The Center for Student Development provides a wide range of services designed to enhance the ability of students to participate in and benefit from their total college experience. These services include individual and group counseling for educational, vocational, and personal concerns, substance abuse prevention and intervention programs, tutorial assistance, reading improvement and study skills programs.
Couples counseling is also available for dating concerns and premarital planning.
Additionally, the Center provides extensive internship and career services and maintains a well-equipped Career Resource Room with a computerized career guidance system. The licensed professional counselors and student development specialists of the Center Staff believe that counseling and career planning are growth experiences which contribute to the educational mission and strong liberal arts tradition of the institution. While the Center staff is skilled in providing services to students with serious problems, the primary goal is to provide assistance to the average student with personal, academic, and career development needs. The ultimate mission is to assist students in developing and achieving their educational goals and career objectives. I ndividual Counseling Through the normal growth process, individuals often experience concerns about themselves or their relationships with others.