Health and Wellness

The Dean of Students Office (DOS) serves as UW’s entry point for student support services. The staff in DOS work to enhance the quality of life for all UW students. Assistance with situational needs and student life concerns of individual students and groups of students regarding their personal, academic, and/or social welfare are coordinated by the DOS staff.

Several offices and programs comprise the Dean of Students Office. These include the Dean of Students, Multicultural Affairs, International Students and Scholars, Student Leadership, Greek Life, the Students’ Attorney, Multicultural Resource Center, STOP Violence Project, Rainbow Resource Center, Early Alert Program, the ASUW Business Office, Student Judicial Affairs, Adult Student/Women’s Center, and Student Publications. The majority of programs are housed in Knight Hall with the exception of the ASUW Business Office, Greek Life, and the Student Publications Office, which are located in the Wyoming Union.

Services available through the Dean of Students Office include individual advisement and consultation regarding situational student life concerns; referral coordination with other university and community services; conflict resolution and consultation regarding student conduct, rights, and responsibilities; advisement in grievance procedures, due process, and student appeals of disputed decisions; official university withdrawals; and authorized absences and emergency contacts.

DOS staff also have responsibilities as advisers to ASUW Student Government and/or student organizations including Mortar Board, SPURS, Panhellenic and Interfraternity Councils, and Freshman Senate.

The professional staff provide direct assistance to students and groups at any time in the student’s career at the university. Information, individual advisement and consultation, and assistance with administrative procedures are facilitated in the Knight Hall offices.

ASUW Business Office: A major component of ASUW student government is funding recognized student organization activities. The ASUW Business Office, whose staff are members of the Dean of Students Office, serves as a support unit to the financial undertakings of ASUW as well as providing training and leadership for students involved in fiscal matters of the student government.

Greek Life: The national fraternities and sororities at UW provide a living/learning environment designed to support the goals of their members. Through specifically designed programs, the coordinator of Greek Life facilitates personal growth, scholastic achievement, and leadership development, as well as being available for individual consultation. The Dean of Students Office also monitors the Greek Relationship Statement between UW and Greek chapters.

Student Conduct, Rights and Responsibilities: The Trustees, as a governing body of the university, are charged with the statutory duty and authority to make all rules and regulations including the administrative responsibility to regulate and control whatever conduct and behavior of the members of the university community impedes, obstructs, or threatens the achievement of the educational goals and mission of the university. The university community, in order to function in an orderly and creative manner, ascribes to a code of conduct to which the student must adhere. This information entitled Rights and Responsibilities - "UW Student Code of Conduct" is distributed to each student who is granted admission to the university. This information and other UW Regulations are published in order to inform students of their rights and responsibilities and the minimum ethical standard of conduct expected of them as members of the university community. Additional copies of this information may be obtained at the Dean of Students Office, from the assistant dean of students for judicial affairs, or on the web.

Student Publications Office: The Student Publications Office, which is partially funded by student fees, is an integral part of the University of Wyoming. It meets the informative, educational, and cultural needs of the university community. Through these efforts such publications as The Branding Iron (the daily student newspaper published Tuesday-Friday and weekly during the summer session), the literary magazine Owen Wister Review (published spring semester), and the new feature magazine Frontiers (published fall and spring semesters) are published under the auspices of the Board for Student Publications.

The board is composed of students, faculty, staff, and selected members of the Wyoming Press Association. These publications provide an excellent opportunity for students to gain valuable experience in newspaper, magazine, advertising, sales, and production.

For more information about student publications, contact the Student Publications Office, Room 302, Wyoming Union, (307) 766-6190.

Students’ Attorney: Legal services are provided to University of Wyoming students by a full-time attorney. This service is provided through student fees, and there is no additional charge for the attorney’s time. The attorney assists students seeking advice in connection with personal legal problems. Information is readily available on a variety of subjects. The Students’ Attorney Office has also developed a legal referral system and facilitates the effective and prompt handling of referrals, (307) 766-6347.

Multicultural Affairs

Dolores Cardona, Associate Dean of Students

Dean of Students Office

114 Knight Hall, (307)766-6228

Website: www.uwyo.edu/oma

Multicultural Affairs, a part of the Dean of Students Office, serves under-represented groups in higher education at the University of Wyoming. It also provides leadership and advocacy to support diversity and to prepare students to interact in a diverse world. Multicultural Affairs helps UW create a campus climate supportive to the success of racial and ethnic minorities, GLBT students, women, and adult/non-traditional students. Multicultural Affairs also provides opportunities for students other than these groups who are interested in diverse experiences, programs, and access to multicultural resources. The Multicultural Affairs personnel are organized to work with these populations in two clusters and four student resources centers. The two staff clusters include: ethnic and racial minorities, international students, and women, adult, and GLBT students. The four student resource centers or gathering places include the Multicultural Resource Center, the Rainbow Resource Center, the Women’s Center, and the Nontraditional Student Center.

Multicultural Affairs (MA) ethnic student programs cluster assists Hispanic, African-American, Asian-American, American Indian, and biracial students to enroll in college, complete a college degree, enroll in graduate programs, increase employment potential following graduation, and assists all students with diversity information. MA also supports GLBT, non-traditional, and women students. MA provides information and services on financial aid, employment opportunities, internships, graduate schools, programming, general information and orientation, career exploration, tutoring, academic advising, referral services, as well as personal support and guidance. MA also assists the multicultural student organizations with their activities.

Multicultural Resource Center: The Multicultural Affairs-sponsored Multicultural Resource Center (MRC) is a student gathering place for social interaction, cultural programming, and educational resources for study and research. The MRC is also a unique facility in the State of Wyoming which collects and displays materials reflecting the concerns of Hispanics, African-Americans, American Indians and Asian-Americans. The MRC houses a permanent collection of books, periodicals, and academic equipment. The MRC provides a meeting place for groups concerned with these communities and is located in the Wyoming Union, Room 103. For more information call (307) 766-6463.

Rainbow Resource Center: The Rainbow Resource Center (RRC) serves as a resource for GLBT issues and is a safe, supportive place for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals and their families and friends. The RRC is located in Wyoming Union, Room 106. For more information, call (307) 766-3478.

Nontraditional and Women’s Center: Located in Room 104 of the Wyoming Union, the center assists and provides support for these populations of students. The center also is home to STOP, a rape prevention and domestic violence/abuse intervention program. For more information, call (307)766-6258 or (307)766-5343.

Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (ASUW)

020 Wyoming Union, (307)766-5204

Website: www.uwyo.edu/ASUW

The Associated Students of the University of Wyoming (student government) is comprised of three branches: the executive, legislative, and judicial. Students who pay fees are automatically members of ASUW. Officers and senators are elected annually by the students and are representative of each of the seven colleges. They meet weekly to consider areas of concern to students.

The ASUW student government represents student opinion to the administration, faculty, staff, and State of Wyoming legislature. ASUW membership on university committees and legislative statements of student opinion passed by the ASUW Senate ensure that university policies are made with the concerns of students in mind. In addition, the ASUW president serves as an ex-officio member of the University of Wyoming Board of Trustees and conveys student opinion to the institution’s highest governing body.

ASUW is also one of the vehicles through which students provide their own programs of activities and services. Included in these programs are ASUW activities committees, concerts and convocations, ASTEC (technical services), ASUW Gallery (art gallery), all located in the Wyoming Union; the Students’ Attorney Office in Knight Hall, and child care services.

Student Legal Services Clinic: Legal services referred by the Students’ Attorney to fee paying students that include but are not limited to: domestic relations matters, including divorces, child custody and/or support disputes, domestic violence, and landlord/tenant disputes. The clinic cannot represent a student on any legal matter that involves another UW student, the University of Wyoming, or a recognized student organization. The clinic is located at 21st and Grand Ave., (307)766-4360.

Joanne Steane, M.D., Director

Health/Nursing Building, (307) 766-2130

Website: www.uwyo.edu/ShSer

The Student Health Service (SHS) provides personalized health service to eligible students by maintaining a high quality medical outpatient clinic. The clinic provides primary health care, health education, and preventive services to enable students to complete their course of studies. The professional staff consists of four physicians, one nurse practitioner, one physician assistant, a registered pharmacist, registered nurses, a phlebotomist, and a registered X-ray Technologist, in addition to other professional and administrative personnel. The Student Health Service offers specialist clinics for orthopedics and psychiatry.

Undergraduate full-time students taking 12 or more credit hours and graduate students taking 9 or more hours are eligible for services at the SHS. Undergraduate and graduate part-time students who have purchased the optional benefit package are also eligible. Enrollment in, or waiver from, the University of Wyoming Student Medical Insurance Program has no effect on eligibility to use the Student Health Service. Students enrolled during the summer pay a summer fee for SHS. Students not enrolled for summer but who were enrolled spring semester and are pre-registered for fall semester may pay the same summer fee to be eligible to use the SHS. Laboratory and X-ray diagnostic procedures, medications, specialty clinics, and office procedures are available. There are affordable charges for these services. There are also nominal charges for supplies such as ace bandages, splints, crutches, and other medical devices.

The Student Health Service is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday during the fall and spring semesters. During Christmas and spring breaks, the SHS is open from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Summer hours are 7:30 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays. Hours are subject to change to reflect the needs of the university. The Student Health Service is closed on university holidays and weekends. An after-hours nurse advice line is available when the SHS is closed by calling 766-2130. All students are urged to have adequate health insurance coverage for illnesses or emergency visits to the local hospital or a physician’s office when the Student Health Service is closed. Insurance coverage is also recommended for medical care that is not available at the Student Health Service, including treatment of major injuries, surgery, and hospitalization. The student is responsible for all charges for services provided by persons or institutions outside of the Student Health Service.

The Wellness Center, located in Half Acre, promotes "a university community in pursuit of optimal learning." Open between the hours of 8 a.m.– 4 p.m. weekdays (hours subject to change) the Wellness Center offers wellness screening, referrals, TestWell Wellness Inventory, and information about many health topics. Fitness and nutrition counseling, anonymous HIV testing, and the services of an athletic trainer and massage therapist are available by appointment. The Wellness Center services are available to all students.

Anne Bunn, Ph.D., Interim Director

341 Knight Hall, (307) 766-2187

Website: www.uwyo.edu/UCC

The University Counseling Center (UCC) provides comprehensive, time-effective mental health services to the university students and community. The UCC is a resource center for students to enhance personal success skills in dealing with the challenging and sometimes stressful university environment. The professional UCC staff work together with students to help them find effective ways to approach concerns and problems. We also support students in learning to make healthy lifestyle choices that promote their personal, social, and academic goals. Group and individual counseling services, in a professional and confidential atmosphere, are provided to students with personal and interpersonal concerns. Other services include crisis intervention, consultation, and education to the UW community. Individual counseling appointments are made in person during regular office hours, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Counseling services are free to UW students. For after-hour emergencies, students can talk to an on-call counselor by calling 766-8989.

Campus Consultation and Outreach: UCC staff consults with academic and student services personnel, student leaders, and university administration regarding counseling and mental health issues and ways to better the UW living/learning environment. Outreach programs can be initiated by student or staff request or by UCC staff bringing issues of concern to various campus populations. Some current issues include date rape and suicide prevention, respect for diversity, sexual orientation issues, and stress management. Generally, UCC asks for a minimum of two weeks notice for an outreach presentation, however, in urgent situations triggered by trauma, outreach programs will be offered on a shorter notice.

AWARE (Alcohol Wellness Alternatives, Research and Education): The AWARE Program is committed to a healthy campus community and a drug-free learning environment. AWARE Program staff strive to utilize the best practices in providing drug and alcohol education and prevention programming for the University of Wyoming campus and community. The AWARE Program promotes a standard of wellness in regard to healthy choices surrounding alcohol use and the prevention of illicit drug use by college students. To achieve these goals, the AWARE Program offers a broad range of services ranging from individual interventions to consultative and educational services for campus groups and the community at large. AWARE also coordinates the Cowboy CHOICES 180 Proof Peer Education group. Additionally, the AWARE Program coordinates the UW A-Team, a campus-community coalition dedicated to reducing underage and excessive alcohol use. For more information, please visit the website at www.uwyo.edu/aware or feel free to contact via telephone at (307)766-2187, email (aware@uwyo.edu), or in person by visiting 341 Knight Hall.