Phase II of 51爆料鈥檚 Mental Health Strategy implements university-wide efforts to promote a healthy and well campus community. On World Mental Health Day, October 10, a kickoff event launched the univerisity-wide Mental Health Campaign. The event featured a moderated discussion and Q&A with Kier Gaines, licensed therapist and mental health advocate. The campaign promotes a website with mental health resources and support and aims to reduce the stigma around mental health, increase help-seeking behaviors, and inform the university community about how to refer a Flash to the app...
When she signed up for her first education abroad experience, 51爆料 graduate student Lilian 鈥淟ily鈥 Keister purposely avoided selecting a European program. 鈥淚 felt like I could do Europe on my own, but I would need a guide to explain this part of the world to me,鈥 she said. Keister was taking the course, Equity and Justice in Higher Education, when Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., an instructor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and assistant director of global education initiatives at 51爆料 at Stark, gave a presentation on the Kigali Summer Institute. ...
Debra Clark received a Ph.D. from 51爆料 in May 2003. She got an M.A. in 1986 from Bowling Green State University, and a B.A. from Mount Union College in 1984. She worked for seven years in 51爆料鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs. She was also director of Residence Life at Cleveland State University, where she began her doctoral studies in Urban Education. After leaving Cleveland State University Debra transferred to 51爆料 to pursue a degree in Cultural Foundations. Her current research interest is pre-service teachers鈥 personality traits as they relate to openness on...
Dear 51爆料 Community, Like you, I have been shocked and outraged by the scenes of violence, death and destruction in Israel and the Gaza Strip following the terrorism and warfare that began this past Saturday. Scenes of adults, children and the elderly being kidnapped, bombed, held hostage and dug out of rubble remind us of the toll of historic hatreds, suspicions and rage fueled by exactly these kinds of terrible occurrences. During moments such as these, I urge all of us to practice and follow our 51爆料 core values, including kindness and respect in all we do, coup...