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Have you ever had a question you were too afraid to ask? Has something been bothering you, but you didn’t know how to express your feelings? The Let’s Talk Program, which provides comment boxes throughout campus, can help. Students and employees simply write their questions or problems on the Let’s Talk brochure, and an appropriate staff person will answer their comment CONFIDENTIALLY.
For example, recently, a new student expressed anxiety about starting school and making friends. The student writes:
I have a question concerning the best way to get involved with school-related social activities. This will be my first year attending CCC, and I don’t know where to start. I was wondering what someone else’s opinion might be as to getting on the right track. I am referring to social activities during school as well as dating.
Upon receiving the letter from the Let’s Talk coordinator, a staff psychologist from the Counseling Center wrote this reply to the student:
To be shy and alone, even in a crowd, is one of the most painful experiences. As a matter of fact, many students, both returning and new, feel just as you do and don’t know quite what to do. Perhaps I should list a few suggestions.
Anonymity is assured, because all questions are retyped and assigned a code. The Let’s Talk Coordinator is the only person who has your name and address in order to mail your reply.
Judy Snyder, Affirmative Action Officer, states that the Let’s Talk Boxes