Bulletin - John Jay College Of Criminal Justice - CUNY

10 Student Life
STUDENT LIFE
Student Body
John Jay’s exemplary student body of 15,000 reflects the ethnic
diversity of New York City itself. Of the nearly 3,000 first-time
freshmen enrolled in 2009, 15 percent were born outside the United
States. They came from places like the Dominican Republic and
Trinidad…from Poland, Ukraine, Albania, and Uzbekistan…and
from Sierra Leone and Liberia. Many grew up in homes where the
first language spoken was Russian, Chinese, Polish or Spanish; 46
percent are first generation in college.
John Jay’s students are drawn primarily from New York City’s five
boroughs. An online student experience survey conducted in winter
2008-09 found that 90 percent ranked the statement, “the college
offered programs or majors that interest me,” as the number one
reason for attending John Jay; 78 percent rated their experience at
John Jay as good or excellent; and 63 percent of entering freshmen
had listed John Jay as their first choice in colleges.
The College also serves as the most significant teaching and training
center in the New York metropolitan area for the continuing
education of members of the uniformed services and employees of
government agencies responsible for criminal justice, fire safety and
other public services.
Neighborhood
At John Jay, students are just a short walk from two of the world’s
most renowned centers for music and dance – Carnegie Hall and
Lincoln Center. This Westside neighborhood is dotted with dozens
of cafés and coffee houses. On balmy spring days, Central Park
beckons for anyone who wants to jog around the Reservoir or wander
its shaded paths.
John Jay is also near the Time Warner Center, a 21 st -century
shopping and transportation hub where a MetroCard will take you
downtown to Greenwich Village and the art galleries of Soho,
uptown to the Museum of Natural History, the Cloisters and the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, not to mention to Times Square,
Broadway and even out to Coney Island’s boardwalk.
STUDENT SERVICES
The Jay Stop
http://jstop.jjay.cuny.edu
The Jay Stop, the new online student information center, is an
interactive website addressing all areas of student life at John Jay
College. Quick links provide access to key information, including
academic planning, campus activities and a host of special features.
Campus
John Jay’s campus is located along the east and west sides of Tenth
Avenue from 56 th Street to 59 th Street with Haaren Hall, North Hall
and Westport as its focal points. These buildings house the
classrooms, administrative offices, labs and other special venues of
the College. Its fitness and recreational facilities include a
cardiovascular fitness center, tennis court, outdoor running track and
an NCAA-regulation swimming pool. Haaren Hall also houses the
611-seat Gerald W. Lynch Theater, a state-of-the-art space that
provides an auditorium for college events as well as a stage for
professional theatre companies.
Counseling
212.237.8111
Licensed professionals offer a range of psychological and counseling
support services to meet the adjustment, mental health and developmental
needs of students and others in the campus community. To help foster
academic, personal and vocational development in students, a wide range
of counseling, outreach, training, consultation and educational services
are offered by staff and graduate externs. The office also supports the
academic goals of the College through consultation with faculty, staff and
campus organizations. In addition, specialized services are provided by
trained peer counselors for transfer and sophomore students. A vital
component of counseling services is provided by the Women’s Center as
well.
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