Personal and Academic Assistance


Sometimes students may need assistance beyond physical accomodations for disabilities. Here are some places for students to seek assistance for academic or personal concerns. Faculty and staff may also recommend these solutions to students who are having difficulties in these areas.

Academic Assistance

Resource

Description

Contact

Location

Office of Academic Development

Linda Hooper
Coordinator of Academic Development
(412) 268-6878

OSC 212

The student's academic department

Some departments keep a list of students who are available to tutor for an hourly fee.

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Intercultural Communication Center

a writing clinic for non-native speakers

(412) 268-4979

Warner Hall 308

If a student has made use of these resources and still has difficulty managing his or her academic workload, faculty and staff may refer the student to his or her academic advisor, the college's office of academic advising, the associate department head, the assistant or associate dean of the student's college, or the Coordinator for Academic Development.

Personal Assistance

Resource

Description

Contact

Location

Counseling and Psychological Services

The center attends to the personal, emotional, interpersonal, developmental and psychiatric out-patient needs of students. The counseling center is staffed by qualified, credentialed professionals who possess demonstrated expertise in responding to the ongoing psychological and developmental needs of college students.

(412) 268-2922

Morewood E-Tower