IEC Student Handbook: Resources & University Facilities
The Health Center is located on campus near the UMC at 18th and Broadway Street in a building called Wardenburg. Specialty clinics are available in the areas of Gynecology, Dermatology, ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat), Allergy, Orthopedics, Neurology, Dental, Podiatry, and Optometry. Medical Services is also equipped with an X-ray department, a pharmacy, a laboratory, an emergency room, a physical therapy department, and a psychiatric clinic. If you feel you need an interpreter to communicate, tell this to the Medical Services staff. Medical Services has a phone translation service, and this service has translators for all languages. You may also decide to ask a friend who is more fluent in English and who knows your language to be your translator.
CAPS offers confidential psychiatric and mental health services for issues such as anxiety, body image, depression, relationships, substance use and more.
CRC provides support for those in recovery from substance use disorders or addictive behaviors and is a home for the sober community on the Boulder campus.
The members of the University of Colorado Boulder Police Department (PD) are dedicated to providing the highest quality police services in order to enhance community safety, protect life and property, and reduce crime and the fear of crime. To do this, we pledge to develop a partnership with the community, to lead a community commitment to resolve problems, and to improve the safety and quality of life for all affiliates.
Boulder Libraries - All Libraries
• Digital Library
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• William M. White Business Library - Leeds Library
• Jerry Crail Johnson Earth Sciences & Map Library - Earth Sciences Library
• Leonard H. Gemmill Engineering, Math and Physics Library
• Howard B. Waltz Music Library
• Norlin Library: You may want to visit the section containing periodicals and foreign-language newspapers. In addition, there is a section with college and university catalogs from academic institutions all over the country. Norlin Library also contains a collection of graded readers from the IEC, which can be checked out by students wishing to improve their extensive reading skills.
Students living in the residence halls or Bear Creek Apartments have access to this free small group and walkin tutoring services.
The BOLD Center is an inclusive community of engineering students that provides an enriching environment where engineering students learn with peers who have similar academic interests and expectations.
The Center for Student Involvement offers a wide variety of ways to get involved in campus life: a complete list of programs and events, the Student Organization Directory, etc
The goal is to support all students in the exploration of all of their identities and to create a welcoming and inclusive space on campus that supports academic and personal growth. We provide community-building programs, numerous educational opportunities for students to learn and teach, and a space for students to become active, informed global citizens by engaging and interacting with individuals from different cultures.
OVA offers free confidential support, advocacy and short-term counseling on topics such as: harassment and discrimination, physical and sexual assault, events that occur in a student’s home country, etc
Known as the campus “living room,” the UMC serves as the student center for the University of Colorado. There are several restaurants and lounges, television rooms, game areas, a movie theater, and a music lounge.
The Wellness Center, located in Wardenburg, offers help with issues such as stress, smoking cessation, nutrition and sleep.
Located near the east entrance of Norlin Library, The Writing Center offers help at all stages of the writing process from planning through revision.
The Book Store offers a convenient place for students to prepare for classes with a large textbook department featuring rental, used and new textbooks as well as custom published materials and required course supplies. You can also find a full range of office products and school supplies to support your academic and professional pursuits. IEC students are strongly encouraged to purchase new textbooks for IEP classes.
As an IEC student, you may use the Recreation Center facilities for a weekly fee. There is an ice arena, a gymnasium, swimming and diving pools, tennis courts, weight rooms, and handball and squash courts. To become a member, students should go directly to the Recreation Center cashier, show their Buff OneCard, and state that they are an IEC student.