the same living-learning residence hall community, it is essential that coordination of student placement in academic courses and in rooms in the residence halls occurs. The Director and staff of the Office of Residence Life will work closely with Vice-President of the Office of Enrollment Management and its staff to achieve that goal.
Student Health Services provide quality health service to students. The student health program encompasses preventive medicine, health education, health maintenance, medical and mental health care, referrals, and a drug and alcohol abuse program. For the convenience of students, health education, medical consultation, and emergency treatment for minor illnesses and injuries are available free of charge to all students. Student Health provides quality physical, mental and emotional health care services to all students. Drug and alcohol education and mental health counseling are made available to help maintain a student's optimum health and instill good personal and community health habits. The professional staff consists of a full-time nurse, mental health counselor, and alcohol and drug abuse counselor. The professional staff makes referrals to the local hospital and to other off-campus health facilities. (Link to Student Support_StudentHealth.pdf) Given the importance of physical and mental health for academic success, the KSU AWA project will use the resources of the Student Health Services professional staff for workshops and training for the faculty and staff so that they will be better informed and prepared to refer students with health-related problems to the appropriate campus health professional.
Faculty and professional staff utilize the services of the University Professional Development Center (UPDC) for information and technology training. The UPDC is dedicated to facilitating all professional development workshops and training activities on the KSU campus. The center provides dedicated staff and technical resources which can be scheduled to provide faculty and staff training sessions to upgrade or enhance professional and/or pedagogical skills. Training is currently available for Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Turnitin and Blackboard through the UPDC. The AWA project will use the services of the UPDC to provide workshops for faculty and staff on using Blackboard and its e-portfolio features.
Student Resident Hall Assistant training is provided at the beginning of the academic year by Information Technology. Information Technology also hosts training for students on how to get their personal computers connected to the internet in the residence halls at the beginning of the academic year.
All incoming students are trained in the Web Student Self Service module (also known as W.I.R.E.D, for Web Information Really Easy and Direct) — the registration and records management system they must use to function while enrolled at KSU. They are also required to take a freshman University Orientation class where much of the course work is delivered via Blackboard, the University's online course management system. University Orientation regularly trains students in using other University web sites and library systems. (Link to IT_StudentTraining.pdf) Because this type of training for students already occurs at KSU, the AWA project classes will take advantage of this
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