{"629579":{"#nid":"629579","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Op-Ed: For Struggling Students, Faculty Can Be a Friend at the Front of the Room","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EFaculty members already play a significant role in how college students feel about their work and themselves. A trio of engineering deans is arguing they also can play a key role in supporting a generation of students struggling with mental health.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir argument, made in a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2019\/12\/02\/professors-should-be-more-involved-helping-students-mental-health-challenges\u0022\u003Enew opinion piece published by \u003Cem\u003EInside Higher Ed\u003C\/em\u003E Dec. 2\u003C\/a\u003E, is that students feeling anxious or overwhelmed have a friend at the front of the classroom who can help.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ELed by Georgia Tech College of Engineering Dean Steven McLaughlin, the deans propose a series of tools and training to help equip faculty members to get involved when they see a student at risk.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;As deans and professors of engineering, we\u0026rsquo;ve personally experienced the distinct vantage point of faculty members,\u0026rdquo; McLaughlin wrote alongside Alex Gallimore from the University of Michigan and Robert Braun from the University of Colorado. \u0026ldquo;We see the demeanor of students, week in and week out. We\u0026rsquo;re in an exceptional position to spot rising absenteeism or declining performance, to recognize key signs that a student is struggling or that something isn\u0026rsquo;t quite right.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe deans suggest colleges can engage faculty with specific programs such as QPR [Question. Persuade. Refer.]; mentoring for new faculty; ongoing student mental health training for faculty of all levels; and toolkits that include campus resources, tips for talking about suicide in the classroom, and sample statements for course syllabi.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;Intervening doesn\u0026rsquo;t come easily,\u0026rdquo; Braun, Gallimore, and McLaughlin wrote. \u0026ldquo;But here\u0026rsquo;s the reality: The classroom is the one place where every student shows up, and it might well be the place where we can turn the tide of mental health on campus.\u0026rdquo;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.insidehighered.com\/views\/2019\/12\/02\/professors-should-be-more-involved-helping-students-mental-health-challenges\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead the entire op-ed at \u003Cem\u003EInside Higher Ed\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EEngineering Dean Steven McLaughlin co-authors piece calling for colleges to give their faculty the tools and training to help students struggling with mental health challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Engineering Dean Steven McLaughlin co-authors piece calling for colleges to give their faculty the tools and training to help students struggling with mental health challenges."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2019-12-02 22:28:46","changed_gmt":"2019-12-02 22:28:46","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2019-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2019-12-02T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"629570":{"id":"629570","type":"image","title":"Steven W. 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