Student Handbook - Asian University for Women

University ServicesThe HWC will be staffed by several nurses and two doctors in attendance. Nurses will also be on-call torespond to emergencies. All rotation schedules and important phone numbers are posted at the HWC.The HWC provides numerous services to students, including pre-admission screening, physicalexaminations, consultations, vaccinations, and parasite and pest control. For care that cannot be providedat the campus clinic, the nurses or doctors will refer and accompany individuals to specialists practicing atlocal hospitals. All eye and dental needs can also be met at nearby clinics.All meetings with HWC staff are completely confidential. For the full policy, please read the HWC’sConfidentiality Policy in the “University Policies” section of this Handbook.Counseling and Psychological ServicesIn addition to health care, counseling services are available at the HWC by AUW’s counselors. If astudent is having problems adjusting to AUW, life away from home, or in her relations with otherstudents, she should consider speaking to an AUW counselor. All meetings with the counselor are strictlyconfidential, unless a student is perceived as imminently dangerous to herself or others.LIBRARY20A: Level 3A, 3B, and 4AHours: 9am – 12amLibrary staff are available on: Sunday – Wednesday 9am – 10pm; Thursday and Saturday 9am – 5:30pmwww.auw.edu.bd/auwlibrary/The AUW library supports the University’s mission and vision by providing access to print and onlinecollections that foster learning, teaching, and research. The library also seeks to enrich the life of theAUW community by providing practical information, and resources for recreational reading andintellectual exploration and growth.Library Identification CardLibrary cards with a borrower’s identification number are prepared for all faculty, students, and staff. TheLibrary Circulation Officer preserves these cards and keeps book records against cards when materialfrom the library is borrowed.Library CollectionPrinted Materials: The library has a rich collection of printed books on language, literature,social science studies, science, etc. It has more than 23,000 tangible books, and 500 documents,including journals, magazines, reports, etc.Electronic Resources: The library subscribes to a huge number of electronic resources coveringalmost every branch of human knowledge intended to promote scholarly and research activitiesby the faculty members, staff, and students of AUW. For more information on the electronicresources subscribed by the AUW Library, please visit www.auw.edu.bd/library/pages/onlineresources.php.The library has access to over 20,000 full-text online Journals, 6,200 full-text e-Books, 2,000 online magazines/periodicals/newspapers, and thousands of primary sourcedocuments and working papers.56