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Student ServicesCounseling ServicesCounseling services on a short-term basis are available to assist students in dealingwith personal issues and emotional concerns. Individual counseling sessions, selfhelpresources, and workshops on various topics are offered on campus to assiststudents with their psychological well-being and individual development. Studentsmay use this service by making a confidential appointment at Adams Center. Thereare no fees for these services. The counselor also is available as a resource for referralinformation on area professionals for long-term counseling.Academic Skills CenterThe Academic Skills Center (ASC) provides a free academic support service forstudents through individual tutoring and group workshops designed to strengthenreading, writing, and study skills. Peer tutors offer content-area tutoring in a widerange of courses, including biology, chemistry, calculus, economics, and foreignlanguages. Tutors also assist student writers as they prepare essays for classes. Tutorsare available to help at any stage of the writing process, from generating ideasto reviewing a complete rough draft. The ASC staff conducts free workshops onvarious topics such as note-taking, time and stress management, test-taking, andwriting. ASC tutors also host and facilitate group study sessions for specific classesthroughout the academic year. As students prepare to apply to graduate schools,they can check out test preparation materials, take computer-based mock exams, orreceive feedback on their application letters for colleges, scholarships, and fellowships.The Academic Skills Center’s programs help students develop the learning skills andstudy habits they need to be successful academically at Austin College. All students,regardless of their year in school or their level of accomplishment, can benefit fromthe services provided by the Academic Skills Center.Career ServicesThe mission of Austin College Career Services is to educate students about a career/life process that is on-going and ever-changing. Career Services embraces the philosophythat career development is a lifelong process, entwined with an individual’spersonal development and evolving goals. Therefore, Career Services staff membersactively encourage and support each student’s self-management of a job searchand/or transition to graduate or professional school.Ideally, students will begin this process in their first year of college, continuing overthe course of their academic careers. Upon graduation, they will emerge with therequisite career/life planning skills, prepared to implement their educational experiencesin the professional world.In addition to individual advising, Career Services offers regularly scheduled workshopsand sessions tailored to students’ needs using specifically designed programsfor freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors.Career resources include career development literature, an informative website,and specific job and internship listings. The Career Services staff also administersthe Strong Interest Inventory and Skills Confidence Inventory, which gives a broadassessment of a student’s career interests and perceived confidence in skills. CareerCAMPUS LIFE| 13