Orientation: More Student Resources & Services
Explore even more student resources and services available to distance students and compiled for quick reference in this online orientation.
Division of Student Affairs
The mission of the Division of Student Affairs is to facilitate students’ learning both in and out of the classroom by providing continuously improving, high quality services and developmental opportunities while fostering an inclusive campus community in support of the educational mission of Texas A&M University. Fulfilling this mission in the face of a rising population of distance learners poses new challenges for the division, and as such, demands inventive ways of thinking. At the same time, about half of the students taking distance education classes are individuals that can access the local campus. Although the development of resources available through the internet is of value to all distance learners, they are especially useful for students at a distance from campus.
Development of services to TAMU’s distance education students is ongoing. Below is a description of services currently available.
- Department of Student Life
- Adult, Graduate & Off-campus Student Services
- Student Counseling Services
- Student Health Services
Department of Student Life
Cain Hall – Wings B and C
(979) 845-3111, FAX (979) 845-6138
E-mail: studentlife@tamu.edu
Web site: http://studentlife.tamu.edu/
The Department of Student Life in the Division of Student Affairs serves the ever-changing student population at Texas A&M University. To complement the educational mission of the University, Student Life exists to enrich academic experiences and to meet the needs of all students and their families. Each of the offices within the Department has a specific mission but one common goal: to be “Your Aggie Connection” through education, outreach and support. These offices include: Adult, Graduate, and Off Campus Student Services; Alcohol & Drug Education Programs; New Student Programs; Student Conflict Resolution Services (student conduct, legal and mediation); and the office of the Director of Student Life.
Student Assistance Services for students with medical and personal emergencies are handled by staff reporting to the Associate Vice President for Student Affairs & Dean of Student Life. To access the services, students or their families should contact Student Life or in the event of an after-hours emergency, contact the University Police Department at (979) 845-2345 and request that the Critical Incident Response Team (or CIRT) be contacted.
Adult, Graduate & Off-campus Student Services
Resources for graduate students and students living off-campus. Whether students live in the Bryan-College Station area or nowhere near College Station, the off-campus resources are full of valuable information regarding renting, basic repairs, roommate contracts and other forms and templates. The AGOSS website can be found at http://studentlife.tamu.edu/agoss/.
Other resources offered on-line through the AGOSS office include:
- Graduate Student Council—sponsored student organization to represent all graduate students. Their website is http://gsc.tamu.edu/ .
- Little Maroon Handbook—a resource guide published annually specifically designed to assist adult and graduate students can be read on-line at http://studentlife.tamu.edu/agoss/publications/LMH/.
- Adult Student Listserv—provides the opportunity to share information and promote discussion on topics that are of interest to adult and graduate students at TAMU. To subscribe go to http://studentlife.tamu.edu/agoss/resources/adult/listserv.htm.
New Student Programs
For ‘new’ or ‘experienced’ students, the office of New Student Programs has valuable publications to assist with the orientation to the ‘Aggie Family’. Two noteworthy publications of this office are the Family Handbook & Whoopstart (Handbook for New Students). These can be found on-line at http://studentlife.tamu.edu/nsp/publications.htm.
Student Media
The campus newspaper, The Battalion, can be accessed on-line at http://www.thebatt.com/.
Memorial Student Center
Order diploma framing and graduation announcements on line at http://uplus.tamu.edu/.
Student Counseling Services
A-Wing of Cain Hall
(979) 845-4427, FAX (979) 862-4383
E-mail: scs@tamu.edu
Web site: http://scs.tamu.edu/
The Texas A&M University Student Counseling Service (SCS) goal is to help students achieve as much success as possible while at Texas A&M. To do this, they offer a wide variety of services including crisis intervention, career counseling and testing services, learning skills services, and personal and group counseling services. Their website includes information about TAMU-College Station student counseling services along with personal, academic (study skills), and career counseling self-help information intended for web browser use.
Student Health Services
A.P. Beutel Health Center
Information Phone Line (979) 458-8316, FAX (979) 458-8364
Information E-mail: info@shs.tamu.edu
Web site: http://shs.tamu.edu/
Helpful SHS resources include:
- The Dial-A-Nurse program that is staffed by registered nurses to advise students regarding their non-emergency health concerns. Call Dial-A-Nurse at (979) 458-8379.
- Health links provide internet information about various health issues and healthy lifestyles, and can be found at http://shs.tamu.edu/links.htm.
- Health education information at http://healthed.tamu.edu/.
