“Mental illness is truly an epidemic on college campuses and the need for the administration to address this problem with increased resources is imperative for the health of individual students and the health of the University as a whole.”
News, On Campus, Top Story
In First Month of School, UCS Visits Spike to 550
University Counseling Services has seen 550 students since the beginning of the school year. This is a 15 percent increase from this time last year.
News, Featured Story, On Campus
Resiliency Project Aims to Improve Student Mental Health
With University Counseling services receiving an influx of students in the last few years, the Resiliency Project has been implemented to improve mental health among students.
Opinions, Editorials
Resilience Project Sends Dangerous Message
“BC should take the lead among universities in expanding counseling services and rising to meet the demand.”
Opinions, Editorials
UCS Staff Increase Important, Increased Funding Necessary
“By designating funds for these programs BC would demonstrate engagement with students and would help provide much-needed resources for an understaffed UCS and the students who are increasingly seeking its resources.”
On Campus, News
PBS Documentary Series on Mental Health Comes to BC
On Tuesday evening, UGBC and UCS will be showing Stories of the Mind, a documentary series on mental health set to be released on PBS in 2017.
News, Top Story, On Campus
Full-Time Mentality: After Increased Demand, UCS Adds Two Full-Time Staff Members
After the demand on University Counseling Services (UCS) continues to increase, an anonymous donation in combination with an approval from the Board of Trustees for the 2016-2017 budget has allotted the department two additional positions.
Top Story, On Campus, News
“What I Be” Photo Campaign Returns to Campus for the Second Year
Students join “What I Be” photo campaign, hosted by undergraduate government for the second year, in efforts to take away the power of their insecurities.
Editorials, Opinions
Maximizing the Benefit of the ‘What I Be’ Project
A way for UGBC to build on the success of last year’s ‘What I Be’ project and take advantage of the interest generated by this upcoming year’s would be to craft a follow-up campaign that plays off these already addressed themes.
Opinions, Column
Mental Health and the Got Time? Campaign
Rather than fault students for their temporal mismanagement, the Got Time? campaign should consider how modern education reinforces and ingrains a lifestyle that leads to increasing mental unwellness.
