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Monday, February 25
Mon. - Thurs. 8:15 - 10pm: Meet the Peer Health Advisors
Date: Monday, Feb. 25th-Thursday, Feb. 28th
Time: 8:15-10pm
Location: Frist Campus Center, 1st Floor
Description: Peer Health Advisers will be at a table in Frist near Witherspoon’s during evening late meal Monday through Thursday. Come tell us what you think, learn a little bit, and pick up some free stuff!
Tuesday, February 26
4:30 - 5:30pm: Mental Health and Policy
Location: Robertson Bowl 2
Description: Robert Davison hopes to share over 25 years worth of his personal and professional experiences as the current Executive Director of the Montclair, NJ-based Mental Health Association of Essex County (MHAEC). He hopes to show that 1) mental illness is real 2) treatment is available 3) recovery is possible. In addition, he will be exploring the answers to what it means to be mentally healthy and mentally ill? What does it mean to suffer from a mental illness as a college student? Combining his career with the topic, Mr. Davison will also be touching on the prevalence of mental illness among college students and celebrities, including John Nash and Brooke Shields. To see Robert Davison’s bio, click here.
5:00 - 7:00pm: Free Fitness Classes
5pm-Bodypump
5:15pm-Gentle Yoga
6:15pm-Power Pilates
7pm-Cycle
Location: Dillon Gym
7:00 - 9:00pm: Fitness Glow Party
Description: Turn off the lights and get ready to glow! Wear your favorite neon colors to try out Zumba, BodyCombat, and Bokwa with glow bracelets and some high energy music in a fun twist on fitness. See the flyer.
Wednesday, February 27
12:30 - 1:30pm: Int'l Center Tea & Talk w/ the Women's Center
Time: 12:30 – 1:30pm
Location: Carl Fields Center – 1985 Meeting Room
Tea & Talk is an informal weekly discussion and support group for international students and scholars – focused on issues that are common for international students as they adjust to life in the U.S. and the Princeton campus culture. Many international students experience homesickness, loneliness, academic stress, language and communication difficulties. Tea and Talk meets every Wednesday. Feel free to attend as many or as few meetings as you like. Come and receive insight from other international students facing similar challenges, as well as support from facilitators who are experienced with international student issues. A light lunch (and of course tea!) will be served at each meeting. Please contact intlnews@princeton.edu for more information.
12:05 - 12:55pm: Lunchsanity!
Many people find mealtimes stressful and struggle to follow though with their goals for self-care. This weekly lunch group offers company and support right at the lunch table. Join Nancy Logue, Ph.D. & Victoria Rosenfeld, R.D., C.S.S.D. for an opportunity to share a balanced meal with others who want to improve healthy eating skills. Drop in anytime!
Questions? Please call/email (609) 258-9552 or vrosenfe@princeton.edu
5:00 - 7:00pm: Test Your Mood Screening
Location: Wilcox Commons
Feeling a little stressed, stretched or challenged in some area of your life? Curious what resources are available on campus for support? You can briefly touch base with a member of Counseling and Psychological Services at this screening. Participants receive a free t-shirt while supplies last. Coordinated by the Peer Health Advisers, Health Promotion and Prevention Services and Counseling and Psychological Services, University Health Services.
8:00 - 10:00pm: CaféQ - 'Shame, Self-Acceptance, and the LGBTQ Community'
Location: Campus Club
Join a group of peers to discuss issues of shame, how many members of the LGBTQ community become caught in viewing themselves in negative light from societal influences, and the importance of accepting oneself.
Thursday, Febraury 28
4:30 - 6pm: McGraw Center Stress-Reduction Study Break
Location: 330 Frist (McGraw Center)
We invite you to come talk to each other and with McGraw Learning Consultants to de-stress by figuring out the best ways to deal with academic pressure.
Come with your questions, leave with solutions…and your comfort foods of choice: Cupcakes, mac&cheese, hot cocoa, apples with peanut butter, and pizza.
Thurs. - Sat at 11:30pm - Silver Linings Playbook (click for trailer)
Friday, March 1
1:30 - 3:30pm: Efficient Mid-Term Exam Prep
Performing well on exams is critical to success in your courses. In this workshop you will learn proven methods for preparing yourself to meet the unique demands of Princeton exams and truly excel.
This is an active hands-on workshop in which you will work on materials from YOUR own current
courses. So, bring a syllabus or two and any other information from your courses such as previous
exams (check Blackboard) that might be useful in preparing for midterms.
RSVP here to attend: https://odocweb.princeton.edu/
4:30pm: Alumni Pysician's Panel
Location: McCormick 101
Description:
5:00 - 7:00pm: What I Be: A Whitman Gallery Reception
Location: Whitman Gallery (next to Community Hall)
“What I Be” photos will be posted all over campus – all the Residential Colleges, Frist Campus Center, and the Fields Center included – during the three weeks leading up to Spring Break.
Whitman College is sponsoring a gallery reception on Friday, March 1, from 5-7 pm. Students responsible for bringing ‘What I Be’ to campus will answer any questions about the project. We also encourage those who have been photographed to come and talk about their experience.
Come support your fellow peers who have shown incredible bravery, sincerity, and honesty this week by participating in ‘What I Be,’ and celebrate a successful week of photo shoots.
There will be food.
Saturday, March 2
10:00am - 4:00pm: FREE Day Of Mindfulness for ALL Students, Faculty and Staff
Location: Carl Fields Center 104
Description: Mindfulness is a simple yet powerful ability of the mind to attend more fully to present moment experience. Cultivating mindfulness results in many benefits for mental and physical health, well-being, and happiness. Join us for a day of immersion into mindfulness, stress reduction, body awareness, and inner care. Formal practices including body scan, mindful yoga, sitting and walking meditation practiced together in silence.
Facilitators: Robin Boudette and Pat Vroom. Previous meditation experience highly suggested. Bring bag lunch, and yoga mat, wear comfortable clothing. Pre-registration required, email Boudette@princeton.edu.
Co-sponsored by Counseling and Psychological Services at University Health Services and the Office of Religious Life.
