Supporting Students: Quicklinks for Faculty and Staff
Conduct or Conflict
Conflict resources
Responding to Distressed People guide and a video walk through
Appeals, Grievances
Academic Support
Advising
Student Academic Success Center
My Laker Success (Student Success Network)
LAKER Academic Success Center (Athletic Advising)
Division of Student Affairs Student resources
https://www.gvsu.edu/studentaffairs/student-resources-29.htm
Disability Support Resources (DSR)
Disability Support Resources (616) 331-2490
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Accessible Transportation Service. DSR provides van service for individuals with disabilities. ... Available on the Allendale campus only for faculty, staff, and students for long-term or short-term transportation.
Tutoring
Language Resource Center: The Language Resource Center, aka the “Language Lab”, is a modern learning center with media and resources that will guide students through the beginning semesters of foreign language studies and beyond. Located in Mackinac Hall (D wing), room D-2-221, the LRC is close to most language classes and professor offices. Phone (616) 331-2507.
Academic Referrals, Navigate
All Academic referrals should be placed in the Navigate Advising System and not through the CARE referral form.
Academic Referrals include:
Non-Attendance
Student not responding to Faculty outreach.
Poor academic performance
Missing crucial academic milestones (for example: not performing well on first exam or midterm exam).
Poor time management/organizational skills
Academic Procrastination and Motivation
Student would benefit from Success Coaching
High engagement and social opportunities
Metacognitive skills
Psychology has a webpage on metacognitive skills for student and faculty audiences.
Special Population or Identity Support
Division of Inclusion & Equity
Veterans
Peter F. Secchia Military And Veterans Resource Center
There are resources available for veterans who would like to complete their degree at Grand Valley State University. Staff can assist with the following:
International Students
- The International Student Services (ISS) Team is at your service! Email
ISS TEAM:
- Libby Jawish, Director of International Students and Scholar Services
- Andres Ortiz-Estevez, International Student Services Coordinator
- Emily Sumney, International Student Services Coordinator
- Holl Nguyen-Mills, Office Coordinator International Student Services
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Office of Multicultural Affairs
The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) is committed to building a diverse and inclusive campus. Through its comprehensive programs and services, OMA fosters an appreciation and respect for the history, tradition, and culture of different ethnic groups, and empowers students to be active learners.
Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Engagement & Resources
Black/African American Student Engagement & Resources
Gayle R. Davis Center for Women and Gender Equity
Fostering Laker Success Fostering Laker Success strives to recruit and retain students who have experienced foster care and other out-of-home placements by providing access to resources that encourage successful inclusion within and graduation from the GVSU community.
Autism Resources
START Project (Autism Center)
Grand Valley’s Campus Links program, which matches ASD students with a peer mentor to help them transition to college
Financial, Money Matters
Financial, Money Matters
- Special Circumstance & Financial Hardship Requests
- Momentum Fund (students who are facing emergencies, financial and otherwise, wondering how they will finish the semester.)
- Scholarships
MoneySmart Lakers (understand your personal finances)
Health and Well-being
CARE Reports
CARE https://www.gvsu.edu/care/
Student Well-being
CARE referrals can be submitted for health and safety, family issues, or life situations. This can include, but is not limited to:
- Mental Health Concerns
- Death of Family Member/Close Friend
- Extreme Changes in Behavior
- Hallucinations
- Distressed Behavior
- Disruptive Behavior
- Mood swings or changes in mood
- Out-of-the-ordinary e-mails sent from the student
- Change in diet or eating habits
- Change in appearance or hygiene
- Social/Adjustment Concerns
Resource Concerns
CARE referrals can be submitted for student concerns that are related to resource needs. This can include, but is not limited to:
- Food Insecurity
- Financial Hardship
- Housing Concerns
- Living out of car
- Couch surfing
- About to be evicted
- Unstable housing
- Homeless
- Lack of academic resources or supplies
- In need of technology support (can't afford laptop repair, or in need of temporary laptop replacement)
- In need of menstrual health products
- In need of health insurance
COVID Policy Links
Travel Risk Assessment Tool and other travel information
Face Coverings Compliance Protocol (including employee FAQs)
Events guidelines, including ‘Event Matrix’ for different levels
Cancellation/Closure/Remote policy (SLT 6.3) which was updated in 2020 by the Senior Leadership Team.
Mental Health
Utilize the faculty mental health app to get guidance on what to do in situations that arise with student mental health in the classroom.
Responding to Distressed People guide and a video walk through
University Counseling Center https://www.gvsu.edu/counsel/
Pine Rest enhanced psychiatric urgent care https://www.pinerest.org/
Animals
Animals Permitted on Property Owned or Controlled by the University
Emotional assistance animals (Councselling Center)
3.5.1 ASSISTANCE ANIMALS
GVSU is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities and fulfilling obligations under State and Federal laws. GVSU shall not allow an animal that poses a threat to the health or safety of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation; would cause substantial physical damage to the property of others that cannot be reduced or eliminated by another reasonable accommodation; poses an undue financial and administrative burden; or would fundamentally alter the nature of housing operations. Assistance animals must be approved by Disability Support Resources (DSR) and the owner must possess a memorandum “memo” for approval verification. All animals approved via DSR will be required to have a badge to be worn on the collar, or must be available upon demand. Please view the full DSR Guidelines for Assistance Animals.
3.5.2 SERVICE ANIMALS
Service Animals are permitted within all University facilities subject to the additional requirements of this policy. Individuals who wish to bring a service animal into a University housing facility may do so without prior approval. However, students are strongly encouraged to register with Disability Support Resources (DSR) to ensure that their experience bringing the animal to campus is a positive one. Advanced notice of a service animal in housing facilities will enable the University to appropriately plan for the animals’ presence and will allow more flexibility in meeting the student’s needs. Service animals are permitted to accompany the resident to all areas of housing where residents are normally permitted to go. Please note that service animals are required to be at least 12 months of age unless an exception to this requirement has been approved by DSR. Please review the full GVSU animal policy and Guidelines for Assistance Animals.
Safety
Safewalk Program Safewalk is a free service in which Department of Public Safety employees will accompany students, staff, and visitors who feel unsafe walking alone, across campus.
Other
Repair Clinic
Repair Clinic is usually held in mid-October and mid-February, 6-8 p.m. in Holton Hooker. Some repairs can be made at other times (contact [email protected]).
Twice an academic year, faculty and staff volunteers gather for a two-hour session to fix students' rips and missing buttons, jammed zippers, broken glasses, backpack straps and much more. This service is absolutely free to any GVSU student. At each clinic, we try to repair as much as we can for as many as we can.