Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2016 at 10:42 p.m.

Heading off to college at the end of the summer is often equal parts exciting and stressful — especially when it’s your first year. It is easy to become overwhelmed, but it’s important that you take the time to care for yourself mentally and physically.

Here is a breakdown of the many resources available to you on campus, should you have any issues or inquiries regarding mental or physical health:

Counseling Center

200 Walnut Place; 315-443-4715

The Counseling Center’s mission is to support and enhance student health and wellness through their services.

“These services include, but are not limited to, individual counseling, group therapy, referrals, consultation, and advocacy,” said Shannon Feeney Andre, communications manager of the Division of Student Affairs in an email. “The Counseling Center also provides 24/7 crisis support services, including 24/7 support through the Sexual and Relationship Violence Response Team.”

The center is staffed with experienced clinicians who are readily available to assist students in addressing their concerns related to adjusting to college life, mental health, sexual and relationship violence and substance abuse. All services are free for full-time students.

Health Services

111 Waverly Ave.; 315-443-9005; suhealth@syr.edu

Syracuse University Health Services works in collaboration with several other health, wellness and safety units on campus with the goal of assisting students in maintaining good health. Your mandatory Health and Wellness Fee covers the cost of the following services:

• Office visits
• Pharmacy
• Ambulance services
• Medical transport services
• Laboratory services
• Nutrition counseling
• Health education
• Public health monitoring and oversight
• Travel medicine

LGBT Resource Center

750 Ostrom Ave.; 315-443-3983; lgbt@syr.edu 

The SU Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Resource Center offers many events, programs and discussion groups for LGBT people and about identities and communities.

“It’s a place for everyone to come to learn about their identities and build community with others,” said Abby Fite, program coordinator, in an email. “Students might want to connect to the LGBT Resource Center to make friends and build community, to learn more about themselves and their identities, to talk about and act towards social justice.”

Fite added that the resource center itself is a community space, open for students to meet people and do homework from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Recreation Services

Just off the Quad, next to the Carrier Dome; 315-443-4386

The Department of Recreation Services offers an abundance of ways to keep fit while at SU. Fitness classes are open to all SU and State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry students, faculty and staff with a valid SU or SUNY-ESF ID. Free fitness classes are offered on Mondays and Fridays, and others are available for a fee. Intramural sports and late night at the gym are also offered.

North Campus has six fitness centers: Archbold and Flanagan gymnasiums, Brockway Fitness Center, Ernie Davis Fitness Center, Marion Fitness Center, Marshall Square Mall Fitness Center and the Women’s Building.

South Campus has four fitness facilities: the Goldstein Fitness Center, Skytop Recreation Area, Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion and the Outdoor Education Center and Challenge Course.

Whatever your interests may be, there are an ample amount of ways to lead a healthy lifestyle at SU.

Office of Health Promotion

111 Waverly Ave., Suite 006; 315-443-3514; healthpromotion@syr.edu

The Office of Health Promotion provides prevention and education services that focus on the health and well-being of all students, including services focused on sexual and relationship violence, mental health and substance use. These services include training, peer education programs, early intervention strategies and student programming that enhances students’ personal skills and safety, said Feeney Andre in an email.

“One of the key elements is the impact of our peer educators,” she added. “The students who serve as peer educators make a significant contribution to the campus by educating and connecting with their peers.”

Office of Multicultural Affairs 

Schine Student Center, Suite 105; 315-443-9676; oma@syr.edu 

The Office of Multicultural Affairs provides support and guidance to students, encouraging the expansion of a community that is respectful of differences, according to its website. They offer one-on-one support for students of color and reach out to all students who are struggling with issues of race and diversity.

One can also become involved with the OMA through their many programs, including those based on leadership, mentoring, intergroup dialogues and spoken word poetry. OMA opens its doors to any student seeking a home away from home on campus.

Student Assistance

306 Steele Hall; 315-443-4357; studentassistance@syr.edu

“Student Assistance is available to assist any student in distress,” said Feeney Andre in an email. “If a student is unsure where to start or who may be able to help them, our  robust range of services and knowledge of campus can help connect or provide  any  student with  the guidance, advocacy or support services they need.”