The College of Arts and Science offers students a wide variety of activities outside the classroom: curriculum-related clubs, special events, and service to the community and the University. Students participate in faculty meetings and departmental committees and sit as voting members of the University Senate.
The vigor of intellectual life at college after hours is found in curriculum-related clubs that embrace all academic disciplines. For example, the Classics Club is noted for guest lecturers, Greek and Latin reading groups, discussion groups on classical civilization, and productions of ancient tragedy and comedy in the original language and in English. Bus trips are organized by various clubs (such as the Art History, History, and Classics Clubs) to museums and private collections in other cities. Clubs associated with the sciences visit research laboratories, hospitals, and industrial plants. Students may become members of the Choral Arts Society, the NYU Concert Band, the NYU Jazz Ensembles, the NYU Orchestra, the NYU Woodwind Ensembles, the NYU Chamber Music Society, and Collegium Musicum.
The CAS Student Council sponsors other cocurricular activities. Students serve the community in various ways, volunteering time to settlement houses or tutoring high school students. In addition, a variety of activities are open to all students at Washington Square: student councils representing all undergraduate and graduate students; science and professional societies; political, religious, and cultural groups; fraternities; sororities; student publications, including the Washington Square News; and the radio station, WNYU-FM. For further information about all-University activities, contact the Center for Student Life, 212-998-4411; student-life@nyu.edu.
Student Activities
Center for Student Life
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, 7th Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4411
E-mail: student-life@nyu.edu
Fraternity and Sorority Life
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, 7th Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4700
E-mail: student-life@nyu.edu
Program Board
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, Suite 707
Telephone: 212-998-4700
E-mail: program.board@nyu.edu
Ticket Central Box Office
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, Suite 206
Box Office:
566 La Guardia Place (side entrance of Kimmel Center)
Telephone: 212-998-4941
Alumni Activities
Office for University Development and Alumni Relations
25 West Fourth Street
Telephone: 212-998-6936
E-mail: alumni.info@nyu.edu
Jeffrey S. Gould Alumni Student Welcome Center
50 West Fourth Street
Telephone: 212-998-6912
E-mail: alumni.info@nyu.edu
Athletics
Department of Athletics, Intramurals, and Recreation
Telephone: 212-998-2020
Website: www.gonyuathletics.com
Palladium Athletic Facility
140 East 14th Street
Telephone: 212-992-8500
Bookstore
Main Bookstore
726 Broadway
Telephone: 212-998-4667
E-mail: 2015mgr@follett.com
Website: www.bkstr.com/nyustore/home
Career Services
Wasserman Center for Career Development
133 East 13th Street, 2nd Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4730
Fax: 212-995-3827
E-mail: career.development@nyu.edu
Computer Services and Internet Resources
Information Technology Services (ITS)
10 Astor Place, 4th Floor (Client Services Center)
Telephone help line: 212-998-3333
E-mail: askIT@nyu.edu
Website: www.nyu.edu/life/information-technology.html
Counseling Services
College Counseling Service
726 Broadway, 7th floor
Telephone: 212-998-8150
Counseling and Wellness Services
726 Broadway, Suite 471
Telephone: 212-998-4780
The Wellness Exchange
726 Broadway, Suite 402
Telephone: 212-443-9999 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
E-mail: wellness.exchange@nyu.edu
Dining
NYU Dining Services
E-mail: AskCampusServices@nyu.edu
Website: www.nyu.edu/dining
Disabilities, Services for Students with
Henry and Lucy Moses Center for Student Accessibility
726 Broadway, 2nd Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4980 (voice and TTY)
E-mail: mosescsd@nyu.edu
Health
Student Health Center (SHC)
726 Broadway, 3rd and 4th Floors
Telephone: 212-443-1000
Wellness Exchange
726 Broadway, Suite 402
Telephone: 212-443-9999 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week)
E-mail: wellness.exchange@nyu.edu
See also: Counseling Services, above
Emergencies and After-Hours Crisis Response
- For a life- or limb-threatening emergency, call 911.
- For a non-life-threatening emergency, call Urgent Care Services at SHC, 212-443-1111. When the SHC is closed, call the NYU Department of Public Safety, 212-998-2222.
- For mental health emergencies, call the Wellness Exchange hotline at 212-443-9999 or the NYU Department of Public Safety at 212-998-2222 to be connected to a crisis response coordinator.
Immunizations
Telephone: 212-443-1199
Insurance
Telephone: 212-443-1020
E-mail: health.insurance@nyu.edu
Pharmacy Services
Telephone: 212-443-1050
Housing
Office of Residential Life and Housing Services
726 Broadway, 7th Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4600
Fax: 212-995-4099
E-mail: housing@nyu.edu
Off-Campus Housing Services
60 Washington Square South, Room 210
Telephone: 212-998-4620
International Students and Scholars
English Language Institute
7 East 12th Street, Room 821
Telephone: 212-998-7040
E-mail: eli@nyu.edu
Office of Global Services
383 Lafayette Street
Telephone: 212-998-4720
Brooklyn Location:
5 MetroTech Center, Room 230
Telephone: 646-997-3805
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Students
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Student Center
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, Suite 602
Telephone: 212-998-4424
E-mail: lgbtq@nyu.edu
Multicultural Education and Programs
Center for Multicultural Education and Programs (CMEP)
Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South, Suite 806
Telephone: 212-998-4343
E-mail: cmep@nyu.edu
Religious and Spiritual Resources
Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life-Hillel at NYU
7 East 10th Street
Telephone: 212-998-4123
E-mail: bronfman.center@nyu.edu
Catholic Center
238 Thompson Street
Telephone: 212-995-3990
E-mail: contact@catholiccenternyu.org
Website: www.nyucatholic.org
Office of Global Spiritual Life
238 Thompson Street, 4th Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4959
E-mail: spiritual.life@nyu.edu
The Islamic Center
238 Thompson Street, 4th Floor
Telephone: 212-998-4712
E-mail: info@icnyu.org
Website: www.icnyu.org
For a complete list of student religious and spiritual clubs and organizations at NYU, contact the Office of Global Spiritual Life, 383 Thompson St., 4th Floor, 212-998-4959; spiritual.life@nyu.edu.
Safety on Campus
Department of Campus Safety
7 Washington Place (for ID card services)
561 LaGuardia Place (for uniformed services; open 24/7)
Telephone: 212-998-2222; 212-998-2220 (TTY)
E-mail: campus.safety@nyu.edu
Community Service
Every year, hundreds of students in the College devote their time and energy to community service. In addition to the satisfaction they receive in helping their neighbors, they also gain valuable work experience. Through NYU's Office of Community Engagement, students volunteer with dozens of nonprofit organizations throughout New York City.
Community service provides an opportunity to address major social, health, hunger, and environmental issues. Through service, students enhance their leadership skills, find fulfillment in giving back something to the community, and build new relationships while learning more about themselves.
There are many ways to become involved in activities on and off campus. Students in the College collect canned goods, conduct toy drives, and distribute bag lunches to the homeless. They work in dropout-prevention programs that encourage high school students to stay in school. They renovate houses and make them livable again. Students in the Presidential Scholars Program participate in ongoing service projects such as the Dean's Service Honor Corps, the University Settlement House, the Door, and the Beacon House. Regardless of the project or partner organization, student volunteers give of themselves freely. And they all agree that they get back much more than they give.
Students selected for the Presidential Honors Scholars program in the College of Arts and Science have the opportunity to apply for the Dean's Service Honor Corps. The Honor Corps makes a special commitment to community service and assumes a leadership role in promoting service in the College. This group of qualified scholars works with the dean on a weekly community-service project.
Many student clubs and organizations, such as Asian Initiative and Fraternity and Sorority Life, sponsor special service projects and philanthropic events throughout the year. To find out more about becoming involved, contact Fraternity and Sorority Life (212-998-4700).
In addition to clubs and organizations, the Center for Student Life sponsors Alternative Breaks, nontraditional winter or spring vacations in which students participate in a weeklong community service project. Another option available to students is OutReach, a volunteer corps that introduces freshmen to service in New York City (212-998-4700).
The NYU Office of Community Engagement (212-998-2400) provides students with information about service opportunities. Hundreds of volunteer positions are on file in this office. Personnel are available to provide advice and support, Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office also sponsors special events and welcomes organizations to post volunteer positions.