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STUDENT HELP GUIDE ***Italicized descriptions of services are distilled from unit web sites. Advising (English). English advisors are available to discuss course schedules, assist with registration difficulties, help students determine the best academic concentration, and direct them to specific help within the department. Cherry Hall 135 2707453043 [email protected] wku.edu/english/englishadvisors/ Advising (General). Academic Advising & Retention Center (AARC). AARC coordinates academic student advising activities among colleges and departments. Advising is required for all degreeseeking students. AARC advises all undecided students and helps them plan for potential majors. Downing Student Union 2141 2707455065 [email protected] wku.edu/advising/ Campus Police. WKUPD supports WKU’s objectives by providing crime prevention programming, preserving the peace, protecting life and property, and fairly and impartially enforcing regulations of the University, ordinances of Bowling Green, and statutes of the Commonwealth. 1603 Avenue of Champions Inside Parking Structure 1 (PS1) 2707452548 (nonemergency) wku.edu/police/ Counseling and Testing Center. The Center provides a variety of psychological services to students that will augment recruitment, retention, and graduation by strengthening their capacity to tolerate distress, form healthy relationships, and seek healthy expressions of their ideals and values. Students pay a onetime, $20 fee, and services are free thereafter. Potter Hall 409 2707453159 wku.edu/heretohelp/ Financial Aid & Scholarships. The Student Financial Assistance Office can arrange meetings with financial aid counselors and help student access information about tuition costs, student loans, financial aid, and scholarships. Potter Hall 317 2707452755 [email protected] wku.edu/financialaid/ Health Services. We're the place you come to for health care services and information to help you now and beyond college. Our stateoftheart facility and board certified physicians are here to support students’ wellbeing. Fees apply. 1681 Normal Drive 2707452273 [email protected] wku.edu/healthservices/ Student Accessibility Resource Center (SARC). SARC coordinates services and accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Our most common activities include reviewing disability documentation, meeting with students to determine appropriate accommodations, and partnering with other campus areas to implement accommodations. Downing Student Union 1074 2707455004; TTY 2707453030; Video 2702880597 [email protected] wku.edu/sarc/ Study Skills & Tutoring—The Learning Center (TLC). TLC provides students free, peertopeer, course specific tutoring. In addition to tutoring coursespecific content, TLC offers assistance with academic skill areas such as note taking, time management, test taking skills, etc. Downing Student Union 2141 2707455065 [email protected] wku.edu/tlc/ Writing Center. The Writing Center offers free, individual conferences about writing with our staff of English majors and graduate students in facetoface sessions in Cherry Hall and Cravens Library and online. Our services are available to all Western Kentucky University students. Cherry Hall 123 4 th Floor Cravens Commons 2707455719 [email protected] wku.edu/writingcenter/

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 STUDENT  HELP  GUIDE  

 

***Italicized  descriptions  of  services  are  distilled  from  unit  web  sites.      

Advising  (English).  English  advisors  are  available  to  discuss  course  schedules,  assist  with  registration  difficulties,  help  students  determine  the  best  academic  concentration,  and  direct  them  to  specific  help  within  the  department.  

Cherry  Hall  135  270-­‐745-­‐3043  [email protected]    wku.edu/english/english-­‐advisors/  

Advising  (General).  Academic  Advising  &  Retention  Center  (AARC).  AARC  coordinates  academic  student  advising  activities  among  colleges  and  departments.  Advising  is  required  for  all  degree-­‐seeking  students.  AARC  advises  all  undecided  students  and  helps  them  plan  for  potential  majors.    

Downing  Student  Union  2141  270-­‐745-­‐5065  [email protected]    wku.edu/advising/    

Campus  Police.  WKUPD  supports  WKU’s  objectives  by  providing  crime  prevention  programming,  preserving  the  peace,  protecting  life  and  property,  and  fairly  and  impartially  enforcing  regulations  of  the  University,  ordinances  of  Bowling  Green,  and  statutes  of  the  Commonwealth.    

1603  Avenue  of  Champions    Inside  Parking  Structure  1  (PS1)  270-­‐745-­‐2548  (non-­‐emergency)  wku.edu/police/    

Counseling  and  Testing  Center.  The  Center  provides  a  variety  of  psychological  services  to  students  that  will  augment  recruitment,  retention,  and  graduation  by  strengthening  their  capacity  to  tolerate  distress,  form  healthy  relationships,  and  seek  healthy  expressions  of  their  ideals  and  values.  Students  pay  a  one-­‐time,  $20  fee,  and  services  are  free  thereafter.  

Potter  Hall  409  270-­‐745-­‐3159  wku.edu/heretohelp/    

Financial  Aid  &  Scholarships.    The  Student  Financial  Assistance  Office  can  arrange  meetings  with  financial  aid  counselors  and  help  student  access  information  about  tuition  costs,  student  loans,  financial  aid,  and  scholarships.    

Potter  Hall  317  270-­‐745-­‐2755  [email protected]    wku.edu/financialaid/    

Health  Services.  We're  the  place  you  come  to  for  health  care  services  and  information  to  help  you  now  and  beyond  college.  Our  state-­‐of-­‐the-­‐art  facility  and  board  certified  physicians  are  here  to  support  students’  well-­‐being.  Fees  apply.  

1681  Normal  Drive    270-­‐745-­‐2273  [email protected]    wku.edu/healthservices/    

Student  Accessibility  Resource  Center  (SARC).  SARC  coordinates  services  and  accommodations  for  students  with  documented  disabilities.  Our  most  common  activities  include  reviewing  disability  documentation,  meeting  with  students  to  determine  appropriate  accommodations,  and  partnering  with  other  campus  areas  to  implement  accommodations.    

Downing  Student  Union  1074  270-­‐745-­‐5004;  TTY  270-­‐745-­‐3030;  Video  270-­‐288-­‐0597  [email protected]    wku.edu/sarc/    

Study  Skills  &  Tutoring—The  Learning  Center  (TLC).  TLC  provides  students  free,  peer-­‐to-­‐peer,  course  specific  tutoring.  In  addition  to  tutoring  course-­‐specific  content,  TLC  offers  assistance  with  academic  skill  areas  such  as  note  taking,  time  management,  test  taking  skills,  etc.    

Downing  Student  Union  2141  270-­‐745-­‐5065  [email protected]    wku.edu/tlc/    

Writing  Center.  The  Writing  Center  offers  free,  individual  conferences  about  writing  with  our  staff  of  English  majors  and  graduate  students  in  face-­‐to-­‐face  sessions  in  Cherry  Hall  and  Cravens  Library  and  online.  Our  services  are  available  to  all  Western  Kentucky  University  students.    

Cherry  Hall  123  4th  Floor  Cravens  Commons    270-­‐745-­‐5719  [email protected]    wku.edu/writingcenter/