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The Student Development Office is located on the second floor of Branch Student Center. Direct correspondence to Dr. Maggie Martin, Director of Student Development, ABAC 48, 2802 Moore Highway, Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, GA 31793. The e-mail address is mmartin@abac.edu. Counseling and Testing The Counseling and Testing component of the Student Development Center provides a wide variety of services to promote personal growth and development and to help students address problems of daily living. These services include personal, individual or group counseling, career exploration, study skills assessment programs, crisis intervention, and interpersonal skills training. Other educational opportunities such as leadership training, human relations skill building, assertiveness training, decision making skills, and stress management are provided. In addition, proactive and preventative group workshops, programs and outreach services are available. Consultation and referral services are also provided. National and college-wide test administrations are offered such as the NSAT, ISAT, ACT, CLEP, MELAB, CAT, TSE, and the Regents’ Test. Individual testing services are utilized by the counselors when appropriate. Career Development The Career Development component of the Student Development Center assists students in assessing choices of academic majors and career alternatives. These choices are guided through individual career counseling utilizing interest, skills, values and abilities inventories, and other testing. The Career Center also offers the use of the computerized career planning program, DISCOVER. Information about other colleges and universities is available for students desiring to transfer to a four-year institution. The center also oversees academic advising for undecided/undeclared majors. Job Placement The Job Placement Office component of the Student Development Center is staffed by a Coordinator of Job Placement. The Job Placement Office helps a career program student maximize the benefits of education by providing assistance with all aspects of the job search process. A career oriented student may take advantage of one-on-one assistance and workshops on topics such as networking procedures, resume writing, completing applications, honing interview skills, follow-up procedures after interviews, and more. A student should register three semesters prior to graduation to establish a placement file and become eligible for career placement services. All students are encouraged to meet with the Coordinator in their first semester on campus to initiate plans for gaining experiences that will help build their resumes. The Job Placement Office also has an Employment Interviewer from the Georgia Department of Labor. The Interviewer provides a wide range of services, including employment referral opportunities for all college work study students and for all other enrolled students seeking part-time and full-time, on-campus or off-campus employment. The Georgia Hire program is a job listing database and resume referral system to assist in employment searches. Via the Internet, Georgia’s college students and alumni can search job openings and enter their resume into the system at no charge. Employers may access the resumes free of charge and/or choose to post their job openings for a small fee. The Job Placement Office is located on the third floor of the Student Center. Direct correspondence to Coordinator of Job Placement, ABAC 48, 2802 Moore Highway, Abraham Baldwin College, Tifton, GA 31793. Student Administrative Withdrawals A student may be administratively withdrawn from the college when in the judgement of the Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services in consultation with the Director of Student Development and/or the College Physician, if it is determined that the student suffers from a physical, mental, emotional, or psychological health condition which (a) poses significant danger or threat of physical harm to the student or to the person or property of others or (b) causes the student to interfere with the rights of other members of the college community or with the exercise of any proper activities or functions of the college or its personnel, or causes the student to be unable to meet institutional requirements for admission and continued enrollment, as defined in the Student Conduct Code and the catalog. Except in emergency situations, a student shall, upon request, be accorded an appropriate hearing prior to final decision concerning his/her continued enrollment at the College. (Policies and appeal procedures may be obtained from the Student Development Center or the Vice President of Student and Enrollment Services.) |