Contact
Marc EbenfieldNew England Faculty Development Consortium
978-542-6718
mebenfield@salemstate.edu
Conference Rates
NEFDC conferences are one-day events held in the New England area. A continental breakfast, hot buffet lunch, and wine and cheese poster session are included as part of the conference fee.
- Non-member NEFDC - $195 regular
- Member and presenter rate NEFDC - $155 regular
- $50 students (early bird and regular)
- Walk-ins $205
Hotel
We have reserved a block of 25 rooms at the rate of $90 plus tax – $99 for the evening of June 6, 2019. You can reserve through the hotel website or by calling the 800 number and requesting the group code. The group code to make a reservation is FDC. Reservations must be made by May 6, 2019 to get the group rate.
The Holiday Inn Express
100 Chickering Drive
Brattleboro, VT 05301
Phone: 1(800)315-2621
Hotel Website
New England Faculty Development Consortium
Spring 2019 Conference
Education in the Age of Anxiety
Friday, June 7, 2019
Keynote
“Rescuing the Canary in the Coal Mine: Anxiety and Stress Go to College. What to Know, What to Do”
College faculty, administrators and mental health personnel across the nation report an alarming increase in debilitating anxiety among their students. Research suggests that one in five university students are experiencing depression or anxiety, with anxiety taking the lead. Owing to the cumulative toxic stress that may have begun a decade or more prior to college, many students come through the college gates “pre-loaded” for stress. Once there, the increased demands of college—academic rigor, independent living, social pressures, social media, financial worries, and substance use—can cause or exacerbate anxiety. Record numbers of college students display symptoms such as a lack of resilience, task avoidance, anger, illness, a defeatist attitude, and sleeplessness, but many schools can’t keep up with the demand for services. This session will deconstruct this phenomenon, and examine the practices that some colleges are using to help students manage their stress. Dr Schultz, a former special education teacher, college professor and administrator, will examine the increased need for college faculty, who may not be trained in mental health, to become part of the solution. Dr. Schultz will examine what faculty can and must do to help students find appropriate professional support. Attendees will also learn some very practical “first-responder” strategies that can help them move students from stress to de-stress within the college classroom-without sacrificing academic standards.
3 Easy Steps!
1. Check to see if your school is a current member before registering. Faculty and staff at institutions with an NEFDC membership for 2018-19 receive a member's discount for both fall and spring conferences. (If you think your college or university is a member, and is not listed, you can confirm with the NEFDC Treasurer Kimberly Monk: k.monk@snhu.edu)
2. If you have haven't yet, Become a member for this year!
3. Click below to register for the conference.