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18.0%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5%	Hispanic
72.8%	White (non-Hispanic)
2.4%	total international (nonresident aliens)
4.6%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


13.5%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.1%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
1.8%	Hispanic
72.7%	White (non-Hispanic)
5.8%	total international (nonresident aliens)
4.6%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

150 acres

City or town school is located in:

Florence, AL

Population of city/town:

36,234

Nearest major city:

Huntsville, AL

Distance of nearest major city:

60 miles

Population of nearest major city:

171,327

Online campus map:

www.una.edu/visit/
CampusMap2008.pdf

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (31%)
women's dorms (28%)
men's dorms (25%)
single-student apartments (7%)
married-student apartments (9%)
other housing including Honors halls.

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

20%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

18%

Percent of students who live off campus:

82%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

99%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance mandatory, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

yes

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

800

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Music library. Learning and academic resources centers.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art gallery, planetarium, observatory, on-campus laboratory school.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills, Academic resource center.

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care

Counseling services:

minority student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological, health services.

Career placement services:

co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, career and graduate school fairs.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tutors, reader services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

mostly

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station

School newspaper(s):

FlorAla, published weekly

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

226

Campus-based religious organizations:

Baptist Campus Ministries, Campus Crusade for Christ, BAHA'I Club, Catholic Campus Ministry, Christian Student Fellowship, Episcopal Campus Ministries, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Inter-Ministry Council, Wesley Foundation

Minority student organizations:

Presidential Mentor Academy, Shades of Difference

International student organizations:

Global Chinese and Taiwanese Association, Global Network of Japan, Nepal Student Organization

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Collegiate Singers, Ascending Voices, LION PAWS Dance Team, University Players, Art Student Association, Up 'Til Dawn, Society for Collegiate Journalists, English club, French club, Spanish club, history club, Entertainment Industry Association, Fashion Forum, American Society for Interior Design, animators and gamers club, Campus HIV Awareness Task Force, Campus Outreach, DIORAMA, Gay-Straight Alliance, Habitat for Humanity Campus Chapter, Inter-fraternity Council, K-6 Educational Professional, LEAD Team, Lafayette Hall Council, LaGrange Society, Leadership UNA, MBA Students Club, National Kitchen and Bath Association, National Panhellenic Council (NPHC), National Residence Hall Honorary, Order of Omega, Organization for Students in School (OASIS), Reading Partner Mentors, Secondary Education Association, SOAR Counselors, Volunteer Link, Women's Studies Association, Word of Mouth, Campus Civitans, psychology club, Social Work Organization, sociology club, Public Relations Council of Alabama, Society of Human Resource Management, Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform, College Republicans, Young Democrats, criminal justice club, American Mock Trials Association, political science club, geography club, Natureer Neanderthals Society, human environmental sciences club, Industrial Hygiene Student Association, Student Nurses Association, American Chemical Society, Computer Info/Data Processing Management Association, Association for Computer Machinery, Society of Physics Students, Student Athlete Advisory Committee

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Mark Linder,
Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Jana Morrison,
Assistant Athletic Director

School colors:

purple and gold

School mascot:

Lions

Athletic conference memberships:

Gulf South Conference (Division II)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Athletic facilities:

baseball, soccer, and softball fields; golf club, stadium, tennis courts

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

Nearest international airport:

Huntsville, AL (60 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Birmingham, AL (130 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Birmingham, AL (130 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Florence, AL (5 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

good

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Georgia Institute of Technology, Middle Tennessee State University, Mississippi State University, University of Alabama, University of North Alabama.

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

AIG/American General, Alabama State Personnel Office, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Alabama, Caterpillar, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Huntsville Hospital, Intergraph, Jacobs Technology, Regions Financial Corp., SAIC, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), Walgreens, West Corporation, Yellow Book USA.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

T.S. Stribling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Clay Bennett, Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist, Christian Science Monitor
George Lindsey, actor.

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