Newman University Inc

ROOM AND BOARD REFUNDS

CASH GRANTS TO STUDENTS DUE TO COVID-19

FUNDING IS BEING REQUESTED TO COVER INSTITUTIONAL EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19

HIGHER EDUCATION EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND (HEERF)

NEWMAN UNIVERSITY HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS FOR WESTERN KANSAS INITIATIVE (NU-HAWK)

NAVIGATING THE UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE: INTEGRATING STUDENT AND FACULTY SUPPORTFOR INCREASED RETENTION, GRADUATION, AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT

AGRIBUSINESS EDUCATION AT NEWMAN UNIVERSITY

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WORKFORCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM - NEWMAN UNIVERSITY, A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTION, WILL ESTABLISH THE NEWMAN UNIVERSITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL WORK TRAINEES (NU-BEST) PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF WELL-TRAINED SOCIAL WORKERS SERVING CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES IN HIGH-NEED RURAL COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS. THE NU-BEST PROGRAM WILL RESPOND TO A CRITICAL NEED FOR MORE LICENSED SOCIAL WORKERS TRAINED TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA IN UNDERSERVED AREAS OF RURAL KANSAS AND TO DEVELOP COORDINATED COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO SUPPORT THOSE FAMILIES. NEWMAN IS REQUESTING CONSIDERATION UNDER FUNDING PRIORITY 1 AND THE FUNDING PREFERENCE: QUALIFICATION 1: HIGH RATE. MANY COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHWEST KANSAS HAVE LIMITED ACCESS TO BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES. GIVEN THE SMALL POPULATION DENSITY, THERE ARE SIMPLY VERY FEW BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE PROVIDERS IN THIS AREA. YET, THESE COMMUNITIES ARE STRUGGLING WITH SIGNIFICANT MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. SOUTHWEST KANSAS NEEDS A STEADY AND WELL-TRAINED SUPPLY OF SOCIAL WORKERS TRAINED TO HELP CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH ISSUES AND TO ADDRESS TRAUMA WITH EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES AND CULTURAL COMPETENCY. UNFORTUNATELY, THERE ARE NOT CURRENTLY ENOUGH SOCIAL WORKERS TO MEET THE INCREASING NEED. MANY OF THE CLINICAL SPECIALISTS AND MASTER-LEVEL SOCIAL WORKERS IN KANSAS WORK IN THE FIVE LARGEST URBAN COUNTIES. CONSEQUENTLY, FAMILIES AND CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS MUST WAIT LONG PERIODS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT. THE SHORTAGE IN RURAL AREAS IS ESPECIALLY PRONOUNCED FOR SOCIAL WORKERS WITH MORE ADVANCED DEGREES. THE NU-BEST PROGRAM WILL RECRUIT, PREPARE, GRADUATE, AND SUPPORT 64 ADDITIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS FROM THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) PROGRAM. NU-BEST GRADUATES WILL BE TRAINED TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS IN BOTH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SETTINGS. THE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE STIPENDS TO MSW STUDENTS DURING THEIR FINAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE. NU-BEST WILL ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES THAT WILL EQUIP GRADUATES TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH HIGH-NEED FAMILIES. THE PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH SIX NEW PARTNERSHIPS TO SUPPORT CLINICAL EXPERIENCES EACH YEAR: GENESIS FAMILY HEALTH, COMPASS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, GARDEN CITY UNITED STATES SCHOOL DISTRICT (USD) 457, DODGE CITY USD 443, LIBERAL USD 480, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WHILE NEWMAN HAS WORKED CLOSELY WITH THESE PARTNERS IN THE PAST, EACH REPRESENTS A NEW TRAINING SITE FOR MSW STUDENTS. THESE SITES WILL PROVIDE NU-BEST TRAINEES WITH HANDS-ON EXPERIENCES AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO ADDRESS THE COMPLEX NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING TRAUMA WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY SERVING COMMUNITIES THAT REQUIRE INCREASED MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, THE NU-BEST PROJECT TEAM WILL RECRUIT STAFF FROM THESE PARTNERS AND OTHERS IN THE AREA TO SERVE AS INTERPROFESSIONAL MENTORS FOR NU-BEST TRAINEES, OFFERING PERSPECTIVES ON HOW SOCIAL WORK INTERFACES WITH OTHER FIELDS THAT SUPPORT THE BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. MWS AND NU-BEST STAFF WILL PREPARE AN ORIENTATION PROGRAM FOR ALL SUPERVISORS AND MENTORS. FINALLY, THE NU-BEST PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE VITAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FACULTY, MSW STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS ON TOPICS AND ISSUES RELATED TO THE MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF YOUTH LIVING IN RURAL KANSAS. THESE WORKSHOPS WILL COVER CURRENT TOPICS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO BOTH THE PROGRAM AND THE NEEDS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE TEAM WILL PLAN TWO OF THESE WORKSHOPS EACH ACADEMIC YEAR. SOME EXAMPLE TOPICS INCLUDE STRATEGIES FOR DE-ESCALATING CRISES IN SCHOOL SETTINGS, TEACHING OTHERS HOW TO PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE, AND COLLABORATING WITH NURSES AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS TO BETTER SERVE YOUTH WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS.

PROJECT CARE - NEWMAN UNIVERSITY IS A PRIVATE, LIBERAL ARTS CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY LOCATED IN WICHITA, KANSAS, THAT WILL PROVIDE INCREASED ACCESS TO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING TO MORE THAN 2,600 STUDENTS WITH PROJECT CARE. THE PROJECT WILL PARTICULARLY FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF FRESHMEN AND COMMUTER STUDENTS, WITH EMPHASIS ON INCREASED COMMUNICATION TO PROMOTE AVAILABLE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, EXPANDED EDUCATION ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH, AND REDUCING STIGMA. THE STUDENT POPULATION INCLUDES BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS ON THE WICHITA CAMPUS, WHERE THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS ARE FEMALE AND CAUCASIAN WHICH IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WICHITA AREA. IN A 2022 MENTAL HEALTH STATUS AND ACCESS TO SERVICES SURVEY CONDUCTED BY NEWMAN, 43% OF ALL STUDENTS REPORTED BEING DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION AND 13% OF STUDENTS HAD SUICIDAL IDEATION IN THE PAST YEAR. WHILE 43% OF STUDENTS REPORTED A MENTAL HEALTH CONDITION, ONLY 18% OF STUDENTS HAVE ASKED FOR ANY ACCOMMODATION. FIRST YEAR STUDENTS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MORE LIKELY TO HAVE SUICIDE IDEATIONS AND ATTEMPT SUICIDE THAN FOURTH YEAR STUDENTS. FRESHMEN MADE UP 27% OF STUDENTS SEEKING COUNSELING. COMMUTER STUDENTS MAKE UP AN ALARMING 63% OF STUDENTS SEEKING COUNSELING REFERRALS, COMPARED TO THEIR RESIDENTIAL COUNTERPARTS, UP FROM 57% IN THE 2019 -2020 ACADEMIC YEAR. IN THE CURRENT ACADEMIC YEAR, THERE HAVE BEEN 10 INCIDENTS OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS COMPARED TO TWO ATTEMPTS IN THE LAST 5 ACADEMIC YEARS . THAT IS MORE THAN A 200% INCREASE IN SUICIDE ATTEMPTS IN JUST ONE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE GOALS OF PROJECT CARE INCLUDE : INCREASING SERVICES OFFERED AND REDUCING BARRIERS TO ACCESS, INCREASING OUTREACH WITH DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION, PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO, STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF THROUGH ON DEMAND TRAINING, AND REDUCING STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL ILLNESS. THESE GOALS WILL ALSO BE FURTHER INFORMED BY AN ASSESSMENT AND ACTIVITIES AS PART OF THE JED CAMPUS FUNDAMENTALS PROGRAM. TO ACCOMPLISH THESE GOALS, COUNSELING SESSIONS WILL BE INCREASED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL, COST-FREE, IN-PERSON COUNSELING TO STUDENTS, INCREASING FROM SIX TO AT LEAST 8 SESSIONS. VIRTUAL COUNSELING WILL CONTINUE WITH EXPANDED PROMOTION. NEWMAN WILL CONTINUE TO USE A NEW SOFTWARE SYSTEM TO TRACK STUDENTS, THEIR USE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INCIDENTS, AND BEHAVIORS. CAMPUS LEADERSHIP WILL BE INSTRUMENTAL IN ENSURING THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY SUPPORTS THESE EFFORTS, PARTICULARLY WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE DEAN OF STUDENTS AND THE ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS. ADDITIONS WILL BE MADE TO NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION AND COURSE SYLLABI. CAMPUS COMMUNICATION WILL BE INCREASED, AS WELL AS DIVERSIFIED TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH. SUCCESS OF PROJECT CARE WILL BE MEASURED THROUGH ONGOING DATA COLLECTION INCLUDING: SERVICES ACCESSED, IMPRESSIONS IN MEDIA, TRAININGS PROVIDED, TRAINING AND CAMPUS PROGRAMS CARRIED OUT, AND POSITIVE CHANGES MADE TO CAMPUS INFRASTRUCTURE. ALL THESE CHANGES WILL LEAD TO A SAFER AND MORE ENCOURAGING ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH STUDENTS WILL THRIVE.

EMPHASIS IN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN VALUES (ETHV) [CONTEMPORARY ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY PROMISE BENEFITS FOR HUMANITY ACROSS A SEEMINGLY LIMITLESS RANGE OF APPLICATIONS; THEY ALSO POSE SERIOUS CHALLENGES TO OUR EFFORTS TO PROMOTE HUMAN FLOURISHING AND EVEN TO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HUMAN. WE INTERACT WITH TECHNOLOGIES THAT TRACK OUR MOVEMENTS, MAP OUR FACES, PREDICT OUR CHOICES. TOMORROW?S PROFESSIONALS MUST GRASP NOT ONLY THE TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF SUCH TOOLS, BUT ALSO THE IMPLICATIONS THESE TOOLS HAVE FOR HUMANITY. NEWMAN UNIVERSITY?S ETHV CERTIFICATE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THESE ISSUES BY MAKING INTENTIONAL CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE HUMANITIES AND THE PROFESSIONAL FIELDS WHICH DEPLOY THESE NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. THE ETHV PURPOSEFULLY INTEGRATES HUMANITIES CONTENT FROM OUR GENERAL EDUCATION PROGRAM INTO THE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS OF PROFESSIONAL MAJORS. OUR PROJECT IMPLEMENTS ETHV CERTIFICATE TRACKS FOR MAJORS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE, BUSINESS DATA ANALYTICS, BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATION, AND SOCIAL WORK.]

EMPHASIS IN TECHNOLOGY AND HUMAN VALUES

ENGAGES INDIVIDUALS IN SERVICE TO ELIMINATE POVERTY AND POVERTY-RELATED PROBLEMS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES

NURSE ANESTHETIST TRAINEESHIPS

ADVANCED EDUCATION NURSING TRAINEESHIP