Ask a Dean Category: Health and Wellness
Why has the Student Health Plan payment system changed?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: August 2018
Dear Dean, I’m a seventh-year graduate student with a TA appointment in my home department for the Fall semester. As of yet, I haven’t found a position for the Spring…
How can we get involved with fitness classes despite limitations?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: August 2018
Dear Deans, Inspired by some of the Grad School encouragements to bring balance into personal life in times of dissertation craziness, I started to look at potential fitness classes to…
What can we do to be prepared for an active shooter?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: March 2018
Hi, Deans, I would like to remain anonymous because I don’t want to appear paranoid before my colleagues. I am a first year graduate student and as such I spend…
Can you help me with work-life balance and where can I compost organics on campus?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: February 2018
Hello, I’ve never really built work-life balance schedules before but now that I’m starting a Ph.D. program, I feel a pressing need to do so in order to be as…
Can we label major allergens in foods campus-wide?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: September 2017
Hi there! I don’t really know who to ask so I figured I’d email you. I have an allergy and am expected to go to several networking events on campus…
Can I extend my health insurance through October?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: July 2017
Hello, I’m wondering if you can provide some advice for next semester. I will be defending my Ph.D. at the end of August, so I will be conferred in December.…
Can I extend my health insurance until October 1?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: July 2017
Hello, I’ve been receiving the Graduate School Announcements and it has come to my attention that I can email you questions. Last week, someone asked about extending the student health…
Will the Exercise Facility Reimbursement be reinstated?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: July 2017
Hi there, I noticed that the Exercise Facility Reimbursement webpage states that the fitness center reimbursement will not be extended through the 2017-2018 plan year. Lots of people in my…
Is there any data to suggest there would be large numbers of students who would participate in the smoking cessation program?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: July 2017
Hello, I recently read your response to the Fitness-Conscious Ph.D. Student and had some comments and questions. Is there any data that would suggest that there would be potential for…
Can I extend my insurance coverage until my GRA appointment ends?
Category: Health and Wellness Date: July 2017
Dear Dean, I’m a Ph.D. student in my final year and I’ll be taking a leave of absence for the Fall semester to finish writing my thesis due to funding…