UCSC Student Support Resources

Campus Ministry and University Religious Council —There are a variety of non-university sponsored religious groups for students. You may call 423-9400 for more information (or consult the Campus Directory under "Campus Ministry and University Religions Council").

Coalition for Student Academic Success (CSAS) — CSAS regularly provides academic skills workshops open to all UCSC students. The workshops meet only once and last around 90 minutes. The following are usually offered once per quarter. Please call 459-4333 for information.

• Time and Stress Management—Offers strategies to help you organize your time more efficiently.


• Effective Note-Taking Skills—Will help improve your ability to take notes from lectures, textbooks, and in discussion sections.
• Writing the Research Paper
• Test Anxiety—Helps you develop stress reduction techniques that can improve your test preparation and test-taking skills.
• Critical Reading—Designed to assist you in effective and efficient reading for studying at the University.
• Study Techniques in the Natural Sciences—Reviews study skills related to reading, scheduling, note-taking, and graphs.

Career Planning and Student Employment—The Student Career Center is located in the third floor of the Bay Tree Building (across from the new Bookstore). The Career Center provides advising about careers and graduate schools. Additionally, the Career Center is where you can find listings for student jobs and internships. Look over their website!

The Community Rentals Office (CRO)— helps students locate rental housing and serves as a resource center. CRO maintains a computerized, up-to-date listing service for rentals.

Regular Business Hours: 9:00am - 4:00pm -- Monday - Friday, open during the lunch hour. The Office will be closed on the following dates: September 2, November 28 and 29, December 24 through January 1, 2003.

Computer Labs —There are student computer labs located throughout the campus. The ones most convenient for Porter College students are as follows:

Porter Computer Lab: located in Porter Study Center and houses a number of Macintosh computers, a scanner, a free printer, and color printer for Porter students only.

Porter Arts Computer Lab: in room D-240 and the Arts Visualization and Animation Lab in room D-245, offers Macintosh computers, a wide variety of software programs, printers, and other peripherals for students' use for word processing, artwork, and other applications. Student ID required and some preference is given to students enrolled in computer arts classes. These labs are administered by Information Technology Services (ITS), 459-3884. ITS help desk is 459-4357.

Disability Resource Center (DRC)—The Disabilities Resource Center (DRC) can help if either you already know that you have a learning disability or you think you may have a learning disability. (Many students do not discover they have a disability until they get to college.) Students who register with the DRC can arrange to get extra help in their classes. DRC is located at 146 Hahn Student Services (phone: 459-2089).

Education Abroad Program (EAP)—Porter College wholeheartedly recommends that many of you consider studying abroad for one or more quarters during your junior year. EAP is part of the Office of International Education located at 205 Classroom Unit
(phone: 459-2258). You can also look them up at this website.

Ethnic Resource Centers—The following organizations are located on the third floor of the Bay Tree Bookstore building. The receptionist's phone number is 459-2427.

African American Resource and Cultural Center: Contact them at 459-3561 or send email to african@ucsc.edu or African Amer Resource Center

Asian American/ Pacific Islander Resource Center: Contact them at 459-3790, email aapirc@ucsc.edu, Asian Amer Resource center

Chicano Latino Resource Center: Contact them at 459-5608 or email larryt@ucsc.edu, Chicano Latino Resource Center

Native American Resource Center: Contact them at 459-2881 or email amnative@ucsc.edu

Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Resource Center—This resource center is located at Merrill College (but open to non-Merrill students) and may be reached at 459-2468 or glbtcenter@ucsc.edu.

Hate Crime or Bias Incident—If you have been targeted in a bias- or hate-related incident while on campus or while participating in a University-sponsored activity, please bring the incident to the attention of the Director of Student Judicial Affairs (459-4447). The Director of Student Judicial Affairs will be able to inform you of your options and offer advice or referrals.

Learning Center / Educational Opportunities Program (EOP)— The Learning Center can help direct you to a variety of academic support and tutoring resources across the campus. The EOP Learning Center has an annex at Crown College (phone: 459-5854). Visit their website for an amazing array of help that is freely available to you!

Lost and Found— See "Police" below. If you lost an item at Porter, please go to the Porter College Office, D-104

Police—Call 911 in case of an emergency. For non-emergency queries, the Campus Police can be reached at 459-2231. The Campus Police also handle Lost and Found.

Psychological Support—Making the transition to college poses many challenges including moving away from family and friends, making new friends, dealing with roommates, learning manage one's time, and handling a demanding academic load. Depression and anxiety are common. If you feel stress, sad, nervous, or upset, please take advantage of the support resources on campus. You have access to psychological counseling either at of the following:

1. Student Health Services: Room 105 Cowell Student Health Center or call 459-2628. (If you want to see a counselor quickly at Student Health Services, tell them it is an emergency even if you do not think it is an emergency. Otherwise, you may have to wait weeks for an appointment.)

2. Porter College has two professionals available on location in the college to help you by appointment:

• Porter College Doctoral Fellow, Penny Asay, Ph.D. 459-2572
• Porter College Doctoral Fellow, Susan Gulbe Walsh, Ph.D 459-2377.

Sexual Harassment Officer—If you have experienced unwanted sexual attention or abuse from a student, staff member or faculty, please contact the Sexual Harassment Officer at 459-2462. You will have the option of making a formal complaint. Your name will be kept confidential.

Special Internship Programs: Service Learning and Field Study—You can receive course credit for working in a local business, government, educational, or social service agency. Course credit programs are offered through College Nine (contact Abbey Asher at aasher@cats.ucsc.edu) as well as through some departments such as Community Studies (for majors and non-majors), Psychology (for majors only), Economics (for majors only), Environmental Studies (for majors only), and Sociology (for majors only).

Student Government

Student Union Assembly (SUA)—The offices for the campus student union are located at the Student Center. You may reach them at 459-4838 or suachair@ucsc.edu.

Student Organization Advising and Resources (SOAR)—This organization works under Student Affairs on campus to promote student organizations and student involvement.
SOAR offices are located at the Student Center. You may reach them at 459-2934.

Student Media—This includes student publications and the campus radio station. You may reach them at 459-2840.

Student Health Center: (459-2211) Offers support programs for the following:

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention (459-4866)
HIV Prevention Education (459-4679)
Rape Prevention Education (459-2721)
Stress Reduction Clinic (459-2646)

UC-DC Program—Students take classes and complete an internship Spend Fall, Winter or Spring quarter studying and interning in Washington, D.C. Undergraduate juniors and seniors in all majors can now enroll full-time in the UCDC Program. Sophomores with special circumstances regarding their academic schedules, particularly those in the natural sciences or engineering, may apply as well. Students take classes and intern at one of the many organizations of agencies in the Washington D.C. area while fully enrolled as UCSC students. The cost for the quarter is comparable to a quarter on campus at UCSC (plus travel), and need-based scholarships are available to aid in the cost of airfare and additional living expenses. Students are housed in the UC Washington Center. Application materials are widely available throughout the campus during the months of October and March. Further information is available from the UCDC office. Contact Antoinette Gonzalez at: 459-2505, 27 Merrill College. Associate Professor & the UCDC Director, Dan Wirls can be reached at: 459-2134, 159 Merrill College, wirls@ucsc.edu