State of Wellbeing, a podcast from South Dakota State University

In this episode of State of Wellbeing, Chief Wellness Officer Shari Landmark is joined by Victoria Dubbelde, an accounting lecturer, to discuss financial wellness with a focus on tax preparation. Learn about essential tax documents, record keeping, and practical tax organization tips.   Learning Objectives: 1. Identify key tax documents needed for filing taxes. 2. Learn about the VITA program and...

Financial Wellness Month continues with this episode focused on financial wellness from the student perspective. The host, Caitlin Walters, interviews Abram, a senior majoring in business economics and entrepreneurial studies, about practical financial strategies for college students and how financial health should integrate with other aspects of wellness. Learning Outcomes: 1: Listeners will unde...

This episode of State of Wellbeing focuses on financial wellness, featuring Jennifer Olson, Senior Vice President of Business Banking at Bank Star Financial, and Shari Landmark, Chief Wellness Officer at South Dakota State University. Together, they explore the differences between debit and credit cards, the importance of building a credit history, and strategies for maintaining a healthy credit s...

January is Financial Wellness Month. To start the month, Caitlin Walters, SDSU Wellbeing Specialist, and Lorna Saboe-Wounded Head, SDSU Extension Family Resource Management Field Specialist, discuss saving money while in college. The episode emphasizes proactive financial management and provides actionable steps to achieve financial wellness.   Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Define the purpose and...

In this episode of State of Wellbeing, host Teresa Seefeldt, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at South Dakota State University, is joined by Dean of Students, Toby Uecker. Together, they explore the "Red Folder" resource, a practical tool designed to assist faculty and staff in recognizing, responding to, and referring students in distress. Toby shares valuable tips on navigating challengi...

Stressed about upcoming final exams? Get some tips from SDSU students Katie Milbrandt and Emma Ludens on how to manage that stress and have a successful finals week. Student Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will be able to identify common mental health challenges (e.g., procrastination, lack of motivation, burnout) and their impact on academic success, particularly during stressful periods like fina...

November is Digital Health Month at SDSU! In this episode of the State of Wellbeing podcast, host Caitlin Walters, a wellbeing specialist, and guest Ashley Day, a staff counselor, discuss digital wellness and its importance in cultivating a balanced relationship with technology. Caitlin and Ashley share personal positives of technology use, like social connection and accessibility, but also note d...

In this episode of the State of Wellbeing podcast, Caitlin Walters, the wellbeing specialist at South Dakota State University, discusses the importance of sleep with April Schneider, a nurse practitioner at the campus health clinic. They explore what good sleep looks like and highlight how poor sleep can lead to various issues, such as weakened immunity, impaired concentration, memory issues, mood...

This week, we are re-releasing our most popular podcast episode, Navigating Anxiety in College. Anxiety remains a highly requested topic for our listeners, and a follow-up to this episode will be coming later this semester. Join Pharmacy Professor and Medical Professional Dr. Jeremy Daniel, PharmD, BCPS, BCPP and Staff Counselor Julia Walker, MS, LPC-Supervisee as they discuss the ins-and-outs of...

Selecting or changing a major can be a stressful time for students. In this State of Wellbeing episode, Vice Provost Teresa Seefeldt has a conversation with academic advisor Chanda Walter about successfully navigating the major selection process.   Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the major change process at South Dakota State University. 2. List resources available to help students select a major...

What do wellbeing and wellness actually mean? Explore these concepts and the 8 dimensions of wellness with Caitlin Walters, SDSU Wellbeing Specialist, and Shari Landmark, SDSU Chief Wellness Officer. Learning Objectives: Listeners will be able to define wellbeing and describe the difference between wellbeing and wellness. Listeners will be able to identify the 8 dimensions of wellness and define t...

Join Kelsey Doom, President and CEO of the Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce, to learn more about wellbeing resources in the Brookings community.

Learn more about fitness resources in the Brookings community including the SDSU Wellness Center and McCrory Gardens.

Angela Brown, Clinical Assistant Professor of Athletic Training, shares exercise tips, specifically things that employees can do within the work environment to support holistic wellness.

We've all heard about work-life balance, but are you familiar with the concept of work-work balance? Lynn Sargeant, Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, joins the podcast to discuss how employees can find balance in the different areas of their work.

Employee burnout is a significant problem in higher education. In this State of Wellbeing episode, academic advisor Chanda Walter discusses a specific type of burnout called compassion fatigue and ways to prevent burnout.

Linda Van Maanen joins the podcast to share information about the Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

As the academic year comes to a close, Wellbeing Specialist Caitlin Walters discusses career transitions and strategies for maintaining wellness during periods of transition with the Assistant Director of the Office of Career Development Stephen Miedema.  

In this two part episode, Center for Professional Engagement and Teaching Excellence Executive Director Kevin Sackreiter discusses how students can advocate for themselves and effectively communicate with their faculty with guests Madison Hodgdon, a teaching assistant at the Wintrode Student Success and Opportunity Center, and Dr. Andrea Carlile, Assistant Professor in the School of Communication...

Join Shari Landmark, Chief Wellness Officer, and Mariah Weber, Assistant Director of the Miller Wellness Center, as they discuss myths and facts of exercise and nutrition.

What does community mean to you? How do you build community among small groups? How do you look for community in groups? Join Toby Uecker, Dean of Students, and Paige Cain, Program Coordinator in the American Indian Student Center, to explore these questions. 

In this episode, Jeremy Daniel, faculty member in pharmacy practice, and Ashley Day, counselor for Student Health Clinic & Counseling Services, discuss the topic of depression - what it is and what it isn't. Listeners will also learn about suicide warning signs as well as ways to learn more about suicide prevention such as Lost and Found and Question-Persuade-Respond (QPR) training.

Counseling Services staff will discuss the new stepped care model at the SDSU Student Health Clinic and Counseling Services, including the components of the model, the strengths of the stepped care approach, and what students can expect when they meet with a counselor for mental health services.

Join Shari Landmark (the new Chief Wellness Officer for campus), Michaela Willis (Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management), and Caitlin Walters (Wellbeing Specialist) as we kick off the State of Wellbeing Podcast. In this episode, we will discuss the purpose of the podcast and the direction of wellbeing at SDSU.  We will also talk about why the university has made wellbeing a...