Department of Nursing

Educational Support Services/Academic Advisor in Residence

1. Educational Support Services is located in the Norris Technical Building (NTB) Room 106, Telephone (210) 531-3512

The Department of Educational Support Services strives to create a sensitive environment that is conducive to learning by providing multifaceted academic, personal and professional support to the students, staff, and faculty of St. Philip's College, as well as to the greater community. Educational Support Services accomplishes its mission of assisting students in achieving both academic and personal goals through tutoring, special needs services, interpreting for the deaf, childcare referrals and funding, short and long-term academic skills remediation, diagnostic assessment and follow-up, personal counseling, and grants development.

Educational Support Services responds dynamically to the multicultural student body and community it serves and takes pride in advocating equal education opportunities.

Please refer to http://www.accd.edu/spc/main/student.aspx for educational supportive services offered at St. Philip’s College.

2. Academic Advisor in Residence (AIR) for Nursing Education is Brenda Cameron: bcameron@mail.accd.edu (210) 531-3415, http://www.accd.edu/spc/admin/air/ .

Ms. Cameron's primary goal is to increase student retention through early intervention and assistance. The advisor assists students not only in providing information related to admission requirements and developing and formulating degree plans, but also assist with support services when students are experiencing nonacademic difficulties and adjustment problems.

The AIR also provides assistance and information in the following areas: