Seasonal Student Issues

There’s a seasonal ebb and flow when it comes to student issues. Here are a few thoughts on what your student may be experiencing this winter.

January

• Feeling happy and/or restless after the holiday break
• Missing family and friends back home
• Glad to be reunited with campus friends
• Resolving to do better academically
• New leadership opportunities may be available for emerging leaders
• Renewed interest in classes
• Unwanted weight gain after the holidays
• Cold weather blues (in some areas of the country)
• Possible roommate changes
• Thinking about where they’ll live during the 2006-07 academic year