Campus Life
- Libraries
The University Library Center is divided into two central libraries – one for the Humanities and one for the Sciences – both located at the Fisciano campus. A third library, run by the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, is located at the Baronissi campus.
The central library of the Fisciano campus “E. R. Caianiello” features book collections pertaining to humanities, law and economics. It has more than 600 study desks – which students can partly reserve online – distributed among eighteen consultation rooms. These are all organized with the “open-shelf” system, which grants the user direct access to the books. In addition to computerized book lending on campus, the Center features interlibrary lending and document delivery services for the consultation of books and documents from other libraries, with the Fisciano library supplying the same service in turn. The Science and Technology Library, opened on May 3, 2013, has a total capacity of approximately 350,000 bibliographical units and features library funds already belonging to the libraries of the Faculties of Mathematical, Physical and Natural Sciences, and Engineering and Pharmacy. The entire corpus converges into the single University catalogue powered by Aleph 500, and is set according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (CDD). The workstations under development are 540 – over 100 bookable on line – distributed among 7 large consultation rooms. Inside the Baronissi campus is a third library specially dedicated to the research and teaching needs of the Medicine and Surgery Department. Newly founded, the center features a few thousand textbooks and some newly acquired scientific journals, as well as private donations of historical interest. Particularly rich is the one donated by the heirs of Salerno surgeon Matteo Della Corte. The Library has numerous information resources, databases and periodicals, all available online. Lending and document delivery services are also active.
- Residences
Since 2009, the Fisciano campus has beenequipped with a complex of highly efficient residence halls for students and faculty.
An important result in terms of urban and social planning, the Fisciano residences count 780 beds. They are made up of one-room flats and ready-furnished mini-apartments, all equipped with air conditioning, kitchenette, telephone, internet connection, satellite TV input. Accommodation comprises additional services (reception rooms, study rooms, meeting rooms, a breakfast room, lounges, automatic laundries, cafés, a projection room, a gym). Most of the one-room flats are reserved for “fuori sede” students (i.e. students residing outside the metropolitan area of Salerno) who have been awarded accommodation. Occupancy lasts at least 10 months. Mini-apartments and one-room flats which are not reserved for fuori sede students are given to other guests for a fee according to A.DI.S.U. regulations. Some housing units are specially equipped for students with disabilities; others are intended for foreign students and teachers for the purpose of fostering internationalization. Another complex was built in Sava (Baronissi) with A.DI.S.U. funds. This has three floors and hosts 86 beds, 10 of which for people with disabilities. The complex of residence halls run by A.DI.S.U also includes the recovery and consolidation of Palazzo Barra in Lancusi (Fisciano), approximately 1km from the Baronissi campus. The building has 21 mini apartments for a total of 24 beds, 2 of which for disabled people. Regulations can be found at www.adisurcampania.it.
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- Catering service
The catering service, run by A.DI.S.U., is one of the flagships of Salerno University. The service is provided in two facilities open from 12.00 am to 3.00 pm Monday to Friday. The main facility has approximately 1300 seats and is located at the Fisciano campus. Students can choose a traditional lunch, paying according to their family income bracket, or supplement or change the composition of their lunch with extra items and various drinks. The cafeteria also provides pizza and hot dogs, as well as food baskets and drinks. The cafeteria is open for lunch 12:00 – 03:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. The prices are kept low and a full meal costs € 3.00. At the first access, students have to enroll at the Information Desk near the entrance, in order to get a personal card. The daily menus are promptly posted on the company website. During the summer months, stands selling homemade ice cream are also available.
The second facility, located at the Baronissi campus, only provides pizza and food baskets prepared at the Fisciano cafeteria. For students of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professions, a catering service is provided at the refectory of the University Hospital “OO.RR.S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D’Aragona” in Salerno. Furthermore, A.DI.S.U. Salerno, in collaboration with “Associazione Italiana Celiaci Onlus Campania”, has started a catering service for celiacs.
- Theater
The Theater, located in the same complex as the Great Hall, was designed by Filippo Alison. Conceived as a multifunctional facility, it has a capacity of approximately 300 seats, a fully equipped stage, a foyer, and dressing rooms for artists. The University Theater was started in 2005 and has since then hosted theater seasons, music events, workshops, exhibitions, meetings and lecture-shows which have contributed to a more varied education for students, and promoted fruitful forms of interdisciplinarity and experimentation within research and teaching. The theater plays a crucial role in UNISARTE, a major center where various visual languages (cinema, art, theatre, new media) meet new technologies and businesses, with the University developing new forms of knowledge and innovative professions. In this light, collaborations and exchanges are promoted with organizations, institutions and foundations. The Theater, in addition to following its own projects, works in two directions: conducting international, advanced research, and giving voice to experimentation. Special attention is paid to young Campania- based theater companies whose work is particularly significant and innovative. The University is a founding partner, along with the Salerno City Council and the “Assoli” Association, of the “Fondazione Salerno Contemporanea – Teatro d’innovazione” whose purpose is to promote research and experimentation in the fields of arts and entertainment.
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