STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES
Student Development Center
(607)753-2066
fax:(607)753-2937
Hours:
8:00 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
State University of New York
College at Cortland
Office of Student Disability Services
Student Support Service Suite
Van Hoesen B-40
The State University College at Cortland is committed to upholding and maintaining all aspects of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) approved in 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. As an institution, we are dedicated to ensuring reasonable access to our campus programs and facilities, and continuously seek to augment and improve our services.
The mission of the College is to provide students with assistance and services to develop strong self-advocacy skills, and to give them the same opportunities to compete fairly with other students attending this institution. Students are encouraged to develop constructive networks with respective faculty and staff, learn to articulate their concerns and needs, and identify available resources.
The Office of Student Disability Services provides services to students with different types of disabilities and assist students who voluntarily identify themselves to the office in determining which services can best meet their individual needs.
Some of the services available through the Office of Student Disability Services include:
- Review of disability documentation, completion of needs assessments, and development of service plans
- Identification and provision of auxiliary aids based on documented need
- Classroom and testing accommodations dependent on documented need
- On-going advocacy and consultation with faculty and campus departments
- Personal and educational counseling
- Liaison with other relevant local, state, and federal support agencies
Sharon Schiebel
Coordinator for Student Disability Services
Office of Substance Abuse Prevention Services
Student Support Services Suite
Van Hoesen B-40
The Substance Abuse Prevention Service recognizes the adjustments students face when they embark on their academic careers. This sometimes include moving away from family and long-time friends, to a new living and learning environment. The manner in which students cope with these changes , and develop throughout their college years impacts the preparedness for their lives after college. Maintaining a healthy balance between social, academic, and work priorities can assist in this process, while use of alcohol and other drugs may compromise this development.
SAPS exists to help students understand the connection between substance abuse and future success, to identify their individual risk factors for chemical dependency, and examine the choices they have made regarding alcohol and other drug use. Toward this goal, the SAPS provides the following services:
- Peer Education - In cooperation with the Office of Health Education, a three-credit Peer Health Advocacy course is offered to undergraduates who want to be involved in substance abuse prevention activities on campus.
- Substance Education Class - A six-hour workshop is provided several times each semester for students referred through the campus Judicial Review Board. this workshop is also available to self-referred students, with prior approval from the Coordinator.
- Educational Workshops - The Coordinator is available to conduct a variety of training sessions and workshops on substance abuse for residence halls, classes, and organizations.
- Information & Resources - A variety of written and videotaped materials concerning the issues of substance use and abuse are available for use by students. Information about campus and community resources is also available.
Nancy Reynolds
Coordinator of the Substance Abuse Prevention Service
Academic Support and Achievement Program
1st Floor, Memorial Library
(607) 753-4309
The Academic Support and Achievement Program (ASAP) helps students learn how they learn best. Staff provide assistance in writing, reading, study skills, and math to students of all ability and achievement levels. Students can participate in individual settings, small group, classroom instruction, and workshops. Students who have regularly attended ASAP report that they have developed increased confidence, having acquired independent learning skills, and have shown marked improvement in their courses and grade point averages. Students might go to ASAP:
- to manage time effectively
- to work on note-taking
- because the have not written in a long time
- because their writing is okay, but it could be better
- because they feel they read slowly
- because they suffer from test, writing, or math anxiety
- because they want to improve their understanding of college math content
- to expand their ideas
- to learn to edit their writing
- for help in determining academic strengths and what help they may need with reading, writing , math, and studying.
Mariangela Chandler
Director for the Academic Support and Achievement Program
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Corey Union 409-A
(607)753-5794
The Office of Multicultural Affairs’ endeavors to infuse a multicultural perspective throughout the Cortland campus. It does this by encouraging faculty and staff to include the perspective of under represented groups in classrooms, student activities, and in programs. Multicultural Affairs provides educational services to the college community by disseminating information on issues that are African-American, Asian-American, Latino, and Native American populations.
Another aim of the Office of Multicultural Affairs is retention of students of color. In order to enhance the retention of ethnic students, programs that stress academics have been implemented such as the Blake Scott Mentor program and the Challenge for Success Awards. Other programs that aid in retention include the implementation of prejudice reductions programs designed to eliminate racial and ethnic bias in the classroom, residence halls, and offices that deal directly with students.
Matt Bradley
Multicultural Affairs Coordinator