Faculty and staff members are often in a position to notice when a student is in difficulty with an eating or exercise disorder. A special panel and roundtable discussions on Monday, February 21, 3:00-5:00 pm in Clark Lounge will explore best practices for individual and institutional responses.
This special program is cosponsored by the health promotion program, the Center for Faculty Excellence, and the Professional Development Committees of the Division of Student Affairs and Campus Life and the Division of Finance and Administration.
From 3:00 until 4:00 pm, a panel of faculty and staff will be joined by Mary Ellen Clausen, director of Ophelia's Place, a prominent treatment center for eating disorders in Syracuse. They will present perspectives on the problem and the unique challenges and opportunities with our various work roles.
From 4:00 until 5:00 pm, two roundtable discussions will focus on thinking well about helping a student or friend with an eating or exercise disorder and on building an institutional culture of effective collaboration on eating disorders and similar student health concerns.
Reservations are not necessary, and you are welcome to attend only part of the program if that is more practical. Refreshments will be served.
For more information, please contact Priscilla Quirk, coordinator of Health Promotion and Substance Abuse Prevention.
