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Student Resources

Support for every step of your journey.

From your first day on campus to your next big adventure, we’re here for you. Whether you need help finding balance, talking through challenges, planning your future, or just getting quick answers, Western’s student services are built to support your whole experience—inside and outside the classroom.

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Academic Success Resources

Talk with MadJack

MadJack Chatbot

MadJack, Western’s 24/7 chatbot, offers quick, helpful answers and resources to support you anytime. Whether you’re looking for a deadline, office contact, or need help navigating services, MadJack is here for you.

Talk with MadJack
Access Support

Academic Help

Western’s Academic Help resources support your success with tutoring, advising, writing support, and peer mentorship—available online and in person to keep you on track.

Access Support
Get Writing Help

Writing Center

The Writing Center supports students in all stages of the writing process—from brainstorming to final edits—through one-on-one support with trained tutors, both in person and online, for any writing assignment.

Get Writing Help
Schedule a Test

Testing Services

Western’s Testing Services office offers proctoring, placement testing, and exam accommodations to support your academic goals. Services are available to current students and community members alike.

Schedule a Test
Build Your Future

Career Services

Career Services helps you build your future with resume reviews, job search strategies, internships, career coaching, graduate school prep, and employer connections—available to all students and alumni.

Build Your Future
Find Your Mentor

EPIC Mentorship Program

Through Western’s EPIC Mentorship Program, first-year and transfer students are paired with trained peer mentors who offer guidance, support, and connection during your transition to college life.

Find Your Mentor
Plan Your Path

Registration & Advising Services

Registration & Advising Services helps you stay on track with class scheduling, degree planning, and academic support. Get the guidance you need from your first course to graduation.

Plan Your Path
Explore the Library

Leslie J. Savage Library

The Leslie J. Savage Library at Western Colorado University offers a rich collection of print and digital resources, research support, and study spaces to empower your academic success.

Explore the Library

Health and Wellness Resources

Talk with MadJack

MadJack Chatbot

MadJack, Western’s 24/7 chatbot, offers quick, helpful answers and resources to support you anytime. Whether you’re looking for a deadline, office contact, or need help navigating services, MadJack is here for you.

Talk with MadJack
Support Your Wellbeing

Health & Wellness

Western supports student success through a holistic approach to health and wellness, offering medical care, counseling, food and housing help, safety support, and 24/7 access to virtual health services.

Support Your Wellbeing
Go to Clinic

Medical Clinic

Gunnison Valley Health is the contracted provider for Western’s Campus Medical Clinic, located in Tomichi Hall 104, which provides medical coverage for current and incoming students.

Go to Clinic
Make an Appointment

Counseling Center

We understand that mental health is equally important to physical health; through the Gunnison Valley Health behavioral team, we offer on-site counseling for students, faculty, and staff at Tomichi Hall 104.

Make an Appointment
Get CARE Support

CARE Team

Western’s CARE Team promotes a safe and supportive campus by identifying early warning signs of distress and coordinating helpful, timely responses to ensure students receive the care and resources they need.

Get CARE Support
Food Pantry

Food Pantry

Western’s on-campus food pantry, the Mountaineer Marketplace, offers free, nonjudgmental access to groceries, helping students stay nourished and alleviating the stress of food insecurity.

Food Pantry

University Resources

Get Accommodations

Center for Disability and Accomodations

The Center for Disability Services connects students with the accommodations and support they need to access academics and campus life. From academic adjustments to housing and testing support, we’re here to help.

Get Accommodations
Join the Community

Multicultural Center

Western’s Multicultural Center celebrates diversity and fosters inclusion through mentorship, cultural events, leadership programs, and support for student-run organizations.

Join the Community
Inclusive Resources

DEIJ+ Resources

Western’s DEIJ+ initiative fosters an inclusive campus through education, cultural awareness, and a commitment to equity—supporting all students, faculty, and staff.

Inclusive Resources
Report & Support

Title IX Office

Western’s Title IX Office ensures a safe, inclusive campus by addressing sexual misconduct, discrimination, and harassment. Support includes reporting options, accommodations, and restorative justice practices.

Report & Support

Administrative Resources

Community Standards

Community Standards

Community Standards promotes student growth, responsibility, and safety through education, outreach, and a fair conduct process that helps students understand their rights and responsibilities at Western.

Community Standards
Handbook & Policies

Handbook & Policies

Western’s student handbooks and university policies outline community expectations and your rights as a student. These documents help guide your decisions and keep our campus respectful and safe.

Handbook & Policies
Explore Programs

Undergraduate Catalog

Explore Western’s undergraduate catalog for degree requirements, course descriptions, academic policies, and everything you need to plan your college journey—from your first semester to graduation.

Explore Programs
View Key Dates

Academic Calendar

Stay organized with Western’s academic calendar—featuring key dates for classes, breaks, finals, and commencement to help you plan each semester.

View Key Dates

Additional Resources

Campus Resources

Community Resources

National Resources

Student Affairs

Contact Information

Contact Location

Western Colorado University
Taylor Hall 301
1 Western Way
Gunnison, CO 81231