Accessibility

The AccessAbility Center provides resources to students with accessibility needs and is located in the North Academic Center Room 1/218. Contact [email protected] / 212.650.5913 / visit: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/accessability. Or you can just email me with your accessibility needs.

Mental Health:

Mental health is very important, and mental illness should be treated with the same seriousness as physical illness. There are many steps you can take to maintain your mental health, ranging from practicing positive life habits, to talking with a loved one about your feelings, to seeking professional therapy and/or psychiatric medicine. Just like you may need to miss class to visit a doctor if you are physically ill, you should also prioritize your mental health above coming to class in a similar fashion. Rhetoric and writing are important life skills, but having a healthy brain is more important. 

City College’s Counseling Center offers FREE confidential counseling services, group therapy, and workshops to all students. Their full website with a description of all services is here: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/counseling/counseling-center-faqs

(Side note: The counseling center is required to get a parental consent form from students who are under 18.)

Medical, Financial, and Other Support:

• Safety, Health, and Wellness Resources: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/shs/medical-services
• Resources for Immigrant Students: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/we-are-one-ccny/city-college-immigration-center
• Gender Resources, Including Locations of All-Gender Bathrooms on Campus: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/health-wellness/gender-resources
• Emergency grants: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/health-wellness/emergency-grants-program
• For International Students: https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/isss
• On-Campus Childcare (if you have a toddler or preschooler you take care of): https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/cdc

Food Pantry

Students who find themselves experiencing difficulties obtaining food every day or who lack a stable and safe place to live are urged to come to Benny’s pantry for assistance (https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/bennysfoodpantry). Benny’s pantry is located on the ground floor of the North Academic Center (NAC) and is open to anyone within the CUNY community (students, staff, faculty) in need of support. The pantry is open from 10am to 6pm and is self-serve. Additional emergency support for financial, health and housing needs are also available through Benny’s. Please contact Dee Dee Mozeleski at [email protected] or Charles Ramirez @[email protected] for additional details.

The Writing Center

The Writing Center is located on the 3rd floor of the Cohen Library in the North Academic Center and offers online consultations for anyone who wants to talk about their writing with someone! Writing centers are not just for people who are “bad” at writing. They’re for anyone who wants an outside opinion on their paper. I used the writing center a LOT when I was in college! https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/writing