{"title":"Creative collaborations can support students’ mental health","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/say.31348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31348","url":null,"abstract":"BURLINGTON, VERMONT — The traumas and losses of the pandemic combined with the pressures and pervasiveness of social media and technology use to create the perfect storm in college students’ lives. That left many students’ mental health in tatters, placing more demand on counseling centers, which were already stretched thin. And it's not going away soon. It takes about seven years to work through a trauma and about one to two years to work through the loss of a loved one — but that's when support systems are available to help, according to Jeremy Butler, Chief Innovation Officer at Integrated Community Alternatives Network, a nonprofit organization (www.ican.family).","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"81 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139606484","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Current, former Kappa members share perspectives on males joining sororities","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/say.31346","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31346","url":null,"abstract":"You’ve likely heard about the lawsuit filed by several members of the University of Wyoming chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma who claimed that welcoming men into their all‐women's sorority violated its bylaws. (Read more about that lawsuit on page 5.) Now, you can hear directly from Patsy Levang, a former KKG National Foundation President, and Allie Coghan, a KKG member and plaintiff in the Westenbroek v. Kappa Kappa Gamma lawsuit, who recently graduated from UW and became an Independent Women's Forum Ambassador.","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"25 20","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139609028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"News/Resources","authors":"","doi":"10.1002/say.31347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31347","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000\u0000Companies offer college admissions counseling\u0000Mental health, AI top trends to watch\u0000\u0000","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"15 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139607804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mercer on Mission program makes global impact by integrating study abroad with service‐learning","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/say.31352","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31352","url":null,"abstract":"Craig McMahan, M.Div., Ph.D., was just one year into working as Mercer University's Minister, Dean of Chapel, and Assistant Professor of Religion when the new University President gave him an assignment: Develop a program that integrates study abroad with meaningful service‐learning projects that go beyond “hugging babies and painting walls.” And that's how Mercer On Mission was born. In 14 years, the program has completed 163 trips with 2,877 Mercer students and faculty participants visiting 45 different international sites.","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"20 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139608148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Know what to do when it's hard to fire someone","authors":"David C. Schwebel","doi":"10.1002/say.31350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31350","url":null,"abstract":"In most industry settings, firing employees is straightforward. Emotional components aside, the legal act of separating employees from companies outside of higher education is often quick and simple. In the academy, however, the task can be more difficult. Releasing tenured faculty members requires substantial cause, and even staff member separations can be complicated by various university policies and requirements.","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"79 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139606218","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Heed guidance for supporting at‐risk students on your campus","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/say.31318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31318","url":null,"abstract":"BURLINGTON, VERMONT — Students typically arrive on campus with high expectations. But then an unexpected and painful reality might hit them a few weeks later when they haven’t made any friends and their classes seem overwhelming, compounded by believing they’re supposed to be having the best time in their lives.","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"55 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139252103","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Student employment program delivers more than just a job","authors":"Claudine McCarthy","doi":"10.1002/say.31325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31325","url":null,"abstract":"When students become employed in the campus recreation department at the University of Mississippi, they sign on for much more than just a job. And that's thanks to Peter Tulchinsky, Ed.D., who launched the student employment professional competency program when he became Director of Campus Recreation at Ole Miss in September 2014.","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"48 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139253307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Follow recommendations, avoid pitfalls to implement successful progression, retention program","authors":"Marguerite J. Dennis","doi":"10.1002/say.31321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/say.31321","url":null,"abstract":"In last month's column I wrote about the importance of retention management to enrollment management. This month, I will share specific recommendations for implementing a successful progression and retention management program as well as some pitfalls to avoid.","PeriodicalId":398905,"journal":{"name":"Student Affairs Today","volume":"100 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139251917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}