UCITE: First Fridays: November 4th

This UCITE-funded study explored whether starting university classes with a brief (under 5 minutes) mindfulness activity demonstrates positive effects on students' sense of well-being in the classroom, and on class dynamics as a whole, among a university population (undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across various majors). Faculty were trained on doing brief mindfulness activities, and a sub-group of students from these classes chose to participate in a pre-post test survey. Although the sample was small, we had promising results, and are seeking to duplicate the study with a larger sample this spring (2023). Come here more about the results, and about how mindfulness might benefit your classroom!

Grant Recipient: Marjorie N. Edguer, PhD (Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences) and the University Faculty Mindfulness Matters team (Jesse Honsky, DNP, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing; Elizabeth R. Click, DNP, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing; Barbara Burgess Van Aken, PhD, Department of English; Matthew A. Salerno, JD, School of Law).

Presenters (in alphabetical order): Elizabeth R. Click, DNP, ND, RN, CWP (Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing); Marjorie N. Edguer, PhD, LISW-S, LICDC-CS (Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences); Jesse Honsky, DNP, MPH, RN, PHNA-BC (Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing). 

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