Forming Support Networks
Healthy communities integrate and regulate their members.
Help your student connect and engage with others as a means of fostering resilience, tenacity, and self-forgiveness through the following tools and resources.
- Learn about the communities at Western your student can connect with
- Support your student with finding connection at Western
- Share tips for Academic Success
- Read about what your student may be experiencing each month of their college experience through the Rochester Institute of Technology’s Reference “Timely Issues.”
How to support your student when they encounter setbacks and struggles:
- Stay in touch and use the Do you speak Western? resource to learn the common acronyms and language used at Western.
- Encourage them to reach out to their professors during their faculty office hours (as noted in their course syllabus).
- Connect with academic/career advisors and peer advisors in the Academic Advising & Student Achievement Center during their drop-in hours to work through next steps in academic planning and course registration.
- Have them connect with the Basic Needs Hub for support and essential resources.
- For emergency financial assistance, students can apply for Western's Student Emergency Funding to cover an expense that would otherwise prevent them from completing their studies.