Active Minds Interest Meeting
2023-08-29 17:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | Frank Porter Graham Student Union, 209 South Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Interest meetings for new members of Active Minds!

Held in Student Union Rm 3407

Vigil in memory of Zijie Yan
2023-08-30 19:30 - 20:30 | The Quad, 199 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
You’re invited to join Chancellor Kevin M. Guskiewicz at a candlelight vigil at Polk Place in memory of Zijie Yan, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences’ applied physical sciences department.

In the case of rain, event will be moved to the Dean E. Smith Center.

Parking:

Location: Polk Place

General Public Parking:• Bell Tower Deck• Cobb Deck• School of Government• Nash Lot

ADA Public Parking:• ADA spaces in parking lots surrounding main quad• ADA pathways to quad – no golf cart shuttles

Transportation Services:• P2P Express operating beginning 7 p.m.• CHT operating R and RU through 9:30 p.m.

Rain Location: Smith Center

General Public Parking:• Skipper Bowles• Manning• Williamson• Craige Deck

ADA Public Parking:• Williamson Lot• Golf Cart Shuttle to A Doors

Transportation Services:• P2P Express operating beginning 7 p.m.• CHT operating R and RU through 9:30 p.m.

Parking fees suspended tonight in support of event

Campus-to-Garden Walk
2023-08-31 16:00 - 17:00 | Ehringhaus Residence Hall, 450 Ehringhaus Dr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
Interested in finding natural and beautiful places of respite on and near campus? Join us for a walk through the Coker Pinetum to the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Slow down, experience urban natural areas, listen to Meeting-of-the-Waters Creek, and enjoy summer flowers at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Walk back to campus on an alternate trail through the Pinetum, or take the fare-free B bus back to campus from the Garden’s entrance (last bus departs for campus at 5:21 p.m.).

ADHD, Me and UNC
2023-08-31 16:00 - 17:00 | SASB North, 450 Ridge Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
Monthly social where students with ADHD can chat with ADHD specialists and peers for ongoing support, connections, and education about ADHD.

Held in SASB North room 0204

Twilight Thursdays at North Carolina Botanical Garden
2023-08-31 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-07 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-14 16:00 - 19:00, 2023-09-21 16:00 - 19:00 | North Carolina Botanical Garden, 100 Old Mason Farm Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
Every Thursday evening from August 17 to September 28, we’re staying open until 7 p.m. so you can enjoy and explore our display gardens after work or class. Our exhibit hall and Garden Shop will be open, and you’re welcome to bring a picnic to enjoy outdoors – we have lots of benches and picnic tables, plus open lawn areas for blankets.

With the exception of service animals, pets are not allowed in the Garden, and as part of the UNC campus, open containers of alcohol are prohibited.

Some evenings will feature food trucks and/or musical acts!

WOW Pop-up Ground Fitness Class: Outdoor Yoga
2023-08-31 18:15 - 19:15 | Hooker Fields, 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Destress your mind and come to a yoga class! Start the semester right on campus with a popular mental and physical fitness program. Immerse yourself in a fun, outdoor workout, and try out some of our amazing Group Fitness programs during Weeks of Welcome at UNC-Chapel Hill. Invite your friends and roommates to attend. Don’t miss out!

BRING YOUR OWN MAT OR TOWEL - Yoga mats will not be provided for this class only (normal in-person classes mats are provided)!

Date: Thursday, August 31, 2023

Time: 6:15 PM – 7:15 PM

Location: Hooker Fields

Cost: FREE

Walk-ins. No registration required!

Well-Being Day Outdoor Yoga
2023-09-05 17:15 - 18:15 | Hooker Fields, 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Destress your mind and come to a yoga class! This class will replace our regularly scheduled yoga class (Tuesdays, 5:15pm, with Charlotte G.) on Well-being Day (September 5). Invite your friends and roommates to attend.

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN MAT OR TOWEL – Yoga mats will not be provided for this class (normal in-person classes mats are provided!)

Date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Time: 5:15 PM – 6:15 PM

Location: Hooker Fields

Cost: FREE

Walk-in. No registration required! (Registration is required for other group fitness classes.)

International Overdose Awareness Day
2023-09-07 11:00 - 14:00 | The Quad, 199 E Cameron Ave, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
International Overdose Awareness Day (IOAD) is the world’s largest annual campaign to raise awareness, reduce stigma, and, ultimately, end overdose. We also use this day to remember those who have lost their lives to overdose and honor the grief of families and friends left behind.

The tragedy of overdose is far too frequent, and it is avoidable. Overdose prevention, education, and recognition play a crucial role in saving lives. Visit the UNC Student Wellness, Carolina Recovery, and Orange County Health Department tabling event at Polk Place (lower quad) on 9/7 from 11am-2pm for more information about substance use & recovery services, access to free naloxone (Narcan), and campus & community harm reduction efforts.

Please help keep your fellow Tar Heels and loved ones safe by carrying naloxone. FREE naloxone is also available anonymously at both the Campus Health Pharmacy (basement level) and Student Stores Pharmacies (third floor).

Regaining a Sense of Safety: Coping with Trauma and Grief
2023-09-07 12:00 - 13:30 | Online
Join us for the first Mental Health Seminar of fall 2023. The shooting and extended lockdown on Aug. 28 had a profound impact on the entire UNC-Chapel Hill community.

This seminar, led by Dr. Donald Rosenstein, will provide perspectives on navigating trauma and grief as well as ideas to support individual and collective coping in the aftermath of this tragedy. Join us as we come together to learn, reflect and share as a community.

Registration is required.

CAPS Multicultural Health Program Meet and Greet
2023-09-12 09:30 - 11:00 | Campus Health, 320 Emergency Room Dr, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
You are invited to the CAPS Multicultural Health Program Meet & Greet on 9/12 from 930-11am. This is a chance for you to meet MCHP staff, learn about our program and make connections with us for future collaboration! We will be offering light breakfast refreshments.

Meet the team and learn more about individual therapy, group therapy, outreach events, campus partnerships and more!

Located at campus health in health education conference room #233.

Puppy Kissing Booth
2023-09-14 12:00 - 14:00 | The PIT, 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Come get your picture taken with dogs in our kissing booth! We will have Canines for Service on campus with us to provide some pet therapy and fundraise for their organization. While you are stopping by, learn more about our organization and how to get involved!

Inhale Positivity
2023-09-15 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-18 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-20 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-22 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-25 12:30 - 12:45, 2023-09-27 12:30 - 12:45 | Online
Join 15 minutes of guided sessions on emotional detox, breathing, and meditation every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12:30 p.m.; and Thursday at 4:45 p.m. See the flyer here.

UNC Women's Soccer: Mental Health Awareness Night
2023-09-15 15:30 | Dorrance Field, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514
The second-ranked University of North Carolina women's soccer team begins Atlantic Coast Conference action on Friday, Sept. 15, against Virginia Tech with kickoff set for 3:30 p.m. ET at Dorrance Field.

This game is Mental Health Awareness night. Check out this post UNC Women's Soccer wanted to share regarding Mental Health Advocacy in preparation for the game!

Gentle Yoga with Gillings Culture of Health
2023-09-18 12:00 - 12:30, 2023-09-25 12:00 - 12:30 | Online
Take time to relax and rejuvenate with gentle yoga. Find strength, balance, flexibility, and an overall feeling of energetic renewal. A mindful yoga practice can enhance self-compassion, lighten a heavy heart, and relieve the tensions of stress and anxiety. Employees can enjoy a free virtual gentle yoga session.

Mondays, 12 – 12:30 p.m.

Wednesdays, 5:15 – 6:00 p.m.

Equipment Needed: yoga mat and comfortable clothing

The sessions are led by Rhoda Cerny.

To participate in any of the above sessions, please register here.

Cookies & Conversation
2023-09-18 17:00 - 18:00 | Frank Porter Graham Student Union, 209 South Road, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Come join us for ARK's first GBM of the year and the opportunity to make some new friends as we color and have snacks! We will have cookies, drinks, and other snacks available.

Held in Student Union room 2518AB

Emotional Eating: The Connection Between Mood and Food
2023-09-20 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE - Webinar
The population of the United States is becoming increasingly obese with each passing decade. There are many speculations about the cause of this phenomenon from an increasing sedentary lifestyle, the ready availability of high caloric foods to stress and even sleep deprivation. However, if people ate only when they were truly hungry and stopped when they were full, there would be no obesity epidemic. This workshop will address the relationship between emotions and food consumption and how to retrain your body and mind to recognize the cues of hunger and to eat for physiological and not emotional reasons.

Workshop Objectives:

At the end of this workshop, you will be able to:Identify what is “emotional eating”• Identify the two types of hunger• Describe the characteristics of emotional eating• Describe the situations that trigger emotional eating• Identify the consequences of emotional eatingIdentify strategies for combating emotional eating• Describe the role of self talk in emotional eating• Describe use of food/emotion journals• Describe use of visualizations• Describe how environmental modifications can reduce impulse eating• Describe how to incorporate stress management techniques to reduce emotional eatingIdentify a personal action plan to confront emotional eating• Identify your hunger signals• Identify your barriers to adopting a new eating strategy• Clarify your motivation for change• Identify a realistic relapse plan

Date: September 20, 2023

Time: 12 – 1 p.m.

Location: Online

To register, click here and select the “Request” button in Carolina Talent to automatically enroll.

Mental Health First Aid Training
2023-09-25 09:00 - 15:30 | Tate-Turner-Kuralt Building, 325 Pittsboro St, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
Mental Health First Aid is an 8-hour training that will give students, staff, and faculty the skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis. Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis.

The School of Social Work has been the primary UNC Chapel Hill campus provider of Mental Health First Aid since 2015. In late 2021, the federal grant that had historically funded the program ended. We are excited to announce that UNC Chapel Hill administration has now provided funding for the program to continue in 2023!

This training will be located in person at the School of Social Work: TTK-SSW Room 500

Well-Being Day SUP Yoga
2023-09-25 11:30 - 13:30 | Bowman Gray Memorial Pool, 300 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599
Well-Being Day SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding) Yoga

Date: Monday, September 25, 2023

Times: 11:30-12:30pm AND 12:30-1:30pm

Location: Bowman Gray Memorial Pool

Cost: FREE

Registration: go.unc.edu/groupfitnessregistration

Take a break from studying and come try stand up paddle boarding with UNC Campus Rec! Play with balance, focus, and core strength by taking your Yoga practice to the pool. This stand-up paddleboard (SUP) inspired class will guide you through both standing and seated poses all while balancing on your board. Must be in swim attire. All levels welcome – you do not need to know how to swim!

Wellness Wednesday
2023-09-27 11:45 - 13:45 | The PIT, 203 South Rd, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
Stop by the Pit to learn more information about Student Wellness programs and to pick one give-away item – our new Dimensions t-shirt; a Healthy Heels t-shirt; Dimensions Coloring Book; Gratitude Journal; stress ball; Fidget, and more!

Breathing Techniques to Relieve Stress and Improve Health
2023-09-27 12:00 - 13:00 | ONLINE - Webinar
Stress can compromise healthy breathing habits, but practicing breath work can reduce anxiety, encourage sleep, and in some cases, lower blood pressure. Participants will experience a variety of quick, easy breathing techniques during this course, and share back their results.

Workshop Objectives:

Participants in this training will:• Try a 60-Second Breathing Meditation• Practice Box Breathing• Experience 4-7-8 Breathing• Review some other Intentional Breathing techniques

Date: September 27, 2023

Time: 12 – 1 p.m.

Location: Online

To register, click here and select the “Request” button in Carolina Talent to automatically enroll.

Virtual Workshop Series for BIPOC Graduate and Professional Students: Finding Your Community
2023-09-27 12:00 - 13:00 | Online
Finding Your Community: Finding community as a graduate student can be difficult but it isn’t impossible. During this workshop, we will explore the importance of finding your community as a graduate student, learn practical steps to build and maintain connections, and learn about campus resources useful for seeking community outside your program.

Registration link: https://go.unc.edu/findcommunity
