Our Office is available to provide professional development in-person, online, and through our website.
Topics include subjects under counseling, disability services, learning strategies, and more. If there is something you or your team are interested in, check in with us!
Check the Professional Development page for past training information.
While we provide counseling services for students, we also provide training, information, and consultations for faculty & staff about how to help students and to deal with student issues.
For information about providing accommodations to students, how to talk with students about their Accommodation Letters, and more, check out this webpage or contact our Office.
Essential functions are crucial for students to complete a class or program.
All faculty and students need to know about their school's and/or program's
essential functions.
This site has resources for students struggling to find time to study, knowing what is important to write in class notes, understanding the information, studying for a test, taking a test, organizing, feeling overwhelmed and anxious, and more.
The students can find this website by going to Pierpont's website...
www.pierpont.edu > Current Students > Learning Strategies
This is a program through the WV Department of Health and Human Resources for students with children who may need financial assistance with childcare and other expenses while in school pursuing a career.
If you have a student raising a child, not just a parent, who might qualify, have them contact us.
access@pierpont.edu 304-534-7878
Resources for Faculty, Staff, and Students who are parents!
The Initiative came into being in January 2020 beginning with input from faculty and staff as to what they and our students need to succeed.
The Red Folder Project is part of the
Campus-Wide Mental Health Initiative.
To print or download the PDFs found in
the Red Folder, click below.
Part of the Campus-Wide Mental Health Initiative, this website is a comprehensive list of Pierpont and community resources.
Do you have a schedule conflict?
Support Services can do class presentations in person, online, or on video.
Check out what's available.
Safe zones are for LGBTQ persons, military veterans, and anyone feeling unsafe.
Support Services is a Safe Zone for everyone.
Click below for more information about Safe Zones.
CRISIS PROTOCOL FOR DISTRESSED STUDENTS
Sometimes students or others can become upset.
Use the Crisis Protocol to make you, them, and others safe.
You are just as important as everyone.
Plus, to be able to take care of others, we must take care of ourselves first.