Family Support Videos Presented Online
Pacific’s Student Support team recently hosted a series of six virtual family chats to provide information, resources and tips via Zoom to help families with the transition to online learning this spring.
Topics included career advising, student counseling support, financial aid, library support and more. Families connected with the Boxer community, shared how they were managing with the uncertainty of the pandemic and received answers to their questions.
If you weren’t able to participate, or if you participated and need a refresher, you can review the information that was shared in these 30-60 minute YouTube videos – complete with closed captioning.
Family and Support System Chat | Episode 1
Learn about where to find student and family COVID-19 resources on the Pacific University website, student life and parent life pages, tips for using Zoom and more.
Co-hosts | Denise Giesbers, director of Orientation, Transfer and Student Services, Greek Life and co-coordinator of Veterans Services and Justin Li, manager of Student Support and co-coordinator of Veterans Services
Special Guests | Mark Ankeny, VP of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, Narce Rodriguez, Associate VP of Student Affairs and Chief Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Family and Support System Chat | Episode 2
Learn about financial aid options during these uncertain times, including the federal CARES act, Student Loan Relief and the Student Emergency Fund and more.
Co-hosts | Denise Giesbers, director of Orientation, Transfer and Student Services, Greek Life and co-coordinator of Veterans Services and Justin Li, manager of Student Support and co-coordinator of Veterans Services
Special Guest | Leslie Limper, director of Financial Aid
Family and Support System Chat | Episode 3
Learn about how to support your student during the current disruption in their lives, the Pass/No pass grade option being offered to undergraduate students this spring, transition to fall classes, and more.
Co-hosts | Denise Giesbers, director of Orientation, Transfer and Student Services, Greek Life and co-coordinator of Veterans Services and Justin Li, manager of Student Support and co-coordinator of Veterans Services, Lindsey Blem, interim dean of Student Affairs, Narce Rodriguez, Associate VP of Student Affairs
Special Guest | Sarah Phillips, dean of College of Arts & Sciences
Family and Support System Chat | Episode 4
Learn about career events, online resources, career advising, networking internships and more.
Co-hosts | Denise Giesbers, director of Orientation, Transfer and Student Services, Greek Life and co-coordinator of Veterans Services and Justin Li, manager of Student Support and co-coordinator of Veterans Services, Lindsey Blem, interim dean of Student Affairs, Janalei Chun, director of Hawai‘i Outreach and Programming
Special Guest | Mike Shingle, interim director of Advising and Career Services, June Dressler, associate director of the Career Development Center
Family and Support System Chat | Episode 5
Learn about supporting student academic needs during remote learning, online tutoring via GoBoard, the tutoring process for math, science and writing, study strategies, requesting digital books or articles, ask-the-library-chat, and more.
Co-hosts | Denise Giesbers, director of Orientation, Transfer and Student Services, Greek Life and co-coordinator of Veterans Services and Justin Li, manager of Student Support and co-coordinator of Veterans Services, Lindsey Blem, interim dean of Student Affairs
Special Guest | Josie Ragolia, Student Success Librarian
Family and Support System Chat | Episode 6
Learn about how to support yourself and your student during this acutely stressful time, coping with brain fog, feeling overwhelmed due to the uncertainty of COVID-19, focusing on what’s important including our safety net, mindful coping practices and moving forward with kindness, compassion and patience.
Co-hosts | Denise Giesbers, director of Orientation, Transfer and Student Services, Greek Life and co-coordinator of Veterans Services and Justin Li, manager of Student Support and co-coordinator of Veterans Services
Special Guests | Laura Stallings, director of the Student Counseling Center, Allison Hajdu-Paulen, staff therapist, and Wan-Chen Weng, staff psychologist