Welcome to the Aggie Family! What’S Inside If You Need
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New Student & Family Programs Family Resource Guide 2018 Tools to Support You as an Aggie Family Member Welcome to the Aggie Family! What’s Inside If you need... 5 Mental health & wellness resources for students Health and Safety 3 6 Campus and community medical resources Family Resources 7 8 Advice planning your trip to College Station Academic Success 11 10 Tips on a perfect care package for your student Campus & Community 17 13 The Spring 2018 semester’s important dates Financial aid information and 15 FAFSA deadlines Ways to help your student prepare 19 for campus living 21 More details on Texas A&M traditions 2 Safety Resources Tell Somebody Tell Somebody is a resource that allows members of the University Health & community to report concerning behaviors for review by the appropriate officials. As an Aggie family member, you are a part of this community. If you are concerned about the behavior of your student or any student at Texas A&M, submitting a Tell Somebody report will ensure that representatives review the report and determine appropriate action. To report a concerning behavior to a staff member for review and follow-up: Tell Somebody Safety tellsomebody.tamu.edu (979) 845-3111 Tell Somebody is not to be used in an emergency situation. Call 911 if an immediate medical, psychological, or police response is required. Code Maroon In the event of a campus-related emergency, Code Maroon sends health and safety information to members of the campus community via text message. If you choose to subscribe to Code Maroon, you will only receive official notification of critical emergencies. Sign up for Code Maroon to receive text message alerts from Texas A&M’s emergency notification system. Public access to Code Maroon is available for family members via codemaroon.tamu.edu. Learn an Aggie Yell: Locomotive Fast Follow (slow) Twitter’s “fast follow” feature allows you to receive Code Maroon text message alerts Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! without signing up for a Twitter account. Just text “follow TAMUCodeMaroon” to T-A-M-C 40404. You will recieve a text message confirming your request. (faster) Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! T-A-M-C (very fast) If you have a Twitter account follow @TAMUCodeMaroon to see alerts on your Rah! Rah! Rah! Rah! Twitter timeline. You also have the option to receive alerts via text message T-A-M-C through your Twitter account. Aaaaaaa If you need help subscribing to Code Maroon, please call Help Desk Central at 979-845-8300. Rah! Rah! Rah! Team! 4 Health & Safety Medical Resources Texas A&M has trained professionals available to support student mental health and well-being in a variety of situations. On-Campus Student Health Services Health Promotion For students who are exhibiting concerning behavior or need If your student is in need of medical Health Promotion provides education for referrals to the appropriate campus resources: attention on campus they can go to students on many health-related issues. Student Health Services (SHS). SHS Resources and education are available provides multiple services including, through Health Promotion on topics such Student Assistance Services (979) 845-3113 chronic care, allergy treatment, sprains, as alcohol, sex and relationships, stress anxiety, and women’s health related issues. and relaxation, and sleep. For routine, urgent, and crisis counseling: Location: Hours of Operation: Location: Hours of Operation: A.P. Beutel Monday-Friday Student Services at Monday-Friday Health Center 8:00-5:00 p.m. White Creek, 8:00-5:00 p.m. Student Counseling Service (979) 845-4427 Building #0070 For referral, support, and crisis assessment and intervention shs.tamu.edu studentlife.tamu.edu/hp services during evening and weekend hours: Student Counseling HelpLine (979) 845-2700 Off-Campus HelpLine is available from 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends Hospitals: Urgent Care: Integrity Urgent Care Location: College Station College Station MedPlus 3201 Univeristy Dr. #135 Medical Center Location - Barron Rd: Bryan, TX 2849 Barron Rd. 77802 Location: College Station, TX 1604 Rock Prairie Phone: (979) 703-1832 Additional Resources 77845 College Station, TX Hours of Operation: 77845 Phone: (979) 703-1902 Everyday 8 a.m. - 8 p.m. WellTrack Phone: (979) 764-5100 Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Emergency Room: A free online platform and mobile app that provides Texas A&M students tools and resources to Baylor Scott & White address stress, anxiety, and depression. scs.tamu.edu/welltrack Location -Northgate: CapRock ER Medical Center 711 Church Ave., Suite 101 Location: Location: College Station, TX Therapist Assisted Online (TAO) 77840 948 William D. Fitch Parkway 800 Scott & White Dr. College Station, TX A program that allows students facing anxiety and depression to meet with a counselor in a College Station, TX Phone: (979) 485-2827 77845 videoconferencing format. scs.tamu.edu/TAO 77845 Hours of Operation: Phone: (979) 314-2323 Phone: (979) 207-4000 Monday-Friday 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Academic Success Center (ASC) Hours of Operation: Everyday 24 hours If your student seeks tutoring resources, is struggling academically, or wants to identify their CHI St. Joseph Health Brazos Valley Urgent Care preferred learning style: Regional Hospital Location: 2911 Texas Avenue South #103 Academic Success Center Location: College Station, TX 77845 Rudder Tower, 9th Floor 2801 Franciscan St. (979) 458-4900 Bryan, TX Phone: (979) 763-2882 successcenter.tamu.edu 77802 Hours of Operation: Phone: (979) 776-3777 Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Travel Information Staying in College Station: The Bryan-College Station area offers no shortage of hotels and accomodations for visiting family members. Demand for many properties spikes on gameday weekends and Family Weekend, Family so be sure to book early for those events! There are more than a dozen properties conveniently located along University Drive and Texas Avenue, two major roads along the edge of the university. These hotels provide especially easy access to campus. Search properties at experiencebcs.com. Flying to College Station: College Station’s Easterwood Airport is less than three miles from the center of Texas A&M’s campus Resources and offers daily flights to and from Houston George Bush Intercontinental and Dallas-Fort Worth International airports. For transportation from Easterwood and within Bryan-College Station, Lyft and Uber are available. Several taxi services also operate in the area. A full list is available at flyeasterwood.com/transportation. Flying into Houston George Bush Intercontinental: Driving to College Station from Houston George Bush takes Texas Ave. approximately one hour and 30 minutes. Ground Shuttle offers Welborn Rd. Learn an Aggie Yell: daily transportation between George Bush Airport and College Station, with up to 10 daily departure times on weekdays Horse Laugh and four to five departure times on weekends. University Dr. Ground Shuttle service is $35 each direction (transportation is also available from Main Campus Riffety, riffety, riff-raff! Houston Hobby Airport for an Chiffity, chiffity, chiff-chaff! additional $10 each direction.) View Riff-raff! Chiff-chaff! schedules and make reservations at Harvey Let’s give ‘em a horse laugh: www.groundshuttle.com. Sssssss! Mitchell University Dr. George Bush Dr. It is a tradition at A&M that the Pkwy N tweleth man does not boo. This helps the students and West Campus university maintain class and a To Austin W E positive mindset. So instead of Welborn Rd. showing our disagreements by Flying into Austin Bergstrom: S booing, Aggies choose to hiss. Many times this yell is used at Driving to College Station from Austin sporting events whenever we Bergstrom takes approximately one George Bush Dr. Easterwood Airport disagree with a call or play. The hour and 45 minutes. Ground Shuttle offers daily transportation between George yell is more commonly Harvey recognized by the hissing sound Bush Airport and College Station, with up to made at the end. The horse six daily departure times on weekdays and Mitchell three to five departure times on weekends. To Houston laugh yell has become a staple Pkwy Ground Shuttle service is $50 each direction. to Aggies and is commonly used View schedules and make reservations outside of the sporting at www.groundshuttle.com. arena/stadium. Additional transportation services to Easterwood Airport are available at transport.tamu.edu/transit/service. 8 Discussing Expectations Packages & Shipment On behalf of the entire Texas A&M Community, welcome to the Aggie Family! You and your student Care packages are always a fun way to encourage or show your support for your student. It can be are about to embark on an exciting journey. Along the way, several potential challenges may arise as as simple as a card or something more intricate. If you’re looking for inspiration, below are some you and your student adjust to their life in Aggieland. While every student will have different student-recommended favorites to include in a care package. priorities with their family, we encourage you to use this worksheet as a starting point for discussing their first semester at Texas A&M. Snacks: Homemade baked goods are always especially welcome. School Supplies: These make all the difference in a student’s studying habits. Communication: Visits: Gift Cards: These are a huge help when students are trying to save money. We agree that the student should come home Toiletries/Cleaning Supplies: For example, laundry detergent or toothpaste. We agree to talk _____________ (number of times) at the following times: per ___________. Games: A deck of cards, board games, or outdoor games like cornhole. We will communicate using the following Socks: Every student could use more socks. methods: Residence Hall/Apartment Decorations: Lights, candles (where allowed), or We agree that the family should visit during: holiday decor can make a residence feel more like home.