Support Services
Support Services
Counseling Center
Personal Counseling is provided for students seeking understanding, support, and growth. Some of the areas addressed are student life, relationships, family concerns, personal issues (i.e., depression, abuse, addiction, etc.), premarital and marital counseling, and other issues of concern. NNU provides the Counseling Center as a free service and encourages its use.
The University offers a variety of opportunities, including:
1. Individual counseling provided by professional counselors, and/or supervised interns.
2. Co-curricular seminars covering issues such as safety, relationships, personal choices, and other pertinent issues.
3. Referral sources within the local community through the Counseling Center. These include special needs, emergency hospitalization, and psychiatric care. Financial responsibility for such off-campus referrals must be taken by the student and his or her parents.
4. Pastoral counseling provided by the University Chaplain to assist students in exploring spiritual areas of their lives.
5. Group Counseling. A variety of groups are led by trained counselors to help students deal with specific issues, get support, and develop skills in the general areas of relationships, trust, and honesty.
6. A contracted psychiatric nurse practitioner who comes twice a month to prescribe psychotropic drugs when warranted.
7. Peer Counselors. These are students who receive training in active listening skills, referrals, and confidentiality to provide a resource to other students in helping them make the transition to a more fulfilling university life.
The Office of Multi Cultural Affairs
The office provides ongoing support to U.S. students of color, international students and children of missionaries in the academic, spiritual and social aspects of their lives. We seek to promote an awareness, cooperative efforts, and an understanding about the various aspects of ethnic, religious and cultural diversity. The office provides a means for students and campus personnel to address these issues in collaboration with individuals from the Treasure Valley. Students can be involved in multicultural events and clubs both on and off campus.
Career Center
The Career Center provides information and assistance to students who wish to assess career goals and investigate career opportunities. In addition, the Career Center facilitates faculty as they assist their students in employment searches. The Career Center will help students write effective résumes, practice interviewing techniques, establish networking contacts through the ASK (Alumni Sharing Knowledge) program, and find career-related part/full-time or summer employment. There are several programs to assist students in their career search that are accessible on computer. These resources include: CIS (Idaho Career Information Services), Dependable Strengths Program, a current listing of helpful Internet Addresses, and the Career Center Home Page, www.nnu.edu/career. Career Week activities offer students several career-related events including an Etiquette Dinner/Dress for Success Style Show, Alumni Networking Day, and a major Career Fair. The SLICE program allows students to earn academic credit by being a liaison between the Career Center and their major department.





