July 1, 2009

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Low-Cost Ideas for Serving Veterans
By Therese Kattner
San Diego State University’s Veterans Center started with high-level support but no operating budget. As a result, the center used low-cost strategies to get up and running. Read on for a list of ideas you can adapt to your campus.

News Capsules
Policy protects victims from sanctions; When do students stop out?; UCLA settles Taser incident; Faculty give portion of raise to student financial aid; Wesleyan settles suicide lawsuit; Don’t mix energy drinks and alcohol, study says

Responding to Families in Financial Distress
By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti
Although worrying about paying for college is widespread, different families need different institutional responses.

Referring Students for Mental Health Assessment: Continuing the Discussion
In the May 15 issue, we featured an article about mandating mental health assessments of students at risk of harming themselves or others. One of the health care providers who receive such referrals is Jacqueline Wiebe, M.D. To continue the discussion about assessment referrals, Student Affairs Leader spoke with Wiebe about her institution’s referral team and what mental health concerns she sees among the student population.

The Globalization of Student Affairs
By Kathleen Manning
The student affairs field and international education have one major goal in common: to build a better world. Here are a few ideas on how we can build international viewpoints into our student affairs work.