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Ecological Perspectives of Well-Being and Thriving in Higher Education Spaces
Sun, April 14, 7:45 to 9:15am, Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Floor: Level 5, Salon CSession Type: Symposium
Abstract
This panel will explore critical conceptualizations of well-being and thriving in higher education spaces. Increases in mental health challenges on campuses have made responding to students’ well-being needs a priority. But as higher education institutions navigate supporting students, it is necessary to develop an ecological and multidimensional perspective that considers structures and systems that influence our many ways of being well. This highly interactive panel will focus on well-being for students of color, LGBTQ+ students, and low-income students. The primary objective of the symposium is to identify diverse, effective, and identity-conscious ways in which researchers and educators are approaching postsecondary students’ well-being and thriving, with the whole student in mind.
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Papers
Black Thriving and Flourishing in Higher Education: What a Decade of Literature Tells Us - Sydney Freeman, University of Idaho; Agyemang Amofa Prempeh, University of Idaho
Navigating Well-Being and Thriving in Postsecondary Spaces: At-Promise Student and Practitioner Perspectives - Zoë Corwin, University of Southern California; Ralitsa Todorova, University of Southern California; Claudia Rodriguez, University of Southern California; Christine Rocha, University of Southern California
The Costs of Academic Materials Detract From Student Thriving - David J. Nguyen, Ohio University
Freedom Dreams: Black Artists’ Visions of the Future in Postsecondary Education Contexts - Wilson Kwamogi Okello, Pennsylvania State University
Thriving on Campus: Queer Students’ Perspectives About University Wellness Offerings - Brandon R. G. Smith, Michigan State University; Michael Woodford, Wilfrid Laurier University; Kristen A. Renn, Michigan State University