Counseling Center
Mental health and COVID-19: University counseling services help students address unique challenge
Edyta Wolk Editor-in-Chief According to the CDC, 40% of adults in the U.S. reported struggling with mental health or substance abuse this past June, and the most badly impacted group was young adults age 18-24. Matthew Burriss, director of the Wellness Center at Franciscan University of Steubenville, explained that these statistics are not surprising given […]
FUSG Election 2020: Vansuch-O’Brien
ELISHA VALLADARES-CORMIER CATHOLIC VALUES COLUMNIST Emma Vansuch isn’t letting a lack of formal Student Government experience stop her from running to be next year’s president. Vansuch, a junior resident assistant in Sts. Louis and Elizabeth Halls, has teamed up with fellow RA Patrick O’Brien to form one of two tickets running to be next year’s Student Government president […]
New campus resource benefits students in all situations
JENCY CLEMENT STAFF WRITER “Are you struggling in any area of your life? If yes, then great! You just convinced yourself to see Student Success,” said Maggie Free, Student Success counselor. Instead of having one specialized focus, the Office of Student Success sets itself apart from other offices by its unique focus on the whole person. It supports spiritual, social […]
Talk explains how healing in suffering causes individuals to grow
MARGARET BOYLAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF “No one wants to talk about pain,” said director of the Department of Psychology to students gathered for the second talk of the symposium of suffering, sponsored by the Counseling Center. Regina Boerio, chair of the Department of Psychology, spoke to Franciscan University students on Feb. 27 in a talk entitled “The […]
Counseling center meets high needs
MICHELLE FORTUNATO BUSINESS MANAGER Halfway into the fall semester, there are already more students seeking counseling than there were throughout all of the fall 2015 semester. Joe Loizzo, LISW, director of the Wellness Center at Franciscan University, said that this year’s numbers are unprecedented. Historically, each year there has been about a 10 percent increase […]