When issues arise Student Health and Counseling Services and The University of Chicago have a robust set of systems to support students. Review the resources and services below to find the help you need.
For serious or life threatening emergencies always call 911 immediately.
Dean-on-Call Program: One of the resources the University makes available to students is the support and guidance of a University administrator who is on call and can be reached 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The Dean-on-Call and can be reached by calling (773) 834-HELP (4357) or 4-HELP (4357) from a campus phone.
For serious or life threatening emergencies always call 911 immediately.
Student mental health services, including 24/7 Mental Health Support
For BSD Specific Guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) CLICK HERE
The Student Counseling Service (SCS) provides mental health care to University of Chicago students.
For serious or life threatening emergencies always call 911 immediately.
Student mental health services, including 24/7 Mental Health Support
For BSD Specific Guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) CLICK HERE
Student Disability Services works to provide resources, support, and accommodations for all students with disabilities and works to remove physical and attitudinal barriers, which may prevent their full participation in the University community.
BSD Peer Health Liaisons: Peer Health Liaisons are graduate students in the Biological Sciences Division (BSD) that connect students to health resources. If you have disability-related questions and would like to talk to a Peer Health Liaison confidentially, contact: bsd-phl@lists.uchicago.edu
Access UChicago Now (AUN) is a coalition of University units, divisions, and schools that provides leadership and transparency regarding accessibility for the campus community. AUN works to empower units, divisions, and schools to make University education, research, work, events, and other programs and services that are a part of University life accessible to members of the campus community of differing abilities. AUN engages in this work by gathering information from campus partners and members of the campus community and then synthesizing this information to inform current priorities, which are set and enacted by members of AUN and campus partners.
UChicago Student Wellness believes that good health is essential for academic success. At the University of Chicago, students have access to coordinated and comprehensive medical care, counseling, psychiatry, and health promotion services targeted at building and maintaining overall well-being. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STUDENT WELLNESS
For BSD Specific Guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) CLICK HERE
USHIP - Student Health Insurance
Health insurance coverage is mandatory for all eligible students. During the time you are registered at the University, you are required to enroll in the U-SHIP, or waive enrollment by providing evidence that you have health insurance coverage that is comparable. Learn more about the U-SHIP program
BSD-Specific Guidance
Together with the University of Chicago and University of Chicago Medicine, we are closely monitoring the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The health, safety and well-being of our BSD community, on and off-campus, is our top priority. We will continue to update the community regularly to keep you informed. This page is meant to provide BSD-specific resources, but faculty, students and staff should continue to consult the University and University of Chicago Medicine guidance as appropriate.
For BSD Specific Guidelines on Coronavirus (COVID-19) CLICK HERE