In early February, surveys were placed in the health center for students to evaluate the treatment they received. He said a lot of students were already deterred from using the facility because of rumors they have heard from other students. He urges students to fill in the surveys so the committee can get a grasp the situation and act accordingly. Results of this second survey will be available by mid-March. Cheryl Soelberg, registered nurse at the health center, said first-year students lack information about the health center, because it is not a priority for them.
Students only look for the health center when they fall sick.
She said there are ample ways for students to gain health center information like Drake's general catalog, which lists things like health and billing policies, orientation packets and from resident assistants, who are informed on health center policies. The committee is also researching the health facilities of comparable universities, such as Valparaiso and Creighton, to evaluate Drake's facility in relative terms. Sechser said the committee plans to put together informative pamphlets as part of the drive to inform students on health center policies. These should be available by fall 1997. Back to the front page.