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Providing calm in turbulent times

Mental health is integral to education and human development across the lifespan. In this issue, we feature the college's programs in counseling, social work, and therapy. Read about faculty and alumni impact from early childhood through students at the University.

Connect is available in three formats, all of which include links to additional media such as slideshows or audio. To read the magazine online, in html, click on the story titles in the following list, or in the lefthand column of each page.

Spring 2009

Features

Success stories

Researchers unlock the secret to childhood resilience in the face of daunting odds.

Rising above

Counseling and academic coaching combine to leap across the achievement gap.

Keeping kids in class

The groundbreaking Check & Connect model is evolving to address postsecondary persistence.

In need of support

Minnesota ranks second to last for the number of K–12 students assigned to each school counselor. Counseling faculty and alumni weigh the impact.

Students under stress

Alumni and students stem a tide of mental illness and modern pressure on campus.

From the Field

Jessie Everts

Ph.D. candidate, marriage and family therapy, Department of Family Social Science

Juli Celene Montgomery

M.A. student, counseling and school personnel psychology, Department of Educational Psychology

Kara Erolin

Ph.D. candidate, marriage and family therapy, Department of Family Social Science

Lindsey Fritsch

Master’s student, School of Social Work

Brooke Rafdal

Ph.D. candidate, school psychology, Department of Educational Psychology

Departments

Community - Happenings around the college neighborhoods

The feeding tube, Shout outs for justice, Educating for the 21st-century, Legislative challenges in 2009, Changing Landscapes, Forum blends reading research with policy, Deno tops AERA research

Colloquium

Critical thinking, hands-on learning drive reading growth

Connecting with emeriti faculty

Marty Rossmann: promoting proficient parenting

Compendium

Appointed, Retired, Honored, In Memoriam

Alumni update

Howard Agee, champion for those with mental illness

Continuity - Alumni news

1940, 1950, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2000

Commitment

Don’t Give Up on Giving Back

 


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