Food and housing insecurities among college students are a growing concern, undermining their well-being and academic and social success. This single holistic case study explored how food and housing insecurities impact students at a mid-sized public university in New York using Tinto's (1993) student integration framework. This framework suggests…

Student food insecurity is associated with lower grades, depression, higher perceived stress and lower graduation rates. Campuses across the country are responding to the problem in a variety of ways, including distribution of food directly to students through food pantries. This research is based on a national survey of campus food pantries to…

The purpose of this study was to explore the phenomenon of community college students' perceptions and experiences regarding mental health counseling services on a community college campus. The conceptual framework used for this study was Hettler's (1976) Six Dimensions of Wellness model, which demonstrates the interconnectedness of all six…

Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) are federally designated universities whose undergraduate enrollment is 25% Chicanx/Latinx -identifying students ("Excelencia in Education," 2019). The University of California has emerged as a Hispanic-Serving System (HSI-System), having recently enrolled its most diverse freshman class. In this…

Purpose: There is a great interest in developing eco-friendly operations as alternative uses of resources in the university campus, making the employment of technologies more sustainable. Practices such as energy management and efficiency initiatives have been encouraged to meet these sustainability goals. The purpose of this paper is to describe…

The COVID-19 pandemic placed economic strain on numerous institutions, and these financial losses were felt at a particularly significant level in higher education. Many large universities and colleges prepared for anticipated enrollment cliffs by closing smaller, satellite campuses. Such is the situation in the present qualitative investigation,…

Objective: Describe trends in usage and shoppers of Eastern Michigan University's (EMU) food pantry over four academic years. Participants: Shoppers of EMU's pantry between September 2015 and April 2019. Methods: Data come from shopper questionnaires and pantry records of daily visits and food distribution. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, and…

U.S. colleges and universities are frequently characterized as inefficient and slow to change, with shared governance models and expectations often blamed. During COVID-19, however, the nation witnessed campuses rapidly adjust practices and policies to continue operating in the 'new normal' of a global pandemic. This study aimed to explore the…

In the past several decades, the number of college students who experience mental health concerns has increased astronomically. During that time, acts of campus violence have increased as well. Unfortunately, many colleges have been unable to effectively meet the needs of students with mental disorders. This article explores the challenges…

Although mentoring interventions have helped to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) goals within STEM fields, even the most efficacious programs can be undermined without intentional cultivation of the broader mentoring ecosystem. This study examines participants from eight campus teams that engaged in a multi-session process of…

Campuses have never had such an intense focus on health promotion as they do at present as we work toward a post-pandemic future. This article examines the evolution of approaches from a student-centric focus to a systems approach, tracing the history of health promotion on Canadian campuses. Universities have evolved from the initial attempts at…

Using a participatory approach, this multi-method case study compared bicyclists' perceptions and physical indicators of bikeability on a college campus. Student focus groups discussed campus bikeability and mapped and graded common bicycle routes. Trained students conducted environmental audits with bicycle counts. In discussions, students…

It was unknown how campus public safety administrators view the relationship between planning and training for incidents when it came to improving campus safety by implementing emergency preparedness and critical response policies and procedures, in combination with comprehensive training for faculty, staff, and students. Therefore, the purpose of…

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate potential impact of internal carbon pricing in emission reduction in Higher education institutions (HEIs). Over the past century, human activities have increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the atmosphere. If GHG emissions continue their upward trend, this will disturb the natural balance and trigger…

Our nation's postsecondary institutions are entrusted to provide a safe and healthy learning environment for the students, faculty, and staff who live, work, and study on campus. Planning for emergencies may be challenging for institutions of higher education (IHEs) because of geography, environment, governance, around-the clock-operations, and…