Ithaca College

Thursday, November 17, 2016, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Center for Faculty Excellence, 316 Gannett Center

The American College Health Association says one in six college students have been diagnosed with, or treated for, anxiety within the past year – in fact, anxiety is now considered the number one mental health diagnosis among college students. How does resilience play into this — and how does it play out on today’s college campuses? 

Many of today’s students can’t manage the pressures facing them — nor have they learned the skills to soothe themselves and carry on in the face of temporary setback and disappointment. Where is their grit? 

Our expert presenter, Dr. Gregory Eells — the Director of Counseling and Psychological Services at Cornell University — will review the concept of resilience and explore strategic ways that colleges and universities can incorporate resilience development into students’ living and learning environments, including a focus on exposure to resilient role models, developing learned optimism, the effective regulation of emotions and coping mechanisms, altruism, reflection and more.

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