>>> GOOD EVENING AND WELCO A SPECIAL ADDITION TO PBS3 REPORTERS ROUNDTABLE.

I'M YOUR HOST TRACY COMING YOU FROM OUR STUDIO AND BETHLEHEM PENNSYLVANIA.

WE WILL DISCUSS ANXIETY AN SELF-CONCEPT ISSUES ON CAM FIRST, WE WILL FOCUS ON TH CHALLENGES INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS FACE ON CAMPUS.

TURNING THE ROUNDTABLE ALO WITH MOAB, CHANTEL AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AT T UNIVERSITY WITH DOCTOR MIL >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME >> LET'S BEGIN WITH ONE IS WHAT IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS ON CAMPUS?

>> I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE THEY HAVE NOW, I AGGRAVATING TO THE U.S.

ENVIRONMENT, AND THE U.S.

EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT BECA OFTEN THEY ARE COMING FROM ENVIRONMENT THAT THEY ARE THAT ARE DIFFERENT THAN OU IN ADDITION, THE DIDACTIC SYSTEMS, AND SCHOOLS OVERS THE ABILITY TO INTERACT ON SOCIAL LEVEL WITH DOMESTIC STUDENTS.

SO IS JUST GETTING USED TO HERE.

AND FIGURING OUT, WHERE TH PLACES ON CAMPUS.

>> WHAT ALL DO YOU SEE ON CAMPUS IN REGARDS TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?

>> I THINK THAT I'VE SEEN TEMPLE UNIVERSITY, THAT TA ABOUT ISSUES WITH UNIVERSI -- INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WE TALKED TOGETHER ME AND DOCTOR MILLER.

AND OTHER BIG ISSUE WE TAL ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT A L INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WIL COME HERE, THEY TEND TO FI GROUP WHO IS SIMILAR TO TH MEANING PEOPLE FROM THEIR COUNTRY AND THEY HANG OUT A MORE.

SO IT GETS HARDER, FOR STU LIKE THAT TO BE ABLE TO LE OR BE ABLE TO ASSOCIATE THEMSELVES, WITH AMERICAN CULTURE BECAUSE THEY TEND WANT TO HANG OUT WITH THEI GROUP.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG THING THAT PEOPLE FACE AND IT'S CONTRIBUTOR TO THAT PROBLE >> AND GIVING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPEN UP, TH NEED TO EXTEND THEMSELVES JUST A WITH PEOPLE FROM TH OWN CULTURES.

>> YES THANK YOU.

WE TRY TO DO THAT WITH OUR PRODUCTION CREW.

WE TRY TO ATTRACT PEOPLE W HAVE BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS THA COME TOGETHER AND WORK ON SHOW.

AND WORKING ON THIS KIND O SHOW IT GOES UP TO SOME KI CAMARADERIE FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW WE DON'T CONCERN OURS WITH JUST COWORKERS WE WER LIKE FAMILY.

>> YOU POINTED OUT SOMETHI VERY IMPORTANT, THE ABILIT INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TO F AVENUE TO INTERACT, ON A AUTHENTIC LEVEL IF YOU WIL WITH THE DOMESTIC STUDENT RATHER THAN DOING IT IN TH CLASSROOM WHERE THEY ARE F TWO.

YOU ARE GIVING THEM OPPORTUNITIES.

THINGS ARE HAPPENING ON CA IS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THA THEY BEGUN TO RECOGNIZE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS NEE BE BETTER ACCLIMATED.

FOR EXAMPLE IN THE U.S.

EA TODAY WE HEARD ABOUT THE Y ARE WELCOME HERE CAMPAIGN.

IT'S A CAMPAIGN THAT WAS CREATED BY UNIVERSITIES, STARTING NOVEMBER 16, TO R INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS THA KNOWÃBUT U.S.

UNIVERSITIES ARE OPEN TO THEM AND WE WA THEM TO COME.

AND THEN UNIVERSITIES TAKE BEYOND YOU ARE WELCOME TO CREATE EVENTS AND ACTIVITI MAKE STUDENTS FEEL WELCOME >> I THINK ALSO, AS FAR AS BEING OPEN TO THE CULTURE, THINK ANOTHER THING IS -- HAVE A COUSIN IS FROM THE ISLANDS, ENGLISH IS NOT HE FIRST LANGUAGE SO SHE TEND HER FRIENDS ARE THE SAME S IT'S MUCH EASIER FOR HER T SPEAK HER LANGUAGE AND EXP HERSELF.

I UNDERSTAND THAT AS WELL.

ENGLISH WAS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE.

SO, WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AMERICAN CULTUR YOU'RE TRYING TO EXPRESS HERSELF, AND YOU'RE TRYING GET THE AMERICAN LANGUAGE LINGO DOWN, IT CAN BE VERY IF YOU'RE NOT USING THOSE TERMS, OR THOSE WORDS IN Y HOUSEHOLD DAILY.

ALTHOUGH, I AM OLDER, I'VE IN MY LIFE ESPECIALLY IN SCHOOL, IT IS A BARRIER TH LANGUAGE.

THERE ARE TERMS, I HAVE NE HEARD OF, AND WE DON'T USE WITHIN OUR HOUSEHOLDS.

SOWS AN INTRODUCTION TO ME WELL.

BUT THE LANGUAGE BARRIER I DEFINITELY KEY.

>> I'VE NOTICED THAT FIRST I'M A RESIDENT ASSISTANCE HALL FOR FIRST-YEAR STUDEN I HAVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUN INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, AN LEHIGH IS 60% INTERNATIONA STUDENT ANYWAY.

WE HAVE A FAIRLY HIGH PERCENTAGE.

I'VE NOTICED A LOT OF THES ISSUES THE FRESHMAN'S FROM SAME COUNTRIES LIKE TO STI TOGETHER, THE LANGUAGE BAR MAKES IT HARD FOR THEM, TO OPEN TO HAVE CONVERSATION PARTICIPATE IN EVENTS.

THERE'S ALMOST LIKE THE SE EXCLUSION, JUST FROM MY OBSERVATIONS.

I ALWAYS WORRY, THAT MY INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN HEART ARE SCARED THAT IF T TRY TO PARTICIPATE OR IF T REALLY WANT TO, THAT THEY BE OSTRACIZED ANYWAY.

SO ONE OF THE BIGGEST THIN TRY TO DO IN MY HALL, AND ALL THE DIFFERENT ARRAYS O CAMPUS IS A FOCUS ON BREAK THAT BARRIER.

BECAUSE THE BARRIER TO ENT ARE HIGH ENOUGH ANYWAY SO CAN KNOCK THEM DOWN IN THE RESIDENCE HALL, MAYBE IT W BE EASIER EVERYWHERE ELSE CAMPUS.

>> I AGREE, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TEND TO USUALLY EXCLUDE THEMSELVES IF YOU FROM INTERACTING WITH DOME STUDENTS IN LARGE GROUPS.

AGAIN THEY'RE FORCED TO DO IN CLASSROOMS.

TALKING ABOUT STRATEGIES I RESIDENCE HALL.

HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO, OVE THE PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE F DOMESTIC STUDENTS THEMSELV TEND NOT TO OPEN THEMSELVE TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?

>> YES I FORGOT TO TOUCH O. I WOULD ALMOST SAY THAT TH BIGGER ISSUE.

ABSOLUTELY.

ESPECIALLY IN MY HALL.

IT'S A THEMED COMMUNITY WH ALL ARTS ALIVE.

EVERYONE LIVING THERE, IS UNITED BY THEIR LOVE OF ARTISTRY IN SOME WAY.

ESPECIALLY THE DOMESTIC STUDENTS WHOSE ROOMMATE IS INTERNATIONAL, THERE ARE S EXCEPTIONAL PROGRAMS THAT OUTSIDE OF THE RESIDENCE H TO INCREASE THAT AWARENESS AS FAR AS I KNOW, OUTSIDE HALL, I DO NOT KNOW VERY M PROGRAMMING THAT EXISTS.

AT LEAST FOR DOMESTIC STUD TO UNDERSTAND THE INTERNAT EXPERIENCE.

I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING SHOULD SEE MORE OF.

>> I THINK YOU'VE DEVELOPE SOMETHING CALLED THE GLOBA LIVING AND LEARNING COMMUN AND OUR RESIDENCE HALL.

50% OF THE SUITES ARE OCCU BY DOMESTIC STUDENTS, 50% INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

SO THEY ARE REQUIRED TO LI TOGETHER FOR A YEAR, THEY A COURSE TOGETHER WE HAVE A FRESHMAN LEVEL AND SOPHO JUNIOR LEVEL.

THE GOAL OF THE COURSE, IS FIND WAYS FOR DOMESTIC STU AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS GET TO KNOW EACH OTHER BET WHAT WE FOUND, WE DONE IT SEVEN YEARS NOW AND WHAT W FINDING IS THAT THE FRIEND THAT RESULT FROM THOSE CLA LAST NOT ONLY OVER THE YEA OVER THE MILES.

STUDENTS TAKEN A CLASS OF THE PAST, COME BACK AND SA I'VE GONE TO VISIT MY FRIE KOREA, THAILAND TO SEE PEO IT IS IF YOU WILL AND ARTIFICIAL MEANS AT THE BEGINNING, BUT BY THE AND THE EXPERIENCE IT BECOMES TRUE FRIENDSHIP WITH YOU W AND THAT IS SOMETHING WE W LIKE TO SEE IN OTHER PLACE TEMPLE IS NOT THE FIRST ON AN INTERNATIONAL LIVING AN LEARNING COMMUNITY, BUT TH ONE IS RATHER UNIQUE WE THINK.>> WHAT HAVE YOU FOU REGARDS THE POLITICAL CLIM HOW ARE INTERNATIONAL STUD BEING TREATED ON CAMPUS?

>> I GO BACK TO THE YOU AR WELCOME HERE CAMPAIGN.

WE BE -- WE BEGAN THAT BEC WE REALIZE THERE WILL BE STUDENTS THAT WILL BE CONC IF THEY ARE GOING TO BE WE ON CAMPUS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THERE HAS B INCIDENTS WHERE INTERNATIO STUDENTS HAVE FELT THE BRU IF YOU WILL AND ANTI- INTERNATIONAL SENTIMENT GO ON AROUND THE COUNTRY.

I DON'T THINK IT'S WIDESPR BUT THERE HAS BEEN A FEW INCIDENTS HERE AND THERE, ARE TROUBLING FOR THOSE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION LEADERS.

AND HAVE YOU SEEN THE FEDE GOVERNMENT IS PROPOSING SO REGULATIONS TO IMMIGRATION RULES, ABOUT INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SCHOLARS, THA PERCEIVED AROUND THE WORLD LESS THAN FRIENDLY.

THAT IS HAVING AN IMPACT O RECRUITING EFFORTS ON THE NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMMON - CHOSEN TO COME TO THE U.S.

POLITICAL CLIMATE IS HAVIN NEGATIVE IMPACT RIGHT NOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RECRUITMENT AND INTERNATIO STUDENT FEELINGS ON CAMPUS >> YOU SEE ANYTHING ON YOU CAMPUS?

>> I MENTIONED ON AN EARLI EPISODE, WHEN THAT SENTIME STARTED GOING AROUND, MY F AND I AUTOMATICALLY STARTE TALKING ABOUT WHETHER OR N IS SAFE FOR US.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE MUSLIM COMING FROM A MUSLIM FAMIL WE STARTED QUESTIONING IS SAFE FOR US TO STAY OR SHO WE GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.

I FEEL LIKE AS A STUDENT, ESPECIALLY IN AMERICA, THI SHOULD NOT BE A MINUTE -- CONVERSATION.

WE SHOULDN'T FEEL UNSAFE BECAUSE OF OUR RACE.

WE HAVE A HISTORY, OF DISCRIMINATING OF PEOPLE F SPECIFIC BACKGROUNDS.

TO ME PERSONALLY, THERE'S INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS OR PEOPLE OF INTERNATIONAL AN THAT WE HAVE NOT REALLY LE FROM WHERE WE CAME FROM.>> AGREE WITH THAT.

I'M JUST A SOPHOMORE AT LE I WAS NOT ON CAMPUS WHEN T MUSLIM BAN WENT INTO PLAY.

SO THAT WAS INTERESTING, B EVIDENTLY.

THE PRESIDENT OF OUR UNIVERSITY, SENT OUT THIS MESSAGE TO STUDENTS SAYING WELCOME INTERNATIONAL STUD AND IT'S AGAINST EVERYTHIN STAND FOR.

AND THERE'S A COORDINATED EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND DISCUSS WHAT THIS MEANS FO THIS FUTURE, HOW TO ADAPT IT, AND HOW TO REOPEN THOS DIALOGUES IF YOU WILL, THE A RALLY ON OUR FRONT LAWN IT.

BE OVERWHELMING STUDENT/INSTITUTIONAL RESP IS AND WAS POSITIVE.

THE FACT THAT THERE WAS AN IT WAS VERY PALATABLE ON C.

>> WHAT ARE SOME SOLUTIONS WHAT CAN SOME DOMESTIC STU DUE TO INCLUDE INTERNATION STUDENTS?

WHAT ARE SOME RESOURCES FO INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS?

>> THEY PUT IN PROGRAMS TO ASSIST STUDENTS THERE ARE RALLIES ON CAMPUS WE WERE TO CREATE LISTENING BOARDS WOULD ALLOW INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS TO RAISE THEIR CONCERNS AND IT'S IMPORTAN THAT THE DOMESTIC STUDENT UNDERSTANDS, THE INTERNATI STUDENTS APPREHENSION RIGH AND JUST BE IN MIGHT SOUND SILLY BUT JUST BE A FRIEND BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT THEY RIGHT NOW WE ACTUALLY WANT HERE.

MANY PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTA THE ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.

THIS PAST YEAR, THEY BROUG $36 BILLION IN THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY.

PEOPLE DO NOT REALIZE THAT YOU HAVE THIS ANTI-IMMIGRA SOME -- SENTIMENT YOU ARE HURTING THE UNITED STATES.

AND OUR SOFT DIPLOMACY EFF GRADUATING INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND SETTING HER H SHE'S GOING TO BE MUCH MOR FRIENDLY IF YOU WILL TO TH U.S.

THAN ANYONE THAT HAS HERE AND NOT.NET EDUCATION >> ANY RESPONSE TO THAT?

>> I AGREE MORE YOU ARE ACCUSTOMED TO OTHER CULTUR FOR LACK OF BETTER TERMS L IGNORANT, THE MORE LIKELY ARE ESPECIALLY THEY TREATE WELL AND GIVE YOU ALL THES OPPORTUNITIES.

IS VERY IMPORTANT -- >> IT VERY IMPORTANT TO TREAT OU INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN POSITIVE WAY AND TO SHOW, AMERICA, WE CAN ACTUALLY D THIS AND IF THEY'RE GOING BACK HOME, THEY'RE GOING T BACK ON COMPLETELY CHANGED AND SPEAK PROBABLY FOR US.

THAT IS IMPORTANT FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AS WELL.

YOU KNOW, WHEN ARE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS COM HERE, LIKE YOU SAID IT DOE HELP US BUILD ECONOMY, COM SUPPORT US AND RECEIVE EDUCATION, AND IT'S GREAT.

>> THINK YOU ARE SO MUCH F THAT DISCUSSION, AND DOCTO MILLER, THANK YOU FOR JOIN THE TABLE.

STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE, WILL SWITCH UP THE PEN ON CONVERSATION CONTINUES AFT THIS QUICK BREAK.

>>>WELCOME BACK, WE HAVE ASSISTANT DEAN OF WELLNESS THE SALES UNIVERSITY.

WENDY THANK YOU FOR JOININ TABLE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> LET'S START WITH, WHAT YOU SEEN ON CAMPUS REGARDS STUDENTS BATTLING ANXIETY?

>> STUDENTS BATTLING ANXIE THERE'S A LOT OF IT.

THERE'S A LOT OF ANXIETY O CAMPUS.

I WOULD SAY A LOT OF IT HA DO WITH TRANSITIONAL ISSUE SO OUR FRESHMAN COMING IN, ARE COMING FROM HIGH SCHOO LARGE OR SMALL DOESN'T MAT THEY COME IN AND NOW THEY TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE ON TH OWN, ANOTHER HAVE TO LEARN TO KEEP THEIR OWN SCHEDULE WHEN THEY WERE SO SCHEDULE HIGH SCHOOL.

YOU MAY HAVE ONE-2 CLASSES DAY WOULD YOU DO WITH THE OF YOUR TIME?

THAT CAN BE ANXIETY PROVOK PROVOKING.

WE CAN SEE AN ATHLETE THAT MAYBE IS NOW INJURED AND H FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT MEANS THEM OR A THEATER STUDENT WAS IN SHOWS IN HIGH SCHOO WASN'T ANYMORE IN COLLEGE.

IT'S LIKE HOW YOU FIT IN H IT CAN CREATE ANXIETY IN STUDENTS.

>> WHAT YOU SEE ON YOUR CA >> I THINK IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM.

NOT JUST CENTENARY, OFF CO IS A LOT OF FRESHMAN LIKE DID MENTION TRYING TO LIVE HOME AND IN COMING TO LIVE CAMPUS AND SOME COME A GRE DISTANCE.

SURVEY COME HOME ON WEEKEN ONE THING YOU REALLY NOTIC THIS YEAR, IS OUR WELLNESS CENTER STEPPING UP THE AMO OF MENTAL HEALTH, CARE THA THEY DO FOR STUDENTS.>> TH GOOD TO HEAR.

>> AT LEHIGH FOR SURE, THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS, I TH IS A WHOLE IN GOING TO COUNSELING CENTERS I THINK STATISTICS STATES MOSTLY F DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY.

AND AT LEHIGH, THOSE ARE T TOP TWO REASONS THAT STUDE GO TO THE COUNSELING CENTE ONE OF THE THINGS WE ARE DEALING WITH THOUGH, IS TH LEHIGH IS IN THE PROCESS O THIS MASSIVE EXPANSION, BRINGING IN 1500 NEW STUDE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEAR BUILDING A NEW COLLEGE OF HEALTH, MAKING ALTOGETHER UNIVERSITY.

BUT, THERE'S BEEN NO TALK ALL, ABOUT THE EXPANSION O HEALTH AND WELLNESS CENTER OR COUNSELING CENTER.

IS A RECENT PIECE PUBLISHE OUR NEED -- NEWSPAPER AND WAS AN INTERVIEW WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE COUNSELING CENTER SAYING, WE ARE ALRE UNDERSTAFFED AND OVERWORKE UNDERSTAFFED E HAVE MORE ST WITH MORE DIRE CRISIS SITUATIONS.

MORE STUDENTS CALLING WITH COUNSELOR ON CALL, OR TALK ABOUT ISSUES OF SUICIDE, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND AT SAME TIME WE DON'T HAVE TH RESOURCES TO ACCOMMODATE T STUDENTS.

I THINK THE BIG THING HAPP AT LEHIGH IS THAT WE ARE EXPANDING, TRYING TO BE A TRADEMARK UNIVERSITY BUT W NOT FOCUSING ON THE CURREN STUDENTS.

>> AND THAT'S NOT JUST THA LEHIGH.

THOSE ARE THE NATIONAL STATISTICS -- STATISTICS.

COUNSELING CENTERS ARE OVE AND UNDERSTAFFED.

THAT IS DEFINITELY A NATIO PROBLEM.>> WHAT YOU SEE IS REMEDY TO THAT?

I KNOW AT LEHIGH, ONE PROB RUN INTO IS THAT WE HAVE A OF NONPROFESSIONAL STAFF, GARAGE -- GRAD AND WE HAVE LIMITED HOURS.

WHAT IS THE FIX, OF MAKING UNIVERSITY TO PRIORITIZE T?

>> THAT'S A WONDERFUL QUES AND I WISH YOU HAD THE ANS AT THE SALES UNIVERSITY WE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT OPTIO WE DO BRING INTERNS IN.

MASTERS LEVEL INTERNS WORK WITH THEIR STUDENTS WHILE ARE FINISHING UP THEIR PROGRAMS.

WE HAVE LOOKED TO PUT TOGE GROUPS, THAT IS A HUGE ONE ME.

I WOULD LOVE TO DO GROUPS, CAN ALWAYS GET STUDENTS TO TO THEM.

THAT IS A STRUGGLE WE HAVE CAN PUT TOGETHER AND ANXIE GROUP AND WE CAN WORK WITH- 15 STUDENTS AT A TIME BUT CAN GET THEM TO COME.

THEY LIKE THAT ONE-ON-ONE CONNECTION WITH SOMEONE WH ACTUALLY DO TWO.

COUNSELORS OUT THERE DOING TELEPHONE THERAPY, SKYPE THERAPY IS JUST NOT FOR ME I LIKE THE HUMAN CONNECTIO I DO THINK AND I THINK I H YOU SAY YOU ARE IN A RESID HALL.

THAT'S HUGE WE NEED TO COMMUNICATE AND FIND OUT F OUR COMMUNITY WHAT IS MISS AND WHY ARE THE STUDENTS N CONNECTING.

WHERE THE ISSUES COMING FR I'M GLAD TO HEAR YOU'RE DO SOME PROGRAMMING IN THE AR I DON'T KNOW.

THE SITUATION IS WHAT IT I THERE IS NO EASY ANSWER TO ONE.>> I HAD A QUESTION WI ONE, WITH WHAT YOU ARE SAY ABOUT FINDING YOUR FATE, A FINDING HER PLACE IN A COL CAN BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALL PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS IDEN OF BEING A ATHLETES, OR TH KID AND MAYBE THAT'S CHANG FROM THEIR TRANSITION FROM COLLEGE OR FROM HIGH SCHOO COLLEGE RATHER AND I THINK A NEGLECTED ISSUE, IN TERM HOW YOU'RE GOING TO COLLEG EXCITING YOU'RE GOING TO TE , PEOPLE DON'T REALLY RECOGNIZE, THAT IT IS SUCH CHANGE.

IT IS AN ENTIRE SHIFT, OF ONLY THE CLIMATE OF SOCIALIZATION, BUT LIKE YO SAID, THE ACTIVITIES, ADJUSTMENT OF ACADEMIA.

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE NUMB ONE STRESSOR, OR NUMBER ON ANXIETY PROVOKING FACTOR O CAMPUS FOR STUDENTS IS?

>> I REALLY THINK A LOT OF TIMES IT DEPENDS ON THE CL HERE.

FOR THE FRESHMAN WE ARE SE THAT HOMESICKNESS, THAT I KNOW WHERE TO GO WHAT TO D TRANSITIONING.

HELP ME ON HOW TO DO IT.

SENIORS, WERE SEEING OH MY GOSH, I JUST WENT THROUGH YEARS WHAT AM I DOING NOW?

SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS, TH HAVE DIFFERENT ISSUES GOIN SOPHOMORES MIGHT THINK AM THE RIGHT MAJOR.

A LOT OF TIMES IS DEPENDEN MY SUGGESTION IS VISIT YOU CAREER DEVELOPMENT IF YOU' SENIOR IN YOUR FRESHMAN YE THEY PROMOTE THAT.

LET US HELP YOU NOW, GET A INTERNSHIP IN YOUR SOPHOMO YEAR.

FOR THE FRESHMAN, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO THEY IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM CALLED CHARACTER Y WHERE WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE FRESHMAN HIS PAIRED WITH A UPPERCLASSMAN MENTOR WHO CONTACTS THEM IN THE SUMME BEFORE THEY ARRIVED.

THE ME WEEKLY, WITH A SMAL GROUP OF STUDENTS WITH 10- STUDENTS AND A MENTOR WE H FACULTY AND STAFF THAT ADV EACH OF THE SMALL GROUPS ANOTHER GETTING TO KNOW TH PROFESSIONALS ON THE STAFF WELL AND WE DO PROGRAMMING ARE REQUIRED TO GO TO 15 PROGRAMS A SEMESTER.

AND ATHLETIC EVENT ALL DIFFERENT EVENTS.

SO WE ARE GETTING THEM OUT GET TO KNOW THE CAMPUS.

WE ARE PROUD OF THAT INITI, EVERYTHING THAT IS MADE SU DIFFERENCE IN OUR ATTENTIO STUDENTS TO JUST MAKE IT THROUGH TO THEIR SENIOR YE.

>> THAT'S A GREAT INITIATI AND I THINK THAT WOULD BE TO HAVE A IMPLEMENT IT ACR MORE COLLEGE COURSES.

THAT ONE-ON-ONE MENTORSHIP WE HAD JUST ANOTHER SMALL LEVEL, WE HAVE NOTICED, WI THE COLLEGE OF BUSINESS IS REALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE RETENTION RATE, THAT WE HA ACHIEVED.

BUT YOU MENTIONED SOPHOMOR AND THAT'S ANOTHER HUGE IS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.

SO YOU MENTIONED INTERNSHI AND I GO TO DREXEL WHERE T CO-OP PROGRAM IS WELL ESTABLISHED.

IT SUCH A BIG FOCUS, AND A GREAT PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS ARE MAYBE FACING SOME INDECISION.

AND CONFUSION IN TERMS OF THEIR INTERESTS AND STRENG LIE.

WHAT IS YOUR RECOMMENDATIO A STUDENT THAT IS CHANGE T MAJOR 3-4-5 TIMES?

BUT IT'S GETTING TO THE HE OF WHY ARE YOU PICKING THE MAJORS YOU'RE PICKING?

I'VE HAD STUDENTS I WANTED BE SOMETHING, AND THE MEDI FIELD AND THEY SAY WELL MY PARENTS ARE DOCTORS.

SO THEY REALLY WANT ME TO THAT.

WHAT I SAY WELL, WHAT DO Y WANT?

STUDENTS ARE VERY FEARFUL DISAPPOINTING THEIR PARENT SO WHAT ARE THE FIRST IDEA FROM.

DID YOU VISIT YOUR CAREER CENTER, ARE YOU DOING INVE TO FIND OUT WHAT YOUR LIKE A WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO D IS ARE GOING TO BE A JOB I FOUR YEARS IN THAT FIELD F YOU?

I LOVE TO TALK TO THE STUD WHO ARE KIND OF IN THAT WONDERING PHASE BECAUSE IT SO INTERESTING TO SEE, WHE THOSE IDEAS CAME FROM FOR THEY WANTED TO DO SO IS GE AT THE HEART OF THAT, AND WE EXPLORE FROM THERE.

>> YOU MENTIONED PARENTS A PULLED THE STATISTIC.

GENERALLY SPEAKING OUR PAR AWARE OF THE MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, THAT THEIR OWN CHI HOUSE?

ONE STUDY SHOWS ONLY 7% OF PARENTS REPORTED THEIR COL STUDENTS IS EXPERIENCE -- EXPRESSING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

THAT 7% AND YOU LOOK AT OT STUDIES THAT 86% OF STUDEN ARE CLAIMING THEY HAVE MEN HEALTH ISSUES.

WHERE IS THE DISCONNECT?

HOW CAN IT BE FIXED?

>> WE ARE SEEING STUDENTS INTO HER COUNSELING CENTER COLLEGES, COMING IN WITH M HEALTH DISORDERS.

AND MANY MORE COMING IN ON MEDICATION THAN EVER BEFOR SO THOSE PARENTS, I AM SUR FOR THE STUDENTS TO COME, BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF T HAPPEN WHEN YOU'RE IN COLL IN THOSE YEARS.

SOMETIMES THAT'S WHEN THE DISORDERS FIRST SHOWED THEMSELVES.

SO PARENTS MAY NOT BE AWAR THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR STUDENTS SOCIAL MEDIA ALL LOOK HAPPY!

THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE HAV FUN.

WE ALL LIKE WE'RE HAVING F SOCIAL MEDIA.

THEY MAY NOT HAVE CONVERSA.

THESE TO SEE THEIR STUDENT EVERY DAY.

BABY TALK TO THEM ONCE A W I WOULD SAY, PARENTS, STUD COMMUNICATE.

PARENTS ASK YOUR STUDENT PARTICULAR QUESTIONS HEY, ARE YOU ENJOYING THE MATH YOU'RE IN?

WHAT YOU DOING ON WEEKENDS WHO ARE YOUR FRIENDS?

ANYTHING.

JUST TO REALLY GET A FEEL.

PARENTS WILL KNOW THEIR STUDENTS MOST.

SO THEY CAN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

AMASSING TALK EVERY DAY BU SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AND GET THE HEART OF HOW THEY ARE DOING.

>> YOU BROUGHT UP SOCIAL M WHICH IS SOMETHING I REALL WANTED TO RETURN.

I JUST HAD A STORY AND WE THAT SOCIAL MEDIA IS CAUSI LARGE PART OF ALL THE STRE BECAUSE THE WELLNESS CENTE INTERVIEW DIRECTOR SHE TAL ABOUT THE KODAK MOMENT IF THE PERFECT MOMENTS AND SH SAID PARTICULARLY IN FEMAL THEY COMPARE THEMSELVES TO OTHERS MORE THAN MEN DO.

THAT'S WHAT STUDIES HAVE S WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS, AB HOW SOCIAL MEDIA IS CAUSIN DEPRESSION, AND ANXIETY IN STUDENTS.

>> IS A VERY MUCH LET'S GE WHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW WOR THAT CAN BE VERY ANXIETY PROVOKING.

SOCIAL MEDIA CAN BE WONDER IT CAN BE.

BUT, IT CAN ALSO BE A STRU SO WE ARE FEELING OUR SELF- WORTH BASED ON HOW MANY PE LIKED MY PHOTO.

ARE THEY LIKING ME?

OR MY ABILITY TO MAKE PICT PRETTIER BY USING FILTERS?

I HAVE NOT RUN -- I RAN A ADVISING GROUP CALLED PACE OF THEIR BIG FOCUS IS THIS YEAR, AND PREVIOUS YEARS H BEEN THE TITLE YOU ARE MOR THAN A LIKE.

HOW CAN WE REALLY GET TO H MUCH CREDENCE WE PUT ON SO MEDIA TO DEFINE WHO WE ARE AND IT IS A PROBLEM.

AND DEPRESSION TOO.

YOU'VE GOT 600 LIKES I GOT HOW DO I FEEL ABOUT THAT?

AND I'M NOT SAYING THAT TH CAUSE OF DEPRESSION, BUT I CERTAINLY IS GOING TO BE A CONTRIBUTOR TO STUDENT ANX.

>> ONE THING I THINK IS INTERESTING IS SOME HIGH S STUDENTS ON COLORADO ARE D A THING CALLED OFF-LINE OCTOBER.

DO YOU THINK THAT IS SOMET THAT COLLEGE STUDENTS SHOU TRY?

WHERE THEY'RE NOT DOING AN SOCIAL MEDIA AT ALL FOR A MONTH.>> THAT SOUNDS AMAZI ACTUALLY.

BUT IS STILL THAT.

I THINK WE ALL NEED TO DISCONNECT SOMETIMES THERE TOO MUCH CONTENT FLOWING O WAY AT ALL TIMES OF THE DA >> IT'S A LOT OF INFORMATI ALL TIMES, HOW DO WE GIVE WITH IT.

AND IF WE DO ARE WE KEEPIN ON WHY WE ARE EVEN ON CAMP I LIKE THAT.

>> I WANT TO BRING IT BACK QUICKLY WHERE YOU'RE TALKI ABOUT PARENTS LACK OF KIND MAYBE KNOWING THEIR STUDEN MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS.

FOR THE STUDENTS ON CAMPUS ARE INTERACTING WITH OUR FRIENDS AND PEERS LIKE EVE SINGLE DAY, THERE ARE A LO RESOURCES ON EVERY COUNSEL CENTER WEBSITE ON HOW TO IDENTIFY A STUDENT, OR FRI YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT, OR TO BROACH THE TOPIC IN A W THAT HELPS BREAK THE STIGM PEOPLE ARE NOT WILLING TO ABOUT IT MORE.

WHAT ARE YOUR RECOMMENDATI FOR EASING THE CONVERSATIO WHERE STUDENTS WILL NOT TU AWAY FROM GETTING HELP AND THINK THEY NEEDED?

>> FOR FRIEND TO FRIEND?

>> YES.

>> WE HAVE FRIENDS COMING ALL THE TIME.

SAYING I AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT MY FRIEND, THIS IS W AM SEEING.

AND I WILL ASK IF THEY TAL TO THEM ABOUT IT?

AND THEY SAY NO I DON'T WA THEM TO BE MAD, IT'S MUCH EASIER.

THIS IS COMING FROM A COLL COUNSELING CENTER.

IS MUCH EASIER FOR US TO R OUT TO THAT STUDENT, IF TH STUDENT KNOWS THAT SOMEONE CONCERNED ABOUT THEM.

THE COUNSELING CENTER CANN RANDOMLY REACH OUT TO STUD THE FRIEND CAN SAY, YOU KN WHAT YOU DON'T SEEM TO BE OUT AS MUCH ANYMORE, OR YO SEEM DOWN, OR I SAW YOU CR THE OTHER DAY ARE YOU OKAY WHEN DID IT STOP BEING OKA STOP ASKING PEOPLE IF THEY OKAY?

IT'S A GREAT THING.

I WOULD SAY, FRIENDS, TWO FRIENDS.

ADDRESS IT WITH THEM AND COMMUNICATE WITH THEM.

TELL THEM YOU CARE.

THAT IS JUST BEING A GOOD FRIEND.

>> SORRY WE ARE RUNNING OU TIME.

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