REFERRAL CONCERNS

Students who have questions or concerns are encouraged to seek out assistance from a variety of university offices and departments. If in doubt about where to go for assistance, contact the Office of the Dean of Students, located in the Memorial Student Union, room 306, ext. 3606, and they will direct you to the appropriate office.

Expressed Concern

Referral Resources

(name of office and telephone number)

Academic advising

Consult the office of the dean of your college for phone number; Director of Academic Advising, 3300

Activities on campus

Student Activities, 2760; Student Government Association, 3610; Public Relations, 3901

Alcohol abuse issues

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Alcoholics Anonymous, 592-5385; PDAP, 592-1212

Assertiveness Training

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Special Programs, 2129; Continuing Education, 2861

Birth Control

Life Services & Wellness,  2904; Planned Parenthood, 592-2649

Career Information

Career Services, 2217; contact respective colleges

Change of Address

Registrar’s Office, 2811; Post Office, 2400

Child abuse/neglect

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Texas Department of Public Health, 592-3324; University Police Department, 2611

Child care information

Center For Young Children (university child care), 2219

Clubs & organizations

Student Activities, 2760; individual departments

Coping with death of loved one

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Baptist Student Union, 592-9335; Catholic Center , 592-5781; Latter Day Saints Center, 595-5004

Depression or suicide

Life Services & Wellness, 2904; Bible Chair Ministers; University Police Department, 2611

Disability concerns

Services for Students with Disabilities, 3024

Dropping/adding class

Consult with your advisor; Registrar’s Office, 2811

Drug abuse

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Palmer Drug Abuse (PDAP), 592-1212

Eating disorders

Life Services & Wellness, 3991 or 2904

Employment, on campus

Student Employment (Financial Aid Office), 2878

Employment,
off-campus

Career Services, 2217

Family concerns

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair ministers

Fee payments, refunds

Business Office, 3818

Financial concerns

Financial Aid Office, 3911

Fitness

Recreational Sports, 3059

Food Service concerns

Sodexho Food Service, 3119; Residence Life, 3419

Grievances, complaints (refer to section in this handbook).

Discuss the problem orally or in writing with the person whose decision or action is being contested; continue with next level if unresolved (Dean of the College for academic concerns; Assistant VP for Finance and Administration in the case of fiscal matters; Dean of Students in nonacademic cases)

Health concerns

Life Services & Wellness, 3991 or 2904

Homesickness

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair Ministers; your Area Coordinator or Resident Advisor

Housing concerns, on-campus

Contact your Resident Advisor, Area Coordinator or Residence Life Office, 3419

Housing concerns, off-campus

Residence Life Office, 3419

Information and referral

The Dean of Students, 3606; Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs, 3612

International Admissions

International Admissions and Student Services, 2319

International Studies

International Admissions Office, Cousins Hall #217, 3994

Internships

Career Services, 2217; Your department or college

Interpersonal conflicts

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair Ministers; Dean of Students, 3606

Intramurals/Recreational Sports

Recreational Sports, 3059

Lost & Found

University Police Department, 2611

Major/career indecision

Contact the office of the dean of the respective college; Career Services, 2217; Counseling, 3991

Marital/Premarital concerns

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair Ministers; Planned Parenthood, 592-2649

Math & test anxiety

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Special Programs, 2708; Hoggie Aces, 5250

Meeting facilities

Event planning office, 4173

Mentoring

Student Activities, 2760; College of Engineering , 2001; Your department

Money management; budgeting

Special Programs, 2129; Financial Aid, 3911

Motivation

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Special Programs, 2708; Bible Chair Ministers

Nontraditional Students, services for

Life Services and Wellness, 3991; Continuing Education, 2861; Dean of Students, 3606

Personal problems

Life Services & Wellness, 2904; Bible Chair Ministers

Physical abuse

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; University Police Department, 2611; Bible Chair Ministers

Pregnancy issues/testing

Life Services & Wellness, 3991 or 2904; Planned Parenthood, 592-2649

Racquetball court reservations

Gym facilities at SPEC, 2009

Rape/Sexual Assault

University Police Department, 2611; Life Services & Wellness, 3991

Registration for classes

Consult with your academic advisor; Registrar’s Office, 2811

Relationship problems

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair Ministers

Resume writing

Career Services, 2217

Roommate conflicts

Contact your Resident Advisor; Residence Life, 3419;  Life Services & Wellness, 3991

Scholarships

Respective Academic Department, Financial Aid, 2887

Sexual/gender issues

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair Ministers;

Sexual harassment

Human Resources, 3705; Life Services & Wellness, 3991

Sexual misconduct

Dean of Students, 3606; University Police Department, 2611

Sexually transmitted diseases

Life Services & Wellness, 3991 or 2904; Planned Parenthood, 592-2649; Texas Department of Health, 592-2693

Shuttle Service

Student Union, 2016 or 3606

Smoking cessation

Life Services & Wellness, 3991 or 2904

Spiritual concerns

Baptist Student Ministry, 592-9335; Latter Day Saints, 595-5004; Catholic Center , 592-5781

Stress and anxiety, coping with

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; Bible Chair Ministers; Special Programs, 2129

Study Abroad

International Studies and Programs, 3994

Study skills

Life Services & Wellness, 2904; University College , 3300; Special Programs, 2129

TASP policy

University College //TASP Office, 3300; Registrar’s Office, 2811

Time management

Life Services & Wellness, 3991; University College , 3300; Special Programs, 2708

Testing (SAT, GRE, etc.)

Life Services & Wellness, 3991

Tutoring

University College , 3300; Special Programs, 2708; Consult with your department, Hoggie Aces, 5250

Veterans

Veteran’s Program (Registrar’s Office), 2812 or 2811

Vending (refunds)

Memorial Student Union Building Game Room, 216

Vocational education

Career Services, 2217

Withdrawal from Univ. (advice)

Consult with your advisor; Financial Aid Office, 3911; University College , 3300; Residence Life, 3419

Withdrawal from Univ. (process)

Registrar’s Office, 2811; also Residence Life, 3419 if living on campus; International Students, 2319

Weight control

Life Services & Wellness, 3991 or 2904; Rec. Sports, 3057

Women’s issues

Life Services & Wellness, 2904

Work experience

Career Services (also Cooperative Ed Program), 2217; On-Campus Student Employment (Financial Aid Office), 3911

 

 

 

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