Campus Resources

I first want to say that Kaylene and Christina did a great job with their lesson tonight on campus resources and referral techniques. I liked the approach they took with the lesson by having the majority of the lesson being based on student interaction and keeping the lecturing to a minimum. This is an approach I want to take for my lesson with Megan coming up in a few weeks, and as much when co-teaching the recitation class next fall. 
       I'm really looking forward to teaching this exact lesson next fall because I know how helpful it's going to be for the incoming freshman, and with this being my fifth semester at Iowa State even I learned some new things about the services offered to Iowa State students. One of my favorite sayings is that "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and I really think this is what the campus resources and referral techniques lesson is all about. Sometimes students can be hesitant to seek help, especially when they don't know what resources are available. With this lesson we as peer mentors can answer a lot of questions before the questions are asked, especially those problems or situations that seem inevitable  during a college career and especially freshman year. It's pretty safe to say that at least one student for each recitation class is going to need to see a doctor, have a prescription filled, drop a class, take a class pass/fail, have their computer crash the day before a final paper is due.  It only makes sense to let these resources at Iowa State be known by the students who pay for them at the beginning of each semester. This lesson is a great way to get the students out of classroom, enjoy the weather, and get better oriented with the campus.