Editorial
David Walden: Letter to the Editor
By David Walden
September 29, 2016
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To the editor:
Many thanks to Emily Tubb for her opinion piece on the Counseling Center. We have worked hard to expand our individual, group, crisis, and peer counseling services and, as Emily described, strive to provide the student body with an excellent and expanded set of resources. New programs include wellness offerings, an art therapy space, and our upcoming yoga series focused on body image. We also conducted a search last year for an additional counselor and filled that spot in the spring with Hidetoshi Hama. This addition to our staff has helped to reduce the wait time for a first appointment—so far this semester, the average wait is under 4 days—and has helped keep wait times between appointments down as well. Greater demand at peak times in the semester may result in increased times between appointments, but we will always make space for students experiencing emergencies and work to keep wait times to a minimum! We are grateful to Emily for her endorsement of our services, and we welcome additional input and suggestions from students.
Sincerely,
David Walden
Counseling Center Director