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Once a term, one of the staff members goes to Costco and buys a bunch of nonperishable food. They set up in a conference room and invite students to come in and get whatever they need. Intentionally did not brand themselves as a "Food Pantry" because students would think of a "Food Pantry" as something that they should go to.

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Used to attend events with food buffet style, but noticed they had a lot of leftovers. Their team would intentionally bring to-go boxes and send out an email to students that have disclosed they are dealing with food insecurity letting them know to stop by and grab food. They saw students quickly show up to pick up food. Bring to go boxes to events!

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Teaching students how to plan, organize, filter their email. Embedding these lessons into our programs.

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Have accessible snacks at all events. In your office, put snacks in a central area where students can come in and grab food then walk out.

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Host more hybrid events in order to balance the needs of the group, even if it's not the most efficient or effective option.

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Make what used to be implicit, explicit.

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Make what used to be implicit, explicit.

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Intentionally analyze programming to try and identify places where there might be unspoken rules or instructions. Student staff can be really helpful for this.

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Be transparent with students that you are a safe resource that they can disclose to. Create spaces for students to talk about well-being without creating more work for them.

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Host more events for students to learn how to prioritize self-care. Think about how we can lean on existing campus resources for this.

As staff, make sure we model these practices ourselves (actually taking breaks!)

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Encourage faculty to engage with students on the sidelines and invite them into the research enterprise. Students feel like they belong when someone from a group notices them and tells them that they belong. Faculty noticing a student's strengths and affirming them, then encouraging them to get involved in research can be hugely impactful for a student.

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Involve students in the planning of events, and have them lead the events themselves, if possible.

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This Padlet was developed for a ConnectUR 2023 workshop led by Suma Datta, Allison Perez, and Millie Worku. Ideas shared during the workshop were added to the Padlet. This is meant to be a living document for folks to collaborate and share ideas on how we can best serve our students.

Each section highlights a specific barrier we have seen become more prominent in our student populations post-pandemic. Beneath each section, we encourage folks to add posts describing the approach(es) they have taken to address these barriers.

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Texas A&M University-College Station
Assistant Provost for Undergraduate Studies
Executive Director for LAUNCH
Professor, Biochemistry & Biophysics
sumad@tamu.edu

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Have research projects that are focused on these various topics receive preferential treatment for grants that our offices control

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Include a recommended dress code of business casual, but do not a required dress code move than casual.

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Oregon State University
Associate Director, Undergraduate Research
Stephanie.Ramos@oregonstate.edu

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Include students in the planning/execution of events and activities

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Drexel University
Undergraduate Research & Enrichment Programs
Assistant Director
csf49@drexel.edu

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UR should not be for free or volunteer. How do we make programs accessible? Elevate summer program pays. Pay faculty too (9mo contracts).

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Create flexibility in programs to help with inclusion and feeling like programs fit students rather than students have to fit the programs.

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Stress management to help students (and mentors) make better decisions with meeting UR commitments.

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Provide professional development to help students to develop skills but have it included in pay hours for FWS to help with social skills and financial instability.

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Pay fair wages

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Better utilization and education how to utilize FWS programs so students use it - many campuses aren’t effectively using the funds available. Challenge is that the students may not have worked in HS and be ready for that. How can we tie this with supporting education, tips, tricks, and social capital

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Scaffold fellowship and scholarship applications to help students develop skills needed to apply for more complicated apps later

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Provide snacks at every event. Create space where they can get food to focus.  Bring to go boxes!

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Provide more borrow a resource and use more open access resources to reduce costs of participation

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Event Website: https://www.washington.edu/undergradresearch/uwresearch-cafe/

Mission: Research Cafe was created from a desire to shift our campus culture around research from being "intimidating and inaccessible" to being welcoming and inviting to students of all backgrounds and experience levels.

What We Do: Every 1st Friday of the month, we order coffee and doughnuts and invite students into our office space to hang out, eat, and talk to others with an interest in research. We invite our Undergraduate Research Leaders and other groups of current undergrad researchers to attend the event and serve as informal peer mentors to those who attend. The researchers we invite wear name tags that say "Ask me about research!" to signal to other students that they are willing to answer any questions.

Results: Over 200 students have attended Research Cafe since we launched the event in October 2022. It is our most highly attended event each month. We found that the event is popular with students of all years, with 1st/2nd year students coming to seek information and 3rd/Higher students coming excited to share their experiences. The event has grown significantly over the course of one year, and we are excited to offer it again next year.

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Example: Imposter Syndrome workshop

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The Pandemic Generation Goes to College. It Has Not Been Easy. - NY Times

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The Pandemic Generation Goes to College. It Has Not Been Easy. - NY Times

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Self-reported COVID-19 infection and implications for mental health and food insecurity among American college students

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Self-reported COVID-19 infection and implications for mental health and food insecurity among American college students

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“Emotional Distancing”: Change and Strain in U.S. Young Adult College Students’ Relationships During COVID-19

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“Emotional Distancing”: Change and Strain in U.S. Young Adult College Students’ Relationships During COVID-19

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Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States

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Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States

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University of Washington
Program Manager
allperez@uw.edu