Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s First Saluki Center has once again earned national recognition, receiving the 2021 Silver Excellence Award in the First-generation Student Success category from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators/Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
About a fifth of students visiting Mercer’s Office of Counseling and Psychological Services have sought counseling specifically because of the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on their life, data kept by CAPS shows, underscoring the additional mental health challenges COVID-19 has caused at colleges across the nation.
“The anxiety that is associated with COVID whether they are a student or not has put us at a different baseline,” said Emily Piassick, director of CAPS. Piassick holds a doctoral degree in counseling psychology. “I’m not sure we have ever experienced anything like what we are experiencing right now within most of our lifetimes.”
New App Targets Student Mental Health Crisis in Pandemic
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Startup Ajivar helps students using advanced artificial intelligence (AI), and making a supportive online community available to all
Ajivar Real YOU community TAMPA, Fla. (PRWEB) February 08, 2021 Know a university student who is struggling because of COVID-19? You re not alone. More than eight out of 10 college students are experiencing significant levels of anxiety because of COVID-19, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators. And not just students, but staff and faculty also increasingly feel isolated, anxious, and depressed as a result of the pandemic.
TAMIU s President Arenaz named recipient of President s Award by NASPA
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Texas A&M International University president Dr. Pablo Arenaz has been selected the 2021 Recipient of The President’s Award for Region III by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators.
NASPA is a member-centered association of student affairs administrators in higher education. It supports a diverse and passionate network of 15,000 professionals and 1200 institutions worldwide. It annually honors prominent higher education and student affairs leaders, programs, and initiatives that contribute to or impact the field.
The President’s Award is a special recognition given to a college or university president who has, over a sustained period of time, advanced the quality of student life on campus by supporting student affairs staff and programs.
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Leonard Johnson, Professor of Education in the School of Education, has been appointed Associate Provost for Academic Operations effective January 3, 2017.
Johnson brings to the position over 40 years of higher education experience and has been at Ferris since 1998. Most recently, he served as Program Coordinator in the School of Education during the Director’s position search. He was also Chair of the Strategic Planning and Resource Council from 2010 to 2014 and collaborated with faculty, staff, administrators, and community members to advance the University’s strategic plan.
Another key leadership position that Johnson has held at Ferris is Chair of the University