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Career Development

Career Development helps students and alumnae explore, define, and implement career plans. To provide this service the Office has developed programs enabling Barnard women to gain work experience and to become informed about different career opportunities. Both students and alumnae are seen for individual career counseling, and panels and group workshops are given on careers and related concerns. A newsletter informs students about career programs, workshops, internships, entrepreneurship, community service, and special opportunities. The office collaborates with faculty on the Barnard Leadership Initiative and the NYC Civic Engagement Program. Programs to develop financial fluency and professional skills are offered throughout the academic year and during the Winter Break.

The Career Development website, has interactive capability, describes all programs, provides fact sheets, lists internships and jobs, and enables students to register their career interests and sign up for workshops online.

The Career Development Internship Program provides semester and summer offerings useful for students to clarify their vocational interests through valuable and often professional-level experience. Cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset is supported through the Trust Entrepreneurial Internship Program which provides internship funding, workshops on building entrepreneurial skills, and a business plan competition.

To aid students and alumnae in exploring career areas, the office also maintains an Alumnae Network Database that lists graduates who are available to discuss their fields, and a library of vocational and graduate school materials. Workshops on specific concerns, such as resume writing and interviewing skills, are conducted when the College is in session. Students and alumnae may establish permanent recommendation files in the office for future employment.

Career Development, which is open twelve months a year, has contacts with many potential employers. Students use part-time and temporary job listings for both on- and off-campus jobs, and the Federal Work Study Program is also administered by this office. Full-time jobs may be viewed on the Internet; access for off-campus viewing is by password obtained through the office. Seniors are interviewed on campus by corporate and large non-profit organizations offering entry-level professional opportunities through the Programs for Senior Year. An annual not-for-profit career fair is held each spring to connect students with many employers and internship sponsors in that sector. Business suits for interviews and professional meetings can be borrowed from the office’s Suitable Suits Program.

The office advises three student-run enterprises—the Barnard Babysitting Agency, the Barnard Bartending and Party Help Agency, and the Barnard Store. These agencies provide excellent managerial experience and create jobs for many students.

Students may establish recommendation files for employment in the Career Development and for graduate and professional study with the recommendations assistants in the Dean of Studies Office. For procedures and policy, the appropriate office should be consulted.

Disability Services

In 1978, Barnard established a program to provide services for students with disabilities which enhance their educational, pre-professional, and personal development. The Disability Services (ODS) serves students with mobility, visual, and hearing impairments, as well as students with invisible disabilities, such as learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD, chronic medical conditions, psychiatric disabilities, and substance abuse/recovery. ODS works with other administrators and members of the faculty to assist students with disabilities in participating in college activities, securing financial aid, scheduling classes and examinations, and planning careers. Mobility aides, readers, notetakers, and other volunteer/paid aides are available through the ODS Accommodative Aide Program. Publications include the ODS manual, “Forms/Policies/Tipsheets” (updated annually), and several services brochures: “What ODS Can Do For You,” “Assisting Students with Temporary Disabilities,” “A Parent Guide to ODS,” “A Brief Overview of Adaptive Technology” and “What We’ve Learned: Thoughts on Disability from Graduating Seniors to Entering Students”. The 504/ADA Access Committee works to reduce architectural, programmatic, and attitudinal barriers at the College; the Barnard Alumnae Involved with Disabilities Network (BAID) provides students with access to disabled alumnae in a broad range of careers and serves as an information clearinghouse on disability-related support in graduate and professional schools.

The buildings on the contiguous campus interconnect and are wheelchair accessible. Maps of the campus showing special features and access routes are available at ODS, as are access maps for both Columbia University and Teachers College. ODS maintains a comprehensive webpage, which includes a monthly newsletter, notices of programs and events, and a special link to university access updates.

Student Health Services

The Student Health Service, nationally accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, provides primary care and specialist referrals for all registered Barnard students. It offers a wide range of general services, with a particular emphasis on the developmental needs of college-aged women. Entering students must submit a health history and physical forms, and proof of immunization as required by New York State Health Laws.

STAFF: The clinical staff consists of full-time and part-time physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, a nutritionist and a health educator. The Health Service collaborates with major New York medical teaching centers to provide advanced clinical training in college health to Adolescent Medicine Fellows.

AFTER-HOURS CARE: At all times when the college is in session there is a Clinician-on-Call nights and weekends for after-hours urgent medical advice. The Health Service closes during winter, spring, and summer breaks. During these breaks, Barnard students may use the Columbia University Health Service, for urgent care only, for a $60 per-visit reimbursable fee.

FEES: There is no per-visit charge at the Health Service and the number of visits is unlimited. Fees are charged for medications from the on-site dispensary.

HEALTH INSURANCE: This is activated only when students are referred to off-campus specialists. All registered Barnard students are automatically covered by the mandatory Basic Accident and Sickness Plan benefits of the Barnard College student insurance plan, underwritten by the United Healthcare Insurance Company (any existing family insurance plans are used as primary insurance, with coordination of benefits from the student insurance.) In addition, optional supplemental insurance is available at a low cost and is strongly encouraged for those students not also covered by primary family insurance benefits or who belong to an HMO outside New York City. Details of the student insurance plan are mailed to all students annually.

For additional information about services provided and the Student Insurance Plan, students are encouraged to visit the Health Service website, or to pick up a copy of the "Student Health Service and Student Insurance Handbook" from the Health Service.

Counseling Services

The Rosemary Furman Counseling Center provides free short-term individual counseling, group counseling, medication evaluations, referral services, and crisis intervention services for all registered Barnard students. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and social workers, along with advanced trainees in these fields, staff the center. Counselors meet with students to address personal concerns that may be large or small, and adhere to a strict confidentiality policy. Counseling staff are on call for evening and weekend emergencies when the College is in session, and also during winter and spring break. Finally, the Counseling staff provides consultation and outreach services to the Barnard community, including programs, workshops, and other events.

Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program

The Alcohol and Substance Awareness Program (ASAP) works with the Barnard community to provide drug and alcohol education, prevention, and intervention on campus. Its purpose is to promote the healthy development of students and to encourage students to explore their options and ultimately make choices that are positive for them as individuals.

ASAP offers individual and group counseling ASAP also offers outreach and educational programs on related topics, including: consequences of alcohol use, Barnard norms, women and alcohol, alcohol and relationships, alcohol and stress, abstinence, drug use, safe spring break and media literacy. All ASAP services are confidential and free of charge.

Well-Woman

Well-Woman promotes the health and wellness of Barnard students through peer education, educational programming, individual health behavior consultation, campus-wide health campaigns, community outreach and advocacy. We are a resource for students to learn about their physical, sexual, mental, and spiritual health, and we work to support women’s individual self-care and the health of the community. We also educate students about how to find and use health resources at Barnard and in the community.

Well-Woman peer educators are student volunteers who are trained to present workshops and campus events on sexual health, nutrition, fitness, body image, sexually transmitted infections, contraception, stress management, healthy relationships and communication (and more), in residence halls, to clubs and organizations, and to teens in the surrounding community. Peer educators present education sessions to students having their first-ever GYN exam, and are available to answer student questions during evening office hours.

The Barnard Columbia Rape Crisis / Anti-Violence Support Center (RC/AVSC)

The Barnard Columbia Rape Crisis / Anti-Violence Support Center (RC/AVSC) is a joint program of Barnard College and Columbia University's Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Program (SVPRP), a department of CU Health Services. The RC/AVSC is staffed by a licensed psychologist, graduate and undergraduate volunteers, a professional Program Coordinator, and professional advisors from Columbia University and Barnard College.

Programs offered by the RC/AVSC include: peer-counseling and advocacy for survivors and co-survivors, referrals for a variety of on or off-campus services, and workshops which aim to educate students, administrators, and faculty about the dynamics and effects of sexual and relationship violence.

College Activities

The College Activities Office engages each student in advising, programming, and community development using a student-centered approach. The office creates programs, guides students in their own program development, and promotes active and involved citizenship through inter-cultural education and identity and leadership development. College Activities has a ticket booth which offers discounted tickets to Broadway shows, sporting events, movies, and more. There are mini-courses that anyone within the community can take as well as other activities throughout the year.

Multicultural Affairs

Multicultural Affairs is committed to fostering diversity and dialogue at Barnard. The office works closely with then President, trustees, faculty, administrators, and students to cultivate an inclusive and representative campus community. Click here for more information on the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Commuter Services

The College Activities Office supports the cultural, educational, and social programs designed to enrich commuter life. The Skip Stop Commuter Student Organization sponsors events and services for all commuter students. Brooks 102 is home to the Commuter Lounge and the office for Skip Stop. Additionally, the Office of Residential Life provides information on off-campus living.

Student Records and Information

The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (the Buckley Amendment/FERPA) stipulates that students may have access to their official files and that no transcripts may be issued without their written request. A further explanation may be found in the College Calendar and Student Handbook.

Also in accordance with the Buckley Amendment, Barnard has the right to make public, at its discretion and without prior authorization from the student, the following information: name, class; home or college address and telephone number; e-mail address; major field; date and place of birth; dates of attendance at Barnard; participation in officially recognized activities and sports; weight and height of members of athletic teams; degrees; honors and awards received; and previous school most recently attended. The law also gives students the right to place limitations on the release of this information. A student who wishes to do so must file a special form with the Registrar, 107 Milbank, each year by September 15. In practice, the College does not indiscriminately release information about individual students.

Security

The Barnard Public Safety Department is located just opposite the Main Gate at 117th Street and Broadway, in Barnard Hall, Room 104. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays. Security guards are College employees who are unarmed and do not have law enforcement status. They are, however, authorized to detain and apprehend suspects and to maintain order on campus grounds.

The safety and well being of students, faculty, staff, and guests have always been of paramount importance at Barnard. Located on Morningside Heights in Manhattan, we are a community within our neighboring communities: Columbia University and New York City. Separate from them in some ways, but very much a part of them, we have many mutual interests, including that of crime prevention. For more information please visit the Barnard Public Safety website.

Crime Statistics
In compliance with New York State Education Law Article 129-A, crime statistics for the Barnard College campus for the last three calendar years are filed annually with the United States Department of Education and are available for review on their website and on the Barnard College website. In addition, the Advisory Committee on Campus Security will provide, upon request, all campus crime statistics as reported to the United States Department of Education. Requests can be made by contacting the Director of Safety and Security at 854-3362.

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