• Developing an academic plan
• Reviewing degree requirements
• Making changes to your schedule
• Adding or dropping classes
• Listening to your needs and referring to resources
• Advice & assistance in determining next steps for transfer to a four-year institution

Advisors are available virtually and in person. Fall 2021 hours are Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm. Advisors can meet outside of these hours upon request.

Schedule appointments by calling (413) 775-1170 or by completing this form.

In-person walk-ins are welcome during open hours! Virtual drop-in advising is available Monday-Thursday, 12-4pm at our website.

Email advising@gcc.mass.edu for help!

• Develop career plans and goals
• Conduct occupation research to inform career and education decision-making
• Find job openings in job search engines and more
• Prepare job search documents
• Develop more effective job search strategies
• Get Section 30/Training Opportunity Program (TOP) application support

To make a Career Services appointment, stop by the Academic Advising Center or call (413) 775-1170

• Mentoring Program offering general support for students (e.g., advice based on lived experience, support, encouragement etc.)
• Weekly recovery meetings

• Mentorship Program
• Recovery meetings

• Assists students with personal challenges
• Offers one-on-one short term supportive counseling
• Provides web-based counseling tips, and mental health information and resources
• Refers & connects students to community resources

• Verifies student eligibility for accommodations
• Coordinates accommodations across campus
• Refers & connects students to community resources
• Provides consultation and training about disabilities for faculty and staff

Cindy Kunz, Learning Specialist
kunzc@gcc.mass.edu
(413) 775-1393

• One-on-one coaching: planning, technique, & meeting goals
• Precor treadmill, elliptical, bike, & stepper; rowing machine
• Cable-assisted machines & Smith machine
• Full Olympic setups (x2) with bumper plates & Hexbar
• Stretching/mobility area with TRX
• Kettlebells, dumbbells (5-75lbs), ropes, & parallettes

Located in East 106
Open Monday-Thursday, 9am-5:30pm

• Grab and go bags (pick-up on campus)
• Grocery store gift cards for qualified patrons
• Resources to support immediate and long-term food needs

• Verifies student compliance with Department of Public Health (DPH) and program-related immunization requirements
• Guides students in meeting these health requirements
• Provides copies of health records as requested by students

Lock Boxes located in Office of Admissions & Registrar (C103) and outside the Health Records Office (N348)

Fax records to (413) 775-1434

Main office number: (413) 775-1430

Barbara Wroblewski, Coordinator wroblewskib@gcc.mass.edu
(413) 775-1432

• Assists students with disabilities in the development of academic fluency skills such as organization & time management, study skills strategies and test preparation

• Chat, phone, videoconference, and email reference and tech help from 10am-6pm M-F (or other times by appointment).
• Hotspot and laptop loans via Technology Lending Library
• Assist with any step of the research process:
  • Determining an appropriate topic
  • Organizing to begin the writing process
  • Finding/evaluating academic information
  • Citation assistance
• Circulation of academic materials to meet course assignment needs

• Join a “community of learners” outside of the classroom
• Students from beginning level to advanced courses work with and help each other
• Receive assistance from math faculty

• Helps students understand and manage course content, such as math, science, and languages
• Helps students work through assignments, breaking them down into doable steps
• Works with students to access online IT resources and navigate technology, such as Moodle

• Transcripts
• Enrollment verifications
• Graduation certification
• Major and advisor changes

Lock box outside of C103

• Create or join a club
• Participate in student governance
• Attend educational, cultural, and social events

• Assistance logging into Moodle, email, or MyGCC account
• Password resets

• Manages certification process of educational benefits related to military service
• Refers & connects students to community resources for veterans, military personnel, and their dependents

• Advocacy
• Life coaching & planning
• Financial assistance
• Information & referrals such as:
  • Childcare
  • Federal/state benefits (e.g., TANF, SSI, EAEDC)
  • Food insecurity (e.g., SNAP)
  • Housing, medical, and legal aid
• Resource research & networking

Diana Abath, Women’s Resource Center Advocate
abathd@gcc.mass.edu
(413) 225-1809