Montana State University Billings
The MUS Suicide Prevention & Mental Health Task Force, the Office of the Commissioner
of Higher Education, and MSU Billings are partnering to host a statewide summit on
college student mental health and wellness. The summit is free and open to students, faculty, administrators, mental health providers,
wellness practitioners, and community members interested in promoting positive student
mental health across the Montana University System.
The MSUB parking garage will be free for attendees.
Enriching Community Mental Health and Wellbeing has been organized by the MUS Suicide
Prevention and Mental Health Task Force, hosted in partnership with MSU Billings and
the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, and sponsored by OCHE. The summit
is generously supported by in-kind contributions from national partners of the Montana
University System including Grit Digital Health and Healthy College Montana. The planning committee would like to thank the Task Force, summit attendees, campus
leaders, Billings community members and partners, and Montana University System leaders
for their support and engagement in this important event that will advance our state’s
efforts on building positive, flourishing, and resilient campus communities.
- Jerry Girard, Director of Counseling, MSU Billings (co-chair)
- Betsy Asserson, Director of Counseling & Psychological Services, MSU (co-chair)
- Crystine Miller, Director of Student Affairs & Student Engagement, OCHE (co-chair)
- Anja Linke, student, MSU (co-chair)
- Melissa Glueckert, Wellbeing Support Coordinator, UM
- Juliana Perez, student, MSU Billings (co-chair)
- Eric Arzubi, CEO & Co-Founder of Frontier Psychiatry
- Chris Kearns, Vice President for Student Success, MSU
- Erinn Guzik, Director of Counseling, UM
- Nicole Hazelbaker, Dean of Students, UM Western
- Sunny Day Real Bird, Director Native American achievement Center, MSU Billings
- Emily Schuff, Director of Student Life, Helena College
- Amber Spring, Counselor, MSU Northern
- Darla Tyler-McSherry, Director of Student Health Services, MSU Billings
- Marci Torres, Director of Office of Health Advancement, MSU
- Darla Tyler-McSherry, Student Health Services Director, MSU Billings
- Cynthia Hutchinson, Counselor, Rocky Mountain College
- Steve Miller, Web Content Manager, MSUB Communication & Marketing
- Amber Peretz, Community Ambassador, Native American Achievement Center, MSU Billings
- Shaydean Saye, Director of Residence Life, Rocky Mountain College
- Rob Massee, AV Specialist in Information Technology, MSU Billings
- Shane Grantham, Director of the Military and Veterans Success Center, MSU Billings
- Josh Hulgan, Associate Dean of Student Engagement, MSU Billings
- Marlynn Cloud, Recruiter, Native American Achievement Center, MSU Billings
- Sonja Jones, Academic Counselor, TRIO Support Services, MSU Billings
- Kelsey Osmond, Mental Health Counselor, MSU Billings
