Other programs and other departments of the University might be very helpful in fulfilling your training needs or career development interests.

Quarterly Employee Orientation Program

The quarterly orientation programs offered by the Human Resources Office provides new staff an opportunity to meet with the President and members of the Administrative Council. The program includes interactive modules in understanding your work style and the best way to integrate that with the style of others as well as a program on excellence in customer service.

The Counseling Center is staffed by clinical psychologists, consulting psychiatrists and doctoral interns. It assists employees to function more effectively in the university by helping them to define and accomplish their personal, academic and professional goals

The Office of Career Services and Cooperative Education, staffed by a number of trained career counselors, provides individual career counseling and/or job strategizing. The staff helps employees assess career interests and abilities and create and implement strategies and techniques to achieve career goals.

The Ballotti Learning Center provides opportunities for employees to brush up on basic skills through self-study materials and small group activities. Self-study and resource materials are offered in topics such as: basic math skills (fractions, decimals, percentages, etc.), basic English skills (grammar, report, writing, etc.)

Tutoring services are available to employees who take courses. Employees may also attend study groups associated with various courses. Graduate exam preparation and self-study materials can be reviewed at the Learning Center by employees planning graduate school. BLC is also a regional CLEP testing center and employees are welcome to take advantage of this service.

Diversity Services

The Office of Diversity Services is at the center of Suffolk’s efforts to maintain a welcoming climate on campus for everyone. Diversity Services is the primary resource for African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American (AHANA) and gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) members of the campus community.