1201: The AU Library’s Holistic Support for Student Success

Session Location: MGC 200 | Google Map
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Date: Wednesday, August 21

Time: 3:00 PM – 3:50 PM

Presenters: Sarah Burns Gilchrist (Graduate International Studies and Political Science Librarian, University Library), Shane Hickey (Resource Sharing and Discovery Services Manager, University Library) and Clarissa Ihssen (Sciences Librarian, University Library)

Session Description:

According to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, student thriving requires holistic support for activities and services that promote mental, physical, and emotional wellness. When students thrive, they are, as Schreiner, Lewis, and Nelson note, “not only succeeding academically but also engaged in the learning process, investing effort to reach important educational goals, managing their time and commitments effectively, connected in healthy ways to other people, optimistic about their future, positive about their present choices, appreciative of differences in others, and committed to enriching their community.” Library faculty and staff are integral to supporting student thriving. The American University Library applies a holistic approach to supporting student success, from providing specific academic research support to developing many initiatives to support the broader well-being of our students. In this session, we will cover some of the ways in which we not only support student success, but also support staff and faculty who are engaged in the work of supporting graduate and undergraduate students.

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