Health & Safety

Wellness Services and Campus Safety work very closely to implement campus-wide best practices at Pratt Munson. The well-being of our students is of utmost importance, and we have comprehensive health and safety systems, programs, and practices that extend to various aspects of campus life. You can trust in our commitment to ensuring your confidence and care, both on and off campus

Wellness & Counseling

The Counseling Office aspires to maintain a standard of excellence in practice for its provision of student and educational services through individual and group, academic advocacy, crisis management, and campus-wide participation in community events centered on wellness.

Values

+ Facilitate personal growth, emotional, and mental well-being

+ Respect for diversity and individuality

+ The importance of balancing personal and academic success

+ The integrity and responsibility of individual choice

+ Self-knowledge and self-efficacy

+ Advocating for social justice and human dignity


Located on the first floor of the Student Life Offices and at no charge to all Pratt Munson students. All counseling sessions are confidential.

Contact

Common needs addressed include:

  • Stress management
  • Peer pressure/conflicts
  • Gender identity
  • Anxiety
  • Sexual identity
  • Drug/alcohol-related problems
  • Emotion management
  • Family stressors
  • Relationship issues
  • Suicidal thoughts
  • Depression
  • Eating disorders
  • Crisis management
  • Academic stressors

     

Health Insurance

All registered students are required to carry full health insurance coverage while attending Pratt Munson. 

Students who will have coverage under a separate health insurance plan, covering them while in the Utica, NY area, may choose to waive the school's Aetna Student Health Insurance and have the charge removed from their billing invoice. To waive the insurance students must complete the online Student Health Insurance Form and provide proof of their existing insurance coverage. 

Students who will not be insured under a separate health insurance plan will need to enroll in the school's Aetna Student Health Insurance. To enroll students must complete the online Student Health Insurance Form. 

Deductible 
All students will have a $100 in-network deductible. This means that your first $100 of in-network healthcare expenses will need to be paid out-of-pocket. Once you’ve paid the $100 deductible your insurance coverage will begin paying a certain percentage of your expenses. You will only be responsible for the co-insurance (refer to the Benefits Brochure below). 

2023-2024 Aetna Student Health Insurance Plan 
Effective dates: August 18, 2023 - August 17, 2024 
Fall Rate: $688.00 (August 18, 2023 - January 14, 2024) 

Spring Rate: $939.00 (January 15, 2024 - August 17, 2024) 
2023-2024 Benefits Brochure 
Print an ID Card 
Find a Doctor 

Teladoc 
Speak to a licensed doctor by web, phone, or mobile app in under 10 minutes. Click here for more information. 

Local In-Network Facilities 
Primary Urgent Care (walk-ins welcome) 
1904 Genesee St. 
Utica, NY 13502 
315-940-0053 

WellNow Urgent Care (walk-ins welcome) 
230 N Genesee St 
Utica, NY 13502 
315-275-3214 

Check-In Online - reserve your spot online to avoid long wait times, and receive a text when WellNow Urgent Care is available to see you. 

Virtual Visit - See a provider in under 10 minutes via their 24/7 virtual care. 

Upstate Family Health Center (appointment needed) 
1001 Noyes St. 
Utica, NY 13502 
315-624-9470 

Doctors at this location that accept Aetna Student Health Insurance: 
• David Liu, MD 
• Lindsey Gilchrist, NP 
• Judith Schipper, DNP 
• Valerie Yager, ANP 

Wynn Hospital (emergency room) 
111 Hospital Drive 
Utica, NY 13502 
315-917-9966 

Planned Parenthood (appointment needed) 
1424 Genesee St 
Utica, NY 13502 
315-724-6146

Campus Safety

The Campus Safety Department is a service unit dedicated to the protection of life and property and providing a safe campus environment. The Campus Safety Department is staffed 365 days per year and 24 hours per day. The main Campus Safety Office is located at 1208 State Street. The emergency on-campus phone number is ext. 4444. This four-digit extension must be dialed from an on-campus phone. Emergency phones are located on each floor of the residence halls. Picking up the phone will immediately connect the caller to the Campus Safety dispatcher. The nonemergency/business phone number for Campus Safety is 315-797-0000 ext. 2175. Campus Safety direct dial line is 315-724-2670. Campus phones are available in the residence halls, vestibules, classrooms, and hallways. Emergency phones are located on each floor of the residence halls. 

The Campus Safety Department has New York State Licensed Safety Officers patrolling the campus, parking lots, and campus perimeter, as well as making campus building inspections. In addition to the above, the Campus Safety Department monitors a network of closed-circuit television cameras which are strategically located throughout the campus. 

In an emergency, the Campus Safety Department will communicate to students, faculty, and staff via Pratt Munson Safe App Notifications, telephone, radio, and the campus exterior public address system. The residence hall entrances are locked 24 hours a day, with access granted via a proximity card access system. All entrance and exit doors are alarmed and monitored via computer and a fiber-optic closed-circuit camera system. 

Classroom building and studio entrances are locked 24 hours a day, with access granted via a proximity card access system. The main academic buildings are alarmed and monitored via computer and a fiber-optic closed-circuit camera system. 

To view more on Campus Safety, click here.