Holistic Methods and Research for Creating Campus Environments of Belonging

Location:

SCUP Pacific Regional Conference

Monterey, CA

Speaker:

Erin Ishizaki, Elizabeth Hearn

Date & Time:

04.03.2025 | 1:30pm-2:30pm

Students and campus staff face increasing isolation and mental health challenges. To plan and design meaningful spaces of belonging, we must ask the right questions, use specific observation methods and apply relevant research.

Join Mithun partner Erin Ishizaki and partner Elizabeth Hearn for “Holistic Methods and Research for Creating Campus Environments of Belonging,” a panel presentation that will offer an update on the current state of mental health and wellbeing, institutional perspectives, challenges to student success, and methods for applying human-centered research in the creation of campus spaces for community and engagement. Attendees will gain practical tools for planning, programming and designing learning environments that address today’s pressing challenges with mental health and social connection.

Erin and Elizabeth’s co-presenters are University of California, Irvine senior director of undergraduate housing and residential life Lou Gill, and University District Development Association CEO Juliet Sinisterra.

Date Posted: 04.03.2025