Assistant Director of Student Life and Senior Scholar Support
Elon Academy/Elon University
How does your program support the emotional well-being of your students? In the world of college access, empowering students with college knowledge is essential, however that’s only half the battle. The hidden curriculum of college access and success is student emotional well-being. This is particularly true for first-generation and underrepresented students. Elon Academy, a highly successful college access and success program, has been intentional in its holistic approach to supporting the emotional health of students and families for over a decade. Participants will have the opportunity to synergize, brainstorm, and plan with the presenters and fellow attendees about how they can leverage their own resources and partnerships to inspire intentional inclusion of student and family programming that addresses strategies for emotional well-being which contribute to college access and success.
Guiding Questions:
1) Are you satisfied with the way your program supports students and their families in social and emotional well-being?
2) Are you interested in innovative and useful strategies for supporting students’ and families’ social and emotional well-being?
3) Would you like to connect with colleagues who also value the importance of emotional health on the journey to college?