Well-Being and Fitness

Worship services are available to everyone at Georgetown College. Approximately 12 times each academic year, the College gathers for worship on Tuesday morning at 11:00 AM in the John L. Hill Chapel. These services are intended to provide challenge and inspiration, to appeal to the head and the heart, to expose students to worship leaders and preachers from different denominational backgrounds, and to incorporate both classic and contemporary elements of worship.

1. Scheduling an appointment: The fastest and easiest way to connect is to email us at [email protected]. We recommend using the encryption feature in Office 365 when emailing us, but we will respond to your email even if you are unable to use it! 
2. Location and options: We are located at 407 Hollyhock Lane. Our offices are upstairs. We have some same-day and next-business-day appointments available. We also have walk-in hours, which we post weekly in the “this week at GC” email and on our Instagram page @gcstudentwellness. If a telehealth appointment is needed for any reason, it is available via Microsoft Teams (video) or by phone. For tips on navigating teams, see this quick guide.
3. Before your first appointment, a counselor will email you an appointment time and a link to complete the forms. Please try to have the forms completed before your first appointment in order that we may have the full amount of time with you. 
4. What to expect for your first appointment: Please come upstairs to the counseling center.  We have a small waiting room, and your counselor will meet you at your appointment time. The initial appointment is an information-gathering session where we ask you questions to better understand you and answer any questions you may have.
5. Common concerns we discuss with students: We see students struggling with a variety of issues. These include anxiety (such as sleep and appetite problems, panic attacks, and difficulty concentrating), depression (concentration, sleep, self-worth, and motivation problems), alcohol/substance use concerns, grief (related to losing a loved one, pet, or friend), identity (LGBTQIA+, racial, faith), trauma, abuse, navigating transitions, relational distress with friends, family, or a significant other, and academic distress.

The peer counseling program was established in spring 2023 through a partnership between the counseling center and the psychology department to address the need for additional mental health support across campus. While professional counseling from licensed staff counselors will remain available at the counseling center, not all students require it. However, we all benefit from extra support on occasion.

• The purpose of a Peer Counselor (PC) is to provide a private, safe space for students to externalize emotions and receive helpful coping skills. 
• Peer counseling is private, not confidential. There are instances when a pc may need to report student information to professional staff and/or other authorities, and there will be times when a referral to professional counseling is best. Under no circumstances is a PC to share student information with others (non-PC).

Outside of GC’s clinic hours, students are advised to seek treatment from a local physician or the following Georgetown clinics. Please note that you must bring your driver’s license and health insurance card. Insurance will be billed at these offices.

Georgetown Family Physicians Express Care
502.603.5220
105 Prather Path Suite 1200, Georgetown, KY 40324

Open Monday-Friday: 7:00 AM -7:00 PM, Saturday-Sunday: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM

• Call to make sure they accept your insurance first.
• This is a walk- in clinic, so there is typically a wait.

The Little Clinic- Inside Kroger
106 Marketplace Circle, Georgetown, KY 40324    
859.317.6075

• Schedule an appointment online here
• Only open on certain days; check online first! 

Georgetown Urgent Care
111 Osbourne Way, Suite 101, Georgetown, KY 40324 
502.570.0007

• This is a walk-in clinic.
• Go to their website to check in before you arrive.

Georgetown Community Hospital Emergency Department
1140 Lexington Road, Georgetown, KY 40324 

Available for EMERGENCIES, if you feel like you have a life-threatening condition, are in extreme pain, or need emergency treatment. If you are on your parents’ insurance, you may want to call them first because this could be an extremely high medical bill.

Georgetown College highly recommends that all students living in campus housing provide proof of the following vaccines: Meningitis (A, C, W, Y), Meningitis (B), MMR, Tdap, Polio, and Varicella, as well as the results of a one-step TB Test. Additionally, all students are required to fill out a medical history form and provide insurance information. The required form is in Canvas or can be located at http://gogc.me/healthform

A disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. In other words, it is a condition of the body or mind that prevents, impairs, interferes with, or limits a person’s ability to engage in or participate in certain tasks or actions compared to their peers.

Accommodations are adjustments to policies and/or the environment to ensure that students with disabilities have equal access to course materials, information, activities, programs, housing, and other campus facilities. In other words, accommodations aim to remove barriers that interfere with a student with a disability’s ability to have an equal experience compared with students without disabilities.

If you are facing disability-related barriers that prevent access to education and an equitable campus experience, Disability Services (DS) would like to speak with you. Please contact DS as soon as possible, as accommodations are not retroactive. To get this process started, please complete and submit the DS Student Information Form, found below.

Accommodations can be requested for all facets of the College experience, including academics, housing, dining, on-campus work, parking, and more. Documentation requirements may vary by request, but the Disability Services Coordinator is available to walk you through the process.

Accommodations are not automatic, and a meeting is essential. Together, we will explore how your disability affects you in Georgetown College’s living and learning environment, which accommodations remove barriers, address the specific limitations of your disability, and how to notify the appropriate department(s).

Accommodations are not retroactive, so it is in your best interest to seek them early.

Accommodations will not lower academic standards, compromise the integrity of any program, or fundamentally alter any program. Therefore, academic accommodations may vary depending on the learning outcomes and design of a course.

Documentation will help guide the conversation, but we encourage you to reach out even if you do not currently have any documentation. You, the student, are the primary source of information about your disability. Although documentation is needed to support and substantiate accommodation requests, the lack of it should not prevent you from seeking support.

If you have a medical or psychological condition, your healthcare provider or therapist can complete the DS Verification Form, found below, or use it as a guide to writing a statement that provides enough information to make an informed decision about your accommodation request(s). IEPs or 504 Plans from high school are not transferable to college, but they may offer helpful information. If you have a learning disability and were tested in K-12, the school psychologist might have a copy of the assessment you can share with us.

Documentation must be completed by a credentialed healthcare professional or licensed therapist to (1) verify the presence of a disability (a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits at least one major life activity), (2) describe the severity and functional limitations or the current impact, and (3) confirm the relationship between the disability and the requested accommodation(s).

Students who believe they have been denied equal access or disagree with a denial of an accommodation for their documented disability may follow our grievance process.

For more details, please see the GC Accommodation Resolution and Grievance Process.

Georgetown College is committed to assuring equal access to all persons, as required by law. The College permits Service Animals, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, access to all areas where persons are normally allowed to go, with some exceptions. The College reserves the right to restrict service animals from certain locations where the animal would pose a health or safety hazard. Access to these areas will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For more information about service animals, please refer to the Service Animal process below.

While Georgetown College’s Student Housing Policy does not allow pets (with the exception of small fish), the College will make exceptions to the no-pets policy in Student Housing and permit Assistance Animals, as defined by the Fair Housing Act, for qualified students with disabilities who require them. Emotional Support Animals are a type of assistance animal prescribed by a healthcare provider or therapist as part of an individual’s treatment plan and deemed necessary for the individual’s mental health. Assistance animals, including emotional support animals, are not allowed in Student Housing until approved by Disability Services. Students requesting this accommodation should refer to the Assistance Animals process below for more information. The ESA Request Form can be found here: Assistance Animal-ESA Policy Acknowledgment Form.docx.

Disability Services will keep documentation and sensitive student information confidential. Generally, the details of a student’s disability are not shared. Only limited information, like disability-related needs or approved accommodations, may be disclosed to relevant campus partners (such as Residence Life, Faculty, Chef, etc.) on a need-to-know basis to facilitate accommodations. All shared information complies with FERPA guidelines.

• Conversation about potential career paths
• Assessment of passions, goals, and skills toward career identification
• Location of internships for career exploration
• Guidance on major(s), minor(s), and courses that position students for career success 
• Advice on building a professional network
• Assistance with job and graduate/professional school applications
• Preparation for job and graduate/professional school interviews

We are current members of the National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) and the Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities.