Collaborate with on‐, off‐campus partners to address students’ mental health needs

Every day, I hear or read stories about college students’ mental health issues. It appears that it's a national crisis. Some say it started with COVID, as Gen Z students were kept away from school for months or years, depending on where they lived. It seems that being on screen hours a day has taken a real toll in students’ interaction in person with others their age. Lately, I’ve heard a lot about students making “friends” and “companions” with AI avatars. I find that really sad.