Influencer Series | Villanova University

We all have the capacity to positively influence the lives of others, but sometimes we just don’t feel equipped to handle some of thechallenges that we meet with our friends, our students, our children. The Health Promotion Influencer series is designed to provide faculty and staff, students, and parents the opportunity to discuss emerging health issues and topics with campus and community professionals.

Join us as we discuss the following issues and topics through the 2011-12 academic year with campus and community professionals.

January: Body Image

Faculty/Staff Session: How to Recognize & Address Behavior of Concern in the Classroom
Monday, January 23 @ 12:30 pm, Rm 200 HSB

This session will empower you to create a positive environment for your students; one that is free of “fat talk” and promotes resiliency and confidence. Our very own Dr. Marcia Costello will lead a discussion on how to be aware of behaviors of concern and how our dialogue may positively or negatively influence our students. This workshop will also highlight resources on campus to which you may direct your students or staff for more assistance.

Parent Session: How to Recognize & Address Behavior of Concern in Your Child
Tuesday, January 24 @ 7:30pm

As a parent you are faced with the challenge of how to confront the harmful effects of media, peer pressure and other such influences. While you are not with your student every day, you can still positively influence their lives more than you think possible. This session will speak to the challenges associated with raising young adults in a society obsessed with unattainable beauty and the “thin ideal.” As a result of participating in this webinar, you will come away with a better understanding of the factors influencing self-esteem and begin to understand how to confront harmful messages and behaviors.

"How to Recognize & Address Behavior of Concern
in the Classroom" Double click to view full screen presentation

February: Creating & Sustaining Healthy Relationships

Faculty/Staff Session: How to Start & Continue the Conversation about Relationships
Thursday, March 29 at 1:00 pm, Room 200 Health Services Building
Join fellow faculty and staff members to learn how to appropriately address students with relationship challenges. Gain an understanding of the fine line between confidentiality and referring a student in need of further support and intervention.

Parent Session: How to Start & Continue the Conversation about Relationships
Tuesday, February 21 at 8:00 pm EST

Join us for a discussion on how to keep the lines of communication open with your student about dating and relationships. Understand ways to identify warning signs of an unhealthy relationship, and identify ways in which you can still provide appropriate support and assistance from a distance.

"How to Start & Continue the Conversation About Relationships" Double click to view full screen presentation.

March: Sexual Identity

Faculty/Staff Session: How to Create & Sustain a Welcoming and Supportive Environment for LGBT students
Wednesday, March 21 at 12:30pmEST
Join staff and student members of the Gay Straight Coalition steering committee as they discuss the ways in which we can create the kind of environment in which our students feel safe, accepted and respected. This session will highlight the importance of language, with particular emphasis on strategies, resources and recommendations for the Villanova faculty and staff member.

Parent Session: Understanding the GLBT Student Experience

Thursday, March 15 at 7:30pmEST
Join staff and student members of the Gay Straight Coalition steering committee and Villanova parent(s) as they discuss the Villanova student experience from the perspective of being gay on a Catholic campus. This session will highlight the experience of coming out to family and friends, life on Villanova’s campus, and common issues and feelings that often accompany the parent experience of GLBT students.

Understanding the GLBT Student Experience

May: Prescription Drug Use & Abuse

Parent Session: Understanding how to Recognize & Address Behavior of Concern in Your Child

Tuesday, May 1 @ 8:00pmEDT
As your student prepares for the end of the semester and all of the academic stressors that come with it, we also recognize that this is commonly a high-risk time for students to misuse and abuse prescription medications.
This session will highlight the emerging issue of prescription drug use and abuse, with particular emphasis on strategies, resources and recommendations for the Villanova parent.

Understanding how to Recognize & Address Behavior of Concern in Your Child

FALL SEMESTER 2011

September: High-Risk Alcohol Use

Faculty/Staff Session: How to Recognize and Address Behaviors of Concern around Alcohol Use
Wednesday, September 21 @ 12noon, Haverford Room
RSVP by September 19 at joyce.minogue@villanova.edu
This session will empower faculty and staff to create a positive environment (inside and outside the classroom) for students that acknowledges the impact that alcohol has on the college experience; one that is free of assumptions about how much students are drinking. This discussion will highlight campus data, as well as resources on campus to which you may direct your students for personalized feedback about their alcohol use and more intensive support for students who are abusing alcohol. Join Stacy Andes, Ed.D., Director of Health Promotion and Bindu Methikalam, Ph.D., Psychologist, Holloway Counseling Center.

Student Session: How to Recognize and Address Behaviors of Concern in a Friend
Tuesday, September 20 @ 7:00pm, Health Services Building - Room 200
RSVP by September 19 at joyce.minogue@villanova.edu
This session will provide students with the tools to recognize and address high-risk alcohol use among their peers. Discussion will highlight campus data, as well as resources on campus to which students may direct peers for personalized feedback about their alcohol use, as well as more intensive support for students who are abusing alcohol and their circle of concerned friends. Join Stacy Andes, Ed.D., Director of Health Promotion and Bindu Methikalam, Ph.D., Psychologist, Holloway Counseling Center.

Parent Session: How to Start & Continue the Conversation about Alcohol
Monday, September 26 @ 8:00pm EDT

Join us for a discussion on how to keep the lines of communication open with your student about alcohol.

Are you wondering how to start, continue or revisit the conversation? Are you curious about what the Villanova campus climate is around alcohol use? Are you aware of the resources and services available to students who are struggling with their own alcohol use, with the use of others, or where to find other students who do not want alcohol to be at the center of their Villanova experience? Join Stacy Andes, Director of Health Promotion and Margo Matt, Assistant Dean for Alcohol and Drug Intervention, as they facilitate an open discussion about alcohol and the Villanova experience

"How to Start & Continue the Conversation About Alcohol" Presentation

November: Disordered Eating

Parent Session: What’s My Student Eating?
Thursday, November 10 @ 7:00pm

"What's My Student Eating?" Presentation

Student Session: Meeting Nutrient Needs on a Plant-Based Diet
Thursday, November 3 @ 6:00pm
This influencer series addresses the importance of a well-rounded, vegetarian diet with a focus on caloric intake, adequate vitamin and mineral consumption and essential amino acids. Discussion includes recipes, as well as a cooking demonstration with whole grains and plant-based proteins. Join Kristen Hamilton, MS.Ed,RD, CSSD, LD, Health Promotion's Coordinator of Nutrition and Fitness Programs.

OFFICE OF HEALTH PROMOTION

Health Promotion Influencer Series 2011-12