Activities
University of Jamestown strives to offer a wide variety of opportunities for students to become engaged during this time in college. Events include dances, athletic events, convocations, concerts, clubs, and more. Among the major social events are New Student Orientation, Homecoming and Family Weekend, and Jimmie Jive Week.
Student Senate
The Student Senate provides a formal platform for student opinion. This organization initiates student reform, promotes activities on campus, and nominates students to faculty committees. All students are encouraged to become involved with the Student Senate.
Student Representatives on Committees
Student representatives on faculty committees participate actively in the selected functions of those committees. Students are invited to serve on a number of faculty and administrative committees.
Athletics
The University holds memberships in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for both men and women and in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC).
Varsity athletic teams compete in football, basketball, wrestling, indoor and outdoor track and field, baseball, cross country, volleyball, fast-pitch softball, golf, and soccer.
Fine Arts
Music
The University of Jamestown students may participate in one of six performing ensembles: The University of Jamestown Wind Ensemble, the University of Jamestown Jazz Band, the University of Jamestown Chamber Orchestra, the University of Jamestown Concert Choir, and the University of Jamestown Chapel Choir. Additional small ensembles, both instrumental and vocal, provide further opportunities for students to diversify their musical experiences. The Concert Choir tours regionally or nationally each year and frequently undertakes European tours. The Wind Ensemble tours regionally and performs a wide variety of music, ranging from classical to jazz. The Music Department also offers a wide range of private lessons, including instrumental, vocal, piano, and organ.
Drama
The Theatre Department provides opportunities for students to participate in drama productions in the Reiland Fine Arts Center. Students from every academic major are cast in productions and have many chances to work on stage or backstage. No experience is necessary.
Campus Organizations
Campus social and cultural organizations offer students the opportunity to develop leadership skills and to meet new people. University-recognized organizations are formed based on student interest, skill, and the availability of a staff or faculty advisor. To view a current list of student organizations, go to uj.edu/studentorganizations.
Services
Raugust Library
Raugust Library, built in 1971, is located at the heart of the Jamestown campus. For many students, the library is their favorite learning and meeting place. In the library, you will find a comfortable learning environment with wireless access and an entire second floor dedicated to quiet study.
We offer the UJ community – students, faculty, and staff – a wide range of services and resources:
- One-on-one research and citation help
- Online how-to guides, videos and tutorials
- Individual and group study spaces with whiteboards and TV displays
- More than 150,000 books, DVDs, and other materials
- Online resources providing 24/7 on and off-campus access to millions of articles, ebooks, and streaming videos and music
- A 1-credit research skills course (ID201)
- Course-integrated information literacy instruction
- Course Reserve materials for individual classes
- Interlibrary Loan
- Mail delivery of library resources (distance students)
- Printing and photocopying
- University Archive and special collections
The library is a member of ODIN (Online Dakota Information Network), allowing access to an additional eighteen million items from other libraries in the state of North Dakota. Moreover, the library has access to other interlibrary loan networks that allow library staff to fulfill requests using the collections of libraries all over the world.
Our special collections include the University Archive, which houses university and local historical records, the Curriculum library, which contains children’s books and educational materials, and an extensive collection of the works of Louis L’Amour in a dozen languages.
The library building is also home to other student support services including the UJ Writing Center, the Student Success Center and Career Services.
Campus Room and Board
Residence halls at the University of Jamestown provide students with a living/learning environment that is an integral part of the total educational purpose of the university. The residence halls provide educational support services to the university by creating and maintaining a guided, group living experience for the personal, scholarship, and social improvement of the individual resident. Students with circumstances requiring additional consideration or accommodations should contact the Director of Residence Life.
All full-time University of Jamestown undergraduate students are encouraged to live on campus. Students wishing to live off of campus or opt out of the meal plan will have their total institutional scholarship package prorated. Proration calculations can be reviewed with the Office of Financial Aid. Students must submit the Campus Room and Board Scholarship Proration Application to the Vice President for Student Affairs for approval.
Residence Hall Contract
All students residing in the residence halls are required to sign a yearly contract. Students looking to move off campus should review the Campus Room and Board Scholarship Proration Application.
Residence Hall Regulations
All new students receive an email copy of the Student Handbook each fall. The Student Handbook is also available in the Office of Student Affairs or on the University web site. All residence hall regulations are based on an attempt to balance the concern for the individual with the concern for the community. Each residence hall is staffed by a resident director and/or assistant resident director who oversee general residence hall living and who work closely with the resident assistants to develop optimum living conditions for all residents.
Food Service
All full-time University of Jamestown undergraduate students are encouraged to live on campus. Students wishing to live off of campus or opt out of the meal plan will have their total institutional scholarship package prorated. Proration calculations can be reviewed with the Office of Financial Aid. Students must submit the Campus Room and Board Scholarship Proration Application to the Vice President for Student Affairs for approval.
All students on the campus meal plan eat their meals in the Knight Hall dining in Westminster Hall. The Jimmie Java Hut and Knight & Day Coffee House accept Jimmie Bucks as well.
Health Services
Two health service providers are located close to campus: Essentia Health and Sanford Health. The Jamestown Regional Medical Center, Medallus Urgent Care, and the Central Valley Health Unit are within a short driving distance. The University does not provide health insurance for students or health services on campus.