Hola!
I hope everyone is enjoying their first week of October (despite the chills)! So, I recently ran across an article that seemed pretty interesting. It discusses a study based on how healthy behaviors (or poor health behaviors) affect your GPA. A summary chart is located below; however, I would read the whole article (as it is more in-depth). The link to the article is http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/10/21/health. Also, although I am not required to let you know exactly when Fire Safety Inspections will be conducted, we will be doing them TODAY between 2PM and 4PM. Thus, if you would like to be present during inspections, please try to be in your apartments during these times. As always, let me know if you have any questions!
| Behavior or Activity | % Reporting the Issue | % Saying the Issue Affected Academics | Mean GPA for Students Who Say Issue Affected Academics | Mean GPA for Students Who Did Not Report the Issue |
| Stress | 69.9% | 32.9% | 3.12 | 3.23 |
| Sleep Difficulties | 40.8 | 20.0 | 3.08 | 3.27 |
| Concern for Troubled Friend/Family Member | 42.4 | 15.8 | 3.08 | 3.25 |
| Relationship Issues | 34.8 | 14.1 | 3.10 | 3.25 |
| Excessive Computer/Internet Use | 30.4 | 13.0 | 3.04 | 3.27 |
| Financial Difficulties | 44.0 | 12.8 | 3.03 | 3.28 |
| Mental Health Issues | 21.5 | 12.3 | 3.08 | 3.25 |
| Upper Respiratory Infection | 36.5 | 11.5 | 3.12 | 3.23 |
| Alcohol Use | 32.8 | 7.5 | 2.92 | 3.28 |
| Learning Disability/ADD | 7.2 | 4.3 | 2.93 | 3.26 |
| Moved/Changed Residence | 21.5 | 3.8 | 3.05 | 3.24 |
| Drug Use | 6.5 | 2.2 | 2.94 | 3.25 |
| Serious Injury | 4.6 | 2.0 | 3.01 | 3.25 |
| Allergies | 29.7 | 1.8 | 3.04 | 3.24 |
| Chronic Conditions | 10.3 | 1.8 | 3.17 | 3.24 |
| Mono | 3.1 | 1.6 | 3.19 | 3.24 |
| Eating Disorder | 4.6 | 1.2 | 3.13 | 3.24 |
