The Office of Student Advocacy helps students resolve university-related problems and concerns in an informal way. Students should seek help from the office when they:

• Need help certifying an excused absence
• Don’t know where to go or whom to ask about an issue
• Are unsure about how to navigate university policy or procedure

 

What We Do

• Listen impartially, discuss options and answer questions
• Refer students to appropriate offices or resources
• Explain university policy and procedure
• Empower students to find their own solutions to problems and concerns
• Notify faculty members of a student’s absence due to a medical or personal issue in accordance with the Undergraduate Attendance Policy
• Recommend changes and improvements to university policies and procedures that are outdated, unclear or ineffective

What We Don't

• Provide legal advice
• Hear formal complaints
• Share information with others without the student’s permission
• Keep confidential any risk of danger to students or others
• Facilitate grade changes or medical/hardship withdrawal
• Change the modality of a course