Wellness Center Mission

The mission of the SUNY Cobleskill Wellness Center is to provide counseling, health care, and health education services in support of the academic mission of the campus.
In an effort to promote academic excellence, our primary goal is the prevention and resolution of physical and mental health problems students may experience in an effort to promote academic excellence, healthy lifestyles and student retention. To this end, we engage in the following endeavors:

• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of physical illnesses and injuries
• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues
• Promotion of healthy behaviors to reduce the likelihood of limited functioning, poor academic outcomes, and/or shortened lifespan
• Prevention of the spread of communicable diseases
• Education on appropriate access to, and utilization of, physical and mental health care resources
• Development and maintenance of collaborative relationships with other professionals
• Provision of training for the campus community on student health and development topics
• Maintenance of a strong quality assurance and risk management program

We are committed to clarifying, meeting or exceeding the expectations of our students, as well as maintaining our own wellness in order to deliver our services effectively.

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Non-Discrimination Policy

The Beard Wellness Center at SUNY Cobleskill supports all initiatives to create a campus climate guided by the values of cultural inclusion, respect, equality and equity. Such a climate is essential to college health. Consistent with those values, the Beard Wellness Center at SUNY Cobleskill rejects all forms of intolerance and subtler forms of discriminatory conduct with respect to the following: age; gender identity, including transgender; marital status; physical size; psychological/physical/learning disability; race/ethnicity; religious, spiritual or cultural identity; sex; sexual orientation; socioeconomic status; or veteran status.