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Supporting Your Student During The First Year

The art of raising an emerging adult requires the right balance between intervening thoughtfully during a true crisis and standing aside during mild difficulties, so that students can work these through and develop their own competencies. Students may call you to vent feelings they’re not comfortable sharing with peers. Those conversations will usually help them feel better afterwards, which means that as a guardian, once the call ends, your work is done (even if it leaves you feeling miserable).

Your on-going communication with your student will help you know when you need to actively support your student and when they need a listening ear and some coaching on how to navigate things themselves. Helping your student by referring them to appropriate resources is one of the best ways for you to mentor your student during this transition to adulthood. Below is a comprehensive list of college resources that students may find helpful during their time at L&C.

Join us for our ‘Supporting Your Student During the First Year’ webinar on May 31st, 2023!

3 p.m. PST
zoom.us/j/94176822178

Where do I send my student?

In the event of an emergency, call Campus Safety at 503.768.7777.

When a student is…

College Advising Center
- 503-768-7600
- advising@lclark.edu
Office of Student Accessibility
- 503-768-7192
- access@lclark.edu

Health Service
- 503-768-7165
- health@lclark.edu (closed in summer)
Resources when the Health Service is closed: DispatchHealth (fees apply) or these providers
Free after hours nurse consultation service: 1-877-617-9531
For emergencies, call Campus Safety at 503-768-7777 and 911 for emergencies

For a confidential consultation, contact:
- Confidential Advocates go.lclark.edu/ca
- Call to Safety (after hours)
  - 503-235-5333
- Director for Health Promotion
  - 503-768-7107
- Counseling Service
  - 503-768-7160
  - counsel@lclark.edu
- Health Service
  - 503-768-7165
  - health@lclark.edu

When a student needs…

Financial Aid Office
- 503-768-7090
- fao@lclark.edu
Student and Departmental Account Services
- 503-768-7829
- accountservices@lclark.edu

Vice President of Student Life Office

503-768-7110
vpsl@lclark.edu

Student Engagement

503-768-7121
studentengagement@lclark.edu

Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement

503-768-7051
multicultural@lclark.edu

Writing Center

503-768-7505
writing@lclark.edu

Symbolic and Quantitative Reasoning Center (SQRC)

sqrc@lclark.edu

SAAB Tutoring

tutoring@lclark.edu

Keck Interactive Learning Center

ilc@lclark.edu

Inclusion and Multicultural Engagement
- 503-768-7051
- multicultural@lclark.edu
Counseling Service
- 503-768-7160
- counsel@lclark.edu
Bias Assessment and Response Team
- go.lclark.edu/BART
Spiritual Life
- 503-768-7082
- spirituallife@lclark.edu

Resources for Family and Friends

Lewis & Clark College’s Parents Page	News for Parents and Families	Lewis & Clark Parent Resources
Parent Financial Information	Career Center’s Resource for Parents and Families.	Coronavirus Response and Reopening Page
Academic Calendar	Stay in Touch with your Student	Family Access to Student Information

Please contact nso@lclark.edu with any questions.

Supporting Your Student During The First Year

Join us for our ‘Supporting Your Student During the First Year’ webinar on May 31st, 2023!

Where do I send my student?

When a student is…

Emotionally distressed or needing immediate emotional support

Struggling to go to class

Physically ill (including COVID symptoms or a positive COVID test)

No COVID symptoms, but worried about potential COVID exposure

Struggling with alcohol or other drug

Experiencing gender-based violence, such as sexual harassment or sexual assault

When a student needs…

Advice about a leave of absence, permanent withdrawal, or transfer to another school

Advice about being a student-athlete

Advice about finances

Assistance for a learning difference or disability

To inform professors that they will be absent from class for a week or more due to sickness or family emergency

Spiritual or religious support

Help with grieving

Consultation on supporting a fellow student who is experiencing emotional distress.

Help connecting socially or getting involved on campus

Advice about strategies for addressing academic warning or probation

Assistance for a physical disability, including short-term injury or illness

Information about how to get tutoring

Advice or Assistance with internships, jobs, or career planning

To be cleared to register because their advisor is unavailable or on leave

Information about graduate scholarships, national fellowships, and internships

Information about international issues or visa concerns

Advice or information on any identity-based need, or experiences an instance of discrimination such as racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.

To make a complaint about a grade or a faculty member

To make a complaint about discrimination or harassment, including that based on religion, race, disability, etc.

Needs access to resources to support their overall wellness/academic engagement either on campus or off campus and is unsure where to start

Resources for Family and Friends