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Whom to See About What

Listed below are administrative offices most frequently contacted by students. This listing
may prove helpful in solving a particular problem or receiving answers to questions.

Academic Advising, x 5964 (Whitman 160)
• Academic problems
• Appeals of academic decisions
• Change of advisors
• Declaring/changing major or minor
• Academic advisement
• Academic Readmission 

Academic Achievement Office, x5964 (Whitman 160)
• Academic assistance
• Academic skills workshop
• Study skills
• Tutoring

Academic Support, x5964 (Whitman 160)
• Academic problem solving
• Academic skills assessment
• Academic skills development

Academic Resources
• CSTEP, x5605, Whitman 171
• HEOP, x5580, Whitman 171

Advocates Program, x5122 (Torrey HCC)
• Sexual violence programming & training
• Prevention and intervention programming
• Sexual violence advocacy and support (individual & group) Business Office, x5591 (Vilas 205)
• Student payroll checks, direct deposit, or other payroll questions
• Nonresident alien student scholarship, payroll and income tax questions

Admissions Office, x5261 (Payson)
• Recommendations for prospective students
• Tour guides, overnight hosts & other recruitment opportunities

Business Office, x5591 (Vilas 205)
• Student payroll checks, direct deposit, or other payroll questions
• Nonresident alien student scholarship, payroll and income tax questions

Campus Support, x5913 (Central Warehouse)
• Student insurance (health and personal property - Niagara National, 1-800-444-5530)
• Vending machine questions, x5907, x5913
• Laundry machine questions, x5905, x5908

Career Services, x5906 (Student Center 203)
• Resumes & cover letters
• Graduate school and career library
• Mock interviews
• Scholarships, fellowships and grants
• Internships
• Job Search
• Career SLUth
• Career Exploration
• Graduate Tests (GRE, GMAT, LSAT)
• Alumni Career Mentors

Chaplain, x5256 (Gunnison Chapel)
• Special religious observances
• Spiritual programming
• Weekly chapel services
• Weddings      

Counseling Services, x5391 (Torrey Health & Counseling Center)
• Counseling referrals (psychiatric)
• Personal counseling for all students
• Group counseling
• Information on how to help a friend
• Resource library for students

Dining & Conference Services,  x5995/5232 (Eben Holden)
• Dining service policies
• Catering, box lunches, special arrangements
• Dining hall employment
• Campus wide room reservations
• Canaras reservations
• Menu

Duplicating Services, x5891 (Vilas G-5)
• Encode student IDs to enable use of campus copiers
• color copies for course related projects and student
  organizations

Facilities Operations, x5601 (Facilities Operations Complex)
• Building maintenance
• Renovations
• University vehicle requests

Financial Aid Office, x5265 (Payson)
• Campus employment
• Financial records
• Scholarships
• State and federal grant programs
• Student loan programs

First-Year Program, x5909 (Whitman 161)
• Coordination of First-Year Program
• First-year scholar program
• First-year academic problems
• First-year council

Health Service, 5392 (Torrey Health & Counseling Center)
• Self care resources
• Health care
• Health records
• Gynecological counseling & care
• Travel clinic

Intercollegiate Athletics & Recreation, x5421 (Augsbury)
• Scheduling athletic facilities
• Sports information

International & Intercultural Education Office
X5991 (Carnegie 108)
•  Off-campus study programs
• Cultural Encounters Program

Information Technology—IT, 5770 (Madill)
Help Desk
• Computer lab information
• User accounts and passwords
• Videotape and equipment borrowing

Leadership Academy and the Center for Collegiate Volunteerism, X5653/5652 (Hulett/Jencks Commons)
• Student leadership training/programming
• Student volunteerism and community involvement
• Student organization development
• Mentoring

Mail Center, x5710 (Student Center)
• Central mailboxes for all students
• FAX: Incoming serivce for students—229-5515
• Messages
• Packages
           
Registrar’s Office, 5267 (Vilas 122)
• Academic records
• Academic Standing
• Changes—course and grade
• Change of home address
• Cross-registration
• Late registration fees
• Registration
• Requirements for degree
• Schedule change fees
• Transcripts
• Veterans’ needs
• Waiver of normal course load

Residence Life, x5250 (Student Center 230)
• Student housing assignments
• Special housing needs
• Educational programming
• Community assistant information
• Summer school housing
• Commencement and guest housing
• Student room changes
• Room combination lock changes
• Roommate concerns

Security & Safety, x5555 (Torrey Health & Counseling Center)
• Campus security and safety
• Card access control system
• ID card production
• Crime prevention programs/OP ID
• Safety escort service
• Lost and found
• Motor & Parking Policy Information
• Traffic violation appeals
• Airport and taxi transportation service
• University driver certification
• University switchboard

Special Needs, x5104, (Whitman 171)
• Services for students with special needs

Student Activities and Leadership , x5757 (Student Center)
• Campus programming (films, concerts, lectures)
• Fraternity/sorority affairs
• Student organizations
• Student Center room reservations
• Student organizations’ advisor information
• Campus solicitations
• Orientation
• Family Weekend

Student Financial Services, x5581 (Student Center 315)
• Consultation on meeting financial obligations to the University
• Questions on student accounts
• Loan information
• NYS TAP information
• Questions on meal plans
• Questions on campus-wide accounts

Student Life, Vice President & Dean, x5311 (Student Center 234)
• Appeals on student discipline decisions
• Leaves of absence, medical, and personal withdrawals
• Readmissions, other than academic
• Student policies, student records
• Transfers/Withdrawals
• International student services coordinator

Student Life, Associate Dean, x5550/5551 (Student Center 236)
• Educational programming
• Racial harassment
• Sexual misconduct (assault, relationship violence, harassment)
• Special Hearing Board
• Staff liaison for Student Judiciary Board
• Violations of campus regulations

Summerterm Office, x5501 (Vilas 103)
• Undergraduate summer courses
• Graduate summer courses

Telecommunications, x5770 (Help Desk, Madill)
• Student telephone inquiries

University Communications Office, x5585 (Vilas 212)
• Press releases
• University publications

Volunteer Center (see Leadership Academy)

In addition, there are other people who may
be helpful with these specific problems:

Academic Advising:
Faculty/staff advisor or major department chairpersons
GraduateSchool: Major department faculty
GMAT/GRE:Booklets—Career Services & Leadership Education
Test Administrator GRE—K. Caldwell
MCAT: Test Administrator—K. Caldwell
PRAXIS: Test Administrator—K. Caldwell
Pre-Law and LSAT:
Career Services & Leadership Education.
Pre-Med, DAT, OCAT and VAT:
Biology Dept., Prof. David Hornung
3+2 Engineering: Physics Dept., Catherine Jahncke
Major Requirements: Department chairperson
Tutoring: Academic Achievement
Personal Counseling:
Contact Counseling Services for information.