Student Resources/Services

The University of Oklahoma Career Center is a one-stop shop dedicated to helping students and alumni with career preparation. From career fairs to personalized advising and everything in-between, the Career Center exists to help get you hired – Sooner. We are committed to helping students begin their academic career with their professional goals in mind.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/career

Contact

Email: careercenter@ou.edu

Call: (405) 325-1974

The Center for Major & Career Exploration serves as the University’s central unit in helping students gain academic clarity about their major and/or initial career options. Our mission is to empower students to attain purpose through self-knowledge, provide resources for students to be confident in their decision making, and create a foundation for their academic and professional success.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/univcoll/about/majors

Contact

Email: tlightsey@ou.edu

Call: (405) 325-4649

Project Threshold is focused on increasing the retention and graduation rates of eligible program participants, Project Threshold provides a personalized approach to academic support services to individuals who may face barriers to academic success in their college careers.

Website
https://www.ou.edu/threshold
Contact
Email: cpstell@ou.edu
Call: (405) 325-6261

The OU Writing Center is a pedagogical service that supports OU undergraduate and graduate students as well as members of the Norman/OKC community. The primary goal of our services is to help writers learn something they can use in the future.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/writingcenter

Contact

Email: writingcenter@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-2936

The Academic Life Coaching program at The University of Oklahoma is an innovative mentoring approach designed to provide individualized student support.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/alc

Contact

Email: Shana.S@ou.edu

OU Advocates is a 24/7 helpline and support service for anyone in our OU community who experience sexual violence, relationship violence, stalking and/or sexual harassment. We are a free and confidential resource on campus . Any student, staff, or faculty member in the OU community an utilize Advocate services.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/gec/gender-based-violence/advocates

Contact

24/7 Help Line: (405) 615-0013 

The University Counseling Center provides comprehensive low-cost mental health services including individual and family counseling and psychiatric care at the University of Oklahoma within the Division of Student Affairs.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/ucc

Contact

Phone: (405) 325-2911

The University of Oklahoma Health Services provides comprehensive medical services for students, including discounted visits for students without medical insurance.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/healthservices

Contact

Email: healthservices@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-2911

The University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry provides discounted rates for students and their children for a number of dental services.

Website

https://dentistry.ouhsc.edu/Patients/Student-Care

Contact

Phone: (405) 271-7744

The University of Oklahoma Fitness & Recreation can provide free intramural sports passes for qualifying Happy OU Project participants. Contact the Intramural Sports Coordinator, Jonathan Dewhirst, directly if interested in free passes.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/far/intramural-sports

Contact

Email: dewhirst@ou.edu

Call: (405) 325-3053

The OU Food Pantry’s mission is to contribute to the overall health and wellness of the OU campus community by providing FREE supplemental food assistance and other resources to OU students, faculty and staff. The Food Pantry also now stocks diapers and formula!

Website

https://www.ou.edu/foodpantry

Contact

Email: oupantry@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-2044

The OU Student Relief Fund (formerly Sooners helping Sooners) provides assistance to students who face natural disasters, theft of personal property, death in the family, and a variety of other circumstances.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/studentaffairs/about-us/departments/srf

Contact

Email: studentaffairs@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-3161

The University of Oklahoma Student Financial Center’s focus is to eliminate unnecessary barriers to college access and completion. Their goal is to simplify the financial aid process as much as possible, and to make sure students are always engaged and aware of the next step. Their website provides many useful resources and links as well.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/sfc

Contact

Email: sfc@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-9000

The Money Coach Program assists students with personalized, effective financial planning, coaching, and financial education strategies to help ensure healthy lifelong financial behaviors, continuous enrollment, and, ultimately, graduation from the University of Oklahoma.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/moneycoach

Contact

Email: moneycoach@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-4692

The University of Oklahoma Safe Ride provides safe, no-cost transportation for OU students within the designated Norman zone from 10:00 PM to 3:00 AM every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of the program calendar. They have also partnered with Norman On-Demand, which provides affordable, seven-day, on-demand, public rideshare service.

Website

https://www.ou.edu/studentaffairs/about-us/departments/saferide

Contact

Email: saferide@ou.edu

Phone: (405) 325-7433

OU Women’s Health Advocacy is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to addressing menstrual inequity and women’s health disparities by providing charitable and educational resources for the University of Oklahoma campus, and greater Norman & Oklahoma communities.

Website

https://ouwhadvocacy.wixsite.com/home

Contact

Email: Kylie.r.hutchison-1@ou.edu

The Bizzell Library at The University of Oklahoma has a children’s section that many students aren’t aware of. Students can take advantage of this resource on campus for their children.

The Center for Children & Families in Norman and provides a range of effective services to help heal children, empower youth, and strengthen families. Some of their services include:

Baby Pantry: This program offers emergency baby supplies when your resources are extremely limited.

Bringing Up Babies: This program provides parent education and coaching for pregnant and current parents.

Parents Assistance: This program helps parents create and sustain healthy, safe, and nurturing relationships with their children, and serves families who are struggling with difficult family dynamics. This program requires a DHS referral.

Website

https://www.ccfinorman.org

Contact

Email: contact@ccfinorman.org

Phone: (405) 364-1420

The National Maternal Mental Health Hotline provides 24/7, free, confidential support before, during, and after pregnancy. The Hotline offers callers:

• Phone or text access to professional counselors
• Real-time support and information
• Response within a few minutes, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Resources
• Referrals to local and telehealth providers and support groups
• Culturally sensitive support
• Counselors who speak English and Spanish
• Interpreter services in 60 languages

Contact

24/7 Phone Hotline (833) TLC-MAMA (833-852-6262)

The Eden Clinic is located in Norman and provides services including:

• Pregnancy Tests
• OB Ultrasounds
• Parenting Education
• Abortion Information
• Community Resources & Referrals
• STI/STD Testing for Women and Men

Website

https://www.theedenclinic.com

Contact

Text: (405) 259-2801

Phone: (405) 579-4673

The goal of Family Expectations is to strengthen couple relationships in order to help provide the best possible environment in which to raise a child.

Website

https://familyexpectations.com

Contact

Email: info@familyexpectations.com

Phone: (405) 639-2054