Administration

Student Affairs provides a co-curricular program of educational development for the Bennett College student to include activities and services to meet the cultural, social, spiritual, and recreational needs and interests of students—all designed to enhance and support their academic experience.

VISION STATEMENT: The Division of Student Affairs will strive to meet its goals by preparing students through wholistic experiences that result in intellectual, social, physical, cultural, and spirtitual lifelong learners and leaders.

MISSION STATEMENT: The Division of Student Affairs at Bennett College will create an environment that supports and encourages the development of the whole student.

CREDO: Your Purpose Is Evolving

OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

LOCATION
Second floor of the Student Union

The Counseling Center gives students a safe, relaxed and confidential environment to work through individual challenges and stressors. The goal is to provide quality counseling and mental health services to enhance personal, social, academic and intellectual growth. The Center works with students to help improve self-awareness, gain independence and skills to handle difficult situations.

SPECIALTY SUPPORT SERVICES
Services include assessment, individual counseling for short-term and long-term needs, support specialty groups (according to the interest and needs of students) crisis intervention, psychological consultation, outreach, peer education programs, and personal growth workshops. Professional referrals and resouces are available for needs beyond services that the Center provides.

EMERGENCIES
Bennett College has an established Emergency protocol for any student that is in need of psychiatric evaluation or hospitalization. All faculty, public safety officers, resident directors and staff are aware of this protocol. If you are under psychiatric care before arriving to campus it is imperative that you notify the Director of Counseling so that your daughter will have the best care while away from home. Please include documentation of psychiatric diagnosis and medication to the Health Records that you will submit.

CONFIDENTIALITY
The Counseling and Health Centers ensure confidentiality. This means that information shared between student and counselor cannot be released to anyone, including family or college, without consent of student. The only time confidentiality can be released is if a student is in danger of harming herself or others.

OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

LOCATION
Catchings Complex, 2nd Floor

Bennett College, as a United Methodist related institution, is constantly striving to emphasize the acquisition of moral and spiritual principles and to promote faith development. We are committed to helping today’s young woman answer the basic questions of life: " ;Who am I and what does it mean to be in the world?" Partnering with faculty, staff, community churches, other college communities, and other agencies beyond the local church, Bennett seeks to encourage a new generation of gifted young women to develop academic, social, and leadership skills, along with spiritual gifts.

It is the goal of the College to promote interaction with the local faith community to ensure a safe and supportive environment where students can express and develop their faith.

OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm