What's Working on Campus – Campus Innovations That Make a Difference
Adopting a One-Word Mantra
Sometimes we need simple coping mechanisms to make meaning amid hard times. The concept of adopting a one-word mantra – from “courage” to “build” t...
Counseling Center Therapy Dog Brightens Students’ Days at Providence College
Finnegan, a 4-year-old Bernese Mountain dog, is the newest member of the Personal Counseling Center team at Providence College (RI). He and his hum...
Students Ditching Their Smartphones to Reconnect with Others – and Themselves
There’s a movement afoot where college students are ditching their smartphones and replacing them with flip phones. It’s to help them be more prese...
Elephant Topiary at the U. of Alabama a Labor of Love for Campus Groundskeepers
On the University of Alabama campus, a life-size topiary elephant in front of the Rose Administration building is a point of pride, a living symbol...
Professor Leaves 31 Students Her Life Savings
When Professor Cris Hassold, an art history professor at New College of Florida, passed away, 31 of her favorite students received a stunning surpr...
Practice Setting Limits
Limit-setting is one of the most difficult things for some people to learn, yet it can provide them with some of the most peaceful, healthy results...
U. of Montana Taps Into Crowdfunding to Support Campus Organizations
At the University of Montana, the UM Foundation held a fall 2024 crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for 11 organizations, ranging from the studen...
Alma College’s Student-Run Music Outreach Program Serves Local Schoolchildren
The Alma College (MI) Community Music Outreach program is a student-run initiative that offers $5 private music lessons to local students in additi...
Reframe the Narrative When It Comes to Student Loneliness
“Loneliness can often bring feelings of self-doubt and insecurity,” explains the “Navigating Loneliness” website hosted by Student Affairs at Stanf...
Poetry Machine Offers Colgate U. Community Free Poems
Colgate University (NY) made a Poetry Machine – an old capsule machine with 10 different poems inside – available on campus and around town during ...
Comm College President to Run 1,500 Miles This Summer to Raise Basic Needs Funds and Awareness
College presidents run their universities. Yet, President Tim Cook of Clackamas Community College (OR) will actually run for his students this summ...
Offer Tabletop Gaming Options to Connect Students Struggling with Loneliness
Tabletop role-playing games, like Dungeons & Dragons (D&D), Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, Warhammer 40K and RuneQuest, are growing in popula...
