Student Support

Attending university is an exciting and dynamic experience that can include making lifelong friends, engaging in exciting intellectual pursuits, and participating in the campus community. It is a time to grow in self-awareness and to develop a sense of adult identity. It may also be a time of great stress. Balancing family, work, financial and other obligations may tax a student's coping skills and may lead to physical and emotional distress and academic failure.

Slippery Rock University is a caring campus community committed to supporting our students not just academically, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually. If you observe a student in a situation where additional support may be needed you can make a Care Referral to the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Success. Once we receive the information we can work with the student to coordinate resources and referrals that may ensure student has the opportunity to be successful.

Students, faculty, staff and community members can submit a Care referral for the following situations:

Student will be missing class and needs an absence notification to be sent
Student has been or will be hospitalized
Student has become physically ill
Student is experiencing emotional distress
Student is having trouble adjusting to campus life/online work or is having angry outbursts
Student is experiencing housing insecurity or unsafe housing environment
Student is experiencing food insecurity or lack of adequate food
Student is experiencing a financial emergency or cannot obtain basic needs due to financial issues
Student is isolating from friends/class/work
Student has experienced or been accused of dating/domestic violence, sexual misconduct (Rape, sexual assault, sexual harassment), stalking or harassment
Student is expressing suicidal thoughts or ideations or engaging in self harm
Student needs support with personal, social or emotional wellness/development
If your efforts to manage a significant classroom behavioral issue has not resolved the problem
If you are concerned about the welfare of a student, yourself, and/or other students
If a student asks for help in dealing with personal issues that are outside your role as a faculty or staff member
If you have referred the student for assistance in the past and there seems to be no improvement or things seem to be worsening

Care referrals are not intended to be emergency services, if someone is in immediate danger or is an immediate danger to themselves please contact University Police 724.738.3333; Student Health Services 724.738.2052 or 911.

If you know of a student who could benefit from these services, please submit a Care referral or call Karla Fonner at 724.738.2121.

What About Confidentiality? The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) does not prohibit the sharing of personal observations and knowledge about a student among campus officials when there is a legitimate concern related to campus safety.

What Happens When you Report?

Office of Associate Provost for Student Success receives notification and reviews information. Someone may call you to ask additional questions.
Reviewer determines what possible options would be available to a student given the circumstances and reaches out to the student via email to offer a meeting. In most cases the option to meet with us is the choice of the student. The average number of meeting times is two, initial meeting and follow up, occasionally there will be additional meetings based on student need.
Higher level situations (threat to self or others) will be referred to the Behavioral Intervention Team for review.
We encourage students to reach out to the referral source to provide an update on their goal plan. If you would like follow up please call or email Karla Fonner (724.738.2121; karla.fonner@sru.edu). Information will be shared in accordance with FERPA, we may not be able to share all information with the referral source.

For more information or to schedule a time for someone to talk with your staff or department about our process please contact Karla Fonner at 724.738.2121; karla.fonner@sru.edu

Medical Withdrawal & Readmission

Procedure for Medical Withdrawal to Slippery Rock University

Medical Withdrawals are reserved for students with medical circumstances making it difficult or impossible for them to complete coursework during the semester in which they are enrolled.

STUDENT INSTRUCTIONS:

Students must meet in person or have a telephone interview with Karla Fonner, Office of the Associate Provost for Student Success before medical withdrawal paperwork can be processed. Please make an appointment with Karla Fonner by calling 724.738.2121.

Medical documentation will be required to qualify for a medical withdrawal. Medical documentation must be on official health care provider letterhead or prescription pad, and signed by a licensed health care provider. The content must include the following information: name of student seeking medical withdrawal, type of medical issue or condition, notation that the condition impairs the student's ability to attend class, last date of attendance at Slippery Rock University, follow up treatment required. Medical documentation can be faxed to 724.738.4920 or mailed to: Ms. Karla Fonner, Slippery Rock University, 010 Patterson Hall, Slippery Rock, PA 16057.

Important Information

A Medical Withdrawal may impact your financial aid or status of your student account. Recalculation of financial aid will occur when any adjustment occurs with your tuition and fees. This could result in an amount due to the university. Please contact Financial Aid 724.738.2044 and Student Accounts 724.738.2088 for more information.

Students living on campus will need to move from their Residence Hall once their withdrawal is complete. Please contact Residence Life 724.738.2082.

Student transcripts will reflect at "W" for the coursework during the semester of the withdrawal.

Students who are medically withdrawn will not be able to access online student account information, student email accounts, on campus services, meal plans or the recreation facilities. Students will not be registered for the upcoming semester and will not be able to register until Medical Readmission has been completed.

Procedure for Medical Readmission to Slippery Rock University

Submit the following to the Office of the Associate Provost for Student Success:

Completed Application for Medical Readmission
A release from a licensed Health Care Provider indicating you are able to return to the University and carry a full credit course load. This release will also indicate if follow up treatment is necessary, and who will provide the care and service to you.
A personal readmission letter detailing your request for readmission addressing your desire to return to Slippery Rock University. Your letter should include details about your readiness to return to campus as well as your plan for staying on-track for future semesters at SRU.

All materials can be submitted by fax to 724.738.4920, or mailed to:
Ms. Karla Fonner
Office of the Associate Provost for Student Success
Slippery Rock University
010 Patterson Hall
Slippery Rock, PA 16057

Student will need to contact Karla Fonner at karla.fonner@sru.edu or 724.738.2121 to set up a time to go over paperwork for readmission.

Readmission to Slippery Rock University may require committee review. To allow for processing time documents should be submitted 2-3 three months prior to the beginning of the semester desired.

Additional forms or payments may be required by Financial Aid, Student Accounts and/or Residence Life. Students are encouraged to contact those offices for more information:

Financial Aid 724.738.2044
Student Accounts 724.738.2088
Residence Life 724.738.2082

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