{"id":164,"date":"2019-09-10T20:57:29","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T20:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/?page_id=164"},"modified":"2025-08-25T18:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:35:30","slug":"student-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/faculty-development-center\/faculty-resources\/student-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Support Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Academic Integrity<\/h2>\n<p>All questions or concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/academic-integrity\/\">academic integrity<\/a> should be directed to the Associate Academic Dean, <a href=\"mailto:kyle.longest@furman.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jason Jones<\/a>. For specific guidance on academic integrity violations, please <a href=\"https:\/\/furman.box.com\/s\/s3w7qg6w70b8d7eij3f8rp2hxuzw0p15\">consult this resource<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Academic Records<\/h2>\n<p>Furman University will officially inform interested parties about individual academic records upon appropriate request. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/enrollment-services\/records-registration\/academic-records\/\">Visit Academic Records.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Center for Academic Success<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/center-academic-success\/\">The Center for Academic Success<\/a> (CAS) provides students with many services that can help them succeed in their time at Furman.\u00a0 They offer one-on-one meetings or small group workshops on study skills, time management, note-taking, exam preparation, and academic counseling.<\/p>\n<p>CAS is also the home of two peer-support programs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/center-academic-success\/tutoring\/\">Peer Assisted Learning<\/a> (available in almost any subject)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/academics\/center-academic-success\/writing-resources\/\">The Writing &amp; Media Lab<\/a> (where students can get one-on-one consultations with trained student consultants in writing and multimedia composition).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Success @ Furman<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Success@Furman\u00a0(aka Starfish) is a communication tool designed to connect students with campus resources. Large or small, good or bad, action required or not, we welcome any information you would like to share! Students may be sent reminders about support resources available to them, and campus resources will be aware of your concern and able to support that student in a manner consistent with your recommendations, actions, and classroom policies.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Academic Dean\u2019s Office and the Center for Academic Success (CAS) monitor academic concerns, watching for students in need of support or swift intervention, and to identify concerning patterns or behaviors a student might be displaying across multiple courses.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Student Intervention Team (SIT), whose members include Student Life staff, the Academic Dean\u2019s Office, case managers, counseling center staff, and representatives from Furman Police, SOAR, and other appropriate offices on campus, work to create a support plan for students who may be facing challenges beyond their academic endeavors.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Student Office of Accessibility Resources (SOAR)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/studentlife\/accessibility\/Pages\/default.aspx\">The SOAR office<\/a> works with many departments on campus to provide reasonable accommodations\u00a0for students with medical, physical or psychological conditions.\u00a0Instructors receive <a href=\"https:\/\/furman.box.com\/s\/m510m9m78qontcqa2tb34n1jqahzq12q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"24\" data-ogsc=\"\">emails for each student detailing<\/a> what accommodations have been approved, the student\u2019s responsibilities in pursuing these accommodations, and who instructors should contact with questions. Additionally, instructors now will be able to access this information for all students in their courses through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/shasta.accessiblelearning.com\/Furman\/instructor\/Login.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"25\" data-ogsc=\"\">SOAR Dashboard<\/a>\u00a0(login required). SOAR has created several\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NPzinfzkAVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"26\" data-ogsc=\"\">video tutorials<\/a>\u00a0including one on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ApJU4VHoiAU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"27\" data-ogsc=\"\">how to use this site<\/a>.\u00a0The SOAR website contains a wealth of information about academic accommodations and other accommodations, including <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/studentlife\/accessibility\/quicklinks\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Quick Links<\/a> for access to the most frequently requested services.\u00a0 SOAR is in the Earle Infirmary; enter through the back of the building. Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/NPzinfzkAVM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this video<\/a> as an overview of the SOAR office.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/furman.box.com\/s\/5uyaqv4n3ti0xc011w5g0aja3rbgzm41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"22\" data-ogsc=\"\">recent message<\/a>\u00a0highlighted a valuable new accessibility tool that is now available for all courses via Moodle. Please contact the Student Office of Accessibility Resources (<a href=\"mailto:soar@furman.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"23\" data-ogsc=\"\">SOAR<\/a>) with questions.<\/p>\n<h2>Counseling Services at the Trone Center for Mental Fitness<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/studentlife\/Counseling\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Counseling Services<\/a> is available to help students with a range of challenges related to mental health and academic life.\u00a0 Their website includes instructions for students to make an appointment as well as some resources for <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/studentlife\/Counseling\/HelpingStudentsinDistress\/Pages\/default.aspx\">helping students in distress<\/a>.\u00a0 They also offer various <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/studentlife\/studentlife\/StudentResources\/Pages\/support-groups.aspx\">support groups<\/a> for students on topics such as grief, stress &amp; anxiety, and managing emotions.\u00a0 The Counseling Center is in the Early Infirmary; enter through the back of the building.<\/p>\n<h2>Earle Student\u00a0 Health Center<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW166804791 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW166804791 BCX0\">Prisma Health provides enhanced services such as virtual consultation applications for health care (Smart Exam) and a pharmacy courier service that is able to deliver prescriptions to the campus through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/offices-services\/student-health-center\/\">Earle Student Health Center<\/a>. The Prisma Health partnership will also give students access by appointment to Prisma\u2019s Travelers Rest Family Medicine practice for after-hours care.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW166804791 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Career Services<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/studentlife\/career\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Career Services<\/a> helps students make well-informed career decisions, including choosing a major, creating a resume, interviewing for a job, and conducting their job search.<\/p>\n<h2>Information Technology Services (ITS)<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.furman.edu\/sites\/ITS\/newstudents\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Information Technology<\/a> resources are available for new students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Integrity All questions or concerns about academic integrity should be directed to the Associate Academic Dean, Jason Jones. For specific guidance on academic integrity violations, please consult this resource. 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