Mental health collection added to Mundt Library

The Dakota State University Counseling Center and Karl Mundt Library have partnered to provide a mental health library for students and staff.  The university is planning a launch party for the new mental health collection on Tuesday, March 1st from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. 

Mundt Library Director Jan Brue Enright had been reading about how the COVID pandemic was impacting the mental health of college-aged students.  Enright and library staff member Michaela Clark discussed creating a mental health library.  They met with DSU’s Counseling Center Director, Nicole Bowen, and Mental Health Counselor, Theresa Plut, in planning the new collection. 

The group was granted two-thousand dollars in federal COVID relief funds for the project. The collection includes a variety of books, DVD’s, and other materials on a variety of mental health topics.

In addition to these new resources, DSU students can schedule on campus or virtual appointments with counselors using Trojan Connect.  DSU counselors work with students on a variety of topics.