American University is commited to supporting employees with a well-rounded and intensely engaged community. Listed below are just a few highlights of the AU Community.

Academic/Intellectual Work Environment Diverse, international perspective: student body represents all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the territories and about 150 foreign countries Wireless campus Award-winning NPR Radio Station, WAMU 88.5FM 35-hour work week in most departments Casual Fridays in many departments Faculty and staff involvement in university committees and project teams Comprehensive recycling program Lectures, symposiums Weekly sporting events Cultural Events Visiting Writers Series CAS Music in the Atrium Series Concerts – jazz, choral, classical, rock and comedy Dance performances Theatre productions Independent Coeducational University AU offers 53 bachelor's programs; 47 master's programs; 8 doctoral programs; JD and LL and SJD, certificate programs and associate degrees AU Abroad offers 50 study abroad programs in 30 countries (from Argentina to the United Arab Emirates) in any of 9 languages 160 clubs and organizations; 11 fraternities and 12 sororities; and varsity, recreational, and intramural sports 11,748 students enrolled: 5,662 (294 part-time) are undergraduates 3,392 are graduate or professional students 1,042 are non-degree, certificate, and Washington Semester and AU Abroad programs Chartered by an Act of Congress in 1893 Consortium of Universities of the Metropolitan Washington Area: members may take advantage of the course and library resources offered by the other 12 consortium member schools University Facilities (Virtual Tour - View Live Webcams - Facilities Guide) Award-winning Campus Landscaping a residential area of upper northwest Washington, D.C 76-acre main campus and 8-acre Tenley satellite campus are within one mile of each other. The Washington College of Law is located on Massachusetts Avenue, a half mile from the main campus. Housing for about 4,000 students Interdenominational religious center Specialized natural science facilities Computing center open 24 hours a day, plus 13 computer laboratories around campus Two electronic auditoriums (one includes video conferencing capabilities) Numerous classrooms with the latest in multimedia presentation capability Radio and television studios Recital halls Comprehensive, multipurpose sports and convocation center Katzen Arts Center Jacob's Fitness Center Harold and Sylvia Greenberg Theatre