Auburn wants to see students succeed, and there are SO many resources available for students on campus to help with this. Many of them are free of charge and easy to access. However, it’s the student’s job to take advantage of the opportunities available to them. Here’s how to make the most of campus resources.
University Career Center
Whether you have no idea what you want to major in or you have a very specific career goal in mind, the career center is for you! They are here to support you from start to finish of your college career. The career center is something that I used throughout my time at Auburn. My first semester freshman year, I was very undecided on what I wanted to major in, so I set up an appointment with a career coach to discuss various majors, what I thought I would enjoy, and different career paths available. I ended up changing my major that semester to the major I graduated with. A little later in college, I needed a summer internship, so I went back to the career center. They helped me with knowing how to job search, creating a resume and cover letter, and interview preparation. Another incredible resource of the career center is the career closet available to students. The career closet is filled with business professional clothes in a variety of sizes and styles, and students can get up to 4 free items from the career closet per year. This means that students could leave Auburn with 16 free items of business professional clothing by graduation! Finally, when I was graduating from Auburn and interviewing for my current job, I set up a mock interview with the career center. They ask common interview questions and give feedback for each interview question and response. It was super helpful in preparing and feeling more comfortable for my interview. In addition to all of this, the career center hosts internship and job fairs throughout the year. They are a great resource for students to utilize at any stage of their college career.
Academic Resources
Auburn is filled with academic resources to help students succeed. Aside from professors offering individual office hours each week, there are plenty of additional ways to help students stay on track in their classes. One great resource is Supplemental Instruction. Many core classes at Auburn have an SI Leader who is a current student that did well in the course in a previous semester. The SI Leader will hold study sessions each week to review the material with students in a smaller setting. These are optional, but I attended SI sessions early in college and found them extremely helpful in reinforcing what I had learned in class. Another great resource is Study Partners. Study Partners offers free one-on-one peer tutoring to students in a variety of courses. The Miller Writing Center offers one-on-one feedback from graduate and undergrad students on papers or writing assignments of any type. Finally, Learning Communities are a great resource for helping students adjust to college by giving them an automatic group of peers with similar interests and the same class schedule. You can read more about Learning Communities here.
Recreation and Wellness Center
The Recreation and Wellness Center on campus is an incredible facility available to students, faculty, and staff. Most of the amenities within the rec are free to use and are something I wish I had taken advantage of more as a student. There’s a 1/3 indoor track with elevation changes, 6 regulation sized basketball courts, a PGA golf simulator, a giant pool and hot tub, a rocking climbing wall, and state of the art equipment. You can read more about the rec center on a previous blog post here.
Health and Wellness
Finally, there are lots of resources on campus for keeping students healthy both mentally and physically. Student Counseling Services provides students with free individual or group counseling sessions. The Medical Clinic on campus is available for students to visit when they need to see a doctor. There are massage and chiropractic services, a women’s health clinic, and a student pharmacy all within the med clinic as well.