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The safety of our students is of paramount importance. Brown Department of Public Safety personnel are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. All residence hall entrances are locked 24 hours a day and can only be accessed with an authorized I.D. card. A professional live-in staff member is on call 24 hours a day. SPARK students are directly supervised by highly selected and trained Resident Advisors. An average student/RA ratio of 12:1 guarantees that students will receive the personal attention they need.
Health Services
Brown University Health Services is available to all students 8:00 a.m.—3:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for minor medical problems such as colds, cuts, sprains, or infections. Limited pharmacy and x-ray hours are offered. Brown University maintains its own Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Our EMTs are equipped to respond immediately to medical emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Situations requiring medical attention after business hours are referred to the emergency room at the Hasbro Children’s Hospital in downtown Providence. Parents/guardians will be notified and a Resident Advisor will accompany the student to the hospital and remain with the student until they are treated and released. Students who are transported to the hospital can expect to spend an average of 4 hours in the emergency room. Please note that students must complete and return Medical Authorization and Immunization History forms to us before the start of the SPARK program. These forms are sent with your acceptance package and are also available for download on the SPARK website. We regret that we cannot allow you to participate in the program until the medical forms are on file with us.
Students with Disabilities
Brown University offers equal educational opportunities and reasonable accommodations for the needs of qualified students with disabilities. Section 504 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, reinforced by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, maintains that no qualified individual with disabilities shall, solely on the basis of the disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity in higher education. For further information, please go to Disabilities Support Services on our website. Notice of the need for accommodations must be made a minimum of six weeks prior to the start of classes to allow time to reserve the available support services. <<Return to SPARK Life on Campus Homepage |
