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STUDENT SUPPORT
Contact Information
studentlife.gwu.edu/well-being-support
202-994-6555
students@gwu.edu
Purpose
The Student Support team helps students succeed by connecting them to
resources and helping to develop plans of action to meet their goals. In
addition to supporting first-generation, transfer, off-campus, and military and
veteran-affiliated students, the team helps students navigate long-term illness,
family emergencies or other issues.
Services
CARE Referral Network: This team manages an online form that allows for any
individual to submit a concern on behalf of a GW student. The team will assess
the concerns reported and connect students to appropriate resources.
First-Gen Support: There are many definitions for what it means to be a first-gen
college student, the Student Support team helps these students navigate the
complexities of college life.
Health Promotion and Education: Offers peer-health education through Raise
Up GW, an initiative focused on comprehensive well-being experiences across
campus through programming such as GW Late Night, Final Lap, Chalk-In, etc.
Military and Veteran Services: Assists student veterans, dependents and
military personnel with timely and accurate benefit processing and supportive
community-building activities.
The Store: A student-run food pantry, The Store provides free food, lightly used
business attire, household items, toiletries and menstrual hygiene products.
ALCOHOLEDU®
GW PRO-TIP
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By the first day of classes all incoming first-year students must complete
AlcoholEdu®, an online training designed to prevent risky drinking
and other drug use. If you do not complete your training, a hold will be
placed on your student account
