Student Caring - Resources for Higher Education

Posted by David Pecoraro on May 14, 2013

College: Your Chance at a New Start

College: Your Chance at a New Start [ 0.01 MB ] Play Now In this podcast, we discuss the experiences of a high school student from the moment when they receive their acceptance letter to college and the transitional opportunities from high school to college. In life, there are few chances for a new start. Don’t be eager to conform. Take advantage of this time to do a self-assessment of your life and...

Posted by David Pecoraro on May 9, 2013

Difficult Student Situations

Difficult Student Situations [ 0.01 MB ] Play Now Difficult Student Situations ~ How to Turn Difficult and Emotional Interactions with Students Into Priceless Teaching Opportunities Recently we had the opportunity to present a session on difficult student situations at the annual TASS (Teaching Academic Survival Skills) conference in Fort Lauderdale, FL. This conference is a find for people interested in...

Posted by David Pecoraro on Apr 24, 2013

Caring for Graduate Students

Caring for Graduate Students [ 0.01 MB ] Play Now Caring for Graduate Students This week in Student Caring, we continue with our visit to the University of California at Santa Barbara, but this time we talk about student caring on another level. Graduate students are a forgotten and often misunderstood population on university campuses. Parents and students may see them as teacher assistants...

Posted by David Pecoraro on Apr 17, 2013

Preventing Student Dying

SC 35 Preventing Student Dying [ 52:36 | 24.09 MB ] Play Now Preventing Student Dying It is not supposed to be like this. The focus, and often pride, of so many families is seeing their daughter or son off to college—a place of hopes, bright futures, and new beginnings. Yet, estimates from the National Institute on Alcohol, Abusive, and Alcoholism (part of the governmental NIH) places the number of...

Posted by David Pecoraro on Apr 13, 2013

Mission Statement

The Student Caring Project endorses higher education based on an intentional and ongoing investigation of who students are and how we may help them to make the most of their educations. In this context, it seeks to establish clear expectations for professors and students regarding the goals of higher education, and practical tools for faculty, students, and students’ families that will increase student...