Services Offered by Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Student Affairs

Morningside Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Student Affairs Services for Students

• Individual advising and connections to other school-wide resources

Topics include and are not limited to: interpersonal communications, stress management, negotiation and conflict management, giving and receiving feedback, accommodations, intersections of life and work, leave of absence, academic milestone concerns (QE delay, thesis completion time line, etc.), and more

• Drop-in hours

Topics include and are not limited to: ongoing dialog about the impacts of identity-based violence in our society, planning for student events and activities, feedback on courses, and more

• Student group advising
• Support for individual training grants and fellowships
• Well-being programs and resources
• Advocacy
• Suggestion box

Student Affairs Services for Faculty

• Support for institutional training grants and fellowships
• Individual or group consultations on student matters
• Collaboration on promoting student well-being; broadly defined to include academic, career, community, emotional, and physical well-being
• Collaboration on celebrating student achievements
• Consultation/collaboration on leadership and management topics, including:
  • Handling difficult conversations
  • Stress management
  • Conflict management
  • Teaching and facilitation methods
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • Creating inclusive and culturally aware communities
  • Promoting a creative and productive research group