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By: Chris Butsch Have you ever felt like you were doing the right things to be happy, but still felt stressed out, even depressed? This could be because even though you’re chasing happiness, you’re not taking the time to take care of yourself. This is where MESH comes...
read moreThree Non-Sexual Ways You Can Practice Communicating Consent
By: Dr. Lori Bednarchik Usually when I’m talking to students about consent, it is in the context of sexual activity. Over the past decade I’ve witnessed a lot of changes in the way that (and the frequency in which) sexual consent is discussed. The biggest and most...
read moreOvercoming Obstacles With Grit
By: Saul Flores As a first-generation college student, my parents experienced the difficulties that most migrant families endure after journeying to the United States. They juggled multiple jobs to ensure that bills were paid on time. They worked late nights to afford...
read moreDiscovering My Why
By: Chevara Orrin The most two important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why – Mark Twain I spent years contemplating my “why.” For many of us, understanding our life’s purpose is constant evolution. Our journeys are often complex...
read moreAnnouncing Professional Certifications for Hazing Prevention Educators & Investigators
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 2, 2019 CAMPUSPEAK AND HAZINGPREVENTION.ORG ANNOUNCE PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS FOR HAZING PREVENTION EDUCATORS AND HAZING INVESTIGATORS CAMPUSPEAK is pleased to announce a partnership with HazingPrevention.Org (HPO) in the development...
read moreHitting the Holiday Reset Button: A Season for Resilience
By: Kevin Smith The holidays are coming, and they couldn’t arrive sooner. You’re tired. I’m tired. It feels like it’s been a long, hot burn all semester. By this time, the tank is nearing empty and we are running on fumes. I don’t think people understand how hard it...
read morePlease, Friend, Don’t Waste Your Life Curating Your Life.
By: Talia Pollock I’d spent two weeks on my beach vacation in the throes of a silent battle with an inanimate object. Not with sand, though it did keep wedging itself into unwanted territories, nor with a beach chair that required you to be in Mensa to fold up. My...
read morePulse Check: How Healthy is Your Organization?
By: Austin Arias On a daily basis, many of us check our heart rate to see how we are doing. We may have a smartwatch or step tracker or phone that does this for us and warns us when our numbers drop or get too high. We use this as our guide and when alerted, make the...
read moreThree Ideas to Boost Organizational Engagement and Retention
By: Chris Butsch As a student leader, you want to run an awesome organization with happy, productive members. You want better attendance at meetings, with lots of volunteers. You want to attract and recruit the coolest people on campus, and get everyone involved in...
read moreUsing Your Why to Retain Members
By: Austin Arias It is hard to believe but we are halfway into the fall semester. While we are enjoying the opportunity to take a breath and relax after jammed packed weeks filled with welcome week activities, involvement fairs, trainings and more, this is a crucial...
read moreTalking to yourself – The Art of Combatting Negative Self-Talk
By: Darryl Bellamy What people say about you can affect you, but what you say to yourself is even more critical. Listen here for a moment; you have to start (if you’re not already) becoming aware of the thoughts you have and the words you say to and about...
read morePay Yourself First – A Lesson in Sustaining Leaders
By: Kate Steiner I was listening to a radio show this week and they were talking about the concept in personal financial budgeting that first you pay yourself. In budgeting this means that from every paycheck you first put money away into savings. The savings is then...
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