Month: March 2021

Guiding students to wellness

| Emily Keeler
Join the Student Wellness Center for a 2.5 hour workshop specifically for faculty, staff and graduate/professional students at Ohio State. Participants will learn the skills needed to effectively guide students to wellness through active listening, motivational interviewing, goal-setting and best-referral practices. Participants will learn and practice tangible skills to help students access wellness-related resources on Ohio State’s campus.
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Hope walks here

| Emily Keeler
Help prevent suicide and promote a campus culture of care at Ohio State by supporting this year’s spring virtual Out of the Darkness Campus Walk. This event, a partnership between the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Ohio Chapter and Ohio State Suicide Prevention Program, will take place April 9-11. The walk is a journey of remembrance, hope, healing and support, and is an opportunity to unite as a campus and community. Ohio State alumni, staff, faculty, students and their friends and family (even pets) may participate. Register online.
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Reducing barriers for students with hidden disabilities

| Emily Keeler

Students with disabilities can experience a layer of barriers, bureaucracy and stigma that can challenge them on their path to success on our campuses. This is especially acute when disabilities are non-apparent and/or undisclosed. In this April 1 session, we will share data and narratives to illustrate how students experience academic and campus practices. We will discuss the culture-setting and stigma-reduction strategies faculty can use to refine their inclusive instructional practices.

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Weekly testing available to faculty and staff working on campus regularly

| Emily Keeler
Beginning today, asymptomatic faculty and staff who are regularly working on the Columbus campus can schedule weekly COVID-19 testing at Jesse Owens North Recreation Center via MyChart. This new testing program is available due to increased capacity at the university’s Applied Microbiology Services Laboratory (AMSL) and is meant to provide employees with an additional testing option and critical information to help themselves and members of their household feel safe. This program is not meant for intermittent, mid-quarantine or symptomatic testing. As a reminder, regional campus employees who are working in person are encouraged to test on their campuses each week.
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Promote the Stay Calm and Well Part IV Series

| Emily Keeler
Six week series starting March 17, 12:30-1 p.m.
Zoom
Back by popular demand! The Office of the Chief Wellness Officer is pleased to announce registration is open for Part IV of the Stay Calm and Well Webinar Series. The latest edition will continue to build participant knowledge to overcome the lingering COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts on our lives at home and at work, while enhancing skills to cope with social issues in our country. Encourage your colleagues to participate and earn 2,000 YP4H points by completing five out of six post-evaluation surveys.