Resources for Success
Cadets are encouraged to take advantage of all university resources to ensure a successful and supported college experience.
Resources for:
Academic Resources
The corps and university have many academic resources to ensure your success.
Corps Academic Staff
- Your first and most readily accessible stop is your company academics officer/NCOIC.
- The regimental and battalion S-5s also can help connect you with resources needed for success.
Rice Center Staff
- Office hours will be posted each semester.
- Emails will be responded to within two class days.
Other Academic resources
- AY 23-24 Academic Calendar
- Required ROTC/Corps Classes
- Leader Development Reading List, 2023
- Canvas Help
- Student Success Center
- Peer academic coaching
- Academic success seminars
- Tutoring:
- Group
- Individual
- Academic Advisors
- Find an advisor
- Access other campus resources
- Explore majors
- Dean of Students Office
- The Writing Center
- Appointments
- Get support for writing assignments required in any of your courses.
- Take your papers to them before submission.
- Live, online tutoring
- 24-hours-later feedback
- No-cost Tutoring for Military-Affiliated Students
- Free tutoring service for ROTC Cadets, and dependents of active-duty DoD and Coast Guard members and employees.
- Tutoring is available in 150+ subjects, is one-on-one, online and on demand, available 24/7, and anonymous. They also offer writing support services.
- Check the website to confirm eligibility and sign-up.
- Cadet Language Organization
- Career and Professional Development
- Career exploration resources
- Job and internship search support
- Office of Diversity and Inclusion
Health and Well-being Resources
There are many ways to seek support for the health and well-being of yourself or others.
Hotlines
Designed for anonymity, but immediate crises can usually be tracked.
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifelife
- Military Crisis Line (988, press 1)
- RAFT Crisis Hotline
- (local 4 p.m.-8 a.m., 24 hours weekend volunteers backed by clinicians)
- 540-961-8400
- Crisis Text Line
- Text HOME to 741741
- National RAINN Sexual Assault Hotline
- 1-800-656-4673
RWB Student Leaders
- Start here. Will help you learn more about these resources and the best place to start.
- Peer Leadership
- Private, not confidential
- May share information with RWB and Deputy Commandant staff
- Seek out for support
Deputy Commandant & Senior Enlisted Advisor
- Immediate Corps of Cadets resource.
- Advisement/Leadership Coaching
- Private, not confidential
- Seek out for support
- Seeking support for Privacy related issues (i.e. Personal, Academics, Medical, and Mental Health) is not jumping the chain of command.
Timely Care Talk Now
- Talk Now offers immediate access to speak with a crisis counselor via their app. This app also has online resources for mindfulness and mental health self-care.
- Consultative service with a mental health professional
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Download the TimelyCare app and set up and account
- No referral needed
Clergy/Interfaith Support
- Connection with individuals from diverse religious, spiritual, and secular backgrounds.
- Private and confidential
- No documentation
- Non-mandatory reporter
- Schedule through Dean of Students Office or local community resource
RWB Case Managers
- Your RWB Case Managers can provide support navigating campus resources and mental health service options.
- Private, but not confidential
- Educational record documentation
- How? Drop-in or email us
- No referral needed
VTCC Embedded Counselor
- This member of Cook Counseling works on Upper Quad with cadets, offering both individual appointments and drop-in hours.
- Confidential
- Drop-In Hours are a non-recorded consultation
- Individual counseling results in traditional medical record documentation
- How? Visit Drop-In Hours or schedule an appt
RWB Embedded Counselors
- Embedded counselors are members of Cook Counseling who work with on-campus students, M-Th 2-10 p.m., Friday 12-4 p.m.
- Confidential resource
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Can schedule online or drop-in
- No referral needed
Timely Care Individual Counseling
- You can schedule up to 12 individual online counseling sessions with a counselor who meets your needs.
- Confidential resource
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? schedule through the TimelyCare app
- No referral needed
Cook Triage Services
- Your starting place to enter Cook Counseling services and develop a plan of action and connection to resources.
- Confidential resource
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Call Cook for a triage appointment 540-231-5448
- No referral needed
- Non-mandatory reporter
Cook Individual & Group Therapy
- Counselors can work with you on common issues among college students, such as life transitions, family issues, career concerns, or stress management, and/or can develop individual treatment plans for mental health concerns.
- Confidential resource
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Your triage providers will help you get started
- Referral from Cook Triage team
- Non-mandatory reporter
Cook Psychiatry
- These are physicians who work with medication management for diagnosed psychiatric conditions.
- Confidential resource
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Your referral source will help you get started
- Referrals from Cook staff, Schiffert providers, or a community provider
- Non-mandatory reporter
Women’s Center Embedded Advocate
- Cadets can speak to an advocate who offers office hours on Upper Quad or seek services at the Women’s Center on Washington Street.
- Confidential advocacy and counseling services.
- No medical record documentation
- No referral needed
- Non-mandatory reporter
Health Coaching via Timely Care
- Your opportunity to work with a coach, who is a trained health educator, to achieve health & well-being personal needs or goals.
- Private, but not confidential
- No medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Schedule through the TimelyCare app
- No referral needed
Support Groups at Community Centers
- Support groups are opportunities to discuss concerns and get support from peers like you. These support groups are supported by clinical staff.
- Peer support with clinician present
- Private, but not confidential
- Attendance documentation only
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Check the website of the related cultural center or the Cook Counseling website for times and locations
- No referral needed
Corps of Cadets Cultural/Identity-based Support Organizations
- opportunities for connection, belonging, and support from peers like you.
- Asian-American Cadet Org - Community for Asian American cadets in the VTCC
- Black Cadet Org - Community for black cadets in the VTCC
- Fenix - Community of Latin/Hispanic cadets
- Growing Leaders of Women (GLOW) - Community of women cadets, empowering, and supporting women’s issues in the military
- HERO - Community for LGBTQ cadets and their allies
Hokie Wellness
- Hokie Wellness offers experiences to support and improve mental well-being, including mental health workshops, The Connection Project, and a number of interactive tools on Hokie Wellness website.
- Non-medical coaching
- Private, but not confidential
- Attendance documentation only
- How? Visit hokiewellness.vt.edu or follow our social media for events
- No referrals needed
Schiffert Student Health
- This is VT’s campus medical services for students.
- Confidential resource
- Medical record documentation
- Minimal Reporting Requirements: risk of abuse or risk to self or others
- How? Make an appointment through the Healthy Hokie Portal or call 540-231-644
- No referral needed
- Non-mandatory reporter