After a series of concerns expressed by employees, students, and faculty, the Office of the Dean of Students has begun a review process of the University Counseling Center.

The UCC will be under a review process through mid-January at which point recommendations will be made to the administration and, based on these recommendations, some changes may be made to a variety of aspects of the UCC. At that time, the administration will begin its search for a new Director of the Counseling Center to replace Dr. John Dages who recently resigned.

As a student organization and group of committed advocates for student mental health on campus, Active Minds has been asked by the University to help in this review process. We are absolutely committed to reflecting the opinions of the entire student body (Undergraduates and Graduate Students) as well as faculty, staff, and parents.

We would like to encourage you to offer your comments, suggestions, reflections, stories, etc. regarding the Counseling Center's operations, practices, policies, staff, etc. We will be an active voice on the committees running this review and would like to use student feedback as our primary tool.

The form below is a safe, welcoming space to provide your insights and thoughts regarding this important and indispensable service on campus. You will see a variety of questions that are optional including name, class year, and gender. Please feel free to ommit any or all of these answers if you do not feel comfortable answering them. Having demographic information of this type helps us to provide a more comprehensive view of student feedback to the administration. However, we completely understand any hesitancy in answering the questions and your feedback will not be considered any differently than other submissions.

Additionally, there may be an opportunity in the future to ask a group of students for feedback on proposed new policies or practices for the UCC. If you would be interested in giving feedback if the opportunity does present itself, please provide us with your name and email address. If you would like your feedback to remain confidential but would like to give us your contact information for future questions, please simply  note that in the space below.

We greatly appreciate any and all submissions on this form. Please feel free to share the link with your friends, student organizations, classmates, etc. The most effective way to impact the services offered to you on campus is to help us understand your needs and opinions. Please feel free to email us at activemindsgwu@gmail.com with any questions.

Thank you!