Health promotion and Wellness staff, students present at conference

Kim Nguyen, peer health leadership coordinator for Health Promotion & Wellness (HPW), along with HPW Director Karen Boyce and their colleagues presented “I Want to Help! Improving Social Connection and Retention through Peer Volunteer Programs” at the NASPA Strategies conference on
Jan. 20.

Nguyen established a student volunteer program that took an innovative approach to cultivating students’ desire to connect and help others to address isolation, retention and capacity issues during COVID and budget cuts.