Campus Facilities
The campus has facilities appropriate to each program’s education needs including classrooms, laboratories, and clinical facilities. The University also has clinical affiliations.
The University has commons space, study space, and athletic facilities including the SCU Human Performance Optimization Center (HPO) and a volleyball court. Hours of operation vary.
SCU is dedicated to student success. In addition to the services described in other areas of the University Catalog and website, the following hours of support are provided for students through Academic Programs, Student Services, and Business Centers. These hours are when live, in-person support is planned, including support to facilitate virtual connections or to schedule appointments for needed assistance.
Hours may occasionally vary, such as for published University holidays or University events; offices will seek to provide notice of availability changes.
Program Support
Program-specific academic support is available each weekday that a program holds classes on-ground in Whittier. Administrative Coordinators are available weekdays to answer general academic questions, link students to appropriate University support, and connect students with program leadership and faculty.
Location: F Building Lobby
Hours of Support: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM, Monday - Friday
The faculty, staff, and administration of each program are also available by phone and email to provide academic support. Personnel seek to return communications within 24-48 business hours.
Student Services Support
Student Services support is available each weekday and includes Tutoring, Disability Services, Student Life, and general Student Support. Staff are available weekdays to answer general academic questions, link students to appropriate University support, and connect students with Student Services support.
Location: Seabury-McCoy Learning Resource Center (LRC)
Hours of Support: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Monday - Thursday and 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Friday
Student Services staff and administration are also available by phone and email to provide support. Personnel seek to return communications within 24-48 business hours.
Business Services Support
Business Services support is available each weekday and includes the Offices of the Registrar, Student Accounts, Financial Aid, and Admissions. In-person support is available each weekday afternoon from the Welcome Center Main Desk, and most weekdays through at least one office. Live, virtual support from each of these offices is available every weekday. The Welcome Center Main Desk - and any office - can help facilitate meetings with these offices.
Location: B Building Welcome Center
Hours of Main Desk support: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Monday - Friday
Hours of virtual* Support, all offices: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM, Monday - Thursday and 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Friday
*All offices also host in-person hours at least weekly
Business Services staff and administration from all offices are also available by phone and email to provide support. Personnel seek to return communications within 24-48 business hours.
Campus Events
The University sponsors a variety of campus-based, community-based, and virtual events throughout the year through the Associated Student Body, campus clubs, and departments and programs. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these events to enrich their educational experience. Students who are interested in hosting an event should contact the Senior Coordinator of Inclusion & Belonging.
Purpose
SCU is committed to fostering a respectful and academically focused environment. We respect the right of our students to exercise their right of free speech and expression. No right, however, is unlimited, and with the exercise of any right come important responsibilities. We explain below the rights, responsibilities, and limits on the exercise of free speech and expression in our academic environment. The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution protects the right of free speech from government interference, and California’s Leonard Law prohibits the university from making or enforcing a rule that subjects an enrolled student to disciplinary sanctions solely based on speech protected by the First Amendment. SCU fully supports the exercise of free speech consistent with the First Amendment and the Leonard Law, including the right to protest and demonstrate. The university’s position is set forth in the following statement on Student Rights and Responsibilities:
SCU Expressive Policy
Students and student organizations shall be free to examine and discuss all questions of interest to them and to express opinion publicly and privately. They shall be free to support causes by all orderly means, which do not disrupt or substantially interfere with the regular and essential operations and activities of the university, since such disruption or substantial interference violates the responsible exercise of free inquiry and expression. Students and organizations shall make it clear to the academic and larger communities that in their public expression they speak only for themselves.
While we hope and encourage SCU students to embody the university’s values, the university in no way condones hate speech and expects that every student will engage in dialogue that is respectful of others. We learn when we listen. The best answer to hate speech is an environment that allows everyone or group to contest the ideas that they oppose and to win over others to their point of view. If any student is adversely affected by speech that is legally protected, Student Services has resources available to help. They maintain a list of support services that are available to students who are negatively affected by the speech of expression of others.
Free Speech Responsibilities
Our words are powerful things. Words can inform, inspire, and uplift. Words can wound and inflict pain. We are better as a community when we choose words and behavior that enlighten rather than ridicule and that heal rather than wound. We aspire to be an educational community where bridges are built rather than barriers erected. All students should read and aspire to our Unifying Values to build an educational community in which we can flourish.
Speech That May Not Be Protected and First Amendment rights are not unlimited
The following speech may not be protected:
1. Speech that is intended and likely to provoke imminent unlawful action (“incitement”).
2. Statements where the speaker means to communicate a serious expression of an intent to commit an act of unlawful violence to a particular individual or group of individuals (“true threats”).
3. Face-to-face communication of abusive and insulting language that, by its very utterance, inflicts injury, or tends to incite an immediate breach of the peace (“fighting words”).
4. Material that appeals to the prurient interest, that depicts sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and that, taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value (“obscenity”).
5. False communications that harm an individual’s reputation, cause the general public to despise or disrespect them, or injure them in their business or employment (“defamation”).
6. Harassment that violates the Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation.
7. Speech that infringes on the First Amendment rights of others (“heckler’s veto”). The university specifically notes that there is no First Amendment right to shout-down a speaker. The use of force or disruption to silence speech is not protected speech - it is a form of censorship which the university does not tolerate. It is critical in a community of higher learning to support everyone’s right to express their viewpoint. SCU will not permit students to prevent others with whom they disagree from expressing their views in accordance with the First Amendment. Students that engage in unprotected speech may be subject to disciplinary action.
SCU has the right to regulate the time, place and manner of speech in reasonable manners to ensure that it does not disrupt the university’s ability to function and to protect its property rights. All people on SCU property must abide by all applicable laws and the university’s policies on facilities use and demonstrations. The university may remove any student or person whose conduct substantially interferes with or disrupts the university’s operations or academic or patient care environments. As noted above, the university will also not allow physical interference with others’ peaceful exercise of free speech, which is often referred to as the “heckler’s veto” or “coercive disruption.” Coercive disruption includes physically blocking access to a speaking event, physical intimidation of a speaker, and noisemaking that prevents a speaker from being heard. If this kind of conduct occurs during any university-sanctioned activity or function, the university will act to restore the conditions under which free speech can flourish and any student who engages in coercive disruption may be removed and subject to disciplinary action.
Scheduling
Requests for expressive activities must be submitted at least 5 business days in advance to the Office of Student Services. The request must include:
· Sponsoring organization or student name
· Nature and purpose of the event
· Proposed location, date, and time
· Estimated attendance
· Any materials, signs, or speakers involved
The university retains discretion to approve, modify, or deny requests to ensure alignment with institutional values, operational priorities, and safety protocols.
** In the event that a request to reserve space has not been timely submitted, the university may nevertheless consider an exception under the following exceptional circumstances only: (1) there was no reasonable way to anticipate the need for the event in time to reserve the space with the advance time ordinarily required (e.g., a vigil or demonstration about a matter that occurred only a few days earlier); (2) the time, place, and manner of the event would not interfere with any other scheduled events or university functions; and (3) the request has been submitted sufficiently in advance of the event (typically at least 48 hours) to allow the university to address any health, safety, or logistical issues or concerns.
Time, Place, and Manner Restrictions
SCU has a designated area and hours where expressive activities are generally permitted, such as between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on the tarmac.
Facility Use
Individuals or groups are responsible for any damage they cause. Repair or replacement costs will be charged to the group reserving the facility at the time damage is incurred. university grounds and facilities may not be used for the purposes of living, sleeping, or camping overnight, which includes but is not limited to the use of cots, tents, or temporary, makeshift, or portable structures intended for living or sleeping.
Chesney Student Center
The Chesney Student Center provides study and socializing space and is home to the SCU Café. Hours of operation vary.
SCU offers housing by providing a student housing concierge service. Though this service, SCU works with students to identify customized housing options that consider their personal preferences, lifestyle, and budget. From exploring local apartments and housing communities to understanding lease agreements, SCU’s housing concierge service provides personalized guidance every step of the way. For more information, visit the SCU Housing webpage: SCU Housing.
Other Housing Resources
SCU maintains a listing of rooms for rent, apartments, short-term rentals, and hotels that are available both within Whittier and LA County. All of this information is located here: https://my.scuhs.edu/ICS/Students/Student_Services/External_Housing_Resources.jnz
SCU also maintains a similar listing for housing resources for students attending SCU’s programs in the Phoenix-Metro area. All of this information is located here: https://my.scuhs.edu/ICS/Students/Student_Services/OT-AZ.jnz
Additional support for prospective and current students may be available by contacting Student Services at studenthousing@scuhs.edu.
Clubs and Activities
The University offers several clubs, many of which sponsor activities open to all students. Students are encouraged to take advantage of these clubs and activities to enrich their educational experience.
Students who are interested in starting a club should contact the Senior Coordinator of Inclusion& Belonging to request an application. In order to be recognized as an official club, student(s) must submit a completed new club application that includes a mission statement, a membership roster of at least eight students, and one faculty advisor. Visit the Clubs page on mySCU to find the application.
Clubs:
- Association of Asian-Americans & Pacific Islanders in Occupational Therapy (AAPI-OT SCU)
- Ayurveda Club
- Badminton Club
- Forward Thinking Chiropractic Alliance (FTCA)
- Gonstead Club
- Healing Hands for Humanity (H3)
- International Chiropractic Pediatrics (ICPA)
- Korean International Student Society (KISS)
- Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group (LMIG)
- Physician Assistant Student Society (PASS)
- Pre-PA Support Club
- Qi Gang Club
- Radiology and Technology for Students (RATS)
- Rehab 2 Performance (R2P)
- Sports Injury Council (SIC)
- Student American Black Chiropractic Association (SABCA)
- Student American Chiropractic Association (SACA)
- Student Athletic Council SCUHS
- Student Occupational Therapy Association SCU (SOTA SCU)
- SCU Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (SCU COTAD)
- SCU ECO Club
- SCU Veterans Resource Club
- SCU Cal Chiro
- World Congress of Chiropractic Students (WCCS)
Commencement and Clinic Entrance
The University hosts an annual commencement ceremony for graduating students and their families and friends. In addition, some departments host Clinic Entrance ceremonies for students entering the clinical portion of their program.
On-Campus Employment
The University has part-time positions available for certificate- and degree-seeking students searching for on-campus employment (students-at-large/non-degree- or non-certificate-seeking students generally do not qualify for on-campus employment). Students may be employed as peer tutors, receptionists, marketing interns, student coaches, and more. These positions can vary from 10 to 20 hours per week. Positions are designated as either federal work-study or campus work-study.
Federal Work Study provides part-time jobs for students with financial need as determined by their Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®), allowing them to earn money to help pay education expenses. This program encourages community service work or work related to the student’s course of study. For additional information, please contact the Office of Financial Aid.
Please note: Only eligible students may apply to federal work-study positions.
Student Leadership
The University’s representative student government is the Associated Student Body (ASB). ASB endeavors to create a unified forum to engage students in opportunities that promote commitment to service, honor culture, and diversity, increase enthusiasm, contribute to humanitarian aid, and develop camaraderie and belonging. ASB leaders include a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer, community liaison, a clubs and activities chair, and senators representing each of the academic programs. Together, ASB leaders work to inspire other students to participate as student advocates and support university administration while following University policies and procedures.
Every degree-seeking student is considered a member of the Associated Student Body. All registered students in good standing shall be entitled to attend all meetings, programs, and events of the Associated Student Body.
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