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Location and Scheduling AppointmentsThe Center for Personal Development is conveniently located in Pearce Hall. To schedule an appointment,you may call our office at 910-630-7150, come by our office, or visit our website at www.methodist.edu/counseling. Our hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. For furtherinformation on The Center for Personal Development, visit our web site, call our office (910-630-7150)or email our Director, Darlene Hopkins at dhopkins@methodist.edu.Disability ServicesIt is our desire that all students have the opportunity to be successful at Methodist University. Thereforeit is very important to start the registration process early so each student has an equal opportunity toachieve their goals. A recent IEP and/or professional diagnosis is required for each student requestingreasonable accommodations as discussed on the university website. Our Director for Disability Servicesworks with each student to ensure that their needs are met to the best of our ability. Please note thatMethodist University cannot make accommodations retroactively. The Disability Services Office ispart of the Center for Personal Development and is located in Pearce Hall, Suite 102. For further information,please contact Disability Services at (910) 630-7402 or email Linda Szulc at lszulc@methodist.edu.Temporary DisabilityIn the event of an injury resulting in a temporary physical disability the student must present a medicalnote to the Health Clinic office located in West Hall. Our nurse will direct the student to Public Safetyat (910) 630-7149. The university does not provide mobility equipment. However, an injured student ispermitted to rent an electric wheelchair or scooter to be used to navigate on campus. In no case arestudents to bring golf carts on campus for personal use.Peer EducatorsThe Center for Personal Development provides excellent opportunities for students wishing to begin acareer path in counseling and psychology. Through the Peer Education program, students will gain trainingand experience in the human service field. Applications for work study and volunteers positions as PeerEducators may be obtained by coming by the Center. Each semester, Peer Educators are responsible forplacing informational booths in the Berns Student Center and various places on campus to educate studentson matters such as depression, chemical dependency, abuse, stress management, and other issues.SL@M (Student Leaders at Methodist)SL@M is sponsored by the Vice President of Student Development and Services, The Center for PersonalDevelopment and the Monarch Leaders of the 21 st Century organization. Program participants are nominatedby faculty and staff. The program offers encouragement, motivation, training and mentorship to select first yearstudents as they step into leadership roles in student government, residence halls, academics, athletic, and otherstudent organizations. For more information, call (910)-630-7150 or email special_programs @methodist.edu.Sexual AssaultSexual assault is an act of aggression and a profoundly serious violation of a person and community. TheCenter for Personal Development has trained counselors to aid in the recovery of being sexually assaulted.Anyone who has been through sexual assault, whether recently, or in the distant past deserves the chanceto talk about the awful experience and get help in dealing with their feelings. Get the help you deserve.Legally it is a crime. Sexual assault-and specifically date rape-will be dealt with as a serious violationof campus standards.Methodist University will not tolerate rape, sexual assault or any form of non-consensual sexual activity.DINING SERVICESComing to a university proves to be a major change in most students’ lives. One of the more significant changesis no longer having home cooking. This means that students can no longer raid the refrigerator in the middleof the night or sit down at dinners with the family to discuss the days’ events. No university dining hall will everrival mom’s peach cobbler; however, the dining service system and its employees go to great lengths to providestudents with an enjoyable meal and atmosphere. Methodist University Dining Services provide four convenientlocations; The Green & Gold Café, The Lions’ Den, Simply to Go, located in the Trustees Building, and FreshensSmoothie Bar inside of Nimocks Fitness and Wellness Center. Special Steak Nights, theme nights, and otherspecial events all serve to enhance meals at Methodist University. The Green & Gold Café also proves to be agreat social center. Purchase of the meal plan entitles the individual student to eat in the Green & Gold Café fromorientation through graduation, excluding specified holiday periods. Board charges will not be refunded exceptin the case of withdrawal by a student who has paid board in advance of the week of withdrawal. Appropriateclothing (including street shoes) must be worn in the Green & Gold Café at all times. China, glasses,and silverware may not be removed from the dining hall. A “Meals to Go” program is offered to students33