The International Student Advisor is available to provide pre-admission information to prospective foreign students and to assist new students with airport pickup, housing, orientation, health insurance, and the registration process. International students pursuing their studies may also contact the International Student Advisor to obtain information regarding general university requirements, campus and community activities, as well as personal counseling to alleviate culture shock, homesickness, and personal concerns. International Student Services sponsors cultural and social events during which international students have the opportunity to develop contacts within the university and Platteville communities so that their stay in the United States will be a richer experience. The basic mission of Multi-Cultural Services is to promote a university environment that is conducive to the recruitment, retention, and graduation of minority and disadvantaged students. Educational goals include the promotion of higher retention rates, measurement of academic achievement, and graduation.
Counseling is available in the areas of academic, personal, and social concerns.
Multi-Cultural Services facilitates interaction of persons of diverse cultural, ethnic, and racial origins with other constituencies of the university community. Multi-Cultural Services encourages diverse cultural programming by the Student Activities Board and provides assistance for student organizations, including ASIA, Black Student Union, Hmong Club, InterTribal Council, and RAZA United. Services for Students with Disabilities Services for Students with Disabilities works to ensure that no qualified student, solely by reason of disability, be denied access to, participation in, or the benefits of, any academic program or activity offered by the university. The services are provided to assist students with disabilities in receiving the academic accommodations needed to ensure equal access to the educational environment and to assist students with disabilities in obtaining access to university programs and activities in the most integrated settings appropriate.