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The longtime director of counseling services at VCSU, Klingenberg assumes her new responsibilities immediately.
“Dr. Klingenberg brings extensive experience to this position and is a very positive advocate for our students and programming in the student affairs division,” said President LaFave. “I have great confidence in her ability to help provide an exciting, safe and healthy campus experience for our students.”
Klingenberg has worked at VCSU since 1990, including the past 30 years as the director of counseling services. Her higher education experience at VCSU also includes roles as a faculty member in health and physical education (HPE) and psychology, along with various responsibilities in Title IX, athletics, student activities, retention and human resources.
Student mental health may impact spring retention in North Dakota
More than 21% of students said they were feeling mentally exhausted, an increase from 2018 when the total was 13.5%. 10:00 am, Dec. 27, 2020 ×
Students gather around the Eternal Flame on the University of North Dakota campus in Grand Forks. (Forum News Service file photo)
What impact the pandemic will have on students returning to campus for the spring semester remains to be seen, but mental health professionals at North Dakota campuses say students’ mental health may play a factor in their decisions.
Students are weighing their decision for the upcoming semester just as they did over the summer prior to the start of the fall semester. Students have to consider their financial situation, their family needs, their education and their mental health, Bill Burns, director of North Dakota State University s counseling center, said during a recent State Board of Higher Education meeting.