It has been said that college-age students are at one of the most vulnerable points in their lives: away from home, pressured by academic requirements and social responsibilities, and feeling their way through new relationships and opportunities. In addition to these “normal” stressors of college life, many Case Western Reserve students are attempting to accomplish an overwhelming combination of loaded class schedules, extracurricular responsibilities, work and social activities.
The next University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education (UCITE) session will focus on how these issues affect students, and what faculty members can do to help. The session will be held Thursday, Sept. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Allen Memorial Medical Library’s Herrick Room (use Adelbert Road doors).
Nell Davidson, director of the University Health Service, and Kuldhir Bhati, a new staff member at University Counseling Services, will give an overview of the kinds of effects that stress has on students. In addition, attendees will discuss changes to how health and counseling services work, given the recent integration of services.
In addition, facilitators will discuss the three-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration the university was awarded to advance a public health approach to suicide prevention on campus. Bhati will share his thoughts about how faculty might help a student who appears to be struggling.
Pizza and sodas will be provided at this session. RSVP to ucite@case.edu.