Resources - On Campus

  RESOURCES  

             The Catholic University of America provides an opportunity to develop skills as a teacher in a uniquely rich cultural and academic atmosphere. Washington, D.C. provides an exciting background of artistic, intellectual, and entertainment activities to complement the challenging academic life provided by the Teacher Education Program. Students have access to the programs and facilities of six public systems, two parochial systems and over 200 private schools. The headquarters of most national education organizations, located within convenient commuting distance of the university, are an added resource providing students with employment, volunteer and learning opportunities. This busy metropolitan area also houses the Library of Congress, sites for federally contacted studies, and congressional, state and federal offices for invaluable field experiences.

             The campus atmosphere at CUA is conducive to both academic and personal growth. Students can participate in a variety of activities sponsored by campus organizations, such as dramatic and musical events, campus ministry functions, athletics, lecture forums, and volunteer groups. Academic life is enhanced by the resources and facilities of this university and the other schools of the Consortium. In addition, a low student-faculty ratio guarantees personal attention to students as individuals within a supportive environment.

    ON CAMPUS RESOURCES

The Bishop Spence Center.  Recently relocated to O'Boyle Hall for the convenience of education students, the Spence Center serves the students, teachers, and administrators in schools throughout the Archdiocese of Washington and at Catholic University. Students and other professionals have access to print and non-print curriculum materials available for elementary and secondary classrooms, catalogues, bibliographies, curriculum guides, and facilities for in-service workshops.  Contact the Teacher Education office, room 218 O’Boyle, at (202) 319-5800 for access to the Spence Center.

            Career Services Office (CSO).  The CSO provides aid to alumni, staff, faculty and students who are interested in exploring career options and receiving assistance with strategies for obtaining career goals. Some services offered are career counseling, alumni career network, workshops, recruiting, job listings, and information on graduate studies and educational testing. Full and part-time students may also utilize a part-time/summer job referral service. Job Internships Online provides announcements of part-time job and internship openings. The full-time Job Listing Service maintains current openings in the District of Columbia and nationwide, at professional and semi-professional levels. The Resume Referral Program attracts employers to request resumes from graduating students and alumni for full-time professional positions. The CSO also maintains a Credential File Service and an Alumni Career Network. It hosts a part-time Job/Internship Fair, Career Week, and a Spring Job Fair. The CSO is located in St. Bonaventure Hall. (202) 319-5623, http://careers.cua.edu

            The Center for Planning and Information Technology (CPIT) provides computing and network facilities to students and faculty for their educational and research activities, supports the University’s information systems, manages the campus network and provides information resources and telecommunication services. The Center provides leadership on the ethical use of computing. Numerous public lab areas and classrooms are equipped with networked desktop computers. All residence hall rooms have network connections via a gigabit ethernet campus backbone.

In addition, CPIT provides service and support for all technology classrooms and computing areas on campus. A general computing area in Leahy Hall, with both MS Windows and Macintosh machines, is open twenty-four hours a day during the semesters. Other computer-equipped classrooms and computing areas are open and monitored by CPIT, and available for use by any CUA student, faculty, or staff.

Contact the CPIT for more information at (202) 319-4357 or visit their website for other user locations and information, http://computing.cua.edu.

            CUA Libraries.  The libraries of The Catholic University of America provide resources and services integral to the intellectual endeavors of the university’s students, faculty and staff. Collections in humanities, social sciences, religious studies and philosophy are located in the John K. Mullen of Denver Memorial Library, which also houses the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, and the Semitics Library/Institute of Christian Oriental Research.  The Department of Archives, Manuscripts and Museum Collections is located in the Life Cycle Institute.  Separate campus libraries have specialized collections in architecture, engineering, music, library science, physics, biology and nursing.  Information about library services, locations and hours can be found at http://libraries.cua.edu

            Disabilities Support Services.  CUA is committed to full compliance with all laws regarding equal opportunity for students with disabilities. Students, the Office of Disability Support Services (ODSS), faculty, department chairs and academic deans, the ADA coordinator, and the Advisory Committee on Students with Disabilities all play a role in ensuring that reasonable and appropriate accommodations are provided in a timely and effective manner.

ODSS evaluates and maintains all disability records for students with disabilities. ODSS determines eligibility for services, provides verification of the disability, and specifies needed accommodations to the instructor.

Students wishing to request services or accommodations identify themselves to ODSS. Documentation of a disability is required.  All information regarding a disability is confidential and may be shared only with permission of the student. A student is responsible for making arrangements for accommodations by providing his/her instructors with a letter from ODSS requesting the approved accommodations. For more information, contact ODSS at (202) 319-5618 or visit their website at http://studentlife.cua.edu/spsv/

Education Computer Lab.  The Department of Education Computer Laboratory is in room 215 O'Boyle Hall. Students learn to use computers in conjunction with course work in education classes. The microcomputers and accompanying software are available for students, faculty and staff.  Hours of the computer lab are from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Contact the Department of Education for more information. (202) 319-5800.

            Life Cycle Institute (LCI).  The Life Cycle Institute was founded in 1974 to conduct social research and graduate training in the field of human development.  The Institute's faculty currently is drawn broadly from the departments of psychology, sociology, politics, education, and anthropology, and from the professional School of Religious Studies. Graduate students from these departments and schools do their Ph.D. work in the Institute where they are exposed to interdisciplinary research.  Research is focused currently in three overlapping areas: religion and society, youth development and education, civil society and social movements.  In 1998, the Center for the Advancement of Catholic Education was added to the Institute. 

The Life Cycle Institute also houses the new Center for American Catholic Studies and has played host to the development of the Center for International Social Development. For more information, contact (202) 319-5999, or visit http://lifecycle.cua.edu/

Also visit:

http://campusprograms.cua.edu/   Office of Campus Programs
http://ministry.cua.edu/  Campus Ministry
http://wellness.cua.edu/  Wellness Programs
http://athletics.cua.edu/  Athletics
http://housing.cua.edu/  Housing and Residential Serives
http://studentlife.cua.edu/spsv/ Office of Muliticultural and Special Services

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