First Things First - The Basics

Support Services

Throughout your time with us, you may want to utilize the services of our many student support facilities. SCSU provides services to its students through the following venues:

Public Safety
www.stcloudstate.edu/publicsafety

Public Safety issues parking permits, provides a 24-hour escort service for students who wish an escort across campus and to parking lots, and assists with disabled vehicles. Public Safety is located behind the Miller Center on 4th Avenue South, at the corner of 4th Avenue South and 6th Street South. To obtain an escort, call 308.3333.

Child Care Center
www.stcloudstate.edu/childcare

The Lindgren Child Care Center is available to students with child care needs. The center is located near the south end of campus next to the Engineering and Computing Center, adjacent to 10th Street. For complete details, please visit the Lindgren Child Care Center Web site at www.stcloudstate.edu/childcare.

Student Disability Services
www.stcloudstate.edu/sds

SDS is SCSU's program to provide support service for students with a physical, cognitive or mental/emotional disability. The goal is to provide facility and programmatic access through reasonable accommodations to allow students with disabilities an equal opportunity for academic success. The services provided by SDS are:

• Priority registration
• Sign language/oral interpreting
• Note taking
• Alternative testing
• Taped textbooks
• Support services

If you are in need of services from the SDS office, please visit their website at www.stcloudstate.edu/sds or stop by the office in Atwood Memorial Center.

Counseling Center
www.stcloudstate.edu/counseling

SCSU provides a counseling center free of charge to its students. The Counseling Center provides assistance with issues such as:

• Academic skills
• Alcohol/substance abuse
• Career choice
• Eating disorders
• Grief and loss
• Traumatic events
• Much, much more

The Counseling Center is located in 103 Stewart Hall and on-line at www.stcloudstate.edu/counseling.

The Write Place
www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace

The Write Place offers writing and composition assistance to students of any major. Students may go to The Write Place to seek assistance with writing composition, writing skills, or grammar. The Write Place is located in Riverview Hall and on-line at www.stcloudstate.edu/writeplace.

Student Organizations
www.stcloudstate.edu/csold/studentorganizations

There are over 200 student clubs at SCSU. Find yours at: www.stcloudstate.edu/csold/studentorganizations.

Health Services
www.stcloudstate.edu/healthservices

SCSU maintains an on-campus health service facility for its students to obtain needed health care at a cost far less than community clinics. Health Services also manages student health insurance plans. If you are in need of student health insurance, please stop by Health Services to make arrangements. NOTE: International students are required to carry student health insurance. Health Services is located behind Hill-Case Hall. Health Services maintains a Web site at www.stcloudstate.edu/healthservices.

Athletics
www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics

As an SCSU student, you are granted admission to all athletic events free of charge with your student ID. Men’s and women’s hockey games are held at the National Hockey Center. All other sports are held at Halenbeck Hall. For complete schedules of all sports, visit the Athletics Web site at www.stcloudstate.edu/athletics.

Recreation
www.stcloudstate.edu/campusrec

SCSU offers a full line of recreation and fitness programs for all students at minimal or no charge. Students may take aerobic classes, participate in intramural sports, swim, play basketball, work out in the weight room, and much more. Visit the Campus Recreation Web site at www.stcloudstate.edu/campusrec for complete information on what is available to students.

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