The Academic Achievement Center provides tutoring, workshops, and coaching for students.

Watch the captioned video (3:58) from Liz Scarbrough, director of the Academic Achievement Center, or read the transcript.

 

• Watch the captioned video Overview for Faculty (7:12), or read the transcript.
• Watch the captioned video 5 Quick Tips for Working with Students with Disabilities (3:43), or read the transcript.
• View the guide Working with Students with Disabilities.
• Watch the captioned video Submitting a Test to the Testing Services Center - Policies and Procedures (9:09), or read the transcript.

 

Writing Support Services includes Writing Support Programs for both undergraduate and graduate students, Writing Labs, Online Writing Support, and the English Language Center.

Watch the captioned video (6:00) from Wayne Robertson, director of the Writing Center, or read the transcript.

 

The Counseling Center is the primary source of personal counseling and psychological help on campus for students. The Center offers faculty consultation services to support and advise you when you are dealing with students in distress. Faculty are not expected to provide personal counseling to students. Rather, faculty play an important role in encouraging students to use campus resources, including facilitating a referral to the Counseling Center, Health Center, and Disability Support Services.

• Watch the captioned video Helping Students in Distress (9:01) from Jana Varwig, Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, or read the transcript. 

• View the guide Students in Distress (PDF).
• Email the Counseling Center for access to an interactive online tutorial called, "At-Risk: Identifying and Referring Students in Mental Distress" (1 hour)
  

 

The Office of Student Conduct & Civility Education adjudicates alleged violations of the Code of Student Conduct and, if appropriate, issue sanctions.  Faculty can contact the office with questions regarding syllabus design related to student conduct and behavioral expectations. The office provides faculty consultations for those who see behavior of concern in their classroom and can provide in-class sessions on the topics of civility and ethical decision making.

• Watch the captioned video from Ryan Kane, associate director (12:34), or read the transcript.

• View the guide Disruptive Students in the Classroom (PDF) A Guide for Faculty.

The Academic Advising Center coordinates advising at Towson University, maintaining a staff of professional advisers and working with academic departments to recruit faculty for the First-Year Experience (FYE) program.

Watch the captioned video (6:26) from John McKusick, director of the Academic Advising Center, or read the transcript.

Supplemental materials:

• The Academic Advising Handbook for 2013-2014

 

Cook Library services include research sources and support, librarian liaisons for each department, and classroom instruction. Services for faculty are also provided.

Watch the captioned video library orientation (6:29) or read the transcript.