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20 The University of AkronOutreach and Consulting ServiceThe Center's oUtreach and consulting service offers assista~e to the largeruniversity community by providing programs and workshops for a wide varietyof campus groups. The Center regularly provides speakers forclassrooms, residencehalls, student organizations, and administrative offices. Topic areas includeacademic performance. wellness, sexuality, and appreciating cultural diversity.The Center's staff is also available for consultation and advice in understandingindividual or group behavior using psychological theory and principles. Inaddition, the Center provides appropriate referral sources for social,psychological, arid medical services.Testing ServiceThe Center's testing service offers a variety of testing programs including learningdisability determination, advariced placement testing for course credit (CLEP),placement testing in mathematics and foreign language, and national testingprograms. National testing includes pre-college tests (ACT, SAT. af~P OTSA), pregraduateschool tests (Millers 'Analogy Test, LSAT. GRE) and Education certificationtests (PPST and NTE).Individual psychological and career assessment is offered in conjunction withcounseling. Tests cover such areas as vocational interests, aptitudes, achievement,personality, and assessment of psychological problems.STUDENT FINANCIAL AIDThis office serves students who may need financial assistance to attend theUniversity. Seven professio.nal staff members provide inforlllation on availableaid programs.A detailed statement regarding all financial assistance programs can be foundin Section 3 of this Bulletin.GARDNER STUDENTCENTER (GSC)The Gardner Student Center, lbcated in the center d campus, serves the students,faculty, and staff, and is one d the University's major assets in meeting the University-widegoal d public service. This busy facility houses four food service facilities,meeting rooms, lounges, an art gallery, Gardner Theatre, student organizationoffices, recreation facilities, the Communication Center, a bank, Ticketmaster/Film Center, and a bookstore.• Food Areas in the Gardner Student Center offer a variety ol foOd ~ems. On the1 first level, the Chuckery features the services of a fast-food operation. a pizza &mexican shop, and an ice cream and yogurt shop. For more oi a cafeteria-styleoffering, the Hilltop, on the second level, provides full meals, a salad bar, soup,and daily specials. (• Gardner Theatre operates Tuesday through Sunday with two showings of firstrunmovies each day. ·• The Game Room, located on the lower level of the Gardner Student Center, isopen severi days a week for the convenience 'Of the University family to enhancefree time activity. The Game Room offers eight bowling lanes, 16 billiard tables,foosball, and a variety of video games. For the competitiw individual, tournamentsin many of these recreational activities are programmed eac~ semester by theGame Room staff.• Communication Centenl, located in the lobbies of Gardner Student Center andShrank Hall South offer the following services: informational and referral services;copying, including color; 01/ersized and reduced copies; binding of materials; mailingfacilities for campus and U.S. mail; literature distribution; and class support files.• Tlcketmaater/l=llm Center, located in the lobby of Gardner Student Center(972-6684), sells tickets to most ewnts in northern Ohio, including Blossom MusicCenter, the Coliseum, The IX Center, Playhouse Square, Public Hall, and theStadium. Owr-the-counter sales include tickets to campus functions, including sportinge\lents, and to local shO'Ml. Film and film processing services are also available.• The Bookatore at The University of Akron is operated as a service of Barnes& Noble Bookstores, Inc. of New York City. Barnes & Noble operates 226 othercollege stores. The primary purpose of the Bookstore. is to make available booksand supplies required for course work. In addition, the store also carries a widerange of classroom supplies .. paperbacks, engineering and art supplies, greetingcards, Uniwrsity memorabilia, clothing and other sundry items.STUDENT HEALTHSERVICESHealth service facilities are located in Robinson Dining Hall, immediately adjacentto the residence halls. This facility is capable d handling most acute illnessesand injuries.The student who becomes seriously ill or suffers a serious injury on campusshould be taken to an emergency ward of one of the local hospitals withoutdelay. Those persons present in this kind of emergency should call Securityor '911 immediately. The University assumes no legal responsibility or obligationfor the expenses cA such transportation or for medical services at the hospital.The University constructs every facility with high safety standards and carriesout this principle of maintaining physical security for its students by followingstringent accident prevention measures. H,owever, the University assumes noresponsibility for student accidents incurred while attending or participating inclassroom, gymnasium, or laboratory WOrk. ·Student health and accident insurance designed !jfJeCificaJiy fora student isrequired of all residence hall students and all international students eXceptthose who present proof d similar coverage. Other students may purchasethis insurance at the annual individual rate. The student inSurance providescoverage for such items as hOspitalization, surgical benefits, and in-hospitalmedical benefits.To identify existing or potential health problems, a Health History Profile formis included in the packet containing qther admission forms and information·.Explanations for completion and mailing d this form are included. Completion· cif this form is essential.The completed health form and other health-related records are treated asconfidential and are kept in the Student Health Service$ offices. ·UNIVERSITY LIBRARIESLibrary facilities are housed in three separate locations: in Bierce Library onBuchtel Common; the Science and Technology Department in Auburn Scienceand Engineering Center 104; and the Psychology Archives in Simmons Hall10.Library services include referenee and research assistance, user education,bibliographic instruction, and compu~r-based intormatiori searching. Materialscan be borrowed from the University libraries through the circulation departmentor obtained through interlibrary loan from other libraries. Archival Servicescollects and makes available materials which have historical or other researchinterest and which relate primarily to The University of Akron, to an eight-county.region in Northeast Ohio, or to American psychology.The University libraries' .collections contain more than 2.8 m~lionitems: books.periodicals, government documents, curricular materials, microforms, ·maps,audio-visual materials, and archival documents. The· library receives more than6,000 magazines, journals, newspapers, and other serial publications, such asannual reports and the publications of various societies.Through the library's memberships·in the Center for Research Libraries, theNortheast Ohio Major Academic and Research Libraries consortium, the OnlineComputer Library Center (OCt.C), and the Ohio Network d Americ;an HistoryResearch Centers, access to vast resources·is greatly increased for Universitystudents, faculty, and staff.University identification cards function as library cards. Photocopy services andequipment for use in making paper copies from microforms are available inthe main library and the science and technology department. Group study· roomsand typing facilities are also available in the main library.Audio-Visual Services, located in Bierce Library 63B, maintains an extensivecentralized collection of media hardware and audio-visual resources andmaterials for student and faculty use. It also has a collection of instructionalmaterials in various media formats (filmstrips, slides, etc.) to supplement classroominstruction.RESIDENCE HALLSThrough the Office of Residence Hall, the University provides comfortable andsafe living accommodations fcir the noncommuting student. The residence hallprogram is committed to providing a living/learning experience that contributesto the educational, social, and personal development of each resident student,.The Office of Residence Hal!s. located in Bulger Hall 109; supervises and managesten on-campus residence facilities housing approximately 2200 students.