Here's your USD News Connect — where each week the University of San Diego media relations team offers expert voices to speak on stories impacting our community. If you're interested in the stories below, or need experts for any other topic you might be working on, don't hesitate to reach out to us at press@sandiego.edu.*
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Local Executives Learn About "Business for Good"
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This week, USD is kicking off a special seminar for more than a dozen executives from the region, who will learn about "Business for Good." The concept is aimed at putting people before profits — imbuing businesses with an earnest and tangible commitment to their workers, communities and environment. The seminar will take these executives out of the classroom, to see real businesses operating under these principles in San Diego and around the world. Paula Cordeiro, Dammeyer Distinguished Professor of Global Leadership and Education, is leading the seminar. She can explain "Business for Good", a growing global trend, what the seminar teaches executives, and how it could impact local businesses and the community.
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How Mental Healthcare Providers Manage Their Mental Health
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January is Mental Health Awareness Month, and while your first thoughts may go toward people seeking care, what about the care providers themselves? The mental healthcare field has seen a surge in demand in recent years, and the jobs within it can be demanding themselves. Katie Lais is a clinical associate professor of nursing at USD and a certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner. She can explain some of the mental health challenges healthcare providers face themselves, tips for managing mental health, and the resources for anyone seeking care.
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Are Landlords Following a New California Law on Limiting Security Deposits?
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On July 1, a new California law went into place allowing tenants to provide only one month's rent for a security deposit — compared to previously requiring two or three times that amount. There is an exception for smaller landlords. However, have landlords been following this new rule? Alysson Snow, director of the Housing Rights Project, has found this isn't always the case. Snow has been working to help several tenants and educate landlords on the new changes, without requiring tenants to pay larger security deposits. Snow can talk about the new law, how it's impacting tenants, and what rights tenants have in this situation.
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Middle and High School Students Create Solutions to Global Problems
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The deadline for registration for this year’s Jacobs Teen Innovation Challenge (JTIC) is this week. The challenge is an annual, worldwide event that supports teachers and teenagers in developing creative solutions to local and global problems using design thinking and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Over the last five years, more than 20,000 students from 42 countries participated, pitching ideas from adaptive toys for those with severe mobility or cognitive challenges at Rady Children's Hospital to a dry toilet for those who don’t have access to adequate toilet facilities in Mexico.
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