29 Services for Special Student Populations Services for Women Students Services for International Students Telephone: 801-626-t Location: Student Services, Suite 150 Web Site: weber.edu/sws Programs and services are aimed at empowering individuals to strengthen and utilize all educational, interpersonal and leadership opportunities available at Weber State University. • Individual consultation and advisement, mentoring, support groups and practicum/intern opportunities, and scholarship assistance. • Single mom support group. • The Community Connection Fan — an opportunity for campus and community to come together to learn of available campus and community resources. • A.S.A.R (As Safe As Possible) is a student advocacy/volunteer group dedicated to increasing awareness of domestic violence, sexual harassment and sexual assault issues. The group focuses on workshops, guest speakers, class presentations and community/campus. icultural Students Telephone: 801-626-7330 Location: Student Services, Suite 150 Web Site: Retention Activities • Arrange for tutoring necessary for students success • Search for scholarships and other financial support for ethnic minority students • Assist students in identifying, applying for and securing summer internships • Assist students in identifying, applying to, and gaining entrance to graduate school Recruitment Activities • Annual Multicultural Youth Conference on the WSU campus • Invitations to top ethnic minority students to visit WSU campus • Campus visits organized for ethnic minority students • Visits to high schools and junior colleges to meet and recruit ethnic minority students Student Advocacy • Address cultural barriers in the learning process • Provide training in interpersonal skills and the competence to function in a cultural environment different from that of the student • Appropriate departmental referrals for personal, career, psycho logical and financial concerns • Ethnic & Cultural Leadership retreats for ethnic minority students • Proactively educate the campus and local community in the awareness and appreciation of ethnic and cultural differences • Student groups and organizations we work with: ° Hispanic Area Council ° African American Area Council ° American Indian Area Council °American Indian Science and Engineering Society °Asian/Pacific Islander Area Council °TOA Polynesian Club Telephone: 801-626-6853 Location: Student Services, Suite 143 Web Site: weber.edu/sis Student Advocacy and Adjustment • Assist students in their adjustment to new and unfamiliar living and learning situations • Arrange for tutoring necessary for students' success • Assist students with immigration-related questions and concerns • Advise the International Student Senator and various club presidents • Assist faculty and academic departments in establishing faculty and student exchange programs with universities from around the world. Consultation & Outreach • Conduct orientation for new international students and scholars • Provide information on international issues to the WSU community • Present workshops of F-l visas, J-1 visas and other immigration related issues to international students and exchange visitors Nontraditional Student Programs Telephone: 801-626-7794 Location: Shepherd Union, Room 154 Web Site: Nontraditional Student Programs provides educational and social programs and resources to help students balance college, work and family. Programs are directed toward students who are 25 and older, who have children, or who are married. • Hourly Child Care 2 - 9 year olds • Activities and workshops for families and children • Nontrad Senator and student area council • Peer mentor assistance program • Study, lounge, and meeting room • Math tutor on a walk-in, free basis • Pinnacle Honor Society membership and leadership opportunities • Free hot drinks daily • Refrigerator, microwave, and toaster available Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) Telephone: 801-626-6413 Location: Student Services, Suite 181 Web Site: A student who requests an accommodation because of a disability should be referred to SSD. Based upon documentation of the disability, SSD will authorize appropriate accommodations. SSD works closely with faculty and staff to insure that any given accommodation is appropriate and necessary for the situation. SSD advises students on issues related to disabilities and higher education and provides priority registration for qualified students. Services • Classroom interpreting for deaf students • Textbooks on tape • Braille and large print materials • Test accommodations • Adaptive technology • Registration assistance and advisement • Other accommodations as needed General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts & Humanities MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions MHA CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY GERT ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog