U - Orientation and First-Year Programs - University of Minnesota
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Health andWellnessTo make the most of your collegeexperience, it will be important that youstrive to live a healthy lifestyle and makedecisions that ensure both physical andemotional health. This page highlightssome of the programs and services thatpromote wellness.Complete yourimmunization formDid you graduate from a Minnesota highschool in 1997 or after? If so, you’re allset. If not, you can download a form fromthe Boynton Health Service Web site.Send your completed form to BoyntonHealth Service, 410 Church Street S.E.,Minneapolis, MN 55455.Make sure you havehealth insuranceAll students are required to have healthinsurance. If you are (or will be) coveredby your own or your parents’ insuranceplan, bring that information withyou to Orientation. If not, you will beautomatically enrolled in the UniversitysponsoredStudent Health Benefit Plan.To learn more about the University plan,visit www.bhs.umn.edu or call the StudentHealth Benefits Office at 612-624-0627.University Counseling &Consulting Services (UCCS)Check out UCCS for help with choosinga major, learning better study skills,or resolving personal conflict. Studentscan also access individual and groupcounseling, career and personality testing,and crisis counseling. www.uccs.umn.eduabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890-=[]\;’,./ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-=[]\;’,./Student Mental HealthThis comprehensive Web resourceprovides information for students, parents,faculty, and staff about the support andservices available.www.mentalhealth.umn.eduCheck out Boynton Health ServiceAs a member of the University of Minnesotacommunity, you have access to one of thehighest quality health services in the nation.For over 90 years Boynton Health Servicehas taken pride in meeting the health careneeds of students, staff, and faculty withcompassion and professionalism. Boynton’sclinics and services include: eye clinic,dental clinic, pharmacy, massage therapy,primary care, women’s clinic, mental healthclinic, physical therapy, nutrition services,health education, lab, x-ray, and more.Students who pay the Student ServicesFee and have health insurance receivemost services at Boynton at no additionalcost after the bill has been processed bytheir insurance carrier.Information: 612-625-8400Appointments: 612-625-3222Located behind Coffman Unionwww.bhs.umn.edu16 16
DiversityOffice of Equity and Diversity (OED)One of the advantages of being a U of M student is the unique opportunity to connectand interact with students, faculty, and staff from a wide variety of backgrounds andexperiences. The Office for Equity and Diversity is responsible for the University ofMinnesota’s system-wide equity and diversity initiatives and programs, and for infusingthe core values of equity and diversity into all aspects of teaching, learning, research,service, and outreach at the University.» www.academic.umn.edu/equity/Disability Services (DS)The Disability Services office is committedto making the University accessible andinviting for students, faculty, staff, andguests with disabilities. If you have adisability that requires an accommodation,you will need to register with DisabilityServices. Students are encouraged tocontact DS as early as possible to discussreasonable accommodations. A disabilityspecialist will assist you with disabilityrelatedconcerns that affect learning andstudent life. The primary responsibilityof the disability specialist is to determineyour eligibility for services and to facilitatethe process of identifying appropriate andreasonable accommodations. Please contactour office at 612-626-1333 (v/tty) if youhave additional questions or wish to register for services. To make accommodations forOrientation, see page 5.» ds.umn.eduGay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally (GLBTA)Programs OfficeThe Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Ally (GLBTA) Programs Office is dedicated toimproving campus climate for all University of Minnesota students, staff, faculty, alumni,and visitors by developing and supporting more inclusive understandings of gender andsexuality. The GLBTA Programs Office seeks to bridge and build communities that createaffirming and welcoming environments in which people can be their whole selves andwhich honor all identities and experiences.17» www.glbta.umn.edu17
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Health <strong>and</strong>WellnessTo make the most <strong>of</strong> your collegeexperience, it will be important that youstrive to live a healthy lifestyle <strong>and</strong> makedecisions that ensure both physical <strong>and</strong>emotional health. This page highlightssome <strong>of</strong> the programs <strong>and</strong> services thatpromote wellness.Complete yourimmunization formDid you graduate from a <strong>Minnesota</strong> highschool in 1997 or after? If so, you’re allset. If not, you can download a form fromthe Boynton Health Service Web site.Send your completed form to BoyntonHealth Service, 410 Church Street S.E.,Minneapolis, MN 55455.Make sure you havehealth insuranceAll students are required to have healthinsurance. If you are (or will be) coveredby your own or your parents’ insuranceplan, bring that information withyou to <strong>Orientation</strong>. If not, you will beautomatically enrolled in the <strong>University</strong>sponsoredStudent Health Benefit Plan.To learn more about the <strong>University</strong> plan,visit www.bhs.umn.edu or call the StudentHealth Benefits Office at 612-624-0627.<strong>University</strong> Counseling &Consulting Services (UCCS)Check out UCCS for help with choosinga major, learning better study skills,or resolving personal conflict. Studentscan also access individual <strong>and</strong> groupcounseling, career <strong>and</strong> personality testing,<strong>and</strong> crisis counseling. www.uccs.umn.eduabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890-=[]\;’,./ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ1234567890-=[]\;’,./Student Mental HealthThis comprehensive Web resourceprovides information for students, parents,faculty, <strong>and</strong> staff about the support <strong>and</strong>services available.www.mentalhealth.umn.eduCheck out Boynton Health ServiceAs a member <strong>of</strong> the <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Minnesota</strong>community, you have access to one <strong>of</strong> thehighest quality health services in the nation.For over 90 years Boynton Health Servicehas taken pride in meeting the health careneeds <strong>of</strong> students, staff, <strong>and</strong> faculty withcompassion <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essionalism. Boynton’sclinics <strong>and</strong> services include: eye clinic,dental clinic, pharmacy, massage therapy,primary care, women’s clinic, mental healthclinic, physical therapy, nutrition services,health education, lab, x-ray, <strong>and</strong> more.Students who pay the Student ServicesFee <strong>and</strong> have health insurance receivemost services at Boynton at no additionalcost after the bill has been processed bytheir insurance carrier.Information: 612-625-8400Appointments: 612-625-3222Located behind C<strong>of</strong>fman Unionwww.bhs.umn.edu16 16
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