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Pelham Medical Service
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, x 2800
www.smith.edu/health

The mission of Smith College Health Services is to provide accessible, quality medical care, mental health care and health education to a
diverse student population. As college health care professionals knowledgeable about developmental issues, the staff works with students to
promote their physical and psychological well-being and collaborates with the larger college community to support students in accomplishing
their educational goals.

Physical Plant (see Facilities Management)
126 West Street, ext. 2400
www.smith.edu/physplant

President, Office of
College Hall 201, ext. 2100
www.smith.edu/president
The president is the chief executive officer of the college. The president welcomes opportunities to speak with students, hosting various
functions for them throughout the year. In addition, students may call the president's office for dates of student open hours.

Provost/Dean of the Faculty
College Hall 206, ext. 3000
www.smith.edu/deanoffaculty

This office oversees the college’s curriculum, its academic policy and planning, as well as faculty staffing and development. The provost serves
as chief academic officer, is responsible for the faculty and curriculum at Smith, and serves as deputy to the president.

Public Safety (see Campus Police)
Facilities Management Building, ext. 2490
For emergencies only: ext. 800
www.smith.edu/campuspolice
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Registrar's Office
College Hall 102, ext. 2550
www.smith.edu/registrar

The Registrar's Office maintains the permanent academic records of all students. In addition, the Registrar's Office is responsible for course
registration, classroom scheduling, transcripts, transfer credit, certification of enrollments, issuing diplomas, and producing the Schedule of
Classes.
Residence Life, Office of
Clark Hall, ext. 4940
www.smith.edu/sao/reslife

The office of residence life is responsible for residential life and the general well-being of residential students. This office oversees residential
staff, housing assignments, and the non-academic training and education of students, including the administration of the campus wide social
system of student houses and supervision of social chairs.

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Smith Students' Aid Society
Helen Hills Hills Chapel, ext. 2577
The Smith Students' Aid Society is an association of alumnae, students, faculty, staff and friends working independently of, but in cooperation
with, the college on behalf of current Smith students with compelling need. The society was founded in 1897 and is dedicated to providing
assistance in the form of small grants and loans for specific needs, thereby enabling Smith students to achieve their academic goals or enrich
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Spinelli Center for Quantitative Learning
Neilson Library, Second Floor North, ext. 3091
www.smith.edu/qlc

Courses in many departments, including economics, sociology, environmental studies, and astronomy, regularly require students to analyze
and draw conclusions from quantitative data. The Spinelli Center for Quantitative Learning supports students doing quantitative work across
the curriculum.

Student Financial Services
College Hall 107, ext. 2530
www.smith.edu/finaid

The Office of Student Financial Services administers all aspects of student financing services, including financial aid, financing options,
payment plans and billing.

Student Engagement, Office of
Campus Center, ext. 2639
www.smith.edu/ose

The Office of Student Engagement is committed to integrating student learning in all its forms, facilitating student development and
embracing opportunities for meaningful engagement. Through its activities, facilities and services, the OSE promotes opportunities for
personal growth, leadership development, co-curricular involvement, intellectual inquiry, social and environmental responsibility, and the
valuing of human differences.

Student Government Association
Campus Center, ext. 4950
www.smith.edu/sga

All student organization and class business takes place in the SGA office. The office provides student organization mailboxes, meeting space,
office equipment and student work staff.

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Theatres (of Smith College)
Mendenhall Center for the Performing Arts, ext. 3201
www.smith.edu/theatre

Theatre 14, Hallie Flanagan Studio Theatre and T100 provide performing areas for major productions, workshops and studio presentations.
For tickets, information about specific productions or copies of the brochure, call 585-ARTS.

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Vice-President for Finance and Administration, Office of
College Hall 204, ext. 2200

All matters having to do with the financial operation of the college are handled in the Office of the Vice-President for Finance and
Administration.

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Wellness Education Office
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 3347
www.smith.edu/wellness

The Wellness Office supports the mission of Smith College by integrating innovative wellness interventions into the academic, residential, and
extracurricular realms of students’ lives. We interpret “life of distinction,” the life for which we are preparing students, as a life evolved
through intentionality, respect for self and others, and service to the community and the world. The Office provides resources directly to
students and to every office, department, and committee at Smith to maximize students’ access to the tools they will need to lead such a life.
A newly established office, we aim to be a model for wellness promotion at peer institutions.






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Where to Find Information (A-Z)
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Academic advising (coordination)
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock
Scholars, ext. 4980)

Academic honor board
Dean of the College, College Hall 203, ext. 4900; Student Government Office, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Academic regulations
Administrative board through class deans, College Hall 101 (first-year class, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext.
4930; Ada Comstock Scholars, ext. 4980)

Academic skills (writing and study skills, tutorial services)
Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching and Learning, Seelye Hall 307, ext. 3056

A cappella singing groups
Student Government Office, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Ada Comstock Scholars
Class dean, College Hall 101 (Ada Comstock Scholars, ext. 4980)


Admission information
Office of Admission, 7 College Lane, ext. 2500

Affirmative Action/Civil Rights
Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, College Hall 302, ext. 2141

Alumnae affairs
Alumnae House, ext. 2020

Announcements/News items - eDigest
Office of College Relations, Garrison Hall, ext. 2170

Appealing a grade
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year class, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock Scholars,
ext. 4980)

Area coordinators
Residence Life Office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940


Athletic and recreational facilities and equipment
Ainsworth/Scott Gymnasium Complex, ext. 2700

Audiovisual equipment
Nonprint Resources Center (Media Services), Alumnae Gymnasium C/93, ext. 2954

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Bias complaints
Referral from the dean of students, ext. 4940; dean of the college, College Hall 203, ext. 4900; Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity,
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Bicycle registration
Campus Police, Facilities Management Building, ext. 2490

Bills, student
Controller’s office (business office), College Hall 204, ext. 2200

Bills, telephone
Student Telephone Services, Stoddard Hall, ext. 2082

Bookstore
Grécourt Bookshop, Campus Center, 585-4140

Buildings and grounds
Facilities Management, ext. 2400

Bulk mailings
Mail Services, Campus Center Lower Level, ext. 4156

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Campus Center
Office of Student Engagement, 106 Campus Center, ext. 2639

Calendar listing/eDigest
Office of College Relations, Garrison Hall, ext. 2162

Campus Security Report
Campus Police, Facilities Management Building, ext. 2490

Canoes, rowboats
Boathouse, ext. 2735

Career counseling
Career Development Office, Drew Hall, ext. 2570

Ceramics (pottery wheel and kiln)
Ceramics Club, 25B Henshaw

Check cashing
Grécourt Bookshop, Campus Center, 585-4140

Choral groups
Department of Music, Sage Hall 22, ext. 3150; Student Government Association, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Civil Rights/Affirmative Action
Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, College Hall 302, ext. 2141

Commencement
Office of College Relations, Garrison Hall, ext. 2170

Commuting students
Office of Residence Life, ext. 4939
Computer Resource Centers/Information Technology Services
Seelye Hall, ext. 3075; Wright Hall, ext. 3040; Bass Hall, ext. 3083; User Support Center in Stoddard Hall, ext. 4487; Washburn 24-hour Lab
(lower level); Quad King 24-hour Lab (lower-level). Washburn and King access is by cypherlock four-digit, which can be acquired from the
User Support Center or at one of the other resource centers by showing a current Smith I.D.; also King access is by scanning a current Smith
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Conduct Board (formerly Judicial Board)
Dean of students office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940

Copying and duplicating center
Central Services, 122 West Street, ext. 2600

Copy machines
All libraries; Central Services, 122 West Street, ext. 2600

Counseling (academic)
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock
Scholars, ext. 4980); dean of the college, College Hall 203, ext. 4900; Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching and Learning, Seelye Hall 307,
ext. 3056

Counseling (personal)
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2840; Helen Hills Hills Chapel, ext. 2750

Course registration and changes
Office of the Registrar, College Hall 102, ext. 2550

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Dance studios
Berenson Studio (Mendenhall Center), ext. 3230; Crew House, second floor, ext. 3238

Data networking in residential houses
Information Technology Services, Stoddard Hall, ext. 3770

Debit card information
OneCard Office, Stoddard Hall 22, ext. 3082

Dining services
Dining Services, 30 Belmont Ave., ext. 2300

Disability services
Office of Disability Services, College Hall 104, ext. 2071 (voice), 2072 (TTY)

Discretionary and Emergency Funding
Office of the Dean of the College, College Hall 203, ext. 4900, information also online in this handbook
at: https://www.smith.edu/sao/handbook/policies/funding.php

Doctors
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2800

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Emergency and discretionary funding
Office of the Dean of the College, College Hall 203, ext. 4900, information also online in this handbook
at: https://www.smith.edu/sao/handbook/policies/funding.php

Employment - student
Office of Student Financial Services, College Hall 107, ext. 2530; Career Development Office, Drew Hall, ext. 2570

Employment - other
Office of Human Resources, 30 Belmont Ave., ext. 2260

Entrepreneurial activities
Student Engagement, Campus Center 106, ext. 2639; Student Government Association, Campus Center, ext. 4950


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Fax machine (public)
Central Services, 122 West Street

Films
Nonprint Resources Center (Media Services), Alumnae Gymnasium C/93, ext. 2954; Rec Council, Student Government Office, Campus
Center, ext. 4950, Motion Picture Committee


Financial aid
Office of Student Financial Services, College Hall 107, ext. 2530

Fine Arts Council
Office of Student Engagement, Campus Center 106, ext. 2639; Student Government Association office, Campus Center, ext. 4950

First Year Experience
Clark Hall, ext. 4940

Fitness Center
Athletics, Olin, ext. 4791

Five College course information
Office of the Registrar, College Hall 102, ext. 2550; or class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920;
juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock Scholars, ext. 4980)

Food services
Dining Services, 30 Belmont Ave., ext. 2300

Foreign students
International Students Office, Global Studies Center, Wright Hall, ext. 4943

Fund-raising/Entrepreneurial activities
Student Government Association, Campus Center, ext. 4950; Office of Student Engagement, Campus Center 106, ext. 2639

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Gifts to the college
Office of Advancement, Gifts Accounting, Stoddard Hall, ext. 2036

Grading options
Registrar’s office, College Hall 102, ext. 2550

Graduate school requirements
Career Development Office, Drew Hall, ext. 2570; Office of Graduate Study, Lilly Hall 106, ext. 3050

Graduate study
Office of Graduate Study, College Hall 307, ext. 3050

Grievances
Dean of the college, College Hall 203, ext. 4900; dean of students, Clark Hall, ext. 4940; class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext.
4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock Scholars, ext. 4980); Office of Institutional Diversity and
Equity, College Hall 103, ext. 2141; Office of Student Affairs, Clark Hall, ext. 4940 (associate dean of students, director of residence life,
associate dean for international students, director of multicultural affairs); department chairs; faculty advisers; college chaplains; chief of
Campus Police, ext. 2490

Gymnasium
Ainsworth, ext. 2726



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Gynecological services
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2800

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Handicapped services information
Disability services coordinator, College Hall 104, ext. 2071 (voice), 2072 (TTY); 504 coordinator, College Hall 104, ext. 2071

Harassment
Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, College Hall 302, ext. 2141; dean of students, Clark Hall, ext. 4940
Health/wellness education information
Director, Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 3347

Health services (Medical Service)
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2800

Honor board (Academic)
Dean of the College, College Hall 203, ext. 4900; Student Government Office, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Honors, requirements for
Class deans’ office, College Hall 101, ext. 4930

Horseback riding
Riding Stables, West Street, ext. 2734

Housing information
Residence Life Office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940

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ID cards - students
OneCard Office, Stoddard Hall 22, ext. 3082
Information Technology Services
Administrative office in Stoddard Hall and Stoddard Annex, ext. 3770 (see Computer Resource Centers)

Insurance - student health
Student Financial Services, College Hall 107, ext. 2539

Interdisciplinary program major
Class deans’ office, College Hall 101, ext. 4930

Interlibrary loan
Interlibrary loan assistant, reference department, Neilson Library, ext. 2962

International students
International students office, Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Hall, ext. 4905

International study
Office for International Study, Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Hall, ext. 4905

Internships
Credit: class deans’ office, College Hall 101, ext. 4930; noncredit: Lazarus Career Development Office, Drew Hall, ext. 2570

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Conduct Board (formerly Judicial Board)
Dean of students office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940

Junior year abroad
Associate dean for international study, Lewis Global Studies Center, Wright Hall, ext. 4905

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Keys
Residence Life Office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940
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Learning disabilities
Office of Disability Services, College Hall 104, ext. 2071 (voice), 2072 (TTY)

Loans, student
Office of Student Financial Services, College Hall 107, ext. 2539; Smith Students’ Aid Society, the Chapel, ext. 2577

Lost and found
Campus Police, 122 West Street, ext. 2490; Central Services, 122 West Street, ext. 2600

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Mail (student)
Post Office, Campus Center, 585-4140

Mail (staff)
Central Services, 122 West Street, ext. 2600

Major - declaration and change
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock
Scholars, ext. 4980)
Medical Service
Health Services, Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2800

Minority students
Office of Multicultural Affairs, Clark Hall, ext. 4940; UNITY House, Bedford Terrace, ext. 4955, Mwangi Cultural Center, ext. 4940

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News
News office, Garrison Hall, ext. 2190

Newspaper, campus (The Sophian)
Capen Annex, ext. 4970

Notary public
Susan Zachary, College Hall 203, ext. 4900

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Off-campus living (permission for)
Residence Life Office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940





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Orientation for new students
Student affairs, Clark Hall, ext. 4940; class deans, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920;
Ada Comstock Scholars, ext. 4980)

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Parking
Permanent, on-campus - Campus Police, ext. 2490
Senior class parking lottery - Campus Police, ext. 2490
Visitor - Campus Police, ext. 2490
Disability parking permits - Office of Disability Services, ext. 2071 (voice), or 2072 (TTY) (If issued a state placard or license for parking in
designated handicap spaces, there is no need to go through Disability Services.)
Adverse weather/snow emergency parking, ext. 4636
Physical plant buildings and grounds, ext. 2459

Parties (student)
Coordinator of social events, Student Government Association office, Campus Center, ext. 4950; Coordinator of house events, Office of
Residence Life, ext. 4940

Photography darkrooms
Hillyer Hall; Clark Science Center (for students in photo classes); Capen Annex (for The Sophian staff)

Ping-Pong tables
Ainsworth Complex, ext. 2708

Plants and plant care
Lyman Plant House, ext. 2740
Police
Campus Police, Facilities Management Building, ext. 800 for emergency; ext. 2490 for routine calls

Post office
Campus Center, 585-4140

Printing Services
Central Services, 122 West Street, ext. 2600

Private dining rooms (Duckett Special Dining Rooms)
Events Management Office, 30 Belmont, ext. 2162

Publicity
Office of College Relations, Garrison Hall, ext. 2190

Purchasing
Purchasing office, Facilities Management, 126 West Street, ext. 2240

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Radio station (WOZQ) - student
Campus Center, ext. 4977
Readmission to the College
Class deans Office, College Hall 101, ext: 4910
Religious life/organizations
Helen Hills Hills Chapel, ext. 2750; Organization Resources Chair, Student Government Association office, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Residence services
Building Services, Facilities Management, ext. 2400; Residence Life Office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940

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Room problems (heating, plumbing, etc.)
Facilities Management work request form posted near the residence coordinator/head resident’s suite

Room selection/Room changes
Residence Life Office, Clark Hall, ext. 4940

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Schacht Center for Health and Wellness
Schacht Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2800
Scholarships
Office of Student Financial Services, College Hall 107, ext. 2539; class deans’ office, College Hall 101, ext. 4905, 4920; Career Development
Office, Drew Hall, ext. 2570

Security
Campus Police, ext. 800 for emergency; ext. 2490 for routine calls

Sexual Assault
Health Services, 69 Paradise Rd., ext. 2800; Campus Police, ext. 800 for emergency; ext. 2490 for routine calls; Counseling Services, Schacht
Center for Health and Wellness, 21 Belmont Avenue, ext. 2840; dean of students, Clark Hall 203, ext. 4940

Sexual Harassment
Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, College Hall 302, ext. 2141; dean of students, Clark Hall 204, ext. 4940

Smith Students’ Aid Society
The Chapel, ext. 2577

Snack bars
Campus Center; vending machines and microwave oven in Neilson Library; Hillyer Hall; Gamut and Clark Science Center; vending machines
only, Ainsworth Gymnasium, Mendenhall Center (lower level), Stoddard Hall

Student Government Association
Campus Center, ext. 4950

Student newspaper (The Sophian)
Capen Annex, ext. 4970

Student of Color
Office of Multicultural Affairs, Clark Hall, ext. 4940; Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, College Hall 103, ext. 2141

Student organizations
Organization Resources Chair, Student Government Association, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Student volunteer services
Service Organizations of Smith, Helen Hills Hills Chapel, ext. 2756

Study abroad
Associate dean for international study, Global Studies Center, Wright Hall, ext. 4905

Summer housing
Office of Residence Life, Clark Hall 10, ext: 4940

Summer school plans
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock
Scholars, ext. 4980)

Swimming pool
Ainsworth Gymnasium, ext. 2708

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Telephones, campus
Repairs and related equipment, ext. 3084

Telephones, student room
Off-campus capabilities and PhoneMail, ext. 2082; repairs and equipment, ext. 3084

Telephone device for the deaf
Office of Disability Services, College Hall 104, ext. 2071 (voice) or 2072 (TTY)
Tennis or squash
Tennis courts; information at Ainsworth/Scott Gymnasium Complex, ext. 2708

Testing (LSAT, GRE)
Lazarus Career Development Office, Drew Hall, ext. 2570

Textbooks
Grécourt Bookshop, Campus Center, 585-4140

Theatre
Ticket information: box office, ext. 3220; general information: theatre administrator, ext. 3204, theatre office, ext. 3201; Fine Arts Council,
Campus Center, ext. 2639; Student Government Association, Campus Center, ext. 4950

Thefts
Campus Police, 122 West Street, ext. 800 for emergency; ext. 2490 for routine calls

Title IX Coordinator
Office of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, College Hall 302, ext. 2141
Transcripts
Registrar’s office, College Hall 102, ext. 2550

Transportation, Five College
Five College bus stops in front of John M. Greene Hall

Tutoring (writing, study)
Jacobson Center for Writing, Teaching and Learning, Seelye Hall 307, ext. 3056; Spinelli Center for Quantitative Learning, Neilson Library,
ext. 3091

Twelve college exchange
Class deans’ office, College Hall 101, ext. 4920

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Vendors
Campus Center, ext. 2639

Videotaping equipment
Nonprint Resources Center (Media Services), Alumnae Gymnasium C/93, ext. 2954

Volunteer opportunities
Service Organizations of Smith, Center for Community Collaboration, Wright Hall Lower Level, ext. 2756

Voter registration
Registrar’s office, College Hall 102, ext. 2550

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Weekly calendar listings
Office of College Relations, Garrison Hall, ext. 2162

Withdrawal from the college
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock
Scholars, ext. 4980)
Withdrawal from courses
Class dean, College Hall 101 (first-year students, ext. 4910; sophomores, ext. 4920; juniors, ext. 4920; seniors, ext. 4930; Ada Comstock
Scholars, ext. 4980)

Work request forms (residential houses)
use online work order request form































































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Federal Disclosure Requirements and Consumer Information
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Smith College does not have a single office or administrator that responds to all consumer information questions. If you have questions about
a particular federal disclosure requirement or other specific consumer information, please visit the subject link on the Smith College
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