2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

General InformationRSHC charges for any co-payments required under students’ health in sur ance plans,and there are fees for cer tain products and services such as or tho pe dic appliances issuedand pre scrip tions fi lled at our pharmacy. The student is responsible for fees forany services of non-staff physicians or con sult ants and for the costs of hos pi tal iza tionor services other than those pro vid ed at the Russell Student Health Center.The Russell Student Health Center is located on University Boulevard at the cornerof Hackberry Lane in Russell Hall. For more information, contact The University of Alabama,RSHC, Box 870360, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0360; telephone (205) 348-6262;fax (205) 348-0630.CENTER FOR TEACHING AND LEARNINGThe Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) is an integral part of the University’splan for academic excellence. The mission of the CTL is to enhance learning throughthe design and delivery of academic support services. CTL services are designed tohelp students upgrade study strategies and reading profi ciencies, succeed in specifi cUni ver si ty courses — especially quantitative ones — and compete suc cess ful ly for admissionto graduate and professional schools. The CTL maintains a dual service orientationthrough the provision of opportunities to advance learning strategies for ac a dem i cal lygifted students and to enhance learning strategies for students who need to strengthentheir academic skills.Academic support programs are offered through individual tutoring and consultation,a multimedia resource center, curricular courses, structured review programs, sup ple -men tal instruction, and informal help sessions. The CTL also serves the entire Uni ver si tycommunity through its educational programming on CTL-TV, a closed-circuit broadcastavailable 24 hours a day on campus channel 29. Two TRIO programs funded throughthe U.S. Department of Education also operate in the CTL. Student Support Servicesprovides academic assistance and counseling to 200 fi rst-generation, income-eligible,and disabled students. The Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Programprepares first-gen er a tion and tra di tion al ly underrepresented students for successful entryinto and completion of doctoral degree programs. Student in volve ment in these unitsis cri te ri on-based. GEAR UP is an early academic intervention part ner ship programdesigned to help students improve academic per for mance, decrease school attrition, increasehigh-school graduation rates, and increase enrollment in post sec ond ary ed u ca tion.JUMP (Juvenile Mentoring Program), funded through the Offi ce of Juvenile Justice andDelinquency Prevention, is the most recent program addition in the Center for Teachingand Learning. JUMP connects underserved students in Holt High School with adults, ages19 years and older, in an innovative mentoring program. JUMP is designed to improvestudents’ academic successes and promote constructive decision-making skills.For further information, contact the Center for Teaching and Learning, 101 OsbandHall, Box 870304, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0304; telephone (205) 348-5175; or via theInternet at CTL.ua.edu.OFFICE OF DISABILITY SERVICESThe Offi ce of Disability Services (ODS) is the central contact point for Universitystudents with disabilities. The goal of ODS is to ensure that University programs andservices are accessible to qualifi ed students with disabilities. ODS works to provideindividualized academic accommodations and support services, where necessary, whilepro mot ing student responsibility and self-advocacy. It is the student’s re spon si bil i ty tomake known a need for academic accommodations and services by providing doc u -men ta tion of his or her disability to ODS and by formally requesting ac com mo da tions.For more in for ma tion, contact ODS at (205) 348-4285 (voice) or (205) 348-3081 (TTY);or write the Offi ce of Disability Services at Box 870185, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0304.ODS is located at 220 Research Drive.71