Student Resources
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Student-centered advocacy, programs, and services
Office of the Dean of Students (ODOS)
Student Assistance Center
300 Turner Student Services Building
610 East John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-0050
The Student Assistance Center serves as the first point of contact for students who call, email, or walk in to the Office of the Dean of Students. Our Assistant Deans help students understand university policies and procedures, educate them about and connect them to campus resources, and support students in crisis. Students visit us regarding a broad range of issues which may be impacting their academic performance including those related to health/mental health, course attendance issues, questions about where to go on campus to seek different services, options for withdrawing from the university, or because they need help and just aren’t sure where to go. We help students find their way!
Women's Resources Center
703 S. Wright Street, 2nd floor
Champaign, IL 61820
MC-302
Monday-Friday: 8:30 am - 5:00 pm,
Appointments available by request
(217) 333-3137 (office phone)
Email: womenscenter@illinois.edu
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Resources (LGBTQ)
323 Illini Union
Champaign, Illinois 61820
1401 W. Green Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-8863
Email: lgbtrc@illinois.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/illinoisLGBTRC
Twitter: http://twitter.com/illinoisLGBTRC
908 W. Nevada Street
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Phone 217-300-3515
Fax 217-244-9008
Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations
121 Swanlund Administration Building
601 East John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
phone: 217.333.1300
fax: 217.244.6623
email: oiir@illinois.edu
Dedicated to supporting all students across campus. The Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relations (OIIR)is dedicated to recruiting and retaining underrepresented students, diversity education, civic engagement, and fostering the leadership skills necessary to develop global citizens. OIIR includes six cultural and resource centers: the Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, Asian American Cultural Center, La Casa Cultural Latina, LGBT Resource Center, Native American House, and Women’s Resources Center.
Office of Minority Student AffairsStudent Services Building
Room 130, 610 E. John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
217-333-0054
omsa @illinois.edu
General Study Skills Assistance
Tips for Success in the Online Environment The University of Illinois is committed to providing you a rewarding academic experience. Whether you are on-campus or remote, we know that you are facing a myriad of new challenges. To help, we've developed the following set of resources to ensure you have a successful semester.
Maintenance Studying - How to study and be successful in a science course by Brad Mehrtens
Succeeding in the MCB Core Video by Alejandra Stenger, Course Coordinator for MCB 354.
LAS Success Workshops Open to all students, these sessions are appropriate for students wanting to improve their performance in or understanding of a particular course or subject area or to enhance their understanding of a specific major or minor.
DGS has put together a nice compilation of study skills. Check out their toolkit for assistance with time management, organization, learning styles, note taking and much more.
Free online planners. Time management is important to your collegiate success. These planners help you to stay organized and send you alerts when assignments are due.
myHomework
My Study Life
A nice collection of study tips, links, and additional resources can be found at About.com/Biology. Each of these tips is so short that they seem deceptively simple, but they are each very powerful and neglecting to do them is behind virtually all unsuccessful attempts at our intro biology courses.
Online Workshops through StudentLingo
StudentLingo offers 48 interactive online Student Success workshops that are available 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. StudentLingo offers interactive workshops on a variety of topics; chiefly, personal, academic, and career. Workshops offer proof of completion
MCB Learning Center
The MCB Learning Center, located in room 101 Burrill Hall. Due to the pandemic, the MCB Learning Center is currently closed to students. All instructors and TAs are hosting virtual office hours and help sessions. Please check individual course websites to determine how best to access these sessions. See below for a composite list of MCB Help Sessions scheduled for Spring 2021
Spring 2021 MCB Composite Help Sessions (downloadable PDF)Integrative Biology Learning Center
The IB Learning Center, located in 2092 Natural History Building, is available for individual or group study during all NHB Open Hours. There is an IB 150 TA available on a walk-in basis from 1-5pm each weekday. Students are allowed to meet with any IB 150 TA, regardless of the discussion they are enrolled in.
Chemistry Learning Center
The Chemistry Learning Center (2120 Chemistry Annex) offers a variety of services to assist you with your chemistry courses. Free drop-in tutoring is also available during the hours posted on their web site. For more information call (217)-333-2998.
Check out the online tutorials for CHEM 102 and 104.
In our experience, students who struggle in biology generally struggle because of the chemistry behind the biology, especially if you are beginning in MCB 150. The University of Illinois Department of Chemistry has put together some helpful online resources which are likely to help you in both your biology courses and your chemistry courses.
Chemistry Tutoring
The Chemistry Learning Center provides a variety of options if you need to find a chemistry tutor. Please see their web site for specific information.
Mathematics Tutoring
The Department of Mathematics offers free tutoring for students in select math courses. Consult the math website for the schedule for each specific course and to find a list of private tutors. Tutoring hours may change during exam weeks or due to special circumstances; students should check their course webpage for up-to-date information. Tutoring is MOST effective when students seek it little by little throughout the semester. The tutoring rooms are usually packed right before exams, but cramming may not lead to success on math exams.
Physics Tutoring
Fee-based tutoring is available through the Physics Department (from $5 to $40/hr). Visit the Physics course web site for more information.
Economics Tutoring
The Department of Economics Tutor Center is located in room 15 (basement) David Kinley Hall and is open Monday-Thursday, 1-5 PM . Tutors are advanced-level ECON undergraduate students who meet high academic and tutoring standards. This tutoring service is free and available to any and all undergraduate students taking ECON 102, 103, 202, 203, 302, 303 or MATH 220, 221 or 231. For a detailed list of Tutors, please click on the link below to find the hours they work (subject to change), additional coursework they tutor, and general information.
Tutors are able to assist with general questions and concepts. Specific questions about homework or tests should be directed towards your TA or Instructor during office hours.
Office of Minority Student Affairs
The Office of Minority Student Affairs offers a variety of free tutoring and academic services. Matched and drop-in tutoring along with Supplemental Instruction (SI), collaborative learning/study groups, and academic skills workshops are among the services featured in the OMSA ASC.
OMSA's services are designed to help students achieve in college. The level of rigor at the University of Illinois is different than in high school or community college. No matter how you performed before attending Illinois, there is always room to examine and hone your study skills. To learn more about these services, visit https://omsa.illinois.edu/programs/tutoring/.
To make the most of your tutoring and workshop session(s):
- Request a tutor at the beginning of the term.
- Come to each of your tutoring or workshop sessions prepared. Preparation includes bringing with you your textbooks, notes, and specific questions concerning the material. The more you prepare, the more you will get out of the session.
- Tutors do not serve as a substitute for our instructional faculty. They will not "lecture" or "re-teach." They will provide strategies to help you improve your approach to mastering your course content. Tutoring is not a substitute for missed classes. If you miss class, make sure you get notes from a classmate and meet with your professor during office hours.
Residence Halls Tutoring
Many residence halls on campus offer free drop-in tutoring in Math, Chemistry, Physics and Writing. Check with your Resident Director for more information.
Writer’s Workshop
The Writers' Workshop, part of the Center for Writing Studies, provides free writing assistance for University of Illinois students, faculty and staff from all disciplines and levels. Discuss your writing with consultants who are experienced writers and teachers of writing. Consultants are available to meet at the MCB Learning Center for 50 minute appointments. Consult their website for specific hours and additional information.
Biology Virtual Library
The Biology Virtual Library has served the Schools of Life Sciences on campus since 1959. As a virtual space, the online library has a customized Easy Search tab for the Biological Sciences and links to frequently used databases and other useful resources. Subject areas include all aspects of the biological sciences, biochemistry, and bioengineering. The print collection is now housed in the Funk/ACES Library.
Kelli Trei, our biology librarian is available to help you with any of your information or research needs. Don't hesitate to reach out to her for assistance.
Counseling Services
The Counseling Center
110 Turner Student Services Building
610 East John Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-3704 or
(217) 333-3701
Mental Health Clinic
McKinley Health Center, 3rd Floor
1109 South Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone:
(217) 333-2705
Crisis Line: (217) 359-4141
Psychological Services Center
505 East Green Street, 3rd Floor
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-0041
Financial Assistance
Office of Student Financial Aid (OFSA)
OFSA Scholarships
OFSA Employment
Research Funding
The National Name Exchange, to help match graduate schools with minority students interested in graduate education
Health
Student Health Insurance Information
Medical Withdrawal information
McKinley Health Center
1109 South Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, Illinois, 61801
Dial-A-Nurse is a telephone service available only to registered students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus. Dial-A-Nurse answers questions about illnesses, injuries or other health concerns. Depending on the nature of the problem, the nurse may suggest basic first-aid, a visit to the Health Center's self-care center, an appointment at the Center, coming immediately to the Center or a visit to the emergency department of a community hospital. Information discussed with the Dial-A-Nurse is entered on the medical record and is confidential. Information provided by the Dial-A-Nurse is consultative and should not be considered a definitive diagnosis or treatment.
To reach Dial-A-Nurse, call (217) 333-2700, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Emergencies
- Ambulance or emergency situations dial: 911(from campus 9-911)
- Police: In an emergency dial 911 or 9-911(campus) - for non-emergencies call: 333-8911
- Illinois Poison Center: 1-800-942-5969 or TTY 1-312-906-6185
- U of I Emergency Dean Service: 217-333-0050
- AFTER HOURS PSYCHOLOGICAL EMERGENCIES AND OTHER CRITICAL PROBLEMS (e.g., serious illness, death in the family, severe anxiety, suicidal crisis)
The Counseling Center and McKinley's Mental Health Department collaborate with the Champaign County Mental Health Center to provide students with Psychological Emergency Services. Services are available 24 hours per day, 365 days a year, and focus on problems that need to be addressed immediately. 359-4141
Emergency Room facilities in Urbana-Champaign:
Provena Covenant Medical Center
1400 W. Park St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Carle Foundation Hospital
611 W. Park St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Health Resource Centers on Campus
| Health Resource Center at McKinley Health Center Information/HRC counter in the Main Lobby 1109 South Lincoln Avenue |
Hours of operation
Monday - Friday |
| HealthResource Center at the Illini Union Illini Union, Room 40, lower level |
Hoursof operation
Monday - Friday, Saturday, |
Satellite Locations and Hours of Operation
| African American Cultural Program 708 South Mathews - located at the cultural center Urbana, Illinois, 61801 333-2092 |
Hours of operation
Monday and Tuesday |
Asian American Cultural Center |
Hours of operation
Tuesday |
| La Casa Cultural Latina 1203 West Nevada - library on 2nd floor Urbana, Illinois, 61801 333-4950 |
Hours of operation
Monday Thursday |
| Native American House 1206 West Nevada - Main Lobby Urbana, Illinois, 61801 265-0632 |
Hours of operation
Tuesday |
AIDS Hotline
1-800-AID-AIDS
AIDS and STD Hotline
Phone: (217) 351-2437
Substance Abuse
McKinely Health Education
McKinley Health Center
1109 South Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-2714
Alcohol and Other Drug Program
333 McKinley Health Center
1109 South Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 333-7557
Disability and Rehabilitation Services
Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES)
Provides academic support and accommodations
1207 South Oak Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: (217) 333-1970
Cultural Centers
African American Cultural Center
Asian American Cultural Center
La Casa Cultural Latina
Native American House
Child Care and Support
Child Development Laboratory1105 W. Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-2550
hcd-cdlprog@mx.uillinois.edu Grant to fund child care
Safety and Emergency
Emergency—Police, Fire, or Ambulance: 9-911
Phone: (217) 359-4141
MTD SafeRides
Phone: (217) 265-RIDE
Nonemergency Police: (217) 333-1216
Rape Crisis Hotline: (217) 355-5203 or (217) 384-4444
Psychological Emergency Services (Suicide Team): (217) 244-7911
Contact tmknox@illinois.edu with questions or corrections.