Healthy Husky will host next week Fresh Check Day — a concept created by The Jordan Porco Foundation to bring the campus community together to "check-in" on the mental health and wellness of college students. Fresh Check Day will take place on Thursday, March 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., in KUB Multipurpose A&B in collaboration with the McDowell Institute for Teacher Excellence in Positive Behavior Support. The check-in will feature interactive exhibits combined with food, prizes, and giveaways. The booths feature peer-to peer messaging in a positive, community-focused setting.

That night Scott Prendergast, of Minding Your Mind, will join us at 6:30 p.m. in the KUB Ballroom to discuss depression and mental health. He will discuss his own personal experiences with depression throughout his high school and college years and how he turned his world around by incorporating positivity into his life.

Freshmen and seniors complete the 2019 National Survey of Student Engagement online survey by April and be entered into a drawing to receive one of these gifts: $100, &50, $25 Amazon gift cards; BU cell phone card holders; BU coffee mug; BU drawstring bags; BU iPod armband holders; BU koozie can holders; BU lanyards, PopSockets cell phone grips; BU smartphone power banks; BU spirit flags; BU travel mug.

Through its student survey, NSSE annually collects information at hundreds of four-year colleges and universities about first-year and senior students' participation in programs and activities that institutions provide for their learning and personal development. The results provide an estimate of how undergraduates spend their time and what they gain from attending college.

BU’s College of Education in collaboration with Professional U recently hosted its annual Collaborating to Assist Teacher Candidate Hiring (CATCH) Conference for nearly 130 current student teachers. More than 100 education professionals representing 45 school districts — some as far away as Alaska — were on hand recruiting the soon-to-be graduates.

In addition, the conference offered a morning panel with administrators followed by three tracks of alumni teacher panels, focusing on early childhood/elementary, middle level and secondary level. Students then prepared for the Education Expo through round table discussions: How to “sell” your experience to recruiters.

Danielle Hoover discovered a passion for helping people on her first-ever mission trip as a 12-year-old. It’s been a love of hers ever since. Interestingly, after a few years between missions an important aspect of Hoover’s life at Bloomsburg University played a useful role in her latest trip.

“It’s one thing to hear about the struggles of a country like Haiti, but it’s completely different to experience it,” said Danielle Hoover, a junior English major. “One experience that really stuck with me, is serving the community meals. The way the members of the community asked us to serve them is to serve their children first. If we were to run out of food before all of the adults were served that was okay to them, because their children got to eat that day.”