Health and Safety

The University of Florida provides a number of services that help you stay safe and healthy, enrich your life experience and cope with challenges you may encounter in your graduate student career.

Counseling and Wellness Center

The UF Counseling and Wellness Center offers counseling services, self-help workshops and campus outreach programs aimed at equipping students, faculty and staff with mental and emotional tools needed to cope and thrive amid life’s challenges. To find out more, click on this link: UF Counseling and Wellness Center.

Disability Resource Center

The UF Disability Resource Center serves students with physical, learning, sensory or psychological disabilities. It educates them about their legal rights and responsibilities, so they can make informed decisions. It also fosters a sense of empowerment, so they can engage in critical thinking and self-determination. To find out more, click on this link: UF Disability Resource Center.  

International Center

The UF International Center provides a vast array of services that enable students, both from within the United States and outside of it, to take advantage of global education and cross-cultural experience as part of their academic pursuits. To find out more, click on this link: UF International Center.

Multicultural and Diversity Affairs

UF Multicultural and Diversity Affairs offers programs, services and resources to foster a diverse, inclusive campus community where all are welcome and enriched by their interaction, commonalities and differences. To find out more, click on this link: UF Multicultural and Diversity Affairs.

Ombuds

The UF Office of the Ombuds helps students to resolve problems and conflicts in a fair, impartial spirit, when solutions are not reached at the department or college level. To find out more, click on this link: UF Office of the Ombuds.

Police Department

The UF Police Department maintains campus safety and security, provides emergency response services and sponsors educational programs on issues like crime prevention, personal safety, traffic safety and transportation safety, in coordination with other local law enforcement, firefighting, paramedic and public safety authorities. To find out more, click on this link: UF Police Department.

Student Health Care Center

The UF Student Health Care Center provides medical care, educational programs and health care resources on campus for currently enrolled students. To find out more, click on this link: UF Student Health Care Center.

Veterans Services

UF Office of Veterans Services helps veterans, military personnel and eligible dependents of the US Armed Forces with educational and health care benefits, counseling and support services. To find out more, click on this link: UF Office of Veterans Services.