Aboriginal Resource Centre (ARC)
The Aboriginal Resource Centre provides a warm and caring environment for all Aboriginal students and the community. Programs and services include: Aboriginal student advising and support, programs to help with the transition to university life, study support and tutoring assistance, bursary and scholarship information, cultural and traditional workshops, and research support.
Athletics
The Department of Athletics provides a diverse spectrum of physical activities, including intercollegiate sports, intramurals, interest classes, clubs and unstructured recreation. A wide range of facilities and extensive building hours provide all students with the opportunity to become involved.
CampOut
CampOUT is a student-driven support/social group that provides a safe space for students who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, Transsexual, Queer, Not-Straight, those who chose not to identify with a label, and/or those who are questioning their sexual orientation.
Campus Police
The Campus Community Police are committed to enhancing the safety of students, staff, faculty, and visitors to the University of Guelph.
Central Student Association (CSA)
The Central Student Association is a not-for-profit, run-by-students-for-students organization, that works to serve and protect the rights of undergraduate students at the University of Guelph.
They represent collective interests on issues as diverse as public transit, neighborhood relations, and accessible education.
The CSA listens to student concerns – whether academic, community, social or environmental – and take action. They also seek to protect and advance student rights on campus, in the community, and on a provincial and national scale.
Centre for New Students
The Centre for New Students supports incoming undergraduate students in their transition to the university and throughout their first year of study. During Orientation Week, they collaborate with more than 100 campus partners in delivering a range of events and activities designed to expose new students to the rich network of opportunities that exist on campus.
Centre for Students with Disabilities
The CSD offers specialized programs and services to students with disabilities registered at the University of Guelph (full-time or part-time undergraduate and graduate). Their advisors, support staff, Peer Helpers, and volunteers work with students, faculty, and staff in the provision of programs and services designed to assist students with disabilities in participating fully in university life, and in maximizing campus accessibility.
C.J. Munford Centre
The C.J. Munford Centre functions as a resource facility for students of colour of varying backgrounds. The centre focuses on issues of diversity, race, and other significant factors relevant to the lives of people of colour.
The centre houses a small lending library, as well as a safe space, events, public programming throughout the year, workshops, discussions, and counseling support. Though the centre is a volunteer driven organization for students of colour, it is open to everyone on campus, as well as individuals within the Guelph community interested in learning about issues regarding people of colour around the world.
Community Engagement & Global Citizenship
Community Engagement & Global Citizenship fosters leadership, community engagement and social change through active collaboration and meaningful learning experiences. This unit challenges students to imagine what is possible, to seize opportunities to deepen their learning, and to affect individual and collective transformation as active, global citizens.
Co-operative Education & Career Services
The Co-operative Education & Career Services (CECS) department is an essential on-campus resource for students and alumni, providing career guidance through programs and services to help you achieve your career potential. CECS provides assistance in all stages of the job search process, from building the perfect resume, performing a stellar interview, to accepting job offers. Assistance is also available in determining what to do with your degree and how to plan your career path. Recruit Guelph, the University of Guelph’s online job board, is also available through CECS, giving you access to full-time, co-op, part-time, and summer jobs at your fingertips.
Counselling & Disability Services (Csd)
Counselling and Disability Services fosters academic success, personal development, and spiritual growth through the provision of responsive and proactive programs and services. The department is comprised of three units: the Centre for Students with Disabilities, Counselling Services, and the Multi-Faith Resource Centre.
Guelph Resource Centre for Gender Empowerment and Diversity (GRCGED)
GRCGED is a student funded, collectively run resource centre for people of all or no genders. They advocate anti-oppression issues within a feminist framework, recognizing that issues of gendered oppression consist of struggles against all systems of domination. They offer a relaxing, comfortable space, and provide resources and support for students, staff, faculty, and community members, who can use their extensive library, computers, and other accessible technologies, buy traditional and alternative menstrual products, attend workshops and other public events, or become a trained volunteer or collective member. If you are in crisis, you can also access peer support, referrals, and a private room.
Health & Performance Centre
The Health and Performance Centre (HPC) offers a wide range of diagnostic, rehabilitation, and health promotion services, including physiotherapy, massage therapy, chiropractic, and sports medicine. The services are offered on a fee-for-service basis – many services are covered by the student health plan.
Diversity and Human Rights (DHR)
The role of the Diversity and Human Rights office is to help maintain an environment within which all persons, regardless of their personal characteristics, feel that they are treated with dignity and respect. Their staff, together with a large number of interested university community members, works toward meeting the university’s commitment to protecting and upholding the human rights of every individual, to providing special programs to end the effects of historical disadvantage, and to achieve equity in all areas of university life.
The Learning Commons
The Learning Commons is based on a partnership model designed to support and enhance undergraduate and graduate student learning, writing, research, numeracy, and technology at the University of Guelph. Our core services are located on the first floor of the McLaughlin Library in recognition of the Library as the central gathering place for students to study, engage in writing and research, and learn in collaborative settings.
Multi-Faith Resources
Multi-Faith Resources consists of a team of leaders or representatives from a number of different faiths, all working together to meet the religious and spiritual needs of the university community. The Multi-Faith Resource Team is committed to promoting friendliness, religious understanding, harmony in diversity, and spiritual growth on campus.
Off Campus Living
Off Campus Living works closely with students, residents, City of Guelph staff, landlords, and City Councillors to help facilitate communication, and to ease the way for students who live in Guelph. They also provide a range of programs and services to support students in making the transition to off-campus living, in navigating new relationships with landlords, house mates and neighbours, and, through the Information Desk, finding their way on-campus and in the local community.
Office of Intercultural Affairs
The Office of Intercultural Affairs (OIA) serves the campus community by fostering an environment of cultural competency and diversity. At the intersection of academic and co-curricular learning, the OIA offers intentionally designed programming and services that foster leadership and community development within an intercultural and international context. OIA is home to the Aboriginal Student Advisor, the Aboriginal Resource Centre, Chroma, the LINK program, the International Student Advisor, and many programs, services, and awareness campaigns.
OUTline
OUTline is the University of Guelph’s resource and support service specializing in questions relating to sexual orientation and gender identity. The OUTline website was created to provide you with information about the services we offer and connect you to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer, two-spirit, ally resources and support in Guelph and beyond.
Personal Counselling
Offers individual counselling sessions to help support students as they work through the personal challenges that impair their ability to succeed at school and in other areas of their lives.
SafeWalk
SafeWalk is a student-run organization dedicated to providing people on-campus with a safe and reliable escort after dark. This service is free of charge. To access, use the free SafeWalk button on any Bell pay phone, use the emergency blue pole phones located around campus, or approach a pair of walkers.
Student Health Services
Student Health Services supports student academic success by providing comprehensive medical and health services to students and their immediate families. The health clinic staff includes: physicians, a psychiatrist, nurses, a dietitian, an addiction counsellor, and a health educator. In addition to the clinic, we have a Wellness Centre staffed by trained student peers offering health education and information on a variety of health and lifestyle topics.
Student Help and Advocacy Centre (SHAC)
The Student Help and Advocacy Centre is a student-run advocacy and referral centre that provides a safe space for students to ask questions and get information. SHAC staff and volunteers will assist students in a confidential and compassionate manner to provide them with the information they need.
SHAC strives to eliminate the discrimination against people facing all forms of oppression, as well as the stigma of asking for help. Their goals as an organization are to work hard to help advocate for the rights of the oppressed, as well as to aid as many people as possible in finding the resources they need to be successful in their endeavors.
Student Housing Services
Student Housing Services provides residence space and services for over 5000 students, as well as two locations for students with families. Student Housing aims to promote students’ personal and academic success by providing communities staffed by teams who respond to student needs.
Student Life
Student Life supports students in the many transitions they experience – from the time they are admitted until they graduate. They are committed to the development of the whole student and, as such, help students explore their capacity for leadership, overcome barriers to learning, assume the responsibilities of a global citizen, engage in campus and community life, and contribute toward meaningful change
Student Support Network
The Student Support Network, an after hours confidential, non-judgmental listening and support service, is a program offered by Counselling Services which is managed by a professional counsellor and delivered by a team of dedicated students who receive extensive training.
Undergraduate Academic Information Centre (UAIC)
The Undergraduate Academic Information Centre, located in the University Centre, is a resource hub that provides general academic information to undergraduate students, and acts as a referral centre to other campus resources.
The Wellness Education Centre
The Student Health Wellness Centre is a resource Centre at the University of Guelph. It provides information on alcohol consumption, body image, eating disorders, drugs, smoking, human rights, LGBTQ issues, mental health, sexual health, physical health, nutrition, and spirituality.
Women’s Campus Safety Initiative
The Women’s Campus Safety Initiative promotes the safety of women on campus. WCSI funding has been a vital infusion of dollars into initiatives that address the safety needs of women. Funding is used to support programs, services, and initiatives that address issues of women’s safety, sexual harassment, and violence against women.
Writing Services
Writing Services support University of Guelph students of all levels in becoming stronger, more confident writers, while also assisting departments and faculty who are integrating writing into their courses.