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Academic & Student Affairs Campus Life Center For Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 Academic & Student Affairs 35 ACADEMIC & STUDENT AFFAIRS encourages them to make a difference by participating in direct service projects in communities throughout the The Division of Academic & Student Affairs seeks to country and abroad. Roarthon is a student-run enhance the academic mission of the University by philanthropy dedicated to raising money for the Children’s promoting a vast array of educational, social, and cultural Miracle Network. Students can serve on the planning opportunities and programs. We believe that a student’s committee or participate as dancers in the overnight education takes place both inside and outside the fundraiser that benefits the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital classroom. We aim to provide an environment that Foundation. Relay for Life is the signature fundraising supports the growth and development of our students by event for the American Cancer Society. A committee of catering to their social, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual FIU students organizes the 6-hour walk and thousands needs. From orientation to job interview skills, volunteer participate in the event to celebrate life and provide hope opportunities to multicultural programs, health promotion for those touched by this disease. By taking leadership to residential life, the Division Academic & Student Affairs roles in organizing and implementing these projects, is here to help students make the most of their university students are able to practice and refine their leadership experience. skills. Students may also take on leadership roles by CAMPUS LIFE providing peer education. The LEAD Team is a group of student facilitators that promotes and supports leadership The Department of Campus Life provides a variety of development. The LEAD Team participates as program programs and services to students and the University promoters and department ambassadors, group community. Student’s academic learning and success is facilitators, classroom presenters, and consultants to enhanced through their active participation in the co- student organizations. curricular opportunities offered in areas of leadership The Center for Leadership and Service is dedicated to development, communication and organizational skills, developing the leadership capacity and cultivating active service, event planning and evaluation techniques. citizens to all FIU students. Campus Life collaborates with other departments to Location: GC 242 Modesto A. Maidique Campus, (305) coordinate programs and events. 348-6995; WUC 353, Biscayne Bay Campus, (305) 919- The Department of Campus Life includes the Black 5360. Student Union, Council for Student Organizations (MMC), Web site: leadserve.fiu.edu. Student Organizations Council (BBC), Student Programming Council, Homecoming Council, and Panther Power. CHILDREN'S CREATIVE LEARNING Location: GC 2240, Modesto A. Maidique Campus, (305) CENTER 348-2138; WUC 141, Biscayne Bay Campus, (305) 919- Established in 1975, the Children’s Creative Learning 5804. Center is an Educational Research Center for Child Development and an AdvancED accredited Early Learning CENTER FOR LEADERSHIP AND School. The Center is located on the Modesto A. Maidique SERVICE Campus and offers an educational preschool program for young children. The Center for Leadership and Service (CLS) provides The essence of the program at the Center is built students with developmental and experiential opportunities around verbal communication, enhancing the children's that foster leadership, action, and community ability to be in touch with their different feelings and to engagement. Through leadership education, service- express them verbally. Additionally, the Center's learning, civic engagement, service, and social innovation, objectives for each child are the development of: self- students will become active citizens on-campus, in their concept and self-reliance, independent decision making, respective communities, and globally. The vision of the the ability to confront and resolve problems, respect and CLS is to develop students for engagement in lifelong consideration for others, social skills and interpersonal leading, service, and learning. relations. Leadership education is offered through co-curricular Children between the ages of 2½ through 5 years who (non-credit) programs. Non-credit leadership development have achieved bathroom independence are eligible for programs range from one-hour skill building workshops, to programs housed in the CCLC Main building. Children semester-based programs (Academy of Leaders), to between the ages 2 to 2½ years who may be working Program on Demand workshops All of these programs are toward achieving bathroom independence are eligible for interactive and experiential in nature and are offered at a the Center’s Toddler program, housed in the Graham variety of times to accommodate our diverse student Center. population. Programs are developmental in nature, so Center enrollment priority is given to children of FIU students can begin with an emerging leader program and students. If you are interested in enrolling your child at the progress to more advanced leadership training while at Center, it is recommended to place your child on to the FIU. Consult the department web site for program waiting list as soon as you are comfortable doing so. descriptions and application details, leadserve.fiu.edu. Please visit the CCLC building (located on the west side of CLS is also the central office for service development, campus, next to the tennis courts) to inquire about the by offering a clearinghouse and resource center for Center programs, place your child onto the waiting list, volunteer activities, service-learning, and advocacy for and tour the facility. The Center’s office hours are 8:30am social issues. Two major service projects are sponsored – 5:00pm and no appointment is necessary for a tour. by CLS in the Fall and Spring semesters. Alternative Break (aB) educates students about social issues and 36 Academic & Student Affairs Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 For students seeking financial support for child care, Telephonic CAPS/VEP clinical support is available through the Center has been awarded the Child Care Access the (305) 348-2277 after hours and on weekends and Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Grant from the holidays. Location: GC 211_Modesto A. Maidique U.S. Department of Education. Additionally, the Center Campus, (305) 348-CAPS (2277); WUC 320, Biscayne participates in the Florida Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten Bay Campus, (305) 919-5305. Web site: caps.fiu.edu (VPK) Program for four-year-old children, Step Up For Victim services may also be accessed through a 24-hour Students Kindergarten Scholarship, and is a School crisis hotline: (305) 348-2277. Readiness Provider. Web site: vep.fiu.edu Further information about the Center's programs, hours and tuition can be found online at http://children.fiu.edu or by calling the Center office at (305) 348-2143. CAPS Victim Empowerment Program (VEP) COUNSELING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL VEP services are free of charge and confidential. SERVICES VEP services include: • Crisis support and assistance in accessing Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) provides community and University resources, and helping a variety of services and resources designed to help students understand the different options currently registered FIU students achieve and maintain available to them during or after experiencing optimum mental health. Therapists, utilizing a brief actual or threatened abuse or violence. This therapy approach, assist students in developing effective information is also available to students who may coping skills and decision-making abilities; developing want resources for someone they know. effective communication skills; and identifying and • Help with issues related to relationship abuse, managing daily stressors. All therapeutic services are sexual assault, stalking, assault and battery, confidential and may be utilized either in person or online, homicide of friend or relative, hate crimes, depending on the type of service desired. harassment, and cyber harassment. Other VEP services available (if desired by student): CAPS services include: • Safety planning • Web-based, self-help educational and interactive training modules to assist with stress, emotional • Understanding and navigating the criminal justice distress, developing effective coping skills and system more • Assistance in making police reports (if desired) • Web-based screenings for anxiety, depression, • Petitioning the court for an injunction for eating disorders, mood swings, and trauma protection (“restraining order”) • TAOConnect, which is a therapy-assisted online • Finding legal assistance program for a wide range of existing conditions • Finding emergency safe shelter • Workshops that can help address anxiety, • Communicating with professors and/or other depression, and emotional and interpersonal parties as requested by the survivor distress • Help with university administrative procedures • In-person consultations to assess for substance • Support during Student Conduct proceedings abuse and eating disorders/body image issues • Escort to appointments, hearings, and medical • Individual, group, and couples therapy for issues facilities such as: anxiety, depression, stress, grief, and • Help with other solutions that may be necessary interpersonal and relationship problems Location/Contact: MMC Student Health Center (SCH) • Psychiatric services (only available in
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