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New Students

Welcome to Vassar!
We are excited to welcome the Class of 2029. On the New Students website, you will find everything you need to prepare for your first year as a Vassar student.

What's happening today
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Getting things done
Research & Support
- Writing CenterExperienced peer-readers and writers offering free, one-to-one consultations at any stage of the writing process—from generating a thesis and structuring an argument to fine-tuning a draft.
- Q-CenterQuantitative support center and resource for all Vassar students.
- Peer Academic ConsultantsSupport your personal and academic success with free peer mentoring services in an informal and friendly setting.
- Research help: textTap to text a Vassar librarian. Available Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Research help: emailTap to email a Vassar librarian. Available Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Affordable TextbooksMAT, or Movement for Affordable Textbooks, is made up of concerned faculty, students, and administrators who are working together to address the high cost of textbooks and other course materials for Vassar students.
- Digital Scholarship (DiSSco)DiSSco provides training, expertise, and other resources to help transform ideas into sustainable projects that can be shared, extended, and reviewed within the scholarly community.
- Digital CollectionsDigitized archival collections, oral histories, and more.
- Finding AidsThis collection of finding aids describe items in both the Virginia B. Smith Memorial Manuscript Collection and the College Archives.
- Vassar ScholarshipInstitutional repository that reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community. It provides access to senior theses, peer reviewed open access articles, and projects from a wide range of disciplines.
- HerbariumHolds over 5,000 specimens of vascular plants, bryophytes, and algae. Holdings are primarily from northeastern North America, and include collections made by several notable 19th century botanists.

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Vassar Resources & Forms
- Counseling ServicesA variety of services are provided to Vassar students, such as individual, couples, and group counseling, crisis intervention, walk-in clinic, educational programming, consultation, assessment, and referrals to off-campus mental health professionals.
- Health ServiceProvides holistic healthcare to the Vassar community.
- TelehealthAll students have 24/7 access to remote medical and mental health services through HealthiestYou. If you have the insurance offered through the college there is no charge. If you have private insurance, there is a copayment fee.
- Free Personal Health SuppliesWe are committed to removing financial barriers to accessing personal health supplies. Complete this form for a free supply bag that will be ready in 2-3 business days. We will email you when your bag is ready for pickup outside the door of the Health Promotion and Education Office (Main Building S-180). Your name will NOT be on the bag.
- Health Promotion & EducationProvides programs, outreach, and consultation for students around all areas of health and wellness.
- Campus SafetyThe Campus Safety Office is available to provide support and safety services to the campus community 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- Support, Advocacy, and Violence Prevention (SAVP)SAVP provides individualized support and advocacy to survivors of sexual violence, intimate partner violence, relationship abuse, dating violence, or sexual harassment, past or present.
- Case Management, Advocacy, Resources, and Education (CARE)CARE provides individualized and compassionate Case Management Services. We want to ensure that any student experiencing any challenge and/or distress knows they are not alone, that there is support available, and that Case Management Services can help. Services are free and private.
- Student Support Network (SSN)SSN is not a decision-making body. Instead, we help students navigate academic and personal challenges, distressing experiences, and crises. As advocates, they offer various forms of support to students and the Vassar community.
- Student Support Network (SSN) Reporting FormThis report form can be completed anonymously, if preferred, and is intended to bring situations to the attention of Vassar College so that these situations may be addressed through the Student Support Network (SSN).
- Social Identity Harm (SIH) Reporting FormThis form can be completed anonymously and is intended to document and address incidents of Social Identity Harm at Vassar College. Its primary purpose is to ensure that harm affecting individuals or communities is properly reviewed and addressed.
- Racial Profiling Reporting FormReport violations of the Vassar College Policy on Racial, Ethnic or National Origin Profiling.
- Campus Resource, Education, and Support Team (CREST)CREST proactively engages the campus community in dialogue about topics and incidents that might impact campus climate. Their efforts also include supporting individuals reporting a potential bias incident and considering/advocating for/recommending a range of institutional and educational responses to incidents.
- Community Expectations and Conflict Resolution (CECR)The Office of Community Expectations and Conflict Resolution uses dialogue, accountability, logical consequences, and clear communication to encourage students to apply their critical thought process to navigate the world of expectations mindfully. Additional goals include fostering a safe, secure, respectful environment at Vassar College.
- CECR Reporting FormThis report form can be completed anonymously, if preferred, and is intended to bring situations to the attention of Vassar College so that these situations may be addressed. Situations may be addressed through the community expectations system.
- Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action/Title IX (EOAA/TIX)Oversees the College’s compliance with Title IX, equal opportunity, affirmative action, and other state and federal civil rights laws. It helps investigate and resolve complaints of discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment, and sexual violence, including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, sexual exploitation, and stalking.
- EOAA/TIX Reporting FormThis form is designed to provide students, staff, faculty, vendors, visitors, parents/ guardians or others with an online ability, available 24/7, to report concerns related to an alleged incident(s) of discrimination, harassment, sexual harassment (including sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking and sexual exploitation), or retaliation.
- Resources on Evenings and Weekends
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- Service Desk (Phone)(845) 437-7224
- Service Desk (email)servicedesk@vassar.edu