Main Stage Lecture: Empowering Students — Navigating transitions, trusting their path and addressing mental health challenges

This session will explore how educators and families can help students navigate transitional change, competition and perfectionism, while normalizing the mental health challenges that often accompany these experiences.

Emphasis will be on fostering trust in students’ unique career paths, understanding the subtle signs of anxiety and depression before formal diagnoses, and providing resources that support mental well-being.

By validating students’ journeys and addressing these challenges openly, we can empower them to succeed both academically and personally.

Presenter

• Anjulie Ganti, Teaching Professor and Associate Director of Experiential Learning, Public Health–Global Health Major, School of Public Health