Physical Facilities

STUDENT HEALTH

• ULM Health Clinic (Affinity )

To better serve your medical needs, ULM has partnered with Affinity Health Group who will be responsible for operating our clinic which will now be Affinity Health Clinic at ULM.
All services previously offered will be enhanced by lab and pharmacy services Monday through Friday from 8-5 at the same location at 1140 University Avenue (across from Madison Hall).
Call (318) 342 1651 to make an appointment but walk-ins are welcome. There is no co-payment for faculty and staff who are insured by Vantage.

These are some of the many benefits offered through the new clinic administration. For full information about Affinity Health Clinic at ULM, visit www.ulmhealthclinic.com/

The Affinity Health Clinic at ULM is located in the Student Health and Counseling Center at the corner of University and LaSalle Streets and is staffed by Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioners. Clerical personnel are available to handle your billing and referral needs. An immunization specialist is also available to answer your immunization compliance questions.

Open: Mon.-Fri., 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fees: Office visit charge is waived for ULM students

Contact: (318) 342-1651
Location: Student Health and Counseling Center

Website: www.ulmhealthclinic.com

STUDENT LIVING

• Activity Center

The ULM Activity Center serves as one of the finest recreational/fitness facilities in the South. The $5 million student-funded facility opened on March 1, 1993. The 88,000-square-foot complex houses the Recreational, Intramural, and Wellness programs.

The facility includes five multi-purpose courts (basketball, volleyball, and badminton), six glass-wall racquetball/wallyball courts, a 2,300-square-foot group exercise room, a 4,200-square-foot weight room with machines and free weights, a cardiovascular/fitness area with stationary bikes, stairmasters, elliptical trainers, rowing machines, treadmills and stretching area, an elevated cushioned jogging track (6.5 laps/mile) with pace clocks, men’s and women’s locker rooms equipped with saunas and steam rooms, a lounge area with a big-screen TV and refreshment center, and a service center for equipment checkout, towel rental, and locker rental.

Open: Daily, flexible seasonal hours
Closed: Major holidays
Admission: $20 student fee included in tuition

Director: Brandon Bruscato
Contact: (318) 342-5305
Web site:

http://www.ulm.edu/recserv/

Location: Warhawk Way, next to Malone Stadium

• Residence Halls/Residential Life

Bayou Village Apartments: The apartments are one-bedroom/one bath, two-bedroom/two bath and four bedroom/two bath apartments. Each apartment is fully furnished including all kitchen appliances and a washer/dryer combination. The kitchen has plenty of counter space, cabinets and a pantry. Each apartment has its own HV/AC unit that is controlled within the apartment. 

Residents may choose an academic year contract (Fall and Spring semesters) or an academic plus summer contract (August move-in to the end of Summer II in August). The apartments do not close during the winter break. 

Bayou Suites and University Suites: These are inside corridor buildings with two private bedrooms and a shared bath. Bayou Suites is a Scholars Hall with a required 3.3 cumulative GPA for returning students and a 3.5 cumulative GPA for first time freshmen. Each bedroom has a ceiling fan, and each suite has an HV/AC unit that is controlled by the residents in the suite. The common area has a counter for small appliances, double cabinet above the counter and an area under the cabinet that will hold two dorm style refrigerators. 

University Commons: This building has double occupancy rooms with a shared bathroom. Each room has a ceiling fan, and individual HV/AC units. Each resident has their own double door closet with mirrored doors. 

Madison (male only) and Ouachita (female only): These residence halls have double occupancy suite style rooms with a bathroom between both rooms. Each room has individual HV/AC units. A laundry facility, and vending machines are centrally located for residents’ use. 

Masur Hall: This residence hall is an all-female, gated entry exterior corridor building with double occupancy room suites and a shared bathroom. The HV/AC system is individually controlled in each room. Also on site is a community building that features a large screen TV, study areas, a computer lab, laundry facility, and vending machines. 

Residential Life -
Housing Rates: Please refer to our website at www.ulm.edu/reslife for the most up to date information and pricing. 

Building Access: Bayou Suites, University Commons, University Suites, Ouachita Hall, and Bayou Village Apartments are interior corridor, controlled access buildings. Students assigned to these buildings will use their ID cards to access the buildings and are issued keys to their individual rooms. Madison Hall is an exterior corridor building with key access to each room. Masur Hall is an exterior corridor building with a gated entrance. The students assigned to Masur will use their ID card to enter the area and have key access to their room. 

There is parking available at the buildings for the residents. University Commons, University Suite, Ouachita and Bayou Suites all have a controlled access parking area. 

Mail: During the academic year mail is delivered to each building and the apartments. Packages sent by FedEx or UPS are delivered and signed for at the Residential Life Office located in University Suites. Residents are notified that they have a package and given available pick up times. Residents are required to provide identification before they will be issued the package. 

Amenities: Apogee is the University TV provider and ULM computing center is the Internet provider. All of the rooms have 98 channels of SD/HD digital television programming. All rooms have high-speed Internet connections as well as access to the wireless system. Each residence hall and the suites have laundry facilities, vending machines for those late night snacks, study rooms and computer labs. The residence halls and suites have large screen TV’s in the community rooms. All utilities are included in the price of the room. 

Resident Assistants: Each building has a Hall Director and each floor has a Resident Assistant (RA) who provides programs for the residents, keeps them informed about what is going on in the residence halls, apartments and other places on campus. They are “the go to” people. 

Maintenance: Maintaining the buildings in optimum condition is important to us; therefore, a maintenance person is on call to respond to any and all maintenance issues. There is also a maintenance person to handle emergencies after normal business hours on weekends and holidays. 

Graduate Student Housing 
As a graduate student at ULM you are not limited in where you choose to live. You have multiple options ranging from traditional style residence halls, private bedroom suites or apartments. ULM has a total of three traditional style residence halls, one private bath/double occupancy building, two private bedroom/one bath suite style buildings and the Bayou Village apartment complex. For additional information please check our website at www.ulm.edu/reslife/ 

• Student Union Building and Student Center

Constructed in 1938 and renovated with a large addition in 1962, the Student Union Building (or SUB, as it is sometimes called) is considered the gathering place for students, faculty and staff members, alumni, and friends of the university. The SUB and the Student Center had major renovations during 2006 with funding raised by self-assessed fees from the students of ULM.

The renovated facilities include a ballroom, meeting rooms, SGA and Campus Activities Board offices, computer lab, Student Copy Center, social areas, and the University Food Court.

Coordinator:  Lori Laborde
Contact:  (318) 342-5285

Website:        

www.ulm.edu/studentaffairs/reservations.html

• Bry Art Gallery

Art exhibits change monthly and feature all types of student media including paints, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, and ceramics. Exhibits are primarily by professional artists with some students shows throughout the year. The Bry Art Gallery features an art show by area children each May.

Open: Mon-Th, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m./Fri, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Closed: Weekends and holidays
Admission: Free

Director: Mr. Cliff Tresner
Contact: (318) 342-1375
Web site: www.ulm.edu/art/bry.html
Location: Bry Hall, first floor

• Museum of Natural History

The Museum of Natural History was established in 1962, and has evolved into one of the largest university museums in the region. The mission of the ULM Museum of Natural History is to foster a deeper understanding of the sciences within the ULM community, the general public, and K-12 students in the surrounding area. The museum currently features exhibits across four galleries: The invertebrates Room, the Main Gallery, Bird World and the STEAM Room. 

• Known as the “No Bones Room,” visitors can explore a variety of species in the Invertabrates Room, including butterflies, stinging insects, and other fascinating invertebrates that thrive without bones.
• In the main gallery, preserved specimens, including sharks, eels, and rays, are displayed alongside live freshwater and saltwater aquaria, featuring fish and sea anemones. Notable exhibits include fossilized whales from North Louisiana and mammoth bones from excavation sites in Texas and Mississippi. Additionally, life-sized casts of a mammoth, a Tyrannosaurus rex, and an Allosaurus skull can be found nearby. In our Reptiles and Amphibians sections, guests will encounter a diverse array of frogs, toads, and salamanders, including a rare five-legged bullfrog. The museum is also home to a live mascot, a 3-toed box turtle named “Blondie,” who hatched in the summer of 2013. Visitors may have the opportunity to interact with Blondie, depending on her temperament and staff availability. Adjacent to her habitat, the museum showcases a variety of turtle shells and the skeleton of a massive alligator snapping turtle. Venomous and nonvenomous snakes, lizards, and towering alligators can also be found in this area. In addition to reptiles, the museum features a comprehensive collection of skulls, furs, taxidermy mounts, and life-sized replicas of mammals from North America, Africa, and India.
• The Bird World Gallery offers a lively, “backyard-like” experience, highlighting bird species commonly found in northern Louisiana. This interactive gallery is designed to be especially engaging for children, allowing them to explore by touching loose feathers, handling select bird eggs, and learning about the mechanics of flight through hands-on activities in our “Flight Area,” where they can fold and test their own paper airplanes. The room also showcases preserved songbirds, ducks, and eagle specimens, as well as preserved nests and a collection of bird eggs that dates back over 100 years.
• In the Museum’s STEAM room, visitors to step back in time in the Archaeology Wing, where they can learn about the Native American cultures of northeastern Louisiana.
   

Admission: Free

Director: Mrs. Amanda Thompson, M.S., M.A.T
Contact: (318) 342-1868
Web site: www.ulm.edu/mnh
Location: Hanna Hall, first floor

• Wesley Art Gallery

The Wesley Art Gallery is the second oldest art gallery in Monroe. Each month it features a different one-person art exhibit, usually by ULM student artists. Exhibited are all types of studio media such as paints, drawings, prints, sculpture, photography, ceramics, and weaving. In 1965, the gallery began building a permanent collection which features at least one art work from each year since. The permanent collection provides a history of ULM in the art forms.

Open: Daily (including holidays), 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Admission: Free

Location: 112 Delano Drive (next to Strauss Hall)
 

STUDENT RESOURCES

• Clarke M. Williams Student Success Center

Opened in 2007, the Clarke M. Williams Student Success Center houses a computer lab, rooms for group study and tutoring, and multi-media rooms. A full-time advising staff provides academic support services for all students, including assisting students with planning course loads and exploring career options.

In addition to its academic counseling services, the Student Success Center has a modern computer lab with extended hours of operation available to all students. 
Open: Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m. - 9 p.m.; Fri 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Closed: Sat-Sun (Academic Advisors); Sun (Computer Lab)
Admission: Free to students

Director: Ms. Barbara Michaelides
Contact: (318) 342-5550
Web site: http://www.ulm.edu/studentsuccess/

Location: Northeast Drive, next to University Library

• The University Bookstore

The ULM student’s one-stop resource for textbooks, stationery, and everything needed for success in the classroom such as backpacks, notebooks, pens, and binders. The University Bookstore also offers a large variety of school logo apparel, including hats, caps, t-shirts, shorts, and sweats in sizes from infants to XXXL.

Open: Mon-Thurs, 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; Fri, 7:30 a.m.-noon
Closed: Weekends

Contact: (318) 342-1982
Web site: http://www.ulmbookstore.com
Location: Sandel Hall

• The University Library and Conference Center

The university library’s purpose is to support the mission of the University of Louisiana at Monroe in its academic endeavors, research via technology applications, collection building, and the provision of e-literacy instruction to students, faculty, and staff.  The university library also serves non-university users such as businesses, individuals, non-profit organizations, and government entities, particularly in the areas of northeast Louisiana history and the library’s special collections and archives.

The library is a member of OCLC, the largest resource-sharing network of world libraries, enabling cataloging, bibliographic verification, and interlibrary loan via computers connected online to the system headquarters.  The Library’s electronic catalog is a part of LOUIS, the state-wide library network, which provides access to bibliographic and abstracting sources.  As a part of LOUIS, the Library has access to EBSCOhost, providing ULM users access to over 80,000 full-text electronic journals. The university library also provides access to more than 200,000 electronic books.

All are welcome to use the resources of the university library. To borrow library materials one must have a valid ID card.

Director: Megan Lowe, Director of the ULM Library
Contact: (318) 342-1050
Web site: www.ulm.edu/library
 

• The Write Place

The Write Place is an informal, comfortable, and technologically-advanced space where writers at any level or point in the writing process can talk about their writing concerns with tutors who are willing to listen, share, and respond. The goal of these tutorial writing conversations is not necessarily to perfect a given paper so much as it is to help writers investigate their own thinking and writing processes as they work through writing assignments in their classes.

Director: Ms. Meredith McKinnie
Contact: (318) 342-1523
Web site:

www.ulm.edu/english/writespace/facilities.html

Location: University library, first floor
 

• Student Publications

Student Publications serves as a fully functioning newsroom and media design production facility under the auspices of the Communication Program. Located in Stubbs Hall Room 131, Student Publications is home to the Hawkeye student newspaper and the Chacahoula yearbook. The newsroom/studio features multiple iMac computers, scanners, digital cameras, video cameras, voice recorders, and the latest Adobe Creative Suite desktop publishing and video/photography software. The newsroom/studio also features a 42-inch, wall-mounted, flat-screen television and two smaller flat screen televisions used for streaming various news platforms.

Director: Ms. Whitney Martin
Assistant Director: Ms. Courtney Collins
Contact: wmartin@ulm.edu | ccollins@ulm.edu
Location: Stubbs Hall, Room 131

• ULM Dental Hygiene Clinic

The dental hygiene clinic is open to the public, including ULM students and faculty. Treatments provided are: x-rays, deposit removal and polishing, sealants, fluoride, nutritional assessment, and oral cancer screenings. The clinic is located in Caldwell Hall, and appointments can be made by calling (318) 342-1616. A minimal fee is charged. A dentist is available in each clinic to provide an examination and a referral if needed for further dental treatment.

Senior Clinic Coordinator: Ms. Amanda Richardson, R.D.H., M.D.H.
Contact: (318) 342-1616
Web site: www.ulm.edu/dentalhygiene/facilities.html
Location: Caldwell Hall, Room 124

• ULM Child Development Center

The ULM Child Development Center is a five-star rated laboratory setting providing quality care and education for young children. It is operated by the College of Education and Human Development, Department of Curriculum and Instruction. This laboratory is an on-site child care facility with children ranging in age from six weeks through four years. Children of ULM faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members may enroll at the ULM Child Development Center.

The center provides experiences for children that focus on the physical, cognitive, language, social, and emotional development of each child. The center’s primary goal is to provide practical experiences in best practices for university students to prepare them for a variety of professions in which they will work with young children.

Open: Mon-Fri, 7:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Closed: In corellation with ULM semester breaks and holidays

Director: Ms. Emily Williamson
Contact: (318) 342-1913
Web site: http://www.ulm.edu/cdc/Newsite/index.html
 

SMALL BUSINESS CENTERS

• Northeast Louisiana Business and Community Development Center

The purpose of the Northeast Louisiana Business and Community Development Center (NLBCDC) is to advance entrepreneurship and to support economic and community development in the northeast Louisiana Delta region. The NLBCDC offers business owners resources and services designed to support and sustain a successful business. The small business incubator provides facilities and administrative assistance to fledgling companies thus allowing them to focus on the development or expansion of their business. Training and opportunities that directly impact the quality of life and stimulate economic growth will be offered in communities comprising the targeted region.

Executive Director:  Susan Duggins
Contact:  (318) 342-1143
Web Site: http://www.ulm.edu/nlbcdc/
Location:  Stubbs Hall

• Small Business Risk Managment Institute

The Small Business Risk Management Institute was established in 2011 to research, educate, and advocate for small businesses in the area of risk management and insurance.

Director:  Dr. Christine Berry
Contact:  (318) 342-1157
Location: Hemphill Hall

CENTERS AND INSTITUTES

• Center for Business and Economic Research

The Center for Business and Economic Research functions to stimulate research activities of the faculty and to serve the business and industrial populace of northeast Louisiana in solving the business and economic problems of the area. The center gathers, analyzes, interprets, and disseminates statistical information resulting from investigations of potential economic significance to the Northeast Louisiana area.

Director: Dr. Paul Nelson
Location: Hemphill Hall, 1st Floor

• Doctoral Research Center

The Doctoral Research Center provides a technology-rich environment for group and individual research, video conferencing, and media-based presentations. The center is also used for seminar and doctoral-level committee meetings and consultations.

Contact: (318) 342-1288
Location: Strauss Hall, Room 154-B

• Human Performance Laboratory

This laboratory serves as an integral part of the science core curriculum for undergraduate and graduate students in the Department of Kinesiology. Practical experience related to career choices is provided to students in the areas of teaching, physiological assessment, wellness, cardiac rehabilitation, and other sports medicine fields.

Students and faculty use the facilities for research, and the laboratory provides a comprehensive fitness testing program to the university and the community.

Director: Dr. Joshua Gann
Contact: (318) 342-5932
Location: Brown Hall, Room 137

• Institute of Corrections and Juvenile Justice

The Institute of Corrections and Juvenile Justice is charged with providing continuing education and training, beyond basic jailer training, to corrections personnel in public and private corrections agencies. It also has the responsibility to initiate, coordinate, and conduct special programmatic activities related to juvenile and adult correctional populations. The jurisdiction includes Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi, although personnel from other areas are invited to attend training sessions.

Director: Dr. Rob Hanser, Graduate Coordinator of Criminal Justice
Contact: (318) 342-1443
Location: Strauss 216

• The Gerontology, Education, Research, and Outreach (GERO) Institute

The GERO Institute provides education, training, and outreach services to older adults, people with disabilities, geriatric and human services professionals, and the Gerontology industry. Through applied research, the Institute creates and implements geriatric training and outreach programs.  Additionally, the Institute creates and implements geriatric workforce apprenticeship programs. The Institute also provides continuing education certifications to professionals working with older adults and people with disabilities.

Director: Dr. Anita Sharma, LCSW
Contact: asharma@ulm.edu
Location: Strauss 161

• Institute of Law Enforcement

The Institute of Law Enforcement is charged with the responsibility of providing continuing education and training, beyond basic certification and re-certification training, for law enforcement personnel. Its jurisdiction includes Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Personnel from other areas may also attend training sessions. The unit determines training needs and schedules and conducts training sessions utilizing qualified instructors.

Director: Dr. Robert Hanser
Contact: (318) 342-1443
Location: Strauss 216

• Kitty DeGree Speech and Hearing Center

The Kitty DeGree Speech and Hearing Center provides quality speech, language, and hearing services to children and adults throughout northeast Louisiana. It allows students to conduct applied clinical research and complements academic instruction which prepares students to enter practice in diagnosis and management as speech-language pathologists. The students’ clinical experience is supervised by ASHA certified personnel. Interested individuals may contact the center for additional information.

Director: Ann Marie Sisk
Contact: (318) 342-1395
Web site: www.ulm.edu/slp/clinic.html
Location: Sugar Hall, Room 104

• Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic

The Marriage and Family Therapy Clinic provides therapy services to ULM faculty, staff, and students, and to the general public. Therapy services are provided in the areas of child and adolescent problems, marital conflicts, infidelity, divorce and custody issues, spousal abuse, substance abuse, mental illness, depression, grief, and other individual and family issues. Services are available to individuals, couples, and families for a nominal fee each session. Fees are negotiable. Services are free to ULM faculty, staff, and students.

Director: Dr. Carl Van Frusha, Director of Clinical Services
Contact: (318) 342-3124
Web site: www.ulm.edu/mft
Location: Strauss Hall, Room 112

• North Delta Regional Training Academy

The unit was established to provide basic training for peace officers. It schedules and conducts classes to meet needs as mandated by the Police Officer Standards and Training Council (POST). The academy coordinates with the directors of the Institute of Corrections and Juvenile Justice and the Institute of Law Enforcement, and assists them in matters of mutual concern. Designated staff of the academy also conduct appraisal and evaluation services of personnel and program performance in outlying agencies throughout the region.

Director: Capt. Donald P. Stewart (retired)
Contact: (318) 362-5558
Location: 420 Wheelis Street, West Monroe, LA 71291

• Northeast/Central Louisiana Regional Tumor Registry

The North Louisiana Regional Tumor Registry is responsible for abstracting every newly diagnosed cancer in the 12 parishes of northeast Louisiana, the nine parishes in northwest Louisiana, and the six parishes in central Louisiana. The registry is a part of the Louisiana Tumor Registry that collects and processes cancer incidence data from eight geographic regions, and is a clinical site for Louisiana Tech University Health Informatics and Information Management students.

Director: Ms. Nadine S. Johnston, RHIA, CTR
Contact: (318) 342-1840
Web Site: http://louisianatumorregistry.lsuhsc.edu/default.htm
Location: Sandel Hall

• Social Science Research Lab

ULM created the Social Science Research Laboratory to expand inter-disciplinary research efforts. Faculty representing social psychology and political science have identified individuals from various disciplines interested in interdisciplinary research collaboration in applied research projects with the potential to positively impact our community; service-learning is an extremely important component in virtually everything we do.

The laboratory has research fellows at ULM and elsewhere representing psychology, political science, and sociology.

The lab continues to promote a knowledge-based economy and a research and development corridor in northern Louisiana.

Directors: Dr. John Sutherlin
Contact: (318) 342-3135
Web site:

www.ulm.edu/ssrl/

Location: Strauss Hall, Room 359

• Soil-Plant Analysis Laboratory

The Soil-Plant Analysis Laboratory provides soil, plant, microbiological, water and wastewater analysis services.

The ULM Soil Plant Analysis Laboratory serves the regional municipal, industrial and agricultural communities as well as the community at large in northeast Louisiana and is the only soil and plant analysis lab located on a university campus in north Louisiana to offer a full range of such services.

Laboratory manager: Kristopher Kelley
Contact: (318) 342-1948
Web site:

www.ulm.edu/spal

Location: Chemistry and Natural Science Building, Room 117

• ULM Community Counseling Center

The ULM Community Counseling Center is designed to provide counseling and substance abuse counseling services to the general public. The services are provided by advanced graduate students under the supervision of a faculty member.

Walk-ins are welcomed, but appointments are recommended. Services are available to the public at a maximum fee of $25. ULM students who have paid their activity fees may use the center at no additional cost.

Open: Mon.-Thurs., 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Fri. 9 a.m. to 11:30 p.m.
Closed: Weekends
Fees: Up to $25 for the public; free for ULM students

Director: Dr. Carl Van Frusha
Contact: (318) 342-1324
Web site: www.ulm.edu/cehd/community/counseling_center.html
Location: Strauss Hall, Room 284