BASICS: Brief Alcohol Screening Intervention for College Students
Brief Alcohol Screening Intervention for College Students (BASICS) is an individual interview process conducted over two 90 minute meetings designed to discuss a student’s drinking habits and assist the student in making informed decisions regarding his/her alcohol consumption. BASICS helps students assess the health risks associated with their personal drinking and assisting in creating a plan to make changes to their health.
Health Promotion Office
Student Services at White Creek
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
healthpromotion@tamu.edu | 979.845.0280
CARPOOL
CARPOOL is a student-run non-profit organization serving the BCS community by providing free, non-judgmental rides home to intoxicated patrons and/or patrons rendered incapable of transportation due to other circumstances every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. during the Fall and Spring semesters at Texas A&M University.
Student Activities
chair@carpool.tamu.edu | 979.693.9905
CLEAR: Consensual Language, Education, Awareness, and Relationships
This is a student organization aiding in the promotion of consent and communication campus cultures. This organization’s mission is to help connect students to resources that will help them communicate in healthy relationships and prevent personal violence. Within the CLEAR there are multiple programs for student involvement to help with the CLEAR mission including the Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program, Sexual Assault Awareness Month, Our Masculinity Matters Summit, SHARP Classes, and the Silent Witness Project.
Student Services at White Creek
837 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
clear@tamu.edu | 979.845.6241
Corps Escort
This free service is available to students from 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. for those who want extra security around campus. When calling this service you will receive a member from the Texas A&M corps of cadets to escort you to your destination on campus safely.
Guard Room on Lewis Street
Hours: 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
979.845.6789
COPS: Community-Oriented Police Services
Community Oriented Police Services is a partnership between the Texas A&M Police Department and the Department of Residence Life, focused on working together to provide a safe and secure community. They offer services to students all around campus and near residence halls.
Hullabaloo Hall
Hours: Tue & Thu, 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
979.845.2345
Emergency Information
This site is intended for emergency use only by Texas A&M University. If an emergency should occur, it may be used to communicate important information to the public.
Emergency
Campus Phone: 9-911
Cell Phone: 911
Non-Emergency
979.845.2345
Facility Emergency
979.845.4311
GLBT Resource Center
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center stands to educate the campus and surrounding communities on GLBT issues. They are a resource and referral center dedicated to providing a safe and affirming location on campus for all students regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. They collaborate with student organizations, campus departments, and local organizations to provide students with access to resources and support services.
Student Counseling Services at White Creek
837 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
glbt@tamu.edu | 979.862.8920
The Green Dot Bystander Intervention Program
The Green Dot Strategy is a violence prevention approach that capitalizes on the power of peer and cultural influences. This strategy targets members of the community as potential bystanders and seeks to interact with them through awareness, education, and skills practice, and proactive behaviors that establish intolerance of violence, and reactive intervention in a high risk situation, resulting in the ultimate reduction of violence. The ‘Green Dot’ symbolizes a moment in time that can be used to end the perpetration. Green Dots are either classified as proactive or reactive. Proactive green dots are preventative actions people can do to stop personal violence. Reactive green dots are things people can do to intervene in a high risk situation, also known as a Red Dot situation. Green Dot situations can be added to the campus map available for student access.
Student Counseling Services at White Creek
837 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
greendot@tamu.edu | 979.845.6241
Hazing
Hazing takes various forms, but typically involves physical risks or mental distress through, for example, humiliating, intimidating, or demeaning activities. Hazing can cause significant harm to individuals, groups, the University and the Aggie Family.’ Students can use this resource to report hazing acts they’ve seen or encountered as well as becoming involved in preventing hazing in campus and the community to create a safer atmosphere for students.
Offices of the Dean of Student Life
Bizzell Hall, Room 103
College Station, TX 77843
studentlife@tamu.edu | 979.845.3111
Health Promotion
Health promotion strives to improve the health outcomes of TAMU students through their education, outreach and collaborations. This service has many available topics of information for students such as fitness, nutrition, stress relief, time management, alcohol use and sexual health. Programs are offers free confidential testing for HIV and syphilis between the hours of 10am to 4pm in MSC 2500. Health Promotion also offered free body composition readings using the TANITA body composition monitor in the student services building in order to have a more accurate assessment of health. These services available gives students a chance to get a measurement on their health and well being in order to take the first step in maintaining a healthier life style.
Health Promotion Office
Student Services at White Creek, Bldg. 0070
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
healthpromotion@tamu.edu | 979.845.0280
New Student and Family Programs
This family program is available for students and families to stay up to date on emergencies such as the use of Code Maroon, safety and health emergencies, and the health resources available to families.
Student Life at White Creek Building 2, Bldg 0068
837 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
aggiefamilies@tamu.edu | 979.845.5826
Phoebe’s Home
This is an emergency shelter for those in need of domestic violence help that is available to all members of the Brazos Valley. If you or a friend is suffering from physical abuse, emotional abuse, psychological abuse or verbal abuse, this free service can help.
Theresa’s Fund
PO Box 32695
Phoenix, AZ 85064
anita@domesticshelters.org | 979.775.2255
Sexual Assault Resource Center
This is an organization in the Brazos Valley that offers 24 hour hotline services and supports survivors of sexual assault in the community. They offer free and confidential services to any man or woman in the Brazos Valley and are dedicated to help people suffering from sexual violence.
Brazos Valley Sexual Assault Resource Center
PO Box 3082
Bryan, TX 77805
reachingout@sarcbv.org | 979.731.1000
SHARP: Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention
Sexual Harassment and Rape Prevention, classes are a 6 hour specially designed self-defense class specifically for women 17 years old and older teaching easy to learn techniques for a variety of situations.
Student Counseling Services at White Creek Building 3
837 West Campus Blvd., Bldg 0072, Room 101
College Station, TX 77843
clear@tamu.edu | 979.845.6241
Step In. Stand Up.
It is up to us – students, faculty, staff and the rest of the Aggie community – to step in as active participants to reduce the incidents of sexual harassment and sexual violence on our campus, and stand up against it by starting courageous conversations and sharing information. What harms even one of us, harms us all.
Offices of the Dean of Student Life
Student Services at White Creek Building 3
837 West Campus Blvd., Bldg 0072
College Station, TX 77843
studentlife@tamu.edu | 979.845.3111
Stress Management and Biofeedback Services
Biofeedback is a way to help people become more aware of their internal physical responses related to stress and anxiety. Stress can lead to many negative experiences and outcomes when left untreated. The body responds to stress by increasing sweat gland activity, increased heart rate, sharp and erratic heart rate changes, and rapid, irregular breathing. Biofeedback is taught to control breathing to lower your heart rate for relaxation. This service also has a lab available which is a quiet room designed to have a calming atmosphere where students can learn skills to manage stress better in their daily life.
Student Services at White Creek
757 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
Hours: 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
biofeedback@scs.tamu.edu | 979.845.4427
Student Assistance Services
Some common issues that Student Assistance Services provides support for are concerning behavior follow-up, student welfare checks, student absence notification, silver taps/student death, sexual violence response, assistance in coordinating family needs, in the event of an emergency and transition issues.
Student Services at White Creek Building 3
College Station, TX 77843
studentlife@tamu.edu | 979.845.3113
Student Counseling Service
Student counseling services offered a wide range of personal services such as career counseling, psychiatric services, and consultations. A help line is available for support and information 24/7 on weekends and weekdays 4 p.m. to 8 a.m. at 979-845-2700. Resources such as groups and workshops are also available for returning veterans as well as undocumented students to help with a more successful transition.
Student Services at White Creek
837 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
scs@tamu.edu | 979.845.4427
Student Health Services
Student health services offered a main list of health resources available for students on campus as well as many online and off campus resources over the topics of alcohol, exercise, nutrition, general health, sexual health, and stress and time management.
Offices of the Dean of Student Life
Student Services at White Creek Building 3
837 West Campus Blvd., Bldg 0072
College Station, TX 77843
studentlife@tamu.edu | 979.845.3111
Tell Somebody (Special Situations Team)
Tell somebody is a resource available for students to come forward with information and observations that may have signaled larger issues. This information is used to in prevention of further events. If you observe a concerning behavior you may fill out an online report form or by contacting one of the Special Situations Team members.
Concerning Behavior Response Guide.
Dr. Cynthia L. Hernandez
Associate Vice President for Student Affairs
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas 77843
cynthia.hernandez@tamu.edu | 979.845.4728
Resources for Victims of Sexual Violence
Services are available for the victims of sexual violence, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence and/or stalking from many offices across campus. URC Resources is a general data base of contact information for law enforcement, counseling, health services, support and advocacy, and financial services.
University Risk and Compliance
1280 TAMU General Services Complex
750 Agronomy Road, Suite 2101
College Station, TX 77843
vpfa-urc-all@exchange.tamu.edu | 979.845.0977
University Police Department
University Police Department
1111 Research Parkway
College Station, Texas, 77843
Emergency
Campus Phone 9-911
Cell Phone 911
Non-Emergency
Phone 979.845.2345
Women’s Resource Center
The mission of the Women’s Resource Center is to pursue equity and enhance the campus climate for women through visibility, advocacy, support, and programming. The Center advocates by educating campus and community constituencies on women’s issues and functions as a resource and referral center. The Center strives to ensure a community in which women and men can live and work together in a mutually respectful, safe, and supportive environment where equality, responsibility, and personal empowerment are encouraged and fostered.
Student Services at White Creek
837 West Campus Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843
wrc@tamu.edu | 979.845.8784