Upcoming Webinars
ARC Explores: Assessing Resilience in Action. Types, Measures, and Best Practices
November 14, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM (Eastern)
Join us for this interactive workshop, facilitated by Rachel Pauletti, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Scholar in Residence at Lynn University.
Past Webinars
ARC Explores: Building Bridges for Success: Resilience in Higher Education for Students with Disabilities.
October 31, 2023
12:00-1:00 PM (Eastern)
Join us for this interactive workshop, facilitated by Jennifer Wilson, M.S. Ed.
Director, Student Disability Services at Nova University.
ARC Explores: Developing a Resilient Identity as a University Professor
May 3, 2023
12:00-1:15 PM (Eastern)
Join us for this interactive workshop, facilitated by Patrick Cooper, PhD, Associate Professor at Lynn University.
From teaching, to mentoring, to attending faculty development meetings, faculty members face unique challenges in their day-to-day lives. The purpose of this session is to provide concrete advice for maintaining a healthy work-life balance by developing a resilient identity.
Register at TINYURL.COM/RESILIENTPROFESSOR
ARC Explores: Leveraging Connection to Prevent Staff and Faculty Burnout
November 17, 2022
12:00-1:15 PM (Eastern)
Join us for this interactive workshop, facilitated by Jessica Gifford, LICSW, Chief Connection Officer at ProjectConnect.
This session will outline the factors that contribute to burnout and turnover and explore building employee connection to increase resilience.
Research shows that liking and feeling connected to co-workers is the number one reason people choose to stay at their jobs and the top predictor of job satisfaction, yet most campuses do little to facilitate relationship-building among staff and faculty. Participants will learn strategies for promoting connection, and practice three exercises that they can bring back to their campuses.
ARC Explores: Neurodiversity and Resilience
August 10, 2022
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 PM (Eastern)
Join us on August 10th for this session led by Lyndi Bradley, MSW, Program Manager for the Institute for Family Violence Studies at Florida State University's College of Social Work. This webinar will cover an introduction to neurodiversity and will highlight discoveries made regarding atypical brain functions. More students than ever have been identified as neurodiverse; this includes autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and dyslexia, among other diagnoses.
Neurodiverse students have many strengths to contribute to higher education. They also face considerable challenges, increasing the necessity for resilient thinking and efforts on campus. This session will explore the implications for higher education professionals and the steps they can take to help build academic resilience in their students
ARC Explores: Helping Students Thrive through Academic Recovery Courses
June 7, 2022
1:00 - 2:00 pm (Eastern)
Join us in this session led by Ashley Gragido, Associate Director of Student Success & Academic Resiliency at California State University San Marcos. Learn about theories that can inform the structure of student success courses on the topics of academic recovery, resiliency, and personal development. Leave with ideas about how to create your own courses, including course themes, sample assignments, and next steps to build collaborative partnerships on your campus.
ARC Explores: COVID-19 and Mental Health in Higher Education 
March 30, 2022
12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Join us for an interactive session on COVID-19 and Mental Health in Higher Education, led by Dr. Sara Gorman, Ethan Fields, and Erlinda Delacruz from The Jed Foundation (JED). Many college students are experiencing worsened mental health and emotional well-being due to the disruptions caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. This session will explore these challenges and address how to introduce effective programs on college campuses to bolster resilience among struggling students.
ARC Explores: Addressing Student Loneliness
October 20, 2021
11:00 - 12:00 pm (Eastern)
Join Jessica Gifford, LICSW and founder of ProjectConnect, in a discussion about Addressing Student Loneliness. Student loneliness was a problem before the pandemic, and this last year has created an even greater connection deficit. This presentation and round-table conversation will discuss how to help students make the social transition back to campus, establish connections, and build community.
ARC Explores: Rejection, Failure, and Resilience
September 29, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
Join Dr. Jessica Bacal, Director of Reflective and Integrative Practices at Smith College, Dr. Carrie Landa, Director, Behavioral Medicine and Associate Director, Clinical Services at Boston University, and Dr. Julie Lee, Associate Dean of the College for Academic Support and Transfer at Brown University, as they discuss Rejection, Failure, and Resilience. Learn more about tools and resources available to help students respond with resilience in the face of failure. This session will be interactive and provide space to collaborate with colleagues to discuss tactics to normalize and reframe rejection.
ARC Explores: Fostering Resilience for LGBTQ+ Students
June 24, 2021
12:00 - 1:00 pm (Eastern)
In this session, Susan Marine, Ph.D., Professor of Higher Education at Merrimack College, and Katy Collins, M.S., Director of Student Outreach & Engagement at Boston University, discussed the role of affinity spaces in fostering resilience for LGBTQ+ students. Learn more about the opportunities and challenges of defining and running these spaces and connect with colleagues to share best practices in supporting LGBTQ+ student success.
