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Exterior shot of the Dartmouth
House Pilot Center B
PHOTO COURTESY OF JANE MESSINGER
on Wellbeing, Belonging, and Social
Life - which identified several primary
areas for their focus: student social
life, wellness and self-care, facultystudent dialogue, and communication.
Gathering information from individual
student interviews, focus groups,
Greek organizations, student groups,
and professors, among many others,
the study developed specific recommendations for these areas. The study
- broken into three strata defined as
promising practices, prototypes, and
future ideas - prioritizes the positive
outcomes, highlighting what students
responded to well and recommending
next steps based on the underlying
emotions associated with these activities. For example, under "promising
practices" for student social life, students had identified their excitement
for the Winter Formal and Themed
Pub Nights. In response to this positive association, coupled with students'
concerns about the limited social scene
outside of Greek life, the committee
highlighted the creation of expanded
spaces that, according to a letter from
FOR MANY ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND
WORKPLACES, WELLNESS INITIATIVES ARE
BECOMING AS COMMONPLACE AS DINING
HALLS OR BREAK ROOMS.
the president, "can cultivate a student
experience that is healthy, inclusive,
and equitable."
In addition to providing explicitly
wellness-oriented spaces, Dartmouth
College in Hanover, New Hampshire,
created informal gathering spaces
that could become a conduit for more
subconscious wellness networks. The
House Pilot Centers were created
as venues for a new form of social
engagement and represented spaces
that could be defined by how students
wanted them to be. The open floorplan buildings provide comfortable
furniture, snack bars, and outdoor fire
pits, while the interior spaces are flexible, free-form areas that can be used
by individuals or groups for studying,
socializing, or resting. Students now
use the buildings for yoga, visiting
lectures and events, lounging with
friends, or as informal study areas.
The wellness study conducted at
Swarthmore revealed that students
wish to have continuous and ongoing conversations with faculty about
balance and wellness. One way to
encourage more transparent conversations is to decrease students'
apprehension about seeking out these
interactions. Utilizing transparent
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018
Vision
Just In
Calendar
Your ACUHO-I
Transitions
Res Life
Facilities
Special Focus
How DID They Do That?
Strategic Shuffing
Conversations
First Takes
Around Student Affairs
New Members
Snapshot
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Intro
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - BB1
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - BB2
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Cover2
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Vision
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Just In
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Calendar
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Your ACUHO-I
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 22
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Transitions
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Res Life
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - 26
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Facilities
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Special Focus
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - How DID They Do That?
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Conversations
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - First Takes
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Around Student Affairs
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Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - New Members
Talking Stick - November/December 2018 - Snapshot
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