Accent on Quality of Life: University of Florida Services

	Quality of life grounded in optimum physical and mental wellbeing is a crucial contributing factor to your academic success. The University of Florida offers a wide variety of services and programs designed to help meet your physical, intellectual, psychological and social needs, so you can maintain your equilibrium and make the most of your potential as a member of its campus community.
	The UF Office for Student Services coordinates individual advisement, new student orientation and programs on developing important academic and life management skills. It also offers specialized services for various specific student populations: minorities, women, veterans, students above traditional college age and students with disabilities (including registration assistance, a special campus orientation and help in securing auxiliary learning aids).
	UF Student Financial Affairs provides financial counseling and assists you in securing various forms of financial aid, such as loans, grants or part-time employment.
	The UF Division of Housing offers complete information on student housing options both on and off campus, including rates, availabilities and rental information for dormitories, graduate student family accommodations, apartments, houses, mobile homes and rooms in private houses. It also offers a roommate referral service.
	UF Gator Dining Services provides affordable food service and meal plans at 19 on-campus locations convenient to classrooms and residence halls.
	The UF Student Health Care Center is the on-campus accredited general practice outpatient clinic, providing primary medical care, health education and mental health counseling to all registered students. Specialty clinics are available for minor surgery, allergies, orthopedics, physical therapy, dermatology, women's health and other areas.
	The UF Speech and Hearing Clinic offers year-round evaluation and therapy to students with learning disabilities or speech, language or hearing disorders.
	The UF Counseling Center offers free, confidential services to full-time students and their partners undergoing personal, social or marital difficulties. Services include testing; career advisement; psychological counseling; information on various anxieties, eating disorders and dating skills; and an Ethnic Services Program.
	UF Student Legal Services offers free legal counsel to full-time students and handles small civil cases (landlord/tenant problems, uncontested divorces not involving children or real property, consumer problems and name changes).
	The UF Career Resource Center offers individual advisement, career workshops, cooperative education, internship programs, a career resource library and on-campus recruitment.
	The UF Teaching Center offers free tutoring in business, engineering, mathematics, science and statistics. It also conducts workshops for graduate teaching assistants in concert with the UF Graduate School.
	The UF Reading and Writing Center provides free assistance in improving students' writing, vocabulary and reading comprehension, including workshops on how to write academic papers or plan and organize theses and dissertations.
	UF Baby Gator Nursery is a nonprofit childcare center providing on-campus day care services for preschool children in the campus community.
	The UF International Center provides administrative and support services to foreign students, scholars and their families from their arrival through their departure. Working with government and university agencies to establish visa eligibility and assist in immigration matters, it also provides orientation programs, cross-cultural workshops, community relations and counseling on international academic, financial and cultural issues.
	The UF English Language Institute offers foreign students a noncredit, nondegree program in English as a second language, with an emphasis on spoken and written skills required for attendance at an American university.
	The UF Office of Instructional Resources provides a wide range of audiovisual equipment for faculty and graduate teaching assistant use in their classrooms. It also maintains a library of films, videos and foreign language tapes for instructional use, a language and learning laboratory for student use, and computerized grading services.
	The UF Center for Instructional and Research Computing Activities (CIRCA) works with the UF Northeast Regional Data Center (NERDC) to provide computer facilities and Internet access for students, faculty and staff.
	The UF Graduate School Editorial Office offers manuals and advice on writing theses and dissertations, a typist referral service and individual editorial consultations at no charge.
	The UF Graduate Council is an advocacy group for graduate and professional students, coordinating new graduate student orientation, an annual research forum, free childcare during finals, social events and other activities. It also publishes a graduate student handbook and newsletter.
	The UF Institute of Black Culture promotes awareness of black history and culture across the globe through lectures, seminars, forums and other activities. The UF Black Graduate Student Organization invites all interested graduate students to work together to share information on scholarships, fellowships, grants and other financial aid; offer consultation on the selection of black graduate students; extend support and fellowship; and serves as mentors and tutors to undergraduate students.
	The UF Institute of Hispanic-Latino Culture is the hub of the campus' Spanish-speaking community, hosting speaking engagements, workshops, forums and educational programs that celebrate the diversity of Hispanic culture and life.
	The UF Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Student Union coordinates educational, social and sporting events, a library and a roommate referral service for gay, lesbian and bisexual members of the campus community.
	The UF Student Recreation and Fitness Center provides access to exercise equipment, fitness programs, aerobic dance rooms, and racquetball and squash courts for students. Expanded indoor and outdoor facilities for sports and fitness activities are available at the UF Southwest Recreation Center. Use of both centers is free for students, $25 annually for spouses.
	The UF J. Wayne Reitz Union serves as the official center of campus activities. Its facilities includes extensive food services, hotel accommodations, an art gallery, a crafts center, a game room, a bank, an eye care center, a cinema, a hair salon and barbershop, a travel agency, free facilities for typing and wordprocessing, and offices of student organizations. The union hosts film and speaking series, leisure classes and outdoor excursions.
	The UF Stephen C. O'Connell Center provides free recreational facilities to students, faculty and staff, including a swimming pool, weight training rooms and an indoor track. It is also a major venue for indoor sporting events, concerts and performances.In addition to these highlights, the University of Florida campus is home to many other groups, programs and activities that address the diverse ethnic, religious, social, cultural, educational and recreational interests of its student body.