Beloit College and Beloit-Area Resource Guide
This guide for the Spring 2021 semester is intended to help students and others quickly access support resources.
Health & Wellness
- Mental Health - 800.950.6264
- Lifeline - 800.273.8255
- Grief Support - 800.837.1818
- Self-Harm - 800.366.8288
- Suicide - 800.273.8255
- Sexual Assault - 800.656.4673
- Eating Disorder - 630.577.1330
- Drug/Alcohol - 844.289.0879
- Bullying - 800.420.1479
- Domestic Violence - 800.799.7233
- Text LOVEIS to 22-522
- Crisis Intervention - Rock County 608.757.5025
- Sexual Assault Recovery Program (SARP) - 866.666.4576
- Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741-741
- Disaster Distress Hotline: 800.985.5990
- Text TalkWithUs to 66-746
- The Trevor Project for LGBTQ Youth: 866.488.7386
- Text START to 678-678
Health and Wellness Center
- Call: 608.363.2331
- Email: healthcenter@beloit.edu
- Fax: 833.957.0188
- Hours: M, T, TH, F: 8:30am-5pm ; W: 8:30am-7pm
Mental Health & Counseling Resources
Telehealth video counseling sessions are available. To be paired with a counselor, email Jamarr Elliott (elliottj@beloit.edu), email HWC at healthcenter@beloit.edu, or call 608.363.2331 and leave a message. If you already have a counselor, contact them regarding scheduling.
Telehealth
- Long-distance patient-clinician advice and care
- Currently covered by nearly all insurance providers
- Self-pay option is available for uninsured
- Call: 608.364.5011
COVID-19 Testing
- Call pre-screening hotline at 800.303.5770 to determine need
- Testing Center now open at 1904 Huebbe Parkway in Beloit
- Mon-Fri: 9am-5pm
- 74 Eclipse Center in Beloit - walking distance from campus
- Essential medical, dental, and behavioral health services
- Also offering Telehealth and MyChart Virtual Visits
- Most insurances accepted, discounts for uninsured
- Call 608.361.0311 to make an in-person or virtual appointments
- https://www.chsofwi.org
Food & Housing
Information
- Contact your local 211 or search at 211.org for more information on food pantries and food distribution sites
- Call pantries before going to make sure of current times, dates, and services available!
- If on campus, making use of your meal plan and Bon Appetit’s meal pick-up is a safer option.
Local Pantries
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Beloit Salvation Army
- 628 Broad Street - Beloit
- 608.365.6572
- Pantry: Mon-Thurs, 12pm-4pm
- Soup Kitchen: Mon-Thurs, 11am-12pm
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Caritas Beloit Food Pantry
- 2840 Prairie Avenue - Beloit
- 608.362.4403
- Pantry: Mon-Thurs, 10am-2:15 pm
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Faith Builders Operation Care Food Pantry
- 2170 Murphy Woods Road - Beloit
- 608.365.9131, Ext. 10
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New Zion Baptist Church
- 1905 Mound Street - Beloit
- 608.362.7703
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)/Food Stamps
- Mortgage: contact mortgage lender for help, possibly reducing or suspending payments
- Rent: contact landlord or property management company for leniency in pay
- Contact your utility providers for payment assistance
- Alliant Energy suspending disconnections for households struggling to pay and is offering payment plans
- Search for government programs for low-income or struggling households
- Call 2-1-1 for help to find local social service programs (211.org)
- Call Community Advocates helpline 414.270.4646
- Contact your credit card, auto loan, bank, and other lenders for payment assistance
- Federal student loans may obtain 60-day payment postponement, contact servicer
- Contact lender for private student loans
- Revise your budget to cut out unnecessary expenses!
Beloit Public Transit
On-demand for essential transportation (doctor appointments, work, etc.)
- Schedule transportation at 608.364.2871 one day in advance
- Hours of operation: Mon-Fri (6am to 5:20pm) and Sat (9am to 3:35pm)
- Pick-up at bus stop locations, drop-off at needed location
- Beloit, WI Transit Information
Enterprise Car Rental
- Available for college students ages 18-24, no younger driver fee
- Official student ID required at time of rental
- Call 1.844.624.4412 or visit enterprise.com/studenttravelassistance for more details
Learning & Technology
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Comcast Internet Essentials - bit.ly/comcast_covid19
- Low-cost home internet package for qualifying individuals
- Free for first 2 months for new customers ordering and approved by 6/30/21
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Access from AT&T - bit.ly/resource_covid19
- Low-cost home internet package for qualifying individuals
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Charter Spectrum - bit.ly/charter_covid19_response
- Opening WiFi hotspots for public use
- Spectrum Internet Assist program (high-speed internet broadband) for qualifying individuals
- RedShelf: https://studentresponse.redshelf.com/
- VitalSource: https://get.vitalsource.com/vitalsource-helps
- Additional sources available depending on faculty
Learning Enrichment & Disability Services
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Individual Online Tutoring
- You can continue working with your tutor, unless contacted by LEADS with changes
- To request an individual tutor, visit the Portal >> Student Life >> Tutoring Forms on the left sidebar >> Tutoring Request Form >> Complete and Submit
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New or Modified Classroom Accommodations
- Contact Angi Olesen (olesena@beloit.edu)
Writing Center
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Online tutoring
- Via Google Hangouts Meet
- Sunday through Thursday
- 3pm-10pm, Central time
- Schedule an Appointment
- Call 608.363.2162 if any issues arise
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Research Assistance
- Phone, email, or video chat appointments with Student Success & Engagement Librarians
- Schedule appointments
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Kelly Leahy
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Haley Lott
- https://lotth.youcanbook.me/
- lotth@beloit.edu
- 608.363.2246
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Kelly Leahy
- Online library reserves
- Help finding digital materials
Library & Information Technology Services
Visit the LITS website and click on Distance Learning Resources to learn more about:
- LITs video tutorials
- Hangouts Meet and Zoom Knowledge Bases
- Troubleshooting home internet issues
- Open Education Resources (OERs)
- Off-campus access (EzProxy)
- Software Tools
- And more!
Printing
Pearsons Lab printer has been moved outside the lab. Print to “Lexmark color/bw queue” and use your School ID to release print job
Additional Campus Resources
- Website: https://www.beloit.edu/offices/career-community-engagement/
- Make an Appointment via Handshake
- See Upcoming Events & Workshops
Declaring majors/minors, course registration questions, etc.
- Pick up mail and packages at mail center or arrange delivery.
- USPS mail/packages can be forwarded to current address.
- Non-USPS mail/packages can be held, returned to sender, or forwarded to current address by providing mail center with prepaid label.
- Hours: Mon-Fri, 10am-3:30pm
- For all inquiries, contact Jim Locke (lockeja@beloit.edu)