Barry University Inc

BARRY UNIVERSITY IS A CATHOLIC INSTITUTION GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS TRADITION, FOSTERING A SCHOLARLY COMMUNITY COMMITED TO MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST ACADEMIC STANDARDS IN UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION.

INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES TO GRADUATE AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS:BASED ON BARRY UNIVERSITY'S PROMISE TO GO BEYOND THE DEGREE AND PROVIDE A TRULY TRANSFORMATIONAL EXPERIENCE, THROUGH THE CATHOLIC LIBERAL ARTS HERITAGE, BARRY PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREE PROGRAMS FROM BACHELORS THROUGH PH.D.'S. THE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ARTS AND SCIENCES, BUSINESS, EDUCATION, SOCIAL WORK, COMMUNICATION, NURSING, MEDICAL SCIENCES, THEOLOGY, OR LAW. IN ADDITION, RESOURCES THAT INCLUDE PERSONALIZED RESEARCH AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDE OFF-CAMPUS RESOURCES TO FURTHER DIVERSIFY THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE. STUDENTS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO ENHANCE THEIR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE WITH POTENTIAL PROVIDED BY THE PROSPECTS OF HANDS-ON INTERNSHIPS AT SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP ORGANIZATIONS. ALONG WITH THEIR BREADTH OF PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, THE CAMPUS HAS ALSO PHYSICALLY EXPANDED TO MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA, INCLUDING FIVE SCHOOLS AND TWO COLLEGES WITH NUMEROUS LIBERAL ARTS AND PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES. THE UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, PROFESSIONAL, AND DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAMS HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN PROVIDING THESE ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL RESOURCES TO APPROXIMATELY 7,000 FULL AND PART-TIME STUDENTS AT MULTIPLE SITES.

STUDENT SERVICES AND AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES: THE BARRY UNIVERSITY STUDENT SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE STUDENT AFFAIRS DIVISION INCLUDE CAREER SERVICES, COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGY, COMMUTER STUDENT AFFAIRS, LEADERSHIP AND TRANSITION, INTERCULTURAL CENTER, STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND STUDENT ACTIVITIES, STUDENT UNION, VOLUNTEER SERVICES, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. THE UNIVERSITY'S AUXILIARY ENTERPRISES INCLUDE TWELVE STUDENT RESIDENT HALLS, THE ROUSSELL DINING HALL AND A SERIES OF OTHER DINING HALLS, THE BARRY BOOKSTORE, CAMPUS MINISTRY AND COR JESU CHAPEL, AND HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES THAT INCLUDE THE LANDON FITNESS CENTER AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND STAFF FREE OF CHARGE.

THE BARRY UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDE SERVICES SUCH AS AN INNOVATIVE LIBRARY SYSTEM, COMPUTER, AND LEARNING CENTERS SUPPORT. THE MONSIGNOR WILLIAM BARRY MEMORIAL LIBRARY PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF INFORMATION RESOURCES AND SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF THE UNIVERSITY'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION, INTEGRATING PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES, AND PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM OF SERVICE WHICH ALLOWS BROAD ACCESS TO INFORMATION IN ALL FORMATS. THE BARRY UNIVERSITY LIBRARY PROVIDES SERVICES OVER 100 HOURS A WEEK, PROVIDES AND MAINTAINS OVER 80 COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS AND 12 LAPTOPS WITH WIRELESS INTERNET ACCESS, 14 GROUP STUDY ROOMS, AND PRINTING, COPYING, AND SCANNING SERVICES. BARRY UNIVERSITY'S MISSION AND THEIR DEDICATION TO THE COMMUNITY ARE ALSO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATED BY ACCOLADES AND RECOGNITION, AWARDED TO THE SCHOOL THROUGH ITS YEARS OF SERVICE. IN 2015, BARRY UNIVERSITY RECEIVED THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION FROM THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF TEACHING, JOINING 239 OTHER U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, INCLUDING 82 OTHER INAUGURAL RECIPIENTS, IN RECEIVING THE DISTINCTION. THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION'S COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CLASSIFICATION IS AN EVIDENCE-BASED RECOGNITION OF AN INSTITUTION'S COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY SERVICE.BARRY UNIVERSITY IS PART OF A NATIONAL LIBRARY NETWORK. IT'S ALSO HOME TO THE BARRY UNIVERSITY DWAYNE O. ANDREAS SCHOOL OF LAW, WHICH HOUSES AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF LEGAL MATERIALS INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE STATUTES, CASE REPORTERS AND DIGESTS, MONOGRAPHS, TREATISES, SECONDARY RESOURCES, LEGAL PERIODICALS, AND NEWSPAPERS, WITH A FOCUS ON FLORIDA-SPECIFIC LEGAL RESOURCES. REFERENCE LIBRARIANS WITH LAW DEGREES ARE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH RESEARCH AND REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND MEMBERS OF THE ORLANDO LEGAL COMMUNITY.