About the Student Support Center (SSC) 

  • The Student Support Center (SSC) offers many services to help you succeed in your educational goals and improve your general wellbeing.
  • We work with you from the start of your experience here at UWU until you graduate. 
  • You can obtain free and confidential support from SSC for a range of issues that you might face during your life at UWU.
  • Adjusting to university and being away from home 
  • Balancing your studies and other commitments 
  • Managing stress and exams 
  • Enhancing your motivation and time management 
  • Working through relationship and family issues 
  • Managing psychological conditions (stress, anxiety and depression)
  • Gender and sexuality concerns
  • Coping with distressing situations or crises
  • Overcome difficulties (financial/aubstacne abuse and addiction), discuss self care and suicide prevention 
  • Gain support around domestic/family violence, and or sexual assault. 
  • You can contact counselors online, over the phone and face to face about any issue affecting your academic or personal life. 
  • They can also help you develop strategies to address your concerns, improve mental health and wellbeing and achieve your academic goals.