engaging students in conversations about

Engaging Students in Conversations about

Jerie Smith, Aurora CenterJenny Porter, Orientation & First-Year Programs

President’s Coalition for a Respectful U Co-chairs

Welcome to Respect U

You can respect me by…

“From 9/11, multiple wars, and the recession, to catastrophic natural disasters, and the increase in random violence and school shootings, we’ve survived and are surviving events that have torn at our sense of safety with such force that we’ve experience them as trauma even if we weren’t directly involved.”

(Brown, 2012, p. 27)

“The research team found that the act of not discussing a traumatic event or confiding it to another person could be more damaging than the actual event. Conversely, when people shared their stories and experiences, their physical health improved, their doctor’s visiting decreased, and they showed significant decreases in their stress hormones.”

(Brown, 2012, p. 82)

President’s Coalition for a Respectful U

References

• Brown, Brené. (2012). Daring Greatly: Howthe Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the

Way We Live, Love, Parent and Lead. New York, NY: Penguin Group Inc.

• Frazier, Patricia. (September 25, 2012). Howto Handle Stress: Strategies for College

Students. Personal Communication.