Resources and
Services
Resources and
ServicesThe Women's Center, 258-5565, located on the second floor of Stevenson Hall, 91 Prospect Street, regularly provides a safe and comfortable alternative space for meetings, programs, and other get-togethers for the LGBT community. It houses a small library that includes sections on sexuality and lesbian/bisexual issues. The center collaborates with campus organizations to address issues involving gender, sexuality, and sexual orientation. The center's staff has worked with the LGB coordinator to cosponsor a number of programs, such as the Women in Film Series. The center's staff members participate in LGBT community programs and help to enrich the resources available to LGBT students and allies on campus.
The University Ombudsman, 258-1775, located at 179 Nassau Street, is a confidential and neutral office that mediates conflicts that may occur within the campus community. It provides assistance with conflicts based on harassment and discrimination, including incidents related to sexual orientation. The ombudsperson will answer questions, provide guidance, discuss options, mediate disputes, and, when necessary, refer persons to other appropriate resources.
Human Resources
Human Resources, Clio Hall: 258-3275
Employee Assistance Program:
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Benefits: 258-3302,
The Office of the Dean of the Faculty in Nassau Hall, administers human resource issues for members of the faculty, librarians, and professional and technical staff For more information, call 258-3024.
Office of the Associate Provost,
SHARE office,
Employee Assistance Program (EAP). Administered through the Office of Human Resources, this service is located on the first floor of McCosh Health Center. Confidential counseling for a range of personal and professional problems is available by appointment. For more information, call 258- 1875.
Office of Occupational Medicine. Located on the first floor of McCosh Health Center, this service is available to all faculty and staff who have job related injuries or need "return to work" review after a medical leave. For more information, call 258-5035.
Health Benefits. All plans for faculty and staff offered by the University will cover a domestic partner and his or her children. After registering a partnership with the Benefits Section of the Office of Human Resources, you have 30 days to enroll your partner and his or her dependent children in your current health care plan. Simply complete the Health Care Plan enrollment card and return it to the Benefits Section. If you are enrolled in HIP/Rutgers Health Plan, HMONJ, HMO-PA, or AHP/HMO, you must also complete their change form, available by calling 258-3302.
The Health Education Office coordinates education, training, health information and campus resources for personal and campus community health concerns such as HIV/AIDS, stress management, cardiovascular risk assessment, self-care, nutrition, substance abuse, sexuality, CPR/first aid, and health careers. Several different student peer groups, available to help students with health concerns, are listed in the campus telephone directory. For more information, call 258-5036.
SECH (Sexuality Education Counseling Health). Located on the third floor of the McCosh Health Center, SECH provides confidential services for male and female students seeking information about gay, lesbian, and bisexual health concerns; STDs; HIV/AIDS; safer sex practices; birth control methods; preconception/contraception counseling; general sexual health care; pregnancy option counseling; and initial prenatal care with community referrals. SECH is staffed by physicians, nurse practitioners, gynecologists, and a health educator who provide education, counseling, testing, and general health care for individuals and couples in an open nonjudgmental atmosphere. For students, there is no fee for a visit, however, certain tests and medications are billable to the students' health plan or can be paid in cash. Safer sex and contraceptive supplies can also be purchased during office hours. To make an appointment during office hours, call 258-5025.
HIV/AIDS. SECH provides confidential on-campus information, counseling, and testing for HIV/AIDS through Clinical Services and the Health Education Office (see above) of McCosh Health Center. The Princeton area also offers several off-campus counseling and test sites that are confidential or anonymous, such as the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at (908) 235-7114 and the Henry J. Austin Health Center in Trenton at (609) 278-5945. The Nassau Presbyterian Church in Princeton offers confidential HIV testing the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. For more information, call (609) 924-1013. There are also two AIDS hotlines: New Jersey: (800) 624-2377 and New York: (212) 447-8200. For other AIDS-related organizations, see the last section: Groups and Organizations. For information about Princeton's Policy on HIV Infection, see the Policies and Procedures section of this resource guide.
The Counseling Center. This service offers personal counseling and group therapy as part of their psychotherapy program for LGBT and questioning students. Staff members participate in ongoing discussion of sexual orientation issues as they affect clinical work with students and identify particular staff members who have a special interest or background in working with sexual orientation issues. The center maintains a referral list and referral guide to aid students seeking psychological services in the outside community. For more information, call 258-3285.
SHARE (Sexual
Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources and Education). Located
on the third floor of the McCosh Health Center, SHARE's services are
available to students, staff members, and faculty who have experienced
sexual assault, sexual harassment, or harassment based on sexual
orientation. The SHARE counselors provide confidential counseling,
advice, and support, and, depending on the circumstance, will work
with you as an advocate to make a complaint to the appropriate
University officials. Coming to the SHARE office for advice does not
constitute reporting an incident, although this option is available
should the individual choose to do so. (Refer to Policies and
Procedures or the pamphlet "What You Should Know About Sexual
Harassment"). The SHARE office provides confidential counseling and
advocacy and 24-hour emergency services and coordinates the University
response to sexual assault. (Refer to the pamphlet, "What Students on
Campus Should Know About Sexual Assault.") For more information, call
258-3310.
Web Pages:
Firestone Library. Princeton's central library maintains a rapidly-growing collection of LGBT resource and reference materials. There is a web page listing of them at http://infoshare1.princeton.edu:2003/online/guide/mm/lg.html. Michael Montgomery is the reference librarian in charge of selecting and maintaining this collection. He is available to answer reference questions, give advice on research projects on LGBT issues, and share information on other libraries' collections.
Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library. This archive is the primary repository for the official records of Princeton University, and records of the LGBA can be found here. Copies of senior theses are kept here. The archives also house the Records of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), part of which includes the records of the Gay and Lesbian Rights Project, though most of that material is still housed at the national office in New York City.
LGBA Library.This lending library contains senior theses, fiction and nonfiction books, magazines, and videos on subjects related to LGBT themes and issues (currently abou t 500 volumes). Located at 307 Burr Hall, it is a comfortable place to browse and to read. Come by during office hours or call the coordinator to use the library at a different time.
The Gaily Princetonian , a publication for the LGBT community on campus, contains information about special events, community announcements, and the meeting times of related groups on campus. If you have information you would like to announce or if you would like to be on the LGBA mailing list, contact the LGB coordinator at 258-1353. [On-Line Archive]
Electronic Resources. The LGBA has an E-mail list through which LGBA officers and the LGB Coordinator can regularly post community announcements, advertise events, and request information. If you would like to subscribe to the LGBA listproc, contact lgba@phoenix.princeton.edu. The LGBA's web page contains information about current LGBA programs, archives of recent newsletters and e-mail announcements, contact information for other campus groups, and links to other LGBT-related sites.
LGBA hotline/voicemail list. The LGBA has a recorded list of upcoming events that you can access by calling 258-4522. In addition, if you have a campus voice-mailbox and would like to receive announcements about important act ivities, call 258-4522 to be added to the LGBA's voicemail list.