Fabiola Santos

Program & Communications Assistant @CenterForMSIs @SDPInstitute

Radiant sister of ΩΦΒ

[Natalie Passov @natpassov]

@SDPInstitute A special shoutout to my @SDPInstitute team for supporting me and this chat!! @marybethgasman @fabiolasantos44 @Destinylj20 @SerxioGonzalez so much love to you all 🥰, thank you for contributing 🤩

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Q7: What advice do you have for students, especially students of color, struggling with their mental health in higher education? #SDPIChat

[Fabiola Santos @fabiolasantos44]

Allowing for Staff to have at least 1 mental health day a month. 2 days in the weekend sometimes it is not enough to unpack the heaviness of the work.

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Q6: Given the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the call for higher ed admin to restructure health requirements, how could this benefit the call to destigmatize mental health issues on college campuses? #SDPIChat

[Destiny @Destinylj20]

A4: An example of that is how thousands of us were able to transition to telecommuting within the first few weeks of the pandemic. As a result, I believe employers now have more trust that their employees will get the job done, without overworking them. #SDPIChat

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Q4: Audre Lorde has said “self care is political warfare;” how can we transition to a place where self care doesn’t function as resistance to societal norms (i.e. overworking, individualism, capitalistic notions, etc.)? #SDPIChat

[Fabiola Santos @fabiolasantos44]

A3. Allow for your students to feel comfortable with speaking to you about any concern. Implementing these conversations from the beginning.

[Natalie Passov @natpassov]

@SDPInstitute A3: Establishing right off the bat that mental health is one of the most important things! Allowing extensions on work, being approachable & understanding, & normalizing these conversations is the best you can do for your students. #SDPIchat

[Natalie Passov @natpassov]

@SDPInstitute A3: Establishing right off the bat that mental health is one of the most important things! Allowing extensions on work, being approachable & understanding, & normalizing these conversations is the best you can do for your students. #SDPIchat

[Fabiola Santos @fabiolasantos44]

In my culture mental health is something that is not acknowledge and if it is, it is negatively portrayed. Being in higher education and being first generation I had to deal with these challenges sometimes alone. Seeking resources on my own. However this taught me independence.

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Q1: What are some of the mental health challenges that students of color face in higher education? #SDPIChat

[Natalie Passov @natpassov]

@jacouriecheyon @SDPInstitute Great point! Intergenerational trauma disproportionately affects students of color and this is often overlooked by resources!

[Fabiola Santos @fabiolasantos44]

A1 I believe that mental health days are a form of self-care. Departments in education should acknowledge that it is necessary for people to have mental health days especially during these times. Many people have had to deal with ancestral wounds alongside living in a pandemic.

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Self-care has become an act of political resistance to the stigmatization of mental health. How can we move toward caring for oneself not being an act of resistance and, rather, acts of self-care being normalized in our society? #SDPIChat

[Fabiola Santos @fabiolasantos44]

Yayyyy @nataliepassov

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

This discussion will be hosted by our Institute’s intern, Natalie Passov! @nataliepassov

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Welcome everyone! Thanks so much for joining us! With this #SDPIChat, we hope to better acknowledge aiding mental health issues in higher education

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

This discussion will be hosted by our Institute’s intern, Natalie Passov! @nataliepassov

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

1 hour until our #SDPIChat on mental health in higher education!

[Dr. Amber “Jordan Atwater” Smith @dr_atwater]

@SDPInstitute The already existing lack of connection in the academic space has increased because many faculty are not well-versed in online instruction. Couple this with students' lack of confidence regarding online learning and the magnitude of the problem becomes clearer. @SDPIchat

[The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute @SDPInstitute]

Q1: How has COVID-19 illuminated and magnified diversity, equity, and inclusion issues that will be prevalent in the virtual space? #SDPIChat

[Fabiola Santos @fabiolasantos44]

@SDPInstitute Hi everyone, I am Fabiola Santos, program assistant to the center for minority serving institutions and Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute

[Center for MSIs @CenterForMSIs]

Thanks to @fabiolasantos44 , we had a great time reconnecting with our team this past Tuesday through a hilarious game of virtual charades! 😆😆😆

@CenterForMSIs
@SDPInstitute
@RutgersGSE

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[Marybeth Gasman @marybethgasman]

Thx to @fabiolasantos44 for hosting #charades for our #team today! Hilarious and so much fun!! @CenterForMSIs @SDPInstitute @RutgersGSE @RutgersU #workfromhome