Institution name

Sam Houston State University

Contact address for international enquiries

HUNTSVILLE 77341

Telephone

+1 936 294 1971

Venue / office name

College of Arts and Sciences, Art Department

Address

Contact address for international enquiries

Sam Houston State University
P O Box 2089 1028 21st Street
HUNTSVILLE
Texas
77341

Venue description

The Art Department offers dynamic and innovative programs for students interested in the visual arts. The mission of the department is to promote critical thinking, creative problem solving and aesthetic understanding in the student body and the SHSU faculty, and to create a community of artists and art lovers that is local and global.

Telephone number

+1 936 294 4311

Is accommodation available at this venue?

Yes

Accommodation details

Sam Houston offers many choices when it comes to where to live on campus. Student housing offers different types of community living to meet their preference; whether it’s a large dormitory life, small house community, or apartment style, and the university has houses what they are looking for. The Department of Residence Life offers increased residence hall security through the use of the Bearkat OneCard system and all residence halls (except White Hall) are equipped with Card Access. Residence hall exterior doors are locked 24 hours a day after move-in and each of the main doors is equipped with a card reader and, by sliding the magnetic stripe on the back of the ID card through the reader, they will gain access to their hall. The residential halls are: Jackson-Shaver Hall; Spivey House; White Hall; King Hall; Sam Houston Village and Raven Village. The residence halls are connected with telephone lines; Television rooms or lounges. Pest control service is provided and vending machines, laundry equipment is also available. Possession of alcoholic beverages in public areas will be permitted only in the process of transporting the beverages to and from the resident’s room. Students are allowed to have aquariums, baby-sitting is not allowed, and some halls provide barbecue pits/grills for resident’s use. Bicycles may be stored in individual student rooms, but may not be ridden in residence halls.