Transcript
A (0:00)
This is Beth McCuskey, and you're listening to this Is Purdue.
B (0:07)
Hi, I'm Kate Young, and you're listening to this Is Purdue, the official podcast for Purdue University. As a Purdue alum and Indiana native, I know firsthand about the family of students and professors who are in it together, persistently pursuing and relentlessly rethinking. Who are the next game changers, difference makers, ceiling breakers, and innovators? Who are these boilermakers? Join me as we feature students, faculty and alumni taking small steps towards their giant leaps and inspiring others to do the same.
A (0:43)
Resilience, in my mind, is really about how do you bounce back from failure, how do you take it? How do you handle disappointment? And teaching our students that skill set, I think is just so important. That's learned at home, too. That's the state finals that you didn't win as a basketball team. That's the work so hard to get a good grade and it didn't happen for you. How do you help students process that, learn from that, and move forward?
B (1:13)
In this episode of this Is Purdue, we're talking to Beth McCuskey, Vice Provost for Student life at Purdue University. Beth is a national thought leader in student mental health and she recently co authored an upcoming book titled the Oxford Handbook of well Being and Higher Education, which covers why wellness is critical in college, especially in today's day and age. Purdue's focus on student well being and Beth and her team's vital institutional efforts was also featured in Forbes. So she's the perfect person to help us dig into two timely questions. Number one, how generational differences have shaped what wellness looks like for college students. And number two, how parents, families, mentors and educators can prepare high school students to thrive in college. This conversation with Beth was super interesting and thoughtful. We discuss resiliency when it comes to overcoming failure and how adults and other mentors can help foster resiliency skills for their students at home. Plus, we dig into social learning loss, which many people experienced during the COVID 19 pandemic, and how the emergence of social media and now AI have played a role in student well being across generations. So let's get to it. Here's my conversation with Beth.
C (2:31)
Beth, thank you so much for joining us on this is Purdue, the official university podcast. We're going to dive into a topic that impacts all students today, and that's well being. We are thrilled to have you. Thanks for coming.
A (2:42)
I'm absolutely thrilled to be here. I admire your work and it's just great to be part of your podcast. Thank You.
