Whom to Contact When a Student Needs Assistance
*In a life-threatening emergency always call 9-1-1*
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Students: Please explore the Find Help webpage for more information about available resources.
Health/Mental Health Concerns
- For questions regarding available resources or how to best support the student: Hamre Center for Health and Wellness, 651-696-6275; [email protected]
- Press 2 (24 hour phone counseling): For immediate connection to a licensed mental health counselor call 651-696-6275, then press 2
- Access Nurse (24 hour nurse triage): For immediate connection to a licensed medical provider call 651-696-6275, then press 3
- For notification of a health concern impacting a student: Office of Student Affairs, 651-696-6220; [email protected]
- Use the Student Care/Concern Reporting Form for non-emergency student health/mental health concerns
For urgent/immediate support (Suicidality or other imminent harm)
- Contact Macalester Public Safety: 651-696-6555, available 24/7/365; works closely with Macalester on-call professionals
- Press 2 (24 hour phone counseling): For immediate connection to a licensed mental health counselor call 651-696-6275, then press 2
- Urgent/Emergency Resources to connect the student to directly:
- Urgent Care for Adult Mental Health: 651-266-7900
- Urgent or Emergency Care Resources
- For questions regarding available resources or how to best support a student: Hamre Center for Health and Wellness, 651-696-6275; [email protected]
Navigating student support/care needs using an approach informed by equity, inclusion, and intersectionality
- Walter Goodwin Jr, Assistant Director of Student Support; 651-696-6104; [email protected]
- Use the Student Care/Concern Reporting Form for non-emergency student concerns
First-year and sophomore students (non-academic)
- Katie Kelly, Associate Director of Residential Life-Learning & Development, 651-696-6440; [email protected]
Class absences that are unusual for that student
- Residential Life, 651-696-6215; [email protected]
- Office of Student Affairs, 651-696-6220; [email protected]
Difficulty with a roommate
- Living on campus: Residential Life, 651-696-6215; [email protected]
- Living off campus: Office of Student Affairs, 651-696-6220; [email protected]
International student support
- Aaron Colhapp, Director of International Student Programs, 651-696-6992; [email protected]
Leave of absence, permanent withdrawal, or transfer to another school
- Office of Student Affairs can assist with paperwork, 651-696-6220; [email protected]
- Registrar can assist with transcript requests; 651-696-6200; [email protected]
Finances
- Student Financial Aid, 651-696-6214; [email protected]
Spiritual or religious support
- Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, 651-696-6298; [email protected]
Cultural or identity support
- Department of Multicultural Life, 651-696-6243; [email protected]
- Center for Religious and Spiritual Life, 651-696-6298; [email protected]
Personal wellness/lifestyle advice/information
- Hamre Center for Health and Wellness, 651-696-6275; [email protected]
Access and support for students with disabilities
- Shammah Bermudez, Disability Services Director; [email protected]
- Josie Hurka, Disability Services Coordinator; [email protected]
- Shayne Fettig-Hughes, Case Manager; [email protected]
Choosing a major
- Academic Advisor
- Ann Minnick, Director of Academic Programs and Advising, 651-696-6198; [email protected]
- Career Exploration, 651-696-6384; [email protected]
Strategies for discussing academic warning or probation
- Academic Advisor
- Ann Minnick, Director of Academic Programs and Advising, 651-696-6198; [email protected]
Career opportunities, career counseling – including internships, summer employment, post-graduation employment, graduate/professional school
- Academic Advisor
- Career Exploration, 651-696-6384; [email protected]
Graduate scholarships and national fellowships
- Career Exploration, 651-696-6384; [email protected]
- Ann Minnick, Director of Academic Programs and Advising, 651-696-6198; [email protected]
Math, Science & Writing tutors
- MAX Center, 651-696-6121; [email protected]
Time management, note-taking, or other academic skills
- MAX Center, 651-696-6121; [email protected]
Making a complaint about a grade or a faculty member
- Department Chair
- Ann Minnick, Director of Academic Programs and Advising, 651-696-6198; [email protected]
Employment
- Student Employment Office, 651-696-6280; [email protected]
- Civic Engagement Center 651-696-6040; [email protected]
- Career Exploration, 651-696-6384; [email protected]
Sexual harassment, sexual assault, or discrimination complaints/concerns
- Title IX, Bias and Harassment Office, 651-696-6258; [email protected]
Local issues and community organizations or learning about the Twin Cities
- Civic Engagement Center 651-696-6040; [email protected]
Study away options or learning about study away policies, programs, and timelines
- Center for Study Away 651-696-6300; [email protected]
Registration questions; drops, adds, course withdrawals, credits, graduation requirements, transcript requests
- Registrar’s Office 651-696-6200; [email protected]
Balancing athletics and academics, course loads for eligibility, sports-related absences
- Donnie Brooks, Director of Athletics 651-696-6366; [email protected]