Given that students often hesitate to seek support, normalizing the use of campus resources for all students—while also making individual referrals based on students’ pre-course survey responses and office hours conversations—can foster inclusion in impactful ways. One way to promote the use of campus resources is to include a list on your section syllabus and/or email signature.

Another compelling way to encourage students to engage with campus resources is to help them connect their personal challenges to the broader social context. For example, when sharing about the services provided by the Basic Needs Center, you might inform students that 39% of Berkeley undergraduates report food insecurity and 10% of all Berkeley students report homelessness (Cranch 2024). Or, before providing information about Counseling and Psychological Services, you might share that 44% of American college students report symptoms of depression, and that 37% sought out counseling in the past year (Alonson 2023). To the extent that you are comfortable doing so, you may also share stories about your own engagement with writing centers, technology loan programs, and other campus resources when you were in college.