Services for students
Costs
There are no costs to students for counseling services.
Eligibility
Services are available to all active and currently enrolled students.
When there is a waitlist, actively enrolled undergraduate students will
have priority.
Confidentiality
Because counseling is a personal matter, the Counseling and Wellness
Center maintains confidentiality to the limits provided by the law.
No record of counseling is contained in any academic, educational or job
placement file, and information about counseling is only released with
the student's written permission. The only exception would be in
cases mandated by law, such as imminent danger to self or others, abuse
of children, the elderly. or the disabled, or a court subpoena.
How to make an appointment and hours of operation
Students can
call, email or simply walk in (Old Main Building, Room 203) during business hours
(Mon-Fri, 9am to 5pm). Students can also leave a note on the message
board pouches located on each of the counselors' doors. When
leaving a note, please include your full name, a good number to reach
you, and the best time to call.
Counselors' schedules and contact information are posted in several
locations: outside the Old Main Room 203 entrance door, and also by the
door, on each of the counselor's room. Get to know your counselors by
checking out
counseling center staff site.
The counseling center is open from 9:00 to 5:00 Monday through Friday
during fall and spring semesters to all enrolled students. Counseling
services during the summer are reduced with some closures and limited to
emergency outreach and consultations.
Counseling services
The center offers individual counseling, brief crisis intervention,
referrals in the community, consultations, support through education and
training, drug and alcohol assessment, information, and education classes.
Substance abuse prevention and education program
The Counseling Center houses the
substance abuse prevention and education program. It offers
assessment, screening, information, treatment recommendations,
referrals, as well as classes.
Health and wellness services
The center offers a limited supply of over the counter medications as
well as chair massage for a reduced fee. Chair massage is by
appointment, and available only during fall and spring semesters;
a service that is being provided by a licensed massage practitioner. For
appointments, simply walk in the counseling center, and sign up.
Workshops and training seminars
Our center offers outreach programs and consults with campus programs
and departments to develop specific programs
and presentations for faculty, classes, residence hall groups,
campus organizations and the campus community.
Self help materials
Located in our counseling
center waiting area, we have a variety of
pamphlets, brochures and handouts. However, a much more comprehensive
and updated self help materials are found in our online site from counseling
centers around the country and are available through the
virtual pamphlet
collection and
self help materials.
Online resources and workshops
The Counseling Center site provides helpful links such as
online resources and
online workshops. Specifically, it offers sites not only for some
specific mental health topics for college students, but also provides
resources for parents, first year transition (for students and their
parents), international students, student veterans, and other special
student minority populations.