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Nearly 5 years ago, Canada was the first country to create a post-secondary standard. With the current turmoil in post-secondary – how can institutions move forward with implementation when it feels like “their house is on fire”. In this webinar, we are joined by Leah State (director of student well-being at Humber Polytechnic) and Alison Burnett (director of student wellness services at University of Guelph) to talk about how their campuses have continued their work on the Standard. Specifically, we will touch on the integration of the Standard alongside other frameworks, advancing the Standard through individual and systems level initiatives, the campus action tracker, and the free tools available through CICMH. French closed captioning will be provided.
Speaker Bio
Leah State, MSW, RSW works as the Director of Student Well-being, Humber Polytechnic. She has 20 years of leadership experience with expertise in social work, health promotion, health policy, and fostering conditions for students to thrive. As Director of Student Well-being at Humber Polytechnic, she provides strategic leadership in the planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and operational management of all health, well-being, and accessible learning programs and services across Humber College and the University of Guelph-Humber. Her work focuses on strengthening campus-wide capacity to support student success through collaborative, evidence-informed approaches to well-being
Alison Burnett, RN MScN (She/Her) is the Director of Student Wellness (Vaccarino Centre for Student Wellness) at the University of Guelph. She is passionate about student health and wellbeing and have dedicated the majority of her career collaborating with her student wellness colleagues to promote students’ optimal health and wellbeing and help them achieve success in their academic careers. Having worked in post-secondary institutions for almost 25 years holding a variety of roles within the area of student health and wellness, Alison has enjoyed the opportunity to work with a variety of students, staff, faculty, and community partners in developing innovative programs and services for our student population. She has held the position of Director of Student Wellness at the University of Guelph for the past 11 years- ensuring the smooth integration of 7 units under the umbrella of Student Wellness, implementing a new care pathway for mental health services including our student navigator positions, contributing to the management of the COVID-19 pandemic response on campus and serving as Co-chair on the President’s Task Force on Student Mental Health.
