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Shorter University, a 鈥渟mall, Christian, liberal arts university鈥� in Rome, Georgia, provides an 鈥渁tmosphere that not only develops the student academically, but invests in their lives spiritually.鈥� Overall students say they are 鈥渃ompletely satisfied with [their] overall academic experience鈥� and 鈥渁bsolutely enjoy every one of [their] professors.鈥� The small student body and low student-to-faculty ratio means that everyone gets plenty of attention: 鈥淪mall class sizes encourage relationships with professors, who are then able to give individual help to each student.鈥� In the classroom 鈥減rofessors are very interactive and want to involve the students鈥� in lectures and discussion, and they take time to get to 鈥渒now each and everyone of their students.鈥� Faculty are also 鈥渨illing to help you outside of class,鈥� and make themselves 鈥渁vailable not only for class purposes, but also for spiritual uplifting purposes, which is very encouraging for students.鈥� Indeed, many students are attracted to Shorter鈥檚 faith-based education and explain, 鈥淲e do our best to transform lives through Christ by using Christian-centered critical thinking.鈥� However, some students clamor for a greater variety of academic offerings and a greater availability of classes that cover specialized subjects. Many students 鈥渇eel like the facilities need to be improved.鈥� One student complains that 鈥渢he science labs are abysmal and need to be restructured,鈥� while another agrees that the school needs to increase science funding 鈥渟o that we can have undergraduate research opportunities and have state-of-the-art labs.鈥�

Most students are 鈥渨hite and Southern Baptist鈥� and demonstrate 鈥渢he typical Southern hospitality.鈥� Students say that everyone on campus 鈥渋s nice and small-talk friendly鈥� and 鈥渦sually students fit in pretty well . . . because everyone tries to take the time to get to know others.鈥� But students often find 鈥渃lose friends within [their] departments鈥� because 鈥渟mall class sizes have the same people in a lot of your same classes.鈥� Shorter maintains a close-knit community, and 鈥渕ost of the students here are also athletes or heavily involved in the school somehow.鈥� One student explains, 鈥淥utside of academics, there are three main veins of activity that the majority of students are involved in: Greek life, athletics, or theater. There is overlap between these social groups, which allows for relationships between students outside of their normal circle.鈥�

鈥淭he environment is uplifting and interactive鈥� at Shorter. Students say life on this faith-based campus 鈥渞evolves around fellowship,鈥� and 鈥渂ecause it is a smaller school you tend you get to know everyone.鈥� 鈥淲e stay up late playing guitar and singing or playing board/card games,鈥� one student explains, but Shorter maintains a strictly dry campus and 鈥渢here isn鈥檛 much of a night life like there would be in other cities.鈥� Nonetheless, 鈥淒owntown Rome is beautiful, with a bridge lit up every night and an old 鈥淢ain Street USA鈥� offering a safe and relaxing setting for an afternoon or evening off campus.鈥� On campus students 鈥渂ring homework or guitars outside on a nice day; sometimes the faculty and staff join in these spontaneous outdoor gatherings.鈥� For adventure 鈥渟tudents go on hikes in the nearby woods and mountains, stroll down old downtown, have movie nights, and even take over a building for nerf night.鈥�