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Building Health Campus Communities: The adaptation of a workplace tool to understand better student wellbeing within higher education settings. Presented by Vitaliy Chernenko BSc Health Science, Simon Fraser University. Guarding Minds @ Work. Guarding Minds @ Work. Original Question:
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Building Health Campus Communities: The adaptation of a workplace tool to understand better student wellbeing within higher education settings Presented by Vitaliy Chernenko BSc Health Science, Simon Fraser University
Guarding Minds @ Work • Original Question: • My supervisor would say or do something helpful if I looked distressed. • Revised Question: • My professor would say or do something helpful if I looked distressed.
Guarding Minds @ Work • Survey contained 60 questions • Answer choices • Strongly Agree • Agree • Disagree • Strongly Disagree
Guarding Minds @ Work • 690 Students completed Survey • 73% response rate
Two Emerging Themes • The need for better support for student work-life balance • Issues surrounding workload management
What Can Universities Do!? • Improve Student Learning Environment
What Can Universities Do!? • Improve Student Learning Environment • Student/Professor relationship
Guarding Minds @ Work • Important tool: provides first step in identifying factors that can influence student wellbeing and success • Can then alter these factors to positively impact students.
Thank You • Elliot M. Goldner • Merv Gilbert • Wayne Jones • Carolyn Harrison • Alisa Stanton • Rosie Dhaliwal • Martin Mroz