MIT EECS - MIT Resources for students

(Rev. 7/09)

MIT Resources for Students

Please keep this handy and use it to refer to students. Many students who are in trouble are extremely reluctant to seek help. Therefore, it is essential that advisors be alert to possible difficulties and actively urge students in difficulty to seek help, including providing them with names and contact information of people they should contact. Here is an annotated list.

The Course VI Undergraduate Office, 38-476

Anne Hunter (anneh@mit.edu) has over thirty years experience counseling MIT students, specializing in administrative problem solving and supporting students and advisors.

Vera Sayzew (vera@mit.edu) specializes in degree requirements and the degree list.

Linda Sullivan (lindasul@mit.edu) provides forms and letters to students.

For undergraduates who need academic and personal counseling, these deans are appropriate for most kinds of problems -- in particular, students who are thinking of withdrawing (or perhaps should be), students who become incapacitated, especially around finals, or who seem depressed or otherwise upset. (All of these are in 5-106, 3-4861.)

MIT Medical Department

The Mental Health Services http://web.mit.edu/medical/services/s-mentalhealth.html of MIT's Medical Department can help students. It's often painful for MIT students to be told they need to see a mental health therapist, especially by an authority figure like their advisor. One way to avoid telling them is to send them to a Counseling Dean (above), who will assess their needs and refer them to a specific mental health worker. But when there doesn't seem to be time for a double referral, Mental Health has walk-in hours from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday, and they are open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Emergency services are available 24/7.

In case of emergency, don't hesitate to call the Deans or Medical and make it clear that it is urgent. Medical Department numbers are as follows:

Graduate Education

Committee on Academic Performance

For students in severe academic difficulty who are in danger of being asked to withdraw, or for students who need to petition the C.A.P. for other reasons, like late registration changes, contact Stephen Pepper in 7-104, 3-4164, spepper@mit.edu.

Office of Minority Education

Religious Counselors

Many of our students are extremely religious; for such students, the chaplains may be most useful counselors.
The chaplains are in W11.

International Students Office

Email: iso-help@mit.edu – For all foreign students with visa/immigaration difficulties or cultural adjustment problems.

MIT Careers Development Center

Encourage students to use this office's many services immediately, as sophomores, by attending workshops and
career fairs, and getting to know a career counselor early.

Student Life

For students with problems related to their lives. Also, each dormitory has a faculty house master and a manager
who can be very useful.

Learning Strategies, Academic Resource Center

For students who need to learn better study skills, time management, etc.
Contact information: 7-104, 3-6771, learning-www@mit.edu .

Tutoring Services

MIT Ombuds Office

There are two special assistants to the President for people facing problems like discrimination or harassment. Dr. Mary P. Rowe and Toni P. Robinson are both great resources and can be found in 10-213, 3-5921.




		(Rev. 7/09) MIT Resources for Students Please keep this handy and use it to refer to students. Many students who are in trouble are extremely reluctant to seek help. Therefore, it is essential that advisors be alert to possible difficulties and actively urge students in difficulty to seek help, including providing them with names and contact information of people they should contact. Here is an annotated list. The Course VI Undergraduate Office, 38-476 Anne Hunter (anneh@mit.edu) has over thirty years experience counseling MIT students, specializing in administrative problem solving and supporting students and advisors. Vera Sayzew (vera@mit.edu) specializes in degree requirements and the degree list. Linda Sullivan (lindasul@mit.edu) provides forms and letters to students. The Counseling Deans: Student Support Services (S^3) For undergraduates who need academic and personal counseling, these deans are appropriate for most kinds of problems -- in particular, students who are thinking of withdrawing (or perhaps should be), students who become incapacitated, especially around finals, or who seem depressed or otherwise upset. (All of these are in 5-106, 3-4861.) Associate Dean Arnold Henderson Assistant Dean James Collins Assistant Dean Miri Skolnik Associate Dean Ayida Mthembu Assistant Dean David Randall Learning and Other Disabilities –Sheila Barnard, Disabilities Services Specialist MIT Medical Department The Mental Health Services http://web.mit.edu/medical/services/s-mentalhealth.html of MIT's Medical Department can help students. It's often painful for MIT students to be told they need to see a mental health therapist, especially by an authority figure like their advisor. One way to avoid telling them is to send them to a Counseling Dean (above), who will assess their needs and refer them to a specific mental health worker. But when there doesn't seem to be time for a double referral, Mental Health has walk-in hours from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. every weekday, and they are open until 7 p.m. Monday through Thursday. Emergency services are available 24/7. In case of emergency, don't hesitate to call the Deans or Medical and make it clear that it is urgent. Medical Department numbers are as follows: Main Medical telephone number: 3-4481, E23-189 24-Hour Urgent Care: 3-1311, E23-189 Mental Health/Psychiatry: 3-2916, E23-368 Graduate Education Dean Blanche Staton, 3-4869, bestaton@MIT.EDU is very helpful to graduate students with personal problems impacting their studies. Committee on Academic Performance For students in severe academic difficulty who are in danger of being asked to withdraw, or for students who need to petition the C.A.P. for other reasons, like late registration changes, contact Stephen Pepper in 7-104, 3-4164, spepper@mit.edu. Office of Minority Education Many services for underrepresented minority students. Religious Counselors Many of our students are extremely religious; for such students, the chaplains may be most useful counselors. The chaplains are in W11. International Students Office Email: iso-help@mit.edu – For all foreign students with visa/immigaration difficulties or cultural adjustment problems. Director and Associate Dean Danielle Guichard-Ashbrook, 3-3795 MIT Careers Development Center Encourage students to use this office's many services immediately, as sophomores, by attending workshops and career fairs, and getting to know a career counselor early. Student Life For students with problems related to their lives. Also, each dormitory has a faculty house master and a manager who can be very useful. Learning Strategies, Academic Resource Center For students who need to learn better study skills, time management, etc. Contact information: 7-104, 3-6771, learning-www@mit.edu . Tutoring Services The Department offers tutoring through the Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society, and the Tutorial Services Room is helpful for lower-level classes. MIT Ombuds Office There are two special assistants to the President for people facing problems like discrimination or harassment. Dr. Mary P. Rowe and Toni P. Robinson are both great resources and can be found in 10-213, 3-5921. page top
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