For Faculty & Staff

Our office shares the same goals as yours - to empower students to become independent, responsible, thoughtful leaders. Let’s work together to ensure students thrive at Ursinus!

Join the Community Standards on Alcohol and other Substances (CSAS) Committee

Interested in helping to improve the culture around substances on campus? Join the Community Standards on Alcohol and other Substances (CSAS) Committee to actively play a role in collecting and reviewing data to address trends and create recommendations for the College on how to improve the culture around substances. The group helps to create the Biennial Review required every two years for the Department of Education. Email Katie Bean at kbean@ursinus.edu for more info.

Guest Speakers for your Students

Planning to be away for a conference or family wedding or doctor’s appointment? No problem! Health Promotion provides guest speakers on wellness topics personalized to fit your syllabus or group’s goals.

Staff and para-professional staff are qualified to discuss a variety of wellness topics. See the list of workshops here and use the workshop request form on that page for Ucrew Peer Educators to present to your group. To request a staff guest speaker, email healthpromotion@ursinus.edu

First Year Advisors have access to two videos with facilitator’s guides to use in their classes via the FYA portal but all faculty and staff can access it below. If you’d like Health Promotion to create additional content for your class, just ask! Two topics below are currently available:

Intentional Planning for First Years: (32 min video to be utilized in 50 min) reviews time management, stress vs overwhelm, self-care strategies, alcohol education, and leaves room for discussion and activities. See the facilitator’s guide here
How to Avoid Burnout - (25 min video to be utilized in 50 min class) covers 10 specific evidence-based strategies for stopping the stress response in the body and allows time for practice of a few with discussion. See the facilitator’s guide here

Facts for Faculty: Did you know…

Alcohol can negatively impact class attendance, class performance, and overall GPA?
- Check out the research on how alcohol impacts academic success.
Holding Friday morning classes or meetings is a certified prevention strategy from the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)?
- Learn about all the evidence-based strategies in the NIAAA’s College Alcohol Intervention Matrix.
There are many ways for faculty to motivate learners that are related to their mental health?
- Check out Dr. Sarah Rose Cavanaugh’s quick tips infographic.
- Dr. Cavanaugh was on campus in SP24 to share her research about faculty and student mental health that will be in her new book, Hope in the Time of Monsters. Check out the slides here and her resource guide here.