Denison introduces Financial Wellness Coordinator, Samantha Smith
Max Curtin April 12, 2019 0 COMMENTSApril is Financial Wellness Month, and Samantha Smith has taken on the ask as the university’s new Financial Wellness Coordinator of sharing information with the student body. “Denison has made it a point to become more involved in financial wellness,” said Smith. After forming a Financial Wellness Committee comprised of numerous staff members across different […]
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LIZ ANASTASIADIS & ALINA PANEK — On the weekend of March 29, the campus was crowded with pride and decorated with bright multicolored flags. In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of Denison’s LGBTQ Alumni Network, Denison hosted a weekend of events for alumni to come back to campus for various activities. More than 50 alumni […]
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JAX PREYER— Friends, teammates, and peers of Sean Bonner are coming together to commemorate his life on Denison’s campus and redefine the way Denison students view and talk about mental health issues. Sean Bonner, of Charlotte, North Carolina, passed away on November 7th, 2018 after a difficult battle with mental health issues. Sean was a […]
READ MOREMental Health is an aspect of wellness that is often times overlooked or ignored. On campus, the Active Minds organization hopes to change that and lead to positive improvements in rhetoric and advocacy for mental health by bringing the founder of the national organization to campus to speak to students about the group and mental […]
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Study finds that college expectations lead to mental health issues
Liz Anastasiadis April 12, 2019 0 COMMENTSMental health issues are prevalent across the nation, but more specifically, at Denison and other college campuses. A recent study found that more than 40 percent of college students have felt more than an average amount of stress within the past 12 months. The study, published in the medical journal Depression and Anxiety, found that […]
READ MOREDenison professors offer takes on college students’ mental health
Brooke Holland April 12, 2019 0 COMMENTSProf. Doug Swift What are some of your thoughts on mental health? Sadly, mental health challenges are increasing in America. This is occurring in all socio-economic groups, and in more and younger children. Regionally, Children’s Hospital in Columbus is in the process of doubling its psychiatric unit. Reports of suicide are increasing across the board, […]
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