Facilitation, Mental health and Mentoring

Active Minds’ 2023 Emerging Scholars Break Down Mental Health Barriers

Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

This fellowship gives Black, Indigenous, and students of Color (BIPOC) students the opportunity to be mentored by national experts in the mental health field as they complete independent, funded research projects. Jadon’s project will explore the mental health of BIPOC individuals who are first-generation college students.

Mental health

Mental health Facilitation Counseling First generation

Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum. We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

Mentoring

Mentoring Mental health Curriculum Teaching

Fostering Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

We hire a lot of students to be peer mentors, peer counselors, peer learning facilitators, which are basically tutors,” he continues. The peer mentors are recruited from UCLA’s undergraduate student body and are usually former participants in AAP. With that kind of structure and those kinds of environments we create.

Success

Success Mentoring First generation Counseling

Fellowship Program Highlights the Work of Disabled Scholar-Activists

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2024

Throughout the following 10 months, the fellows participated in meetings with their faculty mentors and optional monthly cohort-wide calls to discuss their progress. Locust and a third-party mediator held listening sessions and facilitated the fellows’ efforts to process their feelings and sort out their group dynamics.

Scheduling

Scheduling Mental health Application Accessibility

A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

There is tutoring and mentoring, and Espiritu designed a model in which second-year students mentor first-year students. This continues after graduation when students attending four-year institutions mentor second-year EPW students. Latino faculty at UTA closely mentor the students.

Mentoring

Mentoring Advising First generation Retention

Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum. We know that there are certain issues that we want to tackle in the mentoring program.

Mentoring

Mentoring Mental health Curriculum Teaching

Mental Health Peer-to-Peer Program Training

Timely MD

JULY 18, 2022

These programs are designed to arm students with the knowledge and skills necessary to support student mental health on college and university campuses. The components of peer-to-peer program training There is not a one-size-fits-all approach to care for students with mental health conditions. Talk to TimelyMD.

Mental health

Mental health Curriculum Advising Communication

A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

News survey revealed that 70% of 3,649 students struggled with mental health since starting college. Mental health is synonymous with psychological wellness, a multidimensional construct involving satisfaction and balance among mind, body, and spirit (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). A recent U.S.

Mental health

Mental health Higher education Education Counseling

Empowering Dreams and Overcoming Barriers: The Unforgettable Journey of TRIO Students at the 2023 National Student Leadership Congress

COE

JUNE 30, 2023

He highlighted the importance of an empathetic, albeit “tough” mentor in a student’s college access journey. One of his students was having trouble finding belonging in the new environment, and Santana credited the mental health and CPR training from COE for him being able to support that student.

Leadership

Leadership Low income student Students First generation

Comfortable Conversations: Creating Safe Spaces for Difficult Topics

Timely MD

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

By fostering strong relationships, recognizing warning signs, and utilizing available resources, we can create a supportive environment that promotes mental health and safety. Creating a strong support system – A preventative approach Healthy relationships are a crucial component of mental health.

Mental health

Mental health Communication Facilitation Student affairs

How Thematic Major Clusters, Major Maps, and Faculty Mentorship Elevate the Student Experience

EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

Mentors play a large role in whether students feel supported, challenged academically, or satisfied with their degree. Ensure these vulnerable student populations have access to a faculty mentor. A student’s performance, engagement, and choice to continue college is improved through mentor relationships. Ready to find out more?

Faculty

Faculty Mental health Advising Retention

The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill

COE

MARCH 14, 2024

Hamm Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate. Although not a TRIO alumnus himself, with hard work and the support of quality educators and mentors, Secretary Cardona became a first-generation college graduate.

Education

Education First generation Mentoring Leadership

New Report from Pell Institute Reveals How Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students Perceive the Value of College Degrees

COE

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Policymakers are urged to address the systemic barriers that Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students face, such as financial aid limitations and inequities in mental health services. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Students Leadership Nontraditional student

EQUALITY, Fall 2023

COE

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Leadership FAFSA Mental health

The Future of Academic Advising

The University Innovation Alliance

JUNE 23, 2022

While faculty members may seem best equipped for the task, our panelists suggested that professors are better suited as mentors, focusing the student on the discipline of a specific subject area rather than the nuts and bolts of navigating the college experience, which are better handled by professional advisors. But that’s what’s happened.

Advising

Advising Academic advisor Mental health Facilitation

EQUALITY, Spring 2024

COE

MAY 3, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation FAFSA Nontraditional student Leadership

Supporting First-Generation College Students This Back-to-School Season

COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Students Nontraditional student Leadership

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2023 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

COE

JUNE 30, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Education

Education First generation Leadership Mental health

“National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer.

COE

AUGUST 21, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Leadership

Leadership First generation Students Nontraditional student

The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

COE

MAY 8, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Education Leadership Grant

Council for Opportunity in Education Appoints Aaron Brown as Executive Vice President

COE

JULY 17, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Education

Education First generation Leadership Grant

EQUALITY, Summer 2023

COE

AUGUST 8, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Leadership Mental health Grant

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Partnership with NACADA to Launch Credentialing Opportunity for Higher Education Professionals

COE

JULY 12, 2024

Each session of the course will be co-facilitated by subject matter experts from both NACADA and COE, ensuring a comprehensive and insightful learning experience. Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Higher education

Higher education Education First generation Advising

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

COE

MAY 31, 2024

Wolanin was a faculty mentor of Stoner’s at the University of Wisconsin, and Stoner has been involved in supporting all five cycles of the internship program thus far. COE and the family of Thomas R. Wolanin established the program in memory of Dr. Wolanin, who championed student financial aid and college access. The paid Thomas R.

First generation

First generation Grant Education Nontraditional student

National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8

COE

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Students Student success Leadership

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity

COE

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Equity

Equity Accessibility Access Education

EQUALITY, Summer 2024

COE

AUGUST 15, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Leadership Equity Nontraditional student

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry as Keynote for its Annual Conference in New York City

COE

AUGUST 1, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Education Nontraditional student Leadership

The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the University of Louisiana-Lafayette for Inaugurating the Carmouche TRIO Alumni Association

COE

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Education University Leadership

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

COE

AUGUST 9, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Education

Education First generation Leadership Nontraditional student

New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

COE

MAY 10, 2024

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

Low income student

Low income student First generation Higher education Equity

Unleashing the Roar: A STEAM Symposium in Celebration of the Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary

COE

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Leadership Mental health Grant

Meet the 2023-2024 Active Minds Student Advisory Committee (And Learn How They Can Help You!)

Active Minds

AUGUST 21, 2023

Powered by youth and young adults, the SAC is an integral part of the mental health work being done by thousands of Gen Z activists across the country. Growing up in a small east Texas area where mental health is an unspeakable topic, Rachna wants to expand the idea of openness and end the silence surrounding mental health.

Mental health

Mental health Therapist Students Low income student

EQUALITY, Spring 2023

COE

MAY 8, 2023

Blog Revised FAFSA Release Date Pushed Back – What You Need to Know!

First generation

First generation Leadership Mental health Facilitation

Student Success Central

Active Minds’ 2023 Emerging Scholars Break Down Mental Health Barriers

Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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Fostering Success

Fellowship Program Highlights the Work of Disabled Scholar-Activists

A Continued Commitment to Community

Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Mental Health Peer-to-Peer Program Training

A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Empowering Dreams and Overcoming Barriers: The Unforgettable Journey of TRIO Students at the 2023 National Student Leadership Congress

Comfortable Conversations: Creating Safe Spaces for Difficult Topics

How Thematic Major Clusters, Major Maps, and Faculty Mentorship Elevate the Student Experience

The Council for Opportunity in Education Hosts U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A. Cardona During Its 43rd Annual Policy Seminar on Capitol Hill

New Report from Pell Institute Reveals How Black, Latinx, and Indigenous Students Perceive the Value of College Degrees

EQUALITY, Fall 2023

The Future of Academic Advising

EQUALITY, Spring 2024

Supporting First-Generation College Students This Back-to-School Season

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2023 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

“National Student Leadership Congress has opened my eyes”: Future leaders realize their power in D.C. this summer.

The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds Senators Susan Collins, Jon Tester, Shelley Moore Capito, and Tammy Baldwin for Reintroducing Bill to Strengthen the Federal TRIO Programs

Council for Opportunity in Education Appoints Aaron Brown as Executive Vice President

EQUALITY, Summer 2023

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Partnership with NACADA to Launch Credentialing Opportunity for Higher Education Professionals

The Council for Opportunity in Education Receives a Major Grant to Extend Opportunities to First-Generation and Low-Income Recent College Graduates Nationwide

National First-Generation College Celebration Honors First-Generation Student and Alumni Accomplishments on November 8

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces New Partnership with the Institute of International Education Center for Access and Equity

EQUALITY, Summer 2024

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Matthew A. Cherry as Keynote for its Annual Conference in New York City

The Council for Opportunity in Education Applauds the University of Louisiana-Lafayette for Inaugurating the Carmouche TRIO Alumni Association

The Council for Opportunity in Education Announces 2024 National TRIO Achiever Award Recipients

New Pell Institute Report Shows Decline in the Global Position of the United States in Bachelor’s Attainment, Increasing Inequality of College Opportunity at Home

Unleashing the Roar: A STEAM Symposium in Celebration of the Jurassic Park 30th Anniversary

Meet the 2023-2024 Active Minds Student Advisory Committee (And Learn How They Can Help You!)

EQUALITY, Spring 2023

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