Creighton University

Students

Creighton University offers its students more than 180 student clubs and organizations, 700 intramural teams, and nine residence halls and apartment buildings, eight of them coeducational. There are two main dining halls and a big fitness center on the campus as well.

The coed residence halls include Gallagher Hall, which houses 190 freshmen; Kiewet Hall, which houses 480 freshmen and is home to the Freshman Leadership Program; Swanson Hall, which houses 310 sophomore and 140 freshmen and is home to the Honors Scholars learning community; McGloin Hall, which houses 260 sophomores; Heider Hall, which houses a mix of freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors and graduate students; and Keneflick Hall, which houses 200 sophomores. Deglman Hall houses 160 freshmen and is an all-female hall, the Davis Square Apartments are home to about 256 upperclass students, and Opus Hall Apartments house 276 upperclass students.

Living and Learning Communities also exist for Creighton students who want to live with other students with similar interests or majors. The Freshman Leadership Program is housed at Kiewit Hall and focuses on students who want to serve in leadership roles and service to others. The Honors Scholars Community is housed on a floor in Swanson Hall and students inducted into this community live together and attend a number of academic courses together. The Cortina Community is an academic living-learning community for sophomores that is housed in McGloin Hall.

Dining Options

Creighton has two main dining halls: Becker Dining Hall, which is at the west end of campus and is connected to Kiewit Hall, and Brandeis Dining Hall, at the east end of campus between Deglman and Swanson Halls. The two dining halls offer students with to-go or sit-down meals that include main entrees, vegetarian entrees, a deli, grill, pizza, soup and a salad bar for lunch and dinners. At every meal, you also get a waffle bar, fresh fruit , desserts, ice cream, and beverages. Irma’s Bistro in the Lower Becker Dining Hall is a sit-down restaurant that also offers cooking classes for students. Jack and Ed’s, located on the ground floor of the Skutt Student Center, offers Godfather’s Pizza, sandwiches, salads, candies, pastries, drinks and convenience store items. Jack and Ed’s also has three large screen TVs and computers. The Wareham Court Cafe, also in the Skutt Student Center, offers quick foods ranging from wraps to hamburgers to sushi.

Davis Diner is a 24-hour eatery located on the ground floor of Davis Hall, and features entrees like country fried steak skillet, stuffed french toast, and milkshakes. Two on-campus coffee shops, Java Jay and the Brewjay, give students easy access to caffeine. The Birdfeeder Convenience Store, located in the Harper Center, is a convenience store that offers students a chance to purchase everything from laundry detergent to munchies.

Both PC Magazine and the Princeton Review recently ranked Creighton as number five in the country for “wired universities,” citing its student technology resources and assistance. The campus has numerous student technology labs, including labs in most residence halls, the Skutt Student Center and a number of classroom buildings. All labs are also connected to the university’s central printing system. In addition, many public spaces at Creighton are wireless, including all three campus libraries, the student center and residence hall lobbies. All residence hall rooms are equipped with broadband Internet access as well.

Student Organizations

Creighton’s student organizations include service clubs, sororities and fraternities, scholarship clubs, and cultural clubs. Cultural clubs include an African Students Association, Asian Student Association, Chinese Student Association, Latino Student Association, a Gay Straight Alliance, German-American Club, and a Native American Association. There are political clubs, 17 different honor societies and 11 sororities and fraternities.

Campus events tend to get everyone involved, and Creighton has some good ones. During Homecoming Week, the university holds a golf cart parade. And students get to enjoy two major concert events each year, Fallapalooza and Spring Fling, which have attracted big-name bands including the Black Eyes Peas and The Goo Goo Dolls. Wednesdays After Class, otherwise known as WAC, takes place every Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. outside on the campus mall or indoors at the Skutt Student Center and gives students a chance to unwind and participate in planned and impromptu activities.