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Coronavirus Update 12-30-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

What to Do If You Test Positive During Break -- Masking -- Social Distancing -- Stay Home if You Feel Sick -- Testing for Employees -- Booster Clinics -- Study and Travel Abroad.

Coronavirus Update 12-21-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

As we prepare for what appears to be a challenging January, we want to remind you of the need to receive a booster shot before your return to campus after the Christmas break if you are eligible or no later than March 1.

Lilly Fellows Program Grant To Fund Conference Honoring Vatican Ii, Shu Founding, Sacred Heart University

Events

Sacred Heart University has received a Lilly Fellows Program grant to develop and host a three-day, regional conference next October on Vatican II and Catholic Higher Education which will be held on the 60th anniversaries of the Second Vatican Council (Vatican II) and Sacred Heart University’s founding.

Coronavirus Update 12-9-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We want to thank you all again for your commitment to the Pioneer Promise this semester. That commitment on the part of the entire community helped us keep the number of positive cases very low and avoid the kind of big spikes that some of our neighboring colleges and universities experienced.

Links To Weekend Booster Clinics (12/11 And 12/12), The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

These clinics will be expanded to 200 slots. The link will stop working when the clinic is full.

Full Time Faculty Handbook, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

Revised, Approved by the Board of Trustees on December 3, 2021.

Coronavirus Update 12-2-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

By now, we are sure you have heard about the omicron variant of the coronavirus. It originated in South Africa or Europe, and the first U.S. case has been identified in California.

Group Counseling Courses In Cacrep-Accredited Programs: A National Survey, Yiying Xiong, Huan-Tang Lu

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

We surveyed 113 counselor educators to understand the structure of group counseling courses in CACREP-accredited programs and their self-reflections of teaching group counseling courses. Our focus included instructor characteristics, course content (didactic versus experiential), evaluation (content knowledge versus hands-on skills), supervision, and teaching strategies. The responses were a heterogeneous composition of instructor background, program structure, curriculum, and the setup of the experiential component. The comparison with the literature indicates a slight change, mainly in the use of technology and the experiential component, over the past decade. Based on the results, we identified the needs for future studies and made suggestions …

Counselor Trainees’ Personal Growth Through Interpersonal Experiential Growth Groups: An Instrumental Case Study, Yanhong Liu, Peitao Zhu, Alonzo D. Turner

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

Following the instrumental case study design, we explored 14 counselors-in-training’s (CITs) personal growth within their semester-long experiential growth groups (EGGs). The study illuminated CITs’ multifaceted growth within three categories of intrapersonal growth, interpersonal growth, and group cohesiveness. Participants’ intrapersonal and interpersonal growth were closely intertwined and mutually activating. Participants’ self-reflection, emotional awareness, self-other reflexivity, and their interpersonal communication and attitudes were found to encompass a continuum of activities ranging from being broad/generic to specific/action-oriented. Findings provided insights for group training and future research.

A Social Justice Recruitment And Retention Model For Diversifying School Counselor Education, Caroline Lopez-Perry, Malti Tuttle, Jung H. Hyun, Shanel Robinson

Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision

A social justice recruitment and retention model for BIPOC school counselors into counselor education doctoral programs is described. This article represents a call to action for counselor educators to examine their practices and policies for recruiting and retaining BIPOC school counselors in doctoral programs and the field of counselor education.

Writing: The Lost Literacy… Found!, Tahlya Stevenson

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Literacy

According to the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP, 2012), writing proficiency across the country has been stagnant for the past generation. This “writing crisis” has the potential to impact job preparedness, reading development, and the future of our nation’s students. Additionally, teachers are ill-prepared with the knowledge and time to best teach writing. The purpose of this study was to identify best practices in elementary narrative writing and to explore the effectiveness of implementation in a grade 2 classroom. Experts agree that process writing, use of mentor text, explicit instruction in text structure, and peer feedback increase student writing …

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 11, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Flying Home for the Holidays -- The Gift of Charity -- Celebrating Hanukkah -- Plans for Winter Break? -- Community Theatre Hosts Connecticut's Got Talent -- Spotlight: Audrey's Corner -- D1 Football Wins NEC Title -- Art and Entertainment: Hallmark Christmas Couple -- Fashion: Mary Quant -- Sports: Sacred Heart Men’s and Women’s Fencing Update

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 9, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: SHU Student Attends Astroworld -- The Trial of Ahmaud Arbery -- Post-Pandemic Job Hunting -- Student Get Ready to Study Abroad -- Fraternity and Sorority Life Events Update -- SHU Announces Partnership With Food Rescue - US -- Professor Named CT Nurses Association Vice President -- TAP Presents “As You Like It” -- Princess Diana’s On-Screen Portrayals -- Women’s DI Wrestling Makes Historic Start

Coronavirus Update 11-16-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We want to take a moment to thank you and congratulate you for the attention you have paid to the Pioneer Promise this semester. As a result, our COVID numbers have been low (as of today we have one active case in our community) and we have been able to gather and hold many events that we missed out on last year.

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 8, Sacred Heart University

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Highlights include: New Provost at SHU -- News: Republicans Take Over Blue States -- Closing the Chapter on Facebook -- Perspectives: Fairfield Restaurant Week -- Sophomores Finding Housing Off -Campus -- SHU’s Elves Holiday Toy Drive -- “Songs of Sanctuary: A Concert Against Bullying -- Spring 2022 Registration: How Did it Go? -- Athlete Spotlight: Malik Grant Q&A

Coronavirus Update 11-9-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Pre-holiday Testing: We are offering the opportunity to be tested for those who want to ensure they are negative before traveling home.

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Update: Hockey Arena -- Family Weekend 2021 -- Top 5 News Stories of the Week -- Perspectives: What is Cancel Culture -- Senior Spotlight -- SHU's Annual Turkey Drive -- Theater Arts Program Presents “The Other Josh Cohen -- Uniting Hearts: Paving The Way To Financial Freedom -- Arts and Entertainment: “SNL” with Kim Kardashian -- 2021 World Series: Atlanta Braves vs. Houston Astros - Women’s Soccer Making Late October Playoff Push

Health Technology In School-Based Health Centers: Supporting Continuous Care During Covid-19, Erin Sullivan, Anna Goddard, Paula Fields, Suzanne Mackey

Nursing Faculty Publications

Background: Children and adolescents in the United States face disparities by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, including unequal access to consistent and high-quality healthcare. School-based health centers (SBHCs) promote health equity by delivering primary, mental, and other health services directly to students in their schools. The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States resulted in schools and SBHCs closing their physical sites and pivoting to virtual service delivery. Methods: In the months immediately following school closures, school-based health center practitioners and sponsors participated in an online listening series to share how they used technology to creatively advertise services, engage with students, …

Coronavirus Update 10-27-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

There is new guidance from the CDC regarding the time frame in which vaccinated people should be tested if they were a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 6, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Dead's at Red's -- Plans for Halloween -- SHU Alumnus Dario Melendez -- New Netflix Series "Squid Games" -- Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF Fundraiser -- "Legends of Fear" Haunted House -- Spotlight: The s.w.e.e.t Life of Therapy Animals -- Arts and Entertainment -- Football Grabs Win over CCSU -- Sacred Heart Men’s Hockey Upsets #12 Boston University-- Women’s Bowling Looks to Roll over Competition This Season

Coronavirus Update 10-21-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We hope you are as excited about Family Weekend as we are. The forecast is calling for crisp fall weather that will be perfect for the activities planned. We are pleased to tell you that we will be relaxing our rule about family members in the residence halls for Family Weekend.

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 5, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: 2021 Homecoming Weekend -- Fire Safety at SHU -- Is Social Media a Threat to Public Safety? -- Vaccine Mandate for Health Care Workers -- Fall Season Is Here -- ZTA Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month -- The Environmental Club at SHU -- Men’s Volleyball Heading to the NEC -- SHU Diving in Head First This Season

Coronavirus Update 10-13-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We want to share that—in conjunction with Hartford HealthCare—we will be offering a clinic for Pfizer booster shots for those who received the Pfizer vaccine.

Coronavirus Update 10-7-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

As of today, we continue to have low COVID numbers (three cases currently) in the SHU community. This is encouraging.

Spectrum, Volume 47, Issue 4, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: Women Leading SHU -- Hungary’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Law -- Food Insecurity On Campus -- Intramural Sports Are Back -- Are You Getting the Covid Booster Shot? -- Missing Coverage for Missing BIPOC -- Discovery Science Center and Planetarium Reopens -- Fun at Fall Fest -- Men's golf finished fourth at the University of Hartford Invitational -- Women’s Ice Hockey Makes a Return

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure Report 2021, Department Of Public Safety

News, Magazines and Reports

"2021 Sacred Heart University Department of Public Safety Annual Campus Crime & Fire Report."

Employee Policy Handbook October 2021, Sacred Heart University

Handbooks & Factbooks

No abstract provided.

Library Newsletter, Volume 17, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University Library

Library Newsletters

Word from the Stacks ... What is the new normal in the library? by Gavin Ferriby -- Documenting the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Sacred Heart University -- Gifts to the library -- New resources for a new year -- Digital Commons approaches milestones -- Gloria Naylor Symposium -- Books that have kept us sane in trying times -- Staff changes.

Sacred Heart University Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 1, Sacred Heart University

Sacred Heart University Magazine

No abstract provided.

Cascon 2021 Program, College Of Arts & Sciences

SHU Faculty Publications

Conference program and abstracts for the College of Arts & Sciences (CASCon) faculty presentations held September 29, 2021 in the Martire Center at Sacred Heart University.

More than 40 faculty members participated in this year’s conference, representing multiple disciplines: languages and literature, psychology, biology, mathematics, government, Catholic studies, art and design, communications, chemistry and physics, history, theatre arts, theology/religious studies, media and sociology. There were 30 talks that covered various topics, such as the civil war, theatre, body image and Foodstagrams (Instagram posts about food).