Well-being and Satisfaction with Life: Outcomes and Methods of a Military-connected Experiential Writing Program

Date: 2/19/2025, 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM

Program Type: General Interest Session (50 minutes)

Professional Competencies: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research - Intermediate, Student Learning and Development - Intermediate

Content Areas: Assessment, Evaluation, and Research, Health and Well-being, Student Success, Veterans and Military-connected Students

Target Groups: Community College Professionals, Mid-level Student Affairs Professionals

Institution Types: Community Colleges, Large Universities

Certification Domains: Student Learning, Development, and Success, Assessment and Evaluation

Abstract

The presenters will share program details, methods, and research-based well-being outcomes of a military-connected writing program at Colorado State University. The experiential writing program started in 2017 and has produced two anthologies of military-connected writing, named Charlie MIke: An Anthology of Military Life. The presenter will discuss the program model and present artifacts of participant writing produced in the program, as well as share research outcomes from a grant-funded study examining the change in well-being of the participants over time.

Presenters

• Ross Atkinson
  Veteran Services Coordinator
  Aims Community College