Our Guestbook View Our Guestbook Search About Promoting Health and Wellness Karen Levin Coburn is the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Students and Associate Dean for the Freshman Transition at Washington University. A Parents' Guide to Understanding the College Years.
All college students have to deal with stress-both academic and social.
Unfortunately, all too many students turn to unhealthy coping mechanisms. RAs spend a lot of time dealing with the consequences of these unhealthy patterns-and are left to pick up the pieces. Think how much time RAs spend dealing with the consequences of alcohol abuse-vandalism, unplanned sex and date rape, noisy halls and vomit in the bathroom. Obviously, RAs can't change everyone's behavior patterns and eliminate all unhealthy habits. They can, however, play an important role in supporting the academic success and physical and emotional well being of their residents by keeping principles of Health Promotion and Wellness in the forefront of their thinking.