Career Services

320.308.2151

101 Administrative Services

The Career Services office provides quality services and career resources directed toward assisting students to manage their career exploration, direction, and networking and transition to the world of work. Students are invited to attend seminars on résumé development, interviewing techniques, mock interviewing, and job search on the Internet as well as special employer panels and job fairs. Individuals are assisted in developing effective skills and techniques for use in their search for employment. Career specialists are available for individual appointments to assist students.

On-campus interviews are also available throughout the academic year. A list of employment interview opportunities is available in the office or on the Career Services Web site. Resource information about numerous employers is available in the career resource library.

All students beginning their job search should register with Career Services about nine months before graduation. Registered students will have the opportunity to be a part of the referral service whereby employers receive information regarding qualified students and alumni upon the request of the employer.

Career exploration, job opportunities, employer information, events schedule, on-campus interviewing, internship opportunities, and more are available on the Career Services Web site at www.stcloudstate.edu/careerservices.

Child Care Center (Lindgren)

320.308.3296

122 Engineering and Computing Center

The Center
St. Cloud State University's Lindgren Child Care Center provides quality child care services to the children of St. Cloud State University students, staff and faculty. The primary purpose of the program is to provide a service to the student population. The goal is to provide quality child care in a warm, nurturing and safe environment as well as serve as a model of excellence for other child care facilities in the community. Demand for the center's limited space is high; be sure to plan accordingly.

The Program
The Lindgren Child Care Center provides model programming for the needs of full day and part-time child care, which includes activities appropriate for individual and age group differences.

Infants (2 to 15 months)
Children in the infant area follow individualized schedules which are planned cooperatively by the parents and lead teacher.

Toddlers (16 to 32 months)
A structured day is planned indoors and outdoors which includes activities that foster the children's self-help skills, language development, social awareness and positive non-aggressive problem solving.

Preschoolers (33 months to five years)
In this age-group activities of social, motor, language, cognitive and sensory experiences will be made available to the children daily.

For information or application, contact the Lindgren Child Care Center.

Commuter Services

Atwood Center

The Atwood Center provides commuter students the opportunity to access storage lockers, a microwave and numerous lounges for relaxing.

Counseling Center
(John J. Weismann)

320.308.3171

118 Stewart Hall

The John J. Weismann Counseling Center assists students in making personal, social, educational, and career adjustments through both group and individual counseling. This process is facilitated by the use of computer-assisted career and educational information, printed material and a network of resource persons. The Center administers and interprets a wide range of standardized tests. These tests can help students in their educational and career development. In addition, the center provides technical support to institutional staff and student organizations. This support encompasses a broad range of counseling-related activities, which seek to promote the overall development of the student. Staff training in residence halls and specialized services to non-traditional students are examples of this outreach orientation.

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Services (GLBT)

320.308.5166

B105 Atwood Center

The mission of GLBT Services at SCSU is to provide education, advocacy resources, referrals and safe spaces for GLBT, and allied students, faculty, and staff. GLBT Services empowers students, faculty, and staff to create sensitive environments in all realms of the University as we work to foster a positive institutional climate for GLBT people and their supporters. In this capacity, the office serves all at the University.

Health Services

320.308.3191

First Floor Hill Hall

Health Services, an accredited medical clinic, is staffed by licensed medical doctors and nurse practitioners. The clinic provides on-campus medical care for currently enrolled students. Health Service hours are 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Fridays, when classes are in session. After-hour care and weekend care is available at community urgent care centers and the St. Cloud Hospital Emergency Trauma Unit.

The on-campus pharmacy, located in Health Services, provides prescription services and stocks many over-the-counter products. The pharmacy has established contracts with over 40 insurance carriers and is able to bill them directly for covered products. Pharmacy hours are 8:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

Health promotion and ADAPT (Alcohol/Drug Awareness and Prevention Team) provide health education and health counseling for individuals or groups of students. Specific issues addressed include stress, contraception, sexually transmitted infection prevention, alcohol/drug use and abuse, and nutrition.

Every student is encouraged by health services and the MnSCU Board to have health/medical insurance coverage. If not covered by an individual or parental policy, the student may purchase a health plan contracted by the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. Students may use the on-campus health service even if they do not have medical insurance; however, they are then individually responsible for any charges. Health Services has established contracts with Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Medica, Health Partners (Urgent Care only), GAMC, U Care of MN, Champus (Tri-West), MA, MN Care, and Student Insurance. Students with these insurance plans can have their charges billed directly.

According to Minnesota law, all new students must show proof of immunity to measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and tetanus during their first semester at SCSU. Students who graduated from a Minnesota high school after 1996 or were born before 1957 are exempt from this requirement.

Multicultural Student Services

320.308.3003

137 Atwood Center

The Department of Multicultural Student Services provides for the particular needs of all students of color at SCSU. Our goal is to provide comprehensive services by giving academic assistance, encouraging personal development and offering multicultural programming. The administrative office provides programming assistance and support services to student of color organizations and other groups currently recognized by the Office of University Organizations. The office also provides overall programmatic direction, fiscal responsibility, personal counseling and public relations for the department.

Multicultural Academic Support Center

320.308.3976

B-121 Education Building

Multicultural Activities Center

320.308.3003

137 Atwood Memorial Center

Multicultural Tutoring Program

320.308.5392

Dr. Richard R. Green House
809 Fourth Avenue South

Public Safety Department

320.308.3433

525 Fourth Avenue South

On duty 24-hours a day, the Public Safety Department is present as a support unit to the broader mission of the University. Its primary function is to constantly strive to provide the safest and most stable environment possible in which education may be pursued without the fear or presence of crime or violence. Public Safety enforces University conduct codes, supports personal and property safety through crime prevention (i.e., escort services, blue-light emergency phones), and security-awareness programs and coordinates these efforts with other University departments and local law enforcement and service organizations. The Public Safety Department handles the purchasing of parking permits and enforces parking regulations and related matters.

Records and Registration Office

320.308.2111

118 Administrative Services

This office is responsible for managing registration, for the registration of non-degree students, for production of fall and spring semester course schedules, recording grades, enrollment and degree verifications, confidentiality requests, veteran educational benefits services, issuing of diplomas, teacher licensure application processing and maintaining the student permanent academic records. Official transcripts may be ordered through this office. For complete details visit: www.stcloudstate.edu/registrar/records/transcripts.asp

Sexual Violence Prevention Program

320.308.3995

Colbert House North

The Sexual Violence Prevention Program provides a combination of education, meaningful policies and high-quality victim services as a framework to respond to the pervasive problem of sexual violence both in our society and on college campuses.

Services for survivors of sexual assault include individual support, advocacy, information and referral, support groups, and resources from a specialized loan library. The Sexual Violence Prevention Program is the designated unit to collect and analyze reports of campus-related sexual assault. Compiled reports are then distributed to the campus community.

Student Life and Development Office

320.308.3111

106 Atwood Center

The services that comprise student life and development at SCSU emphasize the uniqueness and worth of each individual and provide support to help each person develop or realize his or her full potential. Additionally, SCSU's Student Life and Development offices enhance students' experiences that result in personal growth in areas such as leadership skills, inclusive thinking, interpersonal skills, work experience/performance skills, personal fitness, healthy life style choices, service learning, personal accountability and ethical development.

The Student Life and Development Office strives to be student-centered, user-friendly and service-oriented. SLD provides functional supervision of the following areas and programs: American Indian Center, Atwood Memorial Center, Campus Recreation, Counseling and Academic Learning Centers, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Services, Health Services, Lindgren Child Care Center, Multicultural Student Services, Residential Life, Student Disability Services, University Organizations, University Programming, Volunteer Link and the Women's Center. Campus Judicial Affairs is also housed in the Student Life and Development Office. Staff are available to consult with students about their unique problems and concerns, and to serve as liaisons with faculty, administrators, and other student life offices.

The SLD office also serves as the University information clearinghouse for policy and administrative procedures that affect student life, is responsible for the Code of Conduct, and the administration of the College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and the Miller Analogy Test.

University Women's Center

320.308.4958

Women's Center House

The Women's Center addresses safety issues and equal educational opportunities for women on campus. Services include information and referral on important community services and issues affecting women; advocacy and support to victims of sexual assault, discrimination and sexual harassment, and cutting-edge educational programs on issues impacting women's lives. In addition, the center houses a small, specialized resource library of books and other materials by and about women. The Women's Center has space for meetings, study, programs and discussions.

The Women's Center also administers special programs to empower women and address issues affecting the status of women at SCSU, including: scholarships for nontraditional female students, the Women of Color Advocacy project for sexual assault and harassment, and women's empowerment and assertiveness training.