The University of Mary Scholar-Athlete Concerns page provides student-athletes at the University of Mary with a productive way to raise concerns or share helpful feedback. Your feedback, once submitted on this page, will be forwarded to several administrators at Mary who are invested in ensuring you enjoy a first-class experience.
Additionally, you will find several resources that may be of use to you as you continue as a scholar-athlete at Mary.
The full purpose of this website is best explained in a "Statement of Care," written as an introduction to the Social Media Policy and Guidelines for Scholar-Athletes. Please find it reproduced here, slightly broadened, as an articulation of our regard and sincere desire to serve well our scholar-athletes.
Statement of Care
The University of Mary takes seriously the responsibility to care for the growth, development, and success of our scholar-athletes. The formation of personal virtue and strong character is fundamental to the mission of Marauders Athletics and is a shared responsibility of coaches, scholar-athletes, and administration. Our scholar-athletes bring honor to the University and our community. It is a privilege and a serious calling to accompany and guide young hearts and minds as they embrace adulthood and the ideals of Christian maturity.
Hardship, disappointment, and frustration happen in every human life, and dealing with them well is a hallmark of adulthood. An adult takes responsibility for his or her life, surroundings, and community. The temptation to complain or murmur is sometimes strong, but the adult chooses to act (if there is something that can be done) or to endure (if the circumstances are out of his or her control). The Rule of Saint Benedict identifies murmuring as the most serious and destructive sin against the value of community. More than anything, the everyday difficulties of life are meant to be overwhelmed by interior habits of gratitude for the many blessings and opportunities each of us has been given. The University of Mary fails if we are unsuccessful in assisting our students - especially our scholar-athletes - to live in this way.
The broader culture encourages people to murmur, which can take many forms, including complaining to a teammate or fellow student, or taking to social media to express concerns or frustrations. Clearly, any act of murmuring is detrimental to community and unproductive, as the perhaps legitimate complaint is never effectively voiced to those with the ability to enact change.
Coaches and university administration have a responsibility to provide appropriate channels for scholar-athletes to articulate frustrations and grievances and likewise participate in the development and growth of the campus community. By submitting your concerns through this page, you will productively contribute to the university's efforts to ensure that scholar-athletes in our community experience growth in maturity and genuine happiness on our campus.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE CONCERNS SUBMISSION FORM
Please click to submit the
Scholar-Athlete Concerns Submission Form in order to report a scholar-athlete concern. The submitted form will be forwarded to senior administrators at Mary who will review your concern and determine the most appropriate method of follow-up.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
UNIVERSITY OF MARY ATHLETICS SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY AND GUIDELINES FOR SCHOLAR-ATHLETES
SPORT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY: FOSTERING EXCELLENCE IN KEEPING WITH OUR IDEALS
CONTACTS FOR APPROPRIATE COMMUNICATION OF CONCERNS
COUNSELING AND HEALTH SERVICES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY
The mental and physical health and well-being of all University of Mary students, and in particular our scholar-athletes, is paramount to the University. We encourage you to take advantage of the services available on campus.
Counseling Services
Counseling is a confidential service that can provide additional support when a student is struggling with stress, anxiety, worry, grief and loss, loneliness, concentration, unresolved conflict, relationship issues, sleep issues, and adjustments to changes occurring in their lives, just to name a few areas of difficulty.
Through an agreement with CHI St. Alexius Health counseling services for University of Mary students are provided by professional licensed counselors from CHI St. Alexius Health. All currently enrolled University of Mary students are eligible. Counseling services for University of Mary students are provided at the CHI St. Alexius Health Technology and Education Center located at 1310 East Main Avenue in Bismarck.
Hours
CHI St. Alexius Health and Technology and Education Center
Monday: 8 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday-Friday: 8 AM to 5 PM
Students who do not have transportation may make arrangements for a ride by contacting the Student Development Office located in Room 1503 of the Benedictine Center for Servant Leadership or by calling 701-355-8217.
Appointments with a counselor may be made by calling 701-530-7195 or 1-800-327-7195.
A crisis line, answered by a professional counselor in Bismarck is available after hours. Students who experience the need to talk with a counselor after hours are encouraged to call. Faculty and staff who assist a student with mental health concerns after hours may also use the crisis line to consult with a counselor.
The crisis line number is 701-530-7195 or 1-800-327-7195.
For more information, please see the
Counseling Services page on the University of Mary website.
Student Health Clinic
To provide University of Mary students with convenient, campus access to high quality medical services, the university has an arrangement with CHI St. Alexius Health to operate the
Student Health Clinic. A full range of services are available on campus including medical exams and physicals, common laboratory services, prescriptions, vaccinations, and wellness education. The arrangement also provides students with easy access to other services, specialists and resources of CHI St. Alexius Health.
TITLE IX POLICIES FOR MARAUDERS ATHLETICS, THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY AND THE NCAA
Title IX Policy - Marauders Athletics
Title IX Policy - University of Mary
NCAA Title IX Resources
