Category: Education

The APA’s Center for Psychology in Schools and Education

Residing in De Pere, WI, Father Jay Fostner is the vice president of mission and student affairs at St. Norbert College, and a member of the institution’s instructional faculty. Father Jay Fostner earned his doctor of philosophy in clinical psychology from the Berkeley, California-based California School of Professional Psychology, and is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Dedicated to representing the psychology industry in America, the APA is a leading scientific and professional organization that has over 121,000 members. The APA provides a diverse array of supportive resources for pre-kindergarten to grade 12 teachers and other educational professionals through the organization’s Center for Psychology in Schools and Education. The center’s professional development programs are available for free, and are designed to benefit teachers and students by promoting the incorporation of psychology into education.

Each program has been assessed and approved by the APA’s Office of Continuing Education in Psychology. These learning modules can also be used for continuing education credit for teachers and psychology professionals. Some of the program topics available include bullying in school, classroom disruption interventions, and improving students’ relationships with teachers.

St. Norbert College Rated Among America’s Top Colleges

Currently residing in De Pere, WI, Father Jay Fostner is the vice president of mission and student affairs at St. Norbert College. Father Jay Fostner also serves as an assistant professor and member of the St. Norbert College faculty.

Recently, the College Gazette reported that St. Norbert College ranks among America’s 15 best-rated colleges. This ranking was established by examining 231 reviews that were posted on Facebook and made by students and their family members, as well as graduates of the college.

The overall rating received by the college was 4.8 out of 5. Key reasons for the high ranking include personalized attention given to students and excellence on the part of educators in helping students to be successful in their studies.

St. Norbert College has received ample positive recognition over the past several months. For example, it earned the number nine spot on the College Gazette’s 10 Incredible Liberal Arts Colleges list. The institution was also ranked ninth on Niche’s Best College Food in America list, ahead of 1,300 other schools.

Common Issues That College Students Face

The vice president of mission and student affairs at St. Norbert College, Father Jay Fostner is an award-winning academic leader. In addition to having written a small chapter about handling student death on a college campus, Father Jay Fostner often handles matters relating to student development.

For many, college life is an exciting journey filled with self-discovery and self-reliance. Unfortunately, this new experience is also rife with potential issues. These can include:

Trouble Sleeping
It’s rare for college students to get a full 8 hours of sleep every night. Because of this, sleeping issues are one of the more common challenges facing college students. To manage sleeping habits, students must keep consistent sleep routines, avoid naps that can mess up the body’s internal clock, and adopt the same sleep routine each night as they prepare for bed.

Homesickness
Students who attend colleges located at least 3 hours away from where they grew up often experience homesickness. These feelings get better the closer students are to home, but most individuals still experience homesickness at some point. Maintaining contact with people from home can help with homesickness, as can professional help.

Social Challenges
At college, many students find that the social scene provokes anxiety, leading them to avoid social situations and isolate themselves. This makes meeting new people and making new friends difficult, and can prevent students from feeling as if they fit in. Getting involved in activities they enjoy helps students overcome this anxiety and maintain a good social life.

Historic Norbertine Site Tongerlo Abbey

 

St. Norbert’s alumnus Father Jay Fostner returned to his alma mater to teach psychology in 1997. Father Jay Fostner now leads many of the college’s on and off-campus programming as the vice president of Mission and Student Affairs. He is also a member of the Norbertine tradition.

Founded by a Norbertine abbot in the late 1800s, St. Norbert’s College has upheld the traditions of the Norbertine Orders for more than 120 years. One of the most important religious sites to the Norbertine tradition is Tongerlo Abbey, a nearly 900-year old Belgian monastery.

The abbey houses several significant artworks and religious books dating from the Middle Ages. A replica of the Last Supper painted by Leonardo Da Vinci with help from his students was given to the abbey in the mid-1500s. After surviving several catastrophic events, the painting was moved to the nearby Da Vinci Museum, built in 1960.

Tongerlo Abbey is also renowned for its massive library of liturgical books, some of which originate from the early 1500s. The abbey donated several of its duplicate books to the St. Norbert’s College Center for Norbertine Studies.