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Interpersonal Connections

c) Students will engage in opportunities for interaction with those who differ from themselves in background, beliefs, behaviors, values, and views.

Career Development & Civic Engagement

  • Internships
  • Coop 119: 4-credit course for first and second year students which includes opportunities for self-reflection, job shadowing, and beginning career development
  • Service Scholarships
    • Wesley Service Scholars complete 80 hours of service
    • Iowa College AmeriCorps Program participants complete either 300 or 450 hours of service 

Counseling Services

  • Individual counseling
  • Therapeutic and psychoeducational groups
  • Student Leader training on mental health-related issues
    • Residence Life (CAs)
    • First-year program (SCLs)
  • Information on services in first-year seminars
  • Passive education on mental health issues
  • Faculty/staff training on mental health-related issues
  • Sexual Assault Response Advocate (SARA) program
    • Advocate training & supervision

Intramurals & Fitness

  • Intramural competition
  • Student staff work through confrontational situations 
  • Team leadership
  • Team membership

Residence Life

  • Developing roommate agreements and managing those relationships
  • Staff training on appreciating diversity and facilitation techniques
  • Educational opportunities within the residential environment

Student Activities

  • SGA and CAB conduct individual consultations
  • SGA, CAB, and organization leaders conduct regular organizational meetings
  • SGA and CAB members participate in leadership training and organizational retreats
  • SGA members participate in campus committees
  • SGA and CAB members conduct program development, implementation, and evaluation
  • Student staff provide individual and organizational consultations

Student Health Services

  • Participation in the Cancer Awareness club
  • Involvement with health organizations, on and off campus

Student Support Services

  • Individualized academic advising and personalized life coaching
  • Week-long transition-to-college program for first-year students 
  • Academic and life-skills workshops
  • Academic tutoring and Supplemental Instruction 
  • Peer mentoring programs
  • Cultural events
  • Student leadership conference