Student support services include academic advising, short-term counseling referral, assistance in identifying scholarships, financial aid, and part-time employment, remediation and retention programs, records retention, registration and progression, assistance to student organizations with professional projects. The Student Services office works closely with the director of alumni affairs within the School in developing programs that link current students and alumni. Staff and administrators in the office also serve on a number of School and University committees and task forces, and are responsible for drafting reports to pharmacy agencies such as the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. The Student Services office at the School of Pharmacy coordinates activities with other departments in the Division of Student Affairs to provide programs of special interest to pharmacy students. The office also works as a liaison to other academic units and student affairs' departments on campus, as well as state licensing boards. It assists the School of Pharmacy faculty in administering curricular functions, class scheduling, course and instructor evaluations, admissions and retention policies and the faculty advising process. Several annual events are sponsored through the office including: the admissions interview process, doctor of pharmacy orientation, professional dedication ceremony, achievers of excellence celebration, pharmacy career day, graduation awards banquet and commencement, Grand Rounds' seminars and senior exit day.
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