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School-Life Balance T
he National College Health Assessment reported 30 percent of college students said they experienced enough stress to negatively affect academic performance and more than 85 percent experienced feeling overwhelmed, numbers that
have held steady since at least 2013. The NCHA also found 15.8 percent of students
Minds,theleadingorganization empowering students reported being diagnosed or treated for anxiety while 13.1 percent had been diagto speak openly about mental health in order nosed or treated for depression. n Arkansas colleges have responded to the growing to educate others and problem of stress on campus through a variety of outreach, campus organizations, encourage help-seeking. Fit Body, Fit Mind is the health services and recreation to help student manage the stress of college life. lesson taught through Red WOLF ( Wellness Opportunities and Life Fitness) Center. The alternative therARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY apy approach incorporates 20 minutes of discussion about Approximately 200 registered organizations are open to students stress management techniques followed by 30 to 40 minutes at Arkansas State University, appealing to a broad range of interof high intensity exercise. ests. One of the newer groups forming is POWER (Promoting Wolf Pact, a peer-educator group, is another new initiative Opportunity with Effective Recovery) a recovery community through which students will be nationally certified as peer program that will eventually include weekly support group educators through NASPA and will provide educational promeetings for those in recovery from any sort of addiction and grams and peer support. related social events. ASU provides numerous outreach class-based programs, Another new initiative for the year is the formation of Active
Henderson State University provides a number of clubs and organizations for students to get involved on campus. 18 AUGUST 24, 2017
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primarily through First Year Experience classes, addressing issues including stress management, depression management, sexual assault prevention, alcohol use, motivation and decision making, choosing a major and others. The Campus Counseling Center provides individual and group counseling, monitored self-help and online-based treatment (TAO). One credit-hour courses on worry management, stress management and time management are all available through University College. ASU holds a Suicide Awareness week each year and two Depression and Anxiety Awareness weeks each year with inperson screenings available. Residence Life staff receives Red Wolves Pathway Training designed to help recognize signs of depression and potential suicidal thinking, how to talk to a student about possible suicidal ideation and how to get the student to the resources they need.
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ASUN offers an intramural sports program to provide students opportunities for recreation and friendly competition. ASUN offers basketball, softball, volleyball, flag football, dodgeball and ping pong. By joining one of ASUN’s campus organizations, students take part in unique engagement opportunities to enhance leadership skills, build relationships with peers and engage networking experiences with local business and community leaders. Student organizations are the pulse of the learning community, spanning from professional to social, with a wide spectrum of activities to cultivate a student-centered environment while on campus. Organizations include the Minority Support group, which was established in an effort to better serve ASUN minority students’ needs. This organization also strives to provide support to minority students to help make transitioning into the ASUN campus environment an easy and convenient one. Phi Beta Lambda is a business organization with a mission to bring business and education together in a positive working