Mary Lou Frias- Director, Health Services/Counseling

Health Services, the Counseling Center and Outreach Education serve to holistically support students through medical treatment, therapeutic counseling, prevention strategies, outreach to the community and education during point-of-care, in groups, through presentations, with the use of brochures and other printed materials.  The services of our department are free to registered students, in spite of the type of health insurance that they have.  Students have paid for our services through a portion of the general fees.  In Health Services, students can walk-in without an appointment and be triaged by registered nurses, or if they need a physical or a prescription, an appointment can be made with a nurse practitioner.  There is no point-of-care or co-pay for a visit, however if laboratory work is sent out, the student's insurance information is provided to the outside lab, and the student (and their third party insurance) are responsible for the cost.  Some immunizations are available at cost, though most students' immunizations are covered by their primary care providers.  In the Counseling Center, short term individual counseling (8-12 sessions), and group counseling are available by appointment.  There is a crisis walk-in period daily in the Counseling Center, 12 noon – 1 pm.  Both offices are opened 8:30 am-4:30 pm, Monday – Friday. The departments are closed during breaks, and no clinical service is provided in the summer, though the office is staffed for questions and record submission. 

Housing Assignments:  The Office of Residence Life and Housing strives to provide residents with a safe, clean, and comfortable room assignment. The Office of Residence Life and Housing employs assignments and administrative staff members to help meet this goal. The assignments section of our website:  http://www.bridgew.edu/RLH/assignments/  will provide you with information on the housing assignment process. Additionally, there is information on how to live successfully in the BSU residence hall community.

Residence Life Programs: The Office of Residence Life and Housing staff develops and promotes programs, services, and staff interactions that encourage student development with particular emphasis on individual responsibility within a community setting. We employ over 100 staff members to meet this goal. The residence life section of our website: http://www.bridgew.edu/RLH/reslife.cfm  will provide you with information on the residence life program. It will tell you about programming series available and will provide information about our student staff positions.

Residence Hall Facilities Management:  Part of the mission of the Office of Residence Life and Housing is to provide residents with a safe, clean, and comfortable living space. The Office of Residence Life and Housing employs a maintenance staff to help meet this goal. The facilities section of our website: http://www.bridgew.edu/RLH/facilities/  will provide you with information on residence hall rooms. It provides pointers on how to keep rooms functioning properly to eliminate any potential problems. It also provides information on what to do when problems arise.

Katie Munroe- Career Counselor, Career Services

Career Services assists a diverse student body in the process of developing, evaluating and initiating career plans. This includes everything from Career Counseling, Choosing a Major, Resume & Cover Letter Critiques, Internship Planning, Effective Interviewing, Graduate School Planning, and Job Search Strategies. Career Services hosts many events, workshops, job fairs, and programs throughout the year to connect students with employers and to prepare for life after graduation.

Colleen Gallagher - Coordinator, the Office for Commuter Services.

Commuter Services is located in the Rondileau Campus Center and provides opportunities to assist commuter students in connecting to campus in various ways. We work to foster the development of commuter students by promoting campus engagement, hosting involvement opportunities and advocating for the commuter population. Since commuter students make up the majority of the population here at BSU our commitment to the development of our students is something that we are passionate about.

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) supports research and creative work that enriches students' academic experience and prepares them for graduate school and meaningful careers. We offer several grants, as well as presentation and publication opportunities. Research grants for students include Semester Grants (over 100 students per semester receive up to $300 each for research supplies such as laboratory materials and books); Summer Grants (each summer 30-35 students earn a stipend of $4,000 to conduct in-depth, mentored research for 10 weeks); and Travel Grants (students who are accepted to present their research/creative work at a regional or national conference receive up to $1,000 to cover travel and registration costs). We host two annual symposia of student research on campus: the Mid-Year Symposium of First- and Second-Year Student Research every December (Dec. 14, 2011) and the Undergraduate Research Symposium every April (April 23, 2012). Students who have completed a significant research or creative project are encouraged to submit an application to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, which is held in a different U.S. city each year. BSU student travel to the conference is fully funded. BSU also publishes student work from any discipline in The Undergraduate Review, an annual publication of excellent research and creative work (available in print and online: www.bridgew.edu/undergraduatereview).

The Director of Administrative Support Services oversees auxiliary Support Services on campus. These services include the copy center, the mailroom, the parking services and connect card office, bookstore, food service, Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks and vending. Director of Administrative Support Services is also responsible for processing tort claims for the college.