Michelle Pearson-Smith
Interim Chair
Associate Professor
- 208-792-2659
- [email protected]
- SAC 118M
Teaching Wellbeing
Many faculty from across campus have been embedding wellbeing into their courses. Here are some ways that faculty have been thinking about it, resources they are using, and activities they are teaching.
This information on this page is specifically directed toward faculty. There are other wellness/wellbeing pages for campus for all employees and for students.
Summer 2020 presentations by:
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Dr. Lee Ann Wiggin
Associate Professor- 208-792-2346
- [email protected]
- ACW 118
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Luella Loudenback
Assistant Professor- 208-792-2783
- [email protected]
- EXP 15
Wellbeing Presentations
- Tracy Flynn: Advocating for my students' wellness and maintaining personal wellness in eight domains
- Michelle D. Pearson-Smith: Wellbeing: Positive growth for students from the first year to graduation
- Jessica Savage: “Baditude”: a barrier to being well
- Lee Ann Wiggins: Wellness in the Workplace during COVID
- Luella Loudenback: Grief and loss in the time of quarantine
Links to Give to Students
Links to give to students to help with their wellbeing
- Warrior wellness: the domains of wellbeing with an emphasis on the emotional
- Resources from Student Counseling: local, regional and national helplines, information, office
- Warrior Food Pantry: You can also follow them on Facebook for updates, featured food, and links to other distribution sites.
- Foundation Retention Scholarship
Recommended Reading
- Paul Kalanithi - When Breath Becomes Air
- Anne LaMott - Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith
- Elie Wiesel - Night
- Bell Hooks - All About Love
- Parker Palmer - Let Your Life Speak
- Lysa TerKeurst