College of Human Sciences and Education in the news

Happy holidays from all of us at the College of Human Sciences and Education. We hope that your holidays are filled with love and cheer this year.

Last month we shared our gratitude for the faculty, staff and students in our college. This month we’d like to spend some time highlighting them. You may have seen some of the stories below in the news.

Demetri Hospidales is a graduate student studying athletic training, while working with Bison football and women’s soccer this semester.

Sarah Crary, assistant professor in our School of Education, was featured for her joint research discussing stress and depression among K-12 educators from the rapid shift to online learning due to COVID-19.

Sarah Wendt is a recent graduate of the agricultural education program. She was featured for her efforts to start a new agriculture education program in the Hope-Page district.

We hope you enjoy reading these success stories from our HSE community. If you have an inspiring story or accomplishment to share, please get in touch with us.

Bison football's 40-year-old training student source of Veteran's Day inspiration

Practice had just finished, and the NDSU football players as usual gathered around Matt Entz to hear the head coach’s closing remarks. This time, on Veteran’s Day, Entz called an audible.

He asked athletic training student Demetri Hospidales to join him. The reason: Hospidales is a veteran who joined the U.S. Navy when he was 18 years old.

“I was not expecting that,” he said. “I was a little embarrassed; people did way more and sacrificed way more than I did.”

Hospidales is 40 years old and going back to school at the NDSU Master of Athletic Training program.

It was time to change the career path.

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NDSU seminar discusses the impact of COVID-19 on educators’ mental health

COVID-19 has unleashed a wave of innovation in education.

University researchers are showcasing the impact this shift has on educators.

At the NDSU Public Health Seminar, researchers discussed the impact of the rapid shift to online learning.

The session focused on research conducted by Andrea Huseth-Zosel and Sarah Crary.

Their findings show many teachers are more prone to stress and depression since the start of the pandemic.

“If we are not going to stop and do something for our teachers, we are going to have burnout. Data from this pandemic shows that teachers were above that level of a concern for being clinically diagnosed for stress or depression,” Crary said.

The study focuses on kindergarten through 12th grade teachers.

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A North Dakota community is thankful for ag education

After many years of behind-the-scenes work in the district and community, Hope-Page started a new agriculture program and new FFA chapter during the 2020-21 school year. Now in its second year, it’s something for which the community and students can be thankful.

“I’m beyond thankful for it because I know it’s changed me as a person,” said Hope-Page senior Hailey Schlotfeldt.

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Dr. Jim Deal, Interim Dean

Email:  Jim.Deal@ndsu.edu

Dr. Jill Nelson, Interim Dean

Email:  Jill.R.Nelson@ndsu.edu

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