Student
Services Offers Support and Information
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Dorothy Chaves, LRC Tutor, advises a student during registration. |
UCB
offers a range of services and activities designed to support,
strengthen and encourage
student effort, and to assist with overcoming problems
which may
interfere with student progress. These services and activities
are tools created to enhance a student's ability to
manage and direct
his or her own learning and career development over a lifetime. The
Office of Student Services at the Urban College serves as a
resource to help students more effectively meet their personal
and academic challenges, and also serves as a referral
source to many
community agencies and organizations.
Students
are encouraged to utilize the personal, academic,
and professional
counseling resources of Student Services. Strict confidentiality
of counseling relationships and records is
maintained at all times.
In addition to counseling outreach, the Office of Student
Services sponsors student specific workshops and career
and professional
guidance. Career planning and development is a continuous
process that includes academic and professional assessment
at entry to UCB,
career-related course work, required Professional Development
seminars, internships and field work, and career counseling
and workshops.
In addition, the Office of Student Services sponsors student
specific workshops and career and professional guidance.
Career
planning and development is a continuous process
that includes academic and professional assessment
at entry to UCB, career-related course work,
required
Professional Development seminars, internships
and field work, and career counseling and workshops.
The UCB newsletter, Urban College Connections
is published through the Office of Institutional Advancement,
providing timely and relevant information to
the
UCB community while allowing students the opportunity
to gain useful writing experience.
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Advisement and guidance
are an important part of UCB's student services. At registration,
students are designated an academic advisor. The student and advisor
meet regularly to review and discuss the student's goals and objectives.
The advisor recommends course selection and sequence and remains
a key point of contact and source of guidance throughout the student's
tenure at UCB. In addition to the ongoing guidance provided by the
academic advisor, each student has access to staff, available to
offer information on financial aid, assist with internships and
field placements, engage in personal counseling, and provide referrals
to other agencies and organizations.
The
Learning Resource Center (LRC) offers an
encompassing range
of academic guidance and hands-on support services. The LRC
is staffed by professionals who assist
students in strengthening their
writing, reading, math and learning skills. Assistance is also
provided in English as a Second Language. Instruction and tutoring
are related to classroom assignments, thereby fostering skill
development while contributing to success
in dealing with course content. The
LRC is open Monday thru Thursday from 4:00 pm until 9:00 pm.
Through
the support offered at the Urban College of Boston, students
learn strategies and techniques necessary
to secure professional,
personal, and educational success.
Orientation
All
entering UCB students are invited and
encouraged to participate in orientation.
Orientation activities provide an introduction
to the College and its programs, faculty,
administration and staff, a review of
college
policies and an opportunity to meet other
students. At orientation, students are
assigned an academic advisor. The student
and advisor meet regularly to review
and discuss the student’s goals and objectives.
The advisor recommends course selection
and sequence and remains a key point of
contact and source of guidance throughout
the student’s academic career at
UCB.
Personal
Counseling and Support
The
Office of Student Services serves as a
resource to help students
more effectively
meet their personal and academic challenges.
Students are encouraged to utilize the
counseling resources and should call
ext. 6394 for an appointment. Strict confidentiality
of counseling relationships and records
is maintained at all times. Student
Services also serves as a referral resource
to many community agencies and organizations
which may be of personal, financial, professional
or other assistance. Other services include
individual and group counseling; workshops/seminars
geared to students’ needs, and career
and professional guidance.
Advisement
and Guidance
In
addition to the ongoing guidance provided
by the academic advisor,
each student has
access to staff, available to offer information
on financial aid, assist with internships
and field placements, engage in personal
counseling, and provide referrals to
other agencies and organizations. Staff
will
also assist students in developing peer
support groups for academic, professional,
and social networking. With their guidance,
students will be introduced to the wide
range of human service resources available
throughout the Greater Boston community.
Outreach/Attendance
Monitoring
As
part of our effort to assist students with
satisfactorily meeting their
academic
goals, Student Services contacts students
with inconsistent attendance at the earliest
opportunity. The goal is to provide personal
outreach and information on academic
policies and options. Counseling and advising
are
provided as well. Student Services makes
referrals to tutoring services and other
resources offered by the LRC. Career
Planning and Development
At
UCB, career planning and development is
a continuous
process that is fully integrated
with academic programs. This process
includes academic and professional assessment
at
entry, career-related course work, required
Professional Development seminars, internships
and field work and career counseling. Workshops
are offered periodically on such topics
as résumé preparation
and interviewing techniques. This
comprehensive approach assists the student
in identifying and developing career objectives.
Assistance is provided in résumé preparation
skills, and professional opportunities are
posted regularly in the student services/faculty
area. Through the support offered, students
learn strategies and techniques necessary
to secure successful and fulfilling employment. Cultural
Enrichment
The
central downtown location of the Urban
College overlooks the historic
and spacious
Boston Common. Situated between downtown
Boston and the Theatre District, the "city
campus" location provides various
opportunities for cultural and multicultural
enrichment. Information on art, dance,
music, theatre, historical, ethnic, and
other events is posted and regularly disseminated
to students. UCB
Newsletter: Urban College Connections
The
UCB newsletter, Urban College Connections,
is a publication of the Office of Student
Services. The newsletter seeks to provide
timely and relevant information to the
Urban College of Boston student body
and alumni. It gives students the opportunity
to find out about current Urban College
and community events and is a medium
for
democratic expression. Students are encouraged
to participate and gain experience by
writing for Urban College Connections. Student
Literary Publication: The Student Express
Urban
College has many talented students
whose creativity is shared through the
UCB publication, The Student Express, a
collection
of students’ poetry and writings published
in both the fall and spring semesters. Students
are encouraged to contribute their literary
talents to The Student Express, which is
published by the Office of Student Services. Urban College of Boston Alumni Association
Urban College of Boston, through a generous
grant from Moses and Hannah Malkin, established
the Urban College of Boston Alumni Association
in the spring of 2004. The Alumni Association
open to all degree and certificate recipients,
strives to reunite and strengthen relationships
between alumni and their Alma Mater by fostering opportunities to call members to
action in support of the college. The Alumni
Association organizes a number of annual
events to promote and provide services for
UCB and its alumni to encourage continued
growth, both personally and professionally,
supporting both existing and prospective
students. It also seeks to assist in securing
gifts to the college and expand annual giving
among alumni. Those interested in more information
about the UCB Alumni Association may contact
the UCB Alumni Advisor, Olivia Dybing, at
dybing@urbancollege.edu. |
