Kristin Van Ormer

When Donia Bergaoui applied to spend a year teaching in the U.S. she didn’t know where she would end up.

“I didn’t choose. They chose me,” Bergaoui says of the lottery that would determine where she spent her first year in America, the country that had entranced her since childhood.

A master’s degree candidate in her native France, Bergaoui is specializing in American literature, particularly depictions of violence in African-American writing. She came here as a teacher’s assistant in the Modern Languages department last August, and will return to France later this month.

Use your head to stay healthy, AU counselor Sarah Covell and Health Education Specialist Pam Schu told a Bergren Forum audience Thursday in Nevins.

Learning how to manage stress is one of the most important things students can do to have a happy and healthy college experience, according to Schu and Covell.

They each began to notice more and more students struggling with stress and feeling overwhelmed. Their interest in the connection between mindfulness and wellness led them to research more about the field.