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CHAPTER VI: STUDENT DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND SERVICES
VI.A. COUNSELING
Students who seem to need professional counseling should be referred to the Counseling Center
or to the Office of Student Development. Any unusual change in behavior of any advisee or
student should be reported in order that appropriate counseling services may be made available
to the student. Advisors should not attempt to perform psychiatric services.
The Counseling Center also offers services in the area of study habits, motivation, vocational
interests, emotional and social adjustment, and career counseling.
VI.B. CAREER SERVICES
The Career Services Office is located on the second floor of the Norton Campus Center, and is
administered by the Office of Student Development. Services to students and alumni include
assistance with career exploration and development through counseling, career inventories and
testing, career research, job shadowing, internships, and individualized action planning.
Individuals also receive help with résumé writing, interview preparation, job search techniques,
graduate school preparation, professional behavior, and workplace issues. In addition, Career
Services assists with career placement through maintaining a database of employers and open
professional positions, referrals, on-campus interviews, and other guidance on connecting to
professional organizations and companies. Throughout the school year, career fairs, graduate
school expos, career workshops, and career information sessions are offered. A detailed website,
a collection of printed handouts and worksheets, a career information library, and referral
resources are available.
VI.C. ORGANIZATION OF THE STUDENT BODY
The student body of the College is organized in a variety of ways. The most formal and officially
representative organization is the Student Government Association.
The Student Government Association exists under a constitution voted by the student body and
approved by the Faculty and Administration and the Board of Trustees. A copy of the
constitution, as currently amended, may be found in the
In annual spring elections, the student body elects officers and a representative legislature which
act for or represent student opinion in all official relations with the Faculty and the
Administration. In addition to managing its own affairs concerned with student life, the Student
Government Association elects or appoints student members to serve with appropriate
representatives of the Faculty and Administration in the conduct of certain campus-wide
activities.