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Support units

• AccessAbility Services: For students who have a known or suspected disability, condition, or illness, AccessAbility Services can help develop individualized accommodation plans. 
• : A student-run group that offers the official representation of graduate students at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. 
• : Providing services to support graduate student academics and research, including: borrowing privileges, interlibrary loans, equipment loans, study spaces, research guides, and more.
• Office of Academic Integrity: Offering information for students about academic integrity, including the Academic Integrity Module (AIM). 
• Student Success Office: Provides academic and personal development services. 
• Statistical Consulting and Survey Research Unit: Provides statistical advice to those working on research problems, including advising on survey methodology, questionnaire design, programming, data collection, and more. 
• Writing and Communication Centre (WCC): Offering writing services and support to help tackle research papers, articles, presentations, thesis, and dissertation. 

Programs

• Dissertation boost camp: A four-day program that combines workshops with individual writing time and individual consultations. 
• Rock your thesis: A three-part program that guides graduate students through the phases of planning and writing a thesis or dissertation. 
• À¶Ý®ÊÓƵWrites: A writing community for graduate students hosted by graduate student volunteers. 
• Writing Cafés: Weekly sessions here graduate students, postdocs, and faculty can meet to write together. 

Policies and guidelines

• Graduate Studies Academic Calendar
• Guide for graduate research and supervision
• Policy 30 - Employment of Graduate Studies Teaching Assistants
• Policy 33 - Ethical Behaviour
• Policy 70 - Student Petitions and Grievances
• Policy 73 - Intellectual Property Rights

Campus wellness supports

• Health services: A medical clinic providing walk-in and booked appointments. 
• Counselling Services: A team of professionals providing counselling appointments to students. 
• Family health clinic: A medical clinic available to dependents, parents, and visiting family of graduate students.
• : A virtual mental health and wellness service that connects students with counsellors, consultants, and life coaches, that can be accessed 24/7.

Health resources

• : Offering many ways for students to stay active, including drop-in fitness classes, instructional classes, intramurals, clubs, and more.
• : Physio and athletic therapists located in the basement of the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre.
• Nutrition services: An online resource to help with helping eating strategies, and an opportunity to meet with a registered dietitian with a referral from health services. 
• Optometry clinic: Offering comprehensive vision care through eye exams, glasses and contact lenses dispensing, treatment of ocular disease, and more. 
• Sexual Violence Prevention and Response Office: Supporting all members of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community who have experienced or been impacted by sexual violence. 
• : A health and dental plan offered through the Graduate Student Association (GSA). 
• : Located in the basement of the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre.

Mental health supports

• Fck Perfect: A community-building workshop to empower students to speak back to the pressure to be perfect. 
• FunkBucket: An interactive and accessible drumming workshop.
• Grad circle drop-in: A drop-in group for graduate students to discuss concerns related to graduate studies. 
• Mental health training: A collection of workshops to raise mental health awareness, reduce stigma, and support early intervention. 
• NeuroMinds: A collective of neurodiverse students including ADHD, Autism, Dyslexia, and more.
• Skills for safer living: A support group for students who have had thoughts of suicide. 

Immigration supports

• Immigration consulting: A dedicated team of Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants are available to provide consultations on study permits, working on and off campus, post-graduation work permits, and more.
• : A collection of supports for those immigrating to À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ region, including immigration consulting, conversation circles, housing support, and more. 

International student supports

• International Experience Centre: A hub for all things relating to international students including support, programming, immigration consulting, and more.
• International student breakfast seminars: A program where international students can gather and learn more about campus and community services and resources. 
• : A space to center resources and foster a sense of community in international graduate students. 
• International student guide: A comprehensive guide for international students who are new to Canada and the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. 
• International peer community: A peer support program to help new international students feel at home at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ. 
• : A list of external scholarships for international students coming to Canada.

Family supports

• Documents for your family: A guide to the documents you need to invite your family to visit. 
• : A community for those interested in meeting other spouses of international students and professors.

Support units

• AccessAbility Services: For students who have a known or suspected disability, condition, or illness, AccessAbility Services can help develop individualized accommodation plans. 
• Conflict Management & Human Rights Office: Provides services and managing conflict, including group facilitation, mediation, coaching, and more. 
• Office of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism: Working with students, faculty, and staff, to advance equity through evidence-based policies, practices, and programs. 
• Office of Indigenous Relations: A central hub for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis within the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community, hosting events and gatherings, and providing spaces for learning and reflection. 

Groups and communities

• : A virtual space that centres the experiences of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color graduate students. 
• : A student-run group promoting a healthy attitude towards all sexual orientations and gender identities by providing a wide variety of peer support, social events, advocacy work, and resources. 
• Queer and Trans Graduate Students Wellness (QTWELL): An open, drop-in group for anyone who identifies as part of the 2SLGBTQ+ community. 
• : A group working to acknowledge and address the impacts of racism and xenophobia. 
• Roots: A drop-in group for any Black student to connect with other Black students.
• : A support group for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals in the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ region. 
• À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Indigenous Student Centre (WISC): A space on campus where you can connect with other First Nations, Inuit, and Métis individuals at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
• : A volunteer-run group that holds workshops, film screenings, and guest lectures to provide a supportive environment on campus for women and trans folx. 

Programs and other resources

• Confronting Anti-Black Racism: A self-directed course that explores the historical roots of anti-Black racism and white supremacy in the Americas. 
• Inclusive washroom map: An interactive map of all inclusive washroom locations on campus. 

Supports on campus

• Breast milk storage: The Equity Offive is available to arrange breastmilk storage on campus. 
• Family housing: Columbia Lake Village North offers on-campus housing for graduate students and their families. 
• FamilyPsycle: A psychology lab at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ that manages a list of community resources. 

Daycares on campus

Note: Waiting lists for childcare in the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ area can be long. Children's names should be added to waiting lists and registered for childcare and day care as soon as you arrive in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

• : Located on North Campus and provides priority enrolment to children of faculty, staff, and students at À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.
• Early Childhood Education Centre: Located in the PAS building and provides programs for children 30 months to 4 years of age.
• : Located in the David Johnston Research & Technology Park and offering infant, toddler, and preschool programs. 

Supports in À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ and Wellington

• : A list of resources for people who are acting as caregivers in a variety of circumstance (e.g., Alzheimers). 

• : Providing entrepreneurs and new companies with access to coaching, mentoring, professional management advice, and even services, such as accounting, IP management, high-speed internet access and vital business networks.
• Centre for Career Development: Supporting career management techniques, work search methods, resume and CV help, and more, via workshops, drop-ins, and appointments. 
• Centre for Teaching Excellence: Supporting teaching through certificate programs, workshops, and one-on-one consultations about teaching dossiers. 
• GreenHouse: A social impact incubator that offers programs and opportunities for students to develop problem-solving skills, form innovative ideas, and make new forms of sustainable impact around social or environmental change. 
• : A repository of web-based training with over 13,000 courses to help you learn software, creative, IT, and business skills. 
• : Providing professional development courses for graduate students designed to complement research skills and experience. 
• Professional Skills Foundations: A professional skills credential that focuses on career preparation, communication, leadership, and personal effectiveness. 
• : An incubator for early-stage, pre-seed tech startups that combines expertise, tools, business advisory, and product development services in one program.