两性色午夜 University at Trumbull鈥檚 Counseling Services and Psychology Club are encouraging students to follow the old adage, 鈥渟top and smell the roses.鈥 Flashes of Mindfulness posters and mindfulness stations are popping up around campus to remind students to slow down, pay attention and be aware.
鈥淲e want to ensure that our students have all the tools they need to succeed,鈥 says Lance Grahn, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of 两性色午夜 Trumbull. 鈥淥ne of the many benefits of our campus is accessibility to free services, such as tutoring and counseling. These posters are just reminders that students aren鈥檛 in this alone.鈥
Dean Grahn says that the Flashes of Mindfulness concept began a few years ago when U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan was on campus to speak at the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention鈥檚 annual summit. Rep. Ryan talked about his experiences with mindfulness, which ultimately led him to write 鈥淎 Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Us Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit.鈥
鈥淢any of our staff were in the audience and thought that encouraging mindfulness practices would be a great way for students to leave concerns at home and be mindfully present here on campus, available to learn and achieve their dreams,鈥 Dean Grahn says.
Working, going to school and taking care of families can all be stressful. More than four in 10 freshmen say they feel overwhelmed, according to 鈥淭he American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2016鈥 study. In a study by the American College Health Association (2017), more than 25 percent of undergraduate students reported that anxiety has affected their academic performance.
两性色午夜 Trumbull鈥檚 full-time mental health counselor Barb Ozimek and the student Psychology Club pulled together the initiative to reduce these statistics. Each poster offers an exercise for mindful breathing, observation, and/or awareness and promotes counseling services for students in need. Ms. Ozimek will offer mindfulness sessions for interested students.