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- adjective US Pertaining to facilities or activities regularly utilized by the
faculty orstudents of an educational institution that are locatedon thecampus . - adjective US Pertaining to a
student of an educational institution who resideson thecampus . - adverb US Engaging in an activity by a
faculty member or astudent of an educational institutionon thecampus .
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Examples
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It was one of a large block of rooms in which NYU sequestered transfer students like me in so-called "on-campus" housing 25 blocks from campus.
Teri Karush Rogers: My Co-op Thanks Giving Teri Karush Rogers 2011
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Once around the bend, an army of “traffic ministry” volunteers in red T-shirts directs each car into one of the 2,460 on-campus parking spaces.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Why is it that the turnout for dollar beer night is always SO much greater than the number of students who show up for on-campus lectures?
5 Things College Students Take For Granted College Candy 2010
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I wonder how close he can live to the on-campus post office -- a stop included on all college tours.
Elizabeth Donoghue: Observations on the College Tour Elizabeth Donoghue 2011
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Such floaters can apply to on-campus or off-campus housing, depending on the policy.
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Why is it that the turnout for dollar beer night is always SO much greater than the number of students who show up for on-campus lectures?
5 Things College Students Take For Granted College Candy 2010
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Carter said such mistakes occur frequently for a number of reasons, one "ironically" being that the EducationDepartment works with institutions to get the data right in the federal database, but the on-campus report oftenremains unchanged until an audit like this one takes place.
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More photos and interactive graphics To accommodate the circuit, Saint Anselm runs the on-campus New Hampshire Institute of Politics, a former Army reserve center transformed into a live-TV studio and auditorium for town-hall meetings.
Where Students Enroll in Election 101 Jennifer Levitz 2012
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Many schools, especially larger universities, account for this by not offering enough on-campus housing to accommodate their entire undergraduate population.
Top 10 Colleges For Campus Housing US News 2011
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Heidi Shierholz, an economist at the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning think tank, says new graduates have the advantage of access to on-campus recruiting and a job market that is finally gaining strength after a deep recession.
Private Sector Lifts Grads' Job Outlook Sara Murray 2011
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