main content Belonging October Resource
Great short read about boosting students sense of belonging on campus!
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Excitement, Anxiety, and Fear – these were the most reported emotions to the nationwide survey by the Council of Independant Colleges asking faculty and staff (including at our campus) the top three emotions we think college students deal with the first two weeks of campus.
At the same time that this survey was being distributed, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn and PhD candidate, J’Quen Johnson were conducting their own experiment on student belonging. In their experiment, they explored how simple, everyday interactions can have a profound impact on students’ sense of belonging. Their short research, shared in the article “Boosting Students’ Sense of Belonging in Under 60 Seconds,” highlights actionable strategies that answer the question, “how do we respond to these emotions that students are feeling?” What they found was that even brief moments of connection—like greeting a student, offering a few words of encouragement, or simply acknowledging their presence—can significantly reduce feelings of isolation.
The full article (5-minute read!) has great ideas, LC community should read it and consider how we can apply these approaches in our daily interactions to increase belonging on campus.
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Belonging Resource: Black History Month
Happy Black History Month! As part of L&C’s membership with the Council of Independent College’s Belong: Inclusive Learning Community, we wanted to share a few resources exploring the origins of observing Black history, its integration with American history, and its contemporary impact.
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From AI to Experiential Learning: Sign up for Free Belong Courses
As part of L&C’s membership with the Council of Independent College’s Belong: Inclusive Learning Community, faculty and staff are invited to enroll by February 15 for a series of free self-paced courses on cutting-edge topics.
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Celebrating Black History Month with books
Watzek Library is featuring a selection of books about Black experiences, past and present, through February. All books on the display may be checked out!
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Come to Narrative Medicine Skills Training!
With support from the Mellon Foundation, Northwest Narrative Medicine Collaborative (NWNMC) is developing Narrative Medicine Skills Training.
Narrative Medicine Skills Training introduces the narrative medicine principles of attention, representation, and affiliation and develops participant skills of listening and witnessing. We will reflect on how listening and witnessing can be applied to stories of health, illness and healing in diverse healthcare settings to improve care and support healing.
Training is open to students, health professionals, faculty, staff and community members– anyone curious about the practice of narrative medicine.
Narrative Medicine Skills Training
Saturday, February, 22
8:45-3:30
in-person and on-campus
Smith Hall
Lewis & Clark College
Register Here