Resolution on Student Support Services
Date
Background
Rutgers students are told about many of the RU Services when they arrive to Rutgers, but the information is not as widely disseminated afterwards. Students are as stressed or possibly more so as they enter junior and senior years due to ongoing pressure to perform academically (and at higher levels), but have other stresses such as many no longer have a meal plan, need to think about plans after graduation (getting a job or into graduate school), etc.
The New Brunswick Faculty Council has compiled a list of services to help increase the awareness of RU services to our students who are need of such services. This list was prepared with valuable input from New Brunswick Faculty Council members, from the Office of Student Affairs, and the office of the Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services at Rutgers University.
Resolution
Therefore, be it resolved that the New Brunswick Faculty Council urges the Chancellor of RU-NB that the following list of RU Services for New Brunswick students be shared with New Brunswick administrators and teaching faculty (TT, NTT, PTLs) and all academic units and their student services, and that this list be made prominently available in the LMS (Learning Management System) sites, and that all teaching faculty consider adding this list of services to their course syllabi.
AVAILABLE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
If you are having personal or other problems, there are many options at Rutgers for assistance.
- Student Affairs Offices can help with issues related to your experience at Rutgers; when you don’t know where to start looking for assistance, contact a Dean of Students Office.
- If you are in need of mental health services, please use our readily available services. Rutgers Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) – New Brunswichttp://rhscaps.rutgers.edu/
- If you need some temporary guidance, there is “Lets Talk” – which is a CAPS service offering drop-in hours at a number of locations across campus. No appointment is necessary. http://health.rutgers.edu/medical-counselingservices/ counseling/therapy/community-based-counseling
If you are in need of physical health services due to illness, please reach out to Rutgers Health Services – New Brunswick: http://health.rutgers.edu/
If you do not have enough food, there is a Food Pantry on College Ave campus that is exclusively for Rutgers Students. http://ruoffcampus.rutgers.edu/food/
If you need accommodation for a disability, obtain a Letter of Accommodation from the Office of Disability Services that provides student-centered and inclusive services https://ods.rutgers.edu
If you are a military veteran or are on active military duty, you can obtain support through the Office of Veteran and Military Programs and Services. http://veterans.rutgers.edu/
If you are in need of legal services, please use our readily available services: http://rusls.rutgers.edu/
If you are in need of additional academic assistance, please use our readily available services.Rutgers University-New Brunswick Learning Center: https://rlc.rutgers.edu/.
If you or somebody you know has been victimized by a crime, interpersonal violence (e.g.,stalking, sexual assault), support is available at the Rutgers Office for Violence Prevention and Victim assistance. http://vpva.rutgers.edu