit.edu/student_activities.
Student Organizations and Boards
There are 40 academic and social clubs and student organizations,
a student-run publication, four governing boards, a student senate,
Residence Hall Council, and a campus radio and cable TV station
(Wildcat Media) providing students with a choice of extracurricular
activities to make life outside of class more enjoyable both educationally
and socially.
Performing Arts/Cultural Interests
The SUNYIT Campus Activities Board (CAB) sponsors musical
and theatrical performances throughout the academic year. Students
may purchase discount tickets to performances presented by
internationally acclaimed artists in the Broadway Theatre League
at the Stanley Performing Arts Center and the Great Artists Series
of the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute.
The Gannett Gallery, located in Kunsela Hall, hosts several art
exhibitions a year, including SUNYIT’s annual regional show.
SUNYIT’s Cultural and Performing Arts Council funds fine arts,
music and theater programs on campus throughout each academic
year.
Culturally diverse programs are also available through programming
by the SUNYIT Campus Activities Board and special interest
groups (International Students Association and Black and Latino
American Student Union). Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage
Month, and other cultural programs provide the opportunity to
celebrate the unique contributions of our culturally diverse world.
In addition, academic programs sponsor lecture series, symposia
on current research, demonstrations, and dramatic readings which
are open to students and the SUNYIT community.
Students may also participate in performance ensembles in theatre
and instrumental jazz.
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