New college students experience isolation and feelings of anxiety. Universities offer new student orientation and other activities and services to mitigate these concerns. The COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities to minimize programming due to social distancing guidelines, leaving first-year students isolated and unable to form meaningful relationships. We interviewed faculty, staff, and students at WPI and other universities to determine the most effective preventive and on-going methods for maintaining the holistic health of students while upholding COVID-19 safety precautions.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Villamizar, Juan P.
• Bettencourt, Ryan A.
• Losh, Samuel T.
• Siders, Zachary T.

Subject

• Community
• Well-Being

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 4511
• E-project-101620-144245

Mot-clé

• Isolation
• University
• Covid-19
• First-year Students
• Holistic
• Anxiety

Advisor

• Balistrieri, Thomas J.
• Peet, R. Creighton

Year

• 2020

Sponsor

• Thomas Balistrieri

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Date created

• 2020-10-16

Emplacement

• Reykjavik

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Dernière modification

• 2022-02-16