{"id":20922,"date":"2015-08-12T09:05:48","date_gmt":"2015-08-12T14:05:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=20922"},"modified":"2017-08-14T10:50:23","modified_gmt":"2017-08-14T15:50:23","slug":"draftare-freshman-overwhelmed-the-kelly-center-is-there-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tigermedianet.com\/?p=20922","title":{"rendered":"Are Freshman Overwhelmed? FHSU’s Kelly Center is there to help"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The campus of Fort Hays State University will be alive again with students, many of them college freshmen. \u00a0Most young people long for the day when they graduate from high school and get to leave the nest and set off on their own in college.\u00a0 They see many advantages, they are on their own, no one telling them what to do, true independence.<\/p>\n

The Higher Education Research Institute released the results of their \u201cThe American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2014 Survey,\u201d which found that 9.5% of incoming college students frequently \u201cfelt depressed\u201d during the past year (a 6.1% increase over the past five years). Of the 150K+ students at over 227 schools who participated, 34.6% \u201cfelt overwhelmed\u201d by schoolwork and other commitments (a 7.5% increase).<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Times reported, \u201cColleges around the country are struggling to meet higher demands for psychological and crisis counseling, heightened by fears that their campuses could face incidents of violence and suicide.\u201d These students need access to better mental health programming on campus to support their mental health needs.<\/p>\n

Fort Hays State’s Kelly Center offers help to those that are struggling with the transition to college. \u00a0The Tiger Media Network spoke with Sarah Brungardt, Professional Counselor and Bob Duffy, the coordinator of the Drug & Alcohol Wellness Network at the Kelly Center about what they have observed here at Fort Hays State University with students and dealing with school life as well as social and work schedules.<\/p>\n

When asked if the Kelly Center has seen an increase in students looking for help with school, Brungardt said, \u201cWe are seeing more and more students every year, all of our schedules are very busy.\u00a0 We (The Kelly Center) are very happy that students are utilizing our services.\u00a0 We see it as a strength when students reach out to us and help improve their life on many different scales.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing what the results of \u201cThe American Freshman:\u00a0 National Norms Fall 2014 Survey\u201d said about college students feeling overwhelmed and depressed.<\/p>\n

Brungardt talked about the transition from high school to college, \u201cI\u2019m seeing in a lot of students is they have a million things on their plate, so they are dealing with this transition here (at school) which is difficult in terms of academics, social life, if they have a job as well as stuff going on at home.\u00a0 So there\u2019s a lot of depression and anxiety that come into play there because they have so much on their plate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much of this spills over to social media, a place where students seem to go to deal with their issues with life as well as with fellow students.<\/p>\n

Duffy said about this, \u201cIf you look at what is happening with the fraternity at the University of Oklahoma, what the students sometimes forget is that all of this stuff is public access and they don\u2019t realize what they are putting out there about themselves or they don\u2019t think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Social media also gives students a distorted view of the world they live in.<\/p>\n

Brungardt said, \u201cI think there are a lot of advantages to social media, but I think there is a lot of disadvantages.\u00a0 A lot of times is what I\u2019ve seen is students compare themselves to others on social media and I always tell them that\u2019s not really reality, we don\u2019t post pictures of ourselves when we are sad, this person that happy all the time, that may not be very accurate.\u00a0 A lot of the time with some of the students who are struggling with depression we have made a decision for them to take a break from social media and every single one who has taken a break from it has benefited from it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kelly Center is located on the Garden Level of Picken Hall, room 111.\u00a0 Offering Academic Support and Tutoring, personal counseling, alcohol and drug counseling, testing services, disability student services, online mental health screening and other services.\u00a0 Call them at 785-628-4401.<\/p>\n

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