BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Missouri State University/Calendar of Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Chicago BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Chicago BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 DTSTART:20070311T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU TZNAME:CDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 DTSTART:20071104T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU TZNAME:CST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:7fc3aca9-34e6-407f-b859-9a6f9b5b80c8.200165@calendar.missouristate.edu CREATED:20190725T143701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190725T143701Z LOCATION:Plaster Student Union\, Robert W. Theater SUMMARY:Smart Phones and Mental Health DESCRIPTION:Public Affairs Talks! is a series of one-hour presentations th at will explore the year's public affairs theme through various topics. \ n\n\nThroughout history\, there are few inventions more ubiquitous than t he smart phone in contemporary society. Roughly 75 percent of Americans a nd 95 percent of college students now own a smart phone\, and those numbe rs are only projected to rise in coming years. The consequences of this r eality are far-reaching\, and several of these implications will be discu ssed in this presentation: technology addiction\, impact on social relati onships and an exploration of social media. In addition\, particular focu s will be given to potential ways to move forward\, in light of the resea rch findings\, as it relates to these various facets of smart phone use. The responsible question then becomes how to utilize smart phones as a be nefit rather than a detriment to mental health.\n\n\nPresenter \n\n\nShau n Fossett is a mental health clinician at Missouri State University's Cou nseling Center. \n\n\nView the Public Affairs Talks schedule. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<html><head><title></title></head><body><p><s trong>Public Affairs Talks! is a series of one-hour presentations that wi ll explore the year's public affairs theme through various topics.&nbsp\; </strong></p>\n<p>Throughout history\, there are few inventions more ubiq uitous than the smart phone in contemporary society. Roughly 75 percent o f Americans and 95 percent of college students now own a smart phone\, an d those numbers are only projected to rise in coming years. The consequen ces of this reality are far-reaching\, and several of these implications will be discussed in this presentation: technology addiction\, impact on social relationships and an exploration of social media. In addition\, pa rticular focus will be given to potential ways to move forward\, in light of the research findings\, as it relates to these various facets of smar t phone use. The responsible question then becomes how to utilize smart p hones as a benefit rather than a detriment to mental health.</p>\n<p><str ong>Presenter&nbsp\;</strong></p>\n<p>Shaun Fossett is&nbsp\;a mental hea lth clinician at Missouri State University's Counseling Center.&nbsp\;</p >\n<p><strong>View the <a href="https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/p ublic-affairs-talks.htm" target="_blank">Public Affairs Talks</a>&nbsp\;s chedule.</strong></p></body></html> DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20191112T170000 SEQUENCE:0 URL:https://publicaffairs.missouristate.edu/public-affairs-talks.htm CATEGORIES:Public,Alumni,Current Students,Faculty,Future Students,Staff END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR