Student Services

The Student & Academic Services team is available to connect students with Alumni practitioners who serve as a vocational resource for students at The Seattle School. These Alumni offer context and connection between the formational experiences of graduate education and practice. Contact the SAS team for more information.

A Benevolence Fund is available to provide short-term assistance to active students for the basic immediate necessities such as food, clothing, housing, utilities, transportation, and medical assistance including psychological counseling in a crisis situation. For MACP students required to complete psychotherapy: this does not include counseling to meet your Seattle School requirement. Applicants who apply for financial assistance are awarded assistance based on availability of funds. Applicants must be an active student and their need must meet the purpose of the Benevolence Fund. 

The Benevolence Fund is sustained by community support. While we encourage our community to engage in direct mutual support, the Benevolence Fund allows those in crises a way of accessing community support based on need rather than visibility. Through the Benevolence Fund, community members can offer direct support to fellow students in a way that protects the privacy of those in need. 

Contribute to or apply to receive funds here: https://theseattleschool.edu/forms/benevolence-fund/

All official administrative correspondence will be available through direct email to student Seattle School email accounts, and community announcements posted in the Community Newsletter, and/or posted on Populi. Graded coursework is available via Populi and/or returned in class.

CALENDARS

These are essential calendars for students to know and reference on a regular basis:

• Academic Calendar - This calendar lists all dates relevant for each academic term and campus holiday closures. It lives on the Academic Essentials page on the student page of The Seattle School website. 

• Calendars in Populi - Calendars can be found in the app menu in the top left of your screen in Populi. Each Course and Group in Populi has its own calendar, and Populi’s Calendar app collects all of these calendars together in one place. 

  • Course calendar layers: contain due dates and other essential information for each course a student is enrolled in.

  • Student Hub calendar: the calendar in the Student Hub populi group contains dates and details for all co-curricular programming, including community-wide events, orientations and student group gatherings. Once you have joined this group, its calendar will be included in your “my groups” layer in the Populi Calendar app.

STUDENT HUB

The Student Hub is a Populi group for all students that serves as our central hub for information and community connection online. (See a detailed introduction to the Student Hub in the About section on the right hand side of the group’s dashboard).

• Calendar - see above section on calendars

• Dashboard posts - broad announcements and highlights

• Discussions -  information meant to generate participation, conversation and connection

ELLIOT’S WALL

Elliott's Wall is a google group internal to The Seattle School where members of the community can post a variety of information. These posts are split into the following categories: jobs, internship, supervision (LMHCA), housing, office space, events, and items for sale (or for free). All students, staff, faculty, and alumni with "theseattleschool.edu" email addresses can join this group and post any notices. Students can sign up for email notifications ("send daily summaries" is suggested) when they join the group. Your selections can be edited in My Settings by selecting Membership and Email Settings. These submissions are not officially sponsored or endorsed by The Seattle School.

NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENTS

The community newsletter is sent out via email each Monday. Students wanting to place an announcement in the weekly community newsletter can use the online submission form to send all the relevant details, including time, location, and contact information. Please note that while most announcements will be published,the Students & Academic Services team will edit and schedule announcements at their discretion. The following submission requirements apply:

• If this is a promotion for a school-sponsored event, please also submit the event information to marketing@theseattleschool.edu for entry on the website events page. Events listed in the newsletter should be linked to the website events page. 

• Events or programs that are not school-sponsored are welcome, provided that there is a clear connection to The Seattle School community. Please explain the school affiliation in the submission and offer a way for The Seattle School community to connect around the event. Priority is given to external events that are low or no cost, or include student discounts.

• Students wanting to promote their skills or business and it falls outside these guidelines are welcome to utilize the Elliott’s Wall Google Group or Alumni Association Facebook group to share information with the community. The Community Newsletter is not meant to be used as a space to advertise to students.

Questions or help creating the announcement? Contact academics@theseattleschool.edu.

The Seattle School encourages all students to have adequate medical coverage for their own safety and the safety of their families. We realize that deciding on health care providers and researching health insurance plans can be stressful and intimidating. The Washington Health Plan Finder and www.healthcare.gov are great resources to help find, compare, and select a quality health insurance plan that works for students, their family, and their budget. Students may contact the Director of Student & Academic Services for help navigating these resources.

The Student Development Committee (SDC) consists of administrative and instructional staff that exists to create interdepartmental pastoral awareness of students who are struggling at The Seattle School. Areas of struggle can include academic performance, not finding their place in Seattle School culture or community, or going through hard life transitions. It meets quarterly and seeks, as necessary, to provide collaborative care for students. The SDC operates with confidentiality; information shared there does not impact or become a part of students' formal or informal academic record. In the case of risk of harm to self or others, confidentiality cannot be guaranteed. Questions: contact Becca Shirley.

Current Committee Members (2026-2027):

• Director of Student & Academic Services - Daniel Tidwell-Davis

• Manager of Student Life Programs - Becca Shirley

• Listening Lab Director - Monique Gadson

• Academic Advisor - Nicholas Diaz

FORMING A STUDENT GROUP

If students are interested in developing a new organized student group for Seattle School students and/or spouses/partners, or if a group of students have already organized around an interest and would like to invite the larger student and spouse/partner body to participate, send the following information in an announcement to Becca Shirley:

• State the group’s name and/or interest

• Group mission or purpose

• Contact information for interested students and spouses/partners

Students may also use the Groups function in Populi to connect and share resources. See the directory of active student groups here. To create a new group, click “Create a Group” in the top right hand side of the page. Groups that have been inactive for two years will be removed.

STUDENT GROUP RESOURCES

Student groups that have organized by following the steps above will have access to several community resources, including:

• Regular meetings with other student group leaders for collaboration and support

• Publication of the group in Populi groups and in the Student Hub

• Possible financial assistance (when available)

 Contact Becca Shirley for more information.

Students will be issued an ID card during their first Fall term of enrollment at The Seattle School. Instructions for providing a picture for ID badges are provided in the First Year Frameworks course. Student ID cards may be used to obtain student discounts at a variety of arts organizations and retailers. Students can also use their student ID to get discounts on educational software computers, etc. at major retailers. Students who have lost their ID may be assessed a replacement fee.

LIBRARY SERVICES

Library hours correspond with building hours which can be found on the Contact page of the school’s website. The library phone number  is 206-876-6119; the general email is: librequest@theseattleschool.edu.

More information on library resources, policies, and procedures can be found on the library website and in the Academic Catalog.

REQUIRED COURSE TEXTS 

Book lists are posted prior to the opening of class registration and may be found on individual class pages on Populi. A list of all required materials for each term is also available under the Files tab on the home page of Populi. Students are expected to purchase required textbooks and this cost is calculated in the cost of attendance published on the school website. 

When available and affordable, the library purchases licenses to digital copies of required books and adds links to the library catalog on the relevant course pages on Populi. Many classes have assigned readings from articles or book chapters required in a class. These readings are also posted on Populi under the files tab for each course. 

WRITING CENTER

The Writing Center is home to resources that promote outstanding writing for academic, professional, and creative work. The center exists to support Seattle School students in their writing processes by providing access to writing resources, formatting and citation guides, as well as 1-on-1 meetings with a Writing Center consultant.

Students can book a Writing Center Consultant meeting anytime they are looking for extra guidance or support on any of their writing or creative endeavors. The Writing Center team holds free appointments via Google Meet. 

WRITING WORKSHOP

The Seattle School offers a participative, ungraded workshop on the writing process at the start of each academic year for incoming students. Students are refreshed on the basics of the writing process, grammar, mechanics, citation style, paper organization, thesis statements, and research. The workshop is designed to provide support for students as they complete assignments for other courses. Peer review and in-class writing and revising are used extensively in this course; thus, it is appropriate both for the beginning writer as well as the experienced one. This workshop is not a remedial writing course, nor is it designed as an ESL writing course. The workshop carries a small fee (see the Academic Catalog), is offered online, and is not credit bearing.

MICROSOFT 365 ACCESS

All enrolled students are eligible for a free Microsoft 365 license attached to their school email. To activate this license and enable access to Microsoft Word and other products, students must email help@theseattleschool.edu with a request for activation.

RESOURCES/FILES SHARED THROUGH GOOGLE DRIVE

Resources shared with students through Google Drive, including Student Lifecycle Folders (see the Student & Academic Services section above) and recordings of orientations and workshops are only available to students through their Seattle School gmail accounts. 

Troubleshooting: 

When you are logged into 2 gmail accounts in the same browser, Google will attempt to open all links through what it considers your "primary" account--the account you logged into first in the browser. When clicking links from your Seattle School email or Populi, if you get a message that you don't have access, first try changing which gmail account is being used (by clicking on your profile icon in the top right corner of the window). If this does not work, you may reach out to academics@theseattleschool.edu for support.