University Health Center's Wellness Series

Fall 2009 Workshop Offerings

A free wellness workshop series for the University community.
All workshops are Blue Card Events!
Limited space is available.
All Workshops are first come first served, no pre-registration required.

Feel Your Way to Better Health: Breast and Testicular Cancer Awareness
Tue, Sept 15, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Did you know that testicular cancer is the most common cancer found in men age 15-35? Or that women should start performing monthly breast self-exams starting by age 20? Learn about the prevalence, risk factors, symptoms, and stages of breast and testicle cancers. Emphasis will be on learning how to perform self-exams for early detection.

Want more A's, get more Z's! The Hidden Relationship Between Sleep and Wellness
Tue, Sept 22, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Sleep plays a vital role in friendships/dating, academics, motivation and physical performance. This workshop will help you assess your sleep, examine sleep's role in success, review factors associated with healthy sleep, and create a "sleep ritual". This workshop is tailored to upperclass students and graduate students.

In Good Company: Getting What You Want from Drinking
Wed, Sept 30, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Is there a way to avoid hangovers and drunk texts that you wish you had never sent? Come learn what many students already know! This workshop offers tips to getting less buzz-kill and ultimately drinking in a lower-risk way.

Leave That Drama With Your Mama and Bring On Healthy Relationships!
Tue, Oct 6, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Tired of drama, relentless arguing, and no relational intimacy? This is your workshop! Build satisfying relationships by applying your love language, "relationship culture", quality communication, and practical skills to cultivate healthy relationships.

Dealing with Stress: Rediscovering What You Already Knew But Forgot to Do
Wed, Oct 7, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 139, limited to 18 participants
Add to your already existing "stress management tool box" by learning more about how the "stress response" impacts your physical and mental health and how you can create the "relaxation response". Learning about how we create stress simply by the way we think about things can also be a helpful way to deal with the many stressors students face.

It's Not That Easy Eating Greens: How to Eat Healthy - Cheap, Quick & Easy.
Thu, Oct 15, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Do you want to eat healthier but don't know where to begin? In this workshop you will identify steps to improve your diet. Learn how to begin making changes on a college student schedule and budget, even if you don't know your way around a kitchen. You'll leave with personalized menus, a shopping list and tips for eating away from home.

Buzz Buds: Challenging the Greek Stereotype about Drinking
Wed, Oct 21, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Is there a way to get what you want out of drinking while avoiding the negative stereotypes about Greeks and alcohol? You work hard to keep a balance between school, professional development, and an active social life. When you go out, you want all the fun and none of the drama. This workshop provides some tips and tricks to having fun while avoiding the buzz kill.

Feeling Better in the Body You Already Have
Thu, Oct 22, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Many of us struggle to love the body we have, promising to accept ourselves after we tone up or change our weight. This workshop will help you learn to accept and love your body AS IT IS as a way of respecting and loving yourself. Learn ways to improve your body image, feel more comfortable in your skin, and become less judgmental toward yourself and your body.

Are We All in the Same Boat? HIV/AIDS Risk and Stigma
Tue, Oct 27, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 139, limited to 18 participants
Many of us struggle to love the body we have, promising to accept ourselves after we tone up or change our weight. This workshop will help you learn to accept and love your body AS IT IS as a way of respecting and loving yourself. Learn ways to improve your body image, feel more comfortable in your skin, and become less judgmental toward yourself and your body.

Relationship + Personal Goals + Future = Partnership or Train Wreck?
Wed, Nov 4, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
This workshop centers on evaluating the fit between relationship health and future hopes. Participants will evaluate relationship satisfaction and examine other values such as family, money, career, and lifestyle. This workshop is tailored to upperclass students and graduate students.

Want more A's, get more Z's! The Hidden Relationship Between Sleep and Wellness
Thu, Nov 5, 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
Sleep plays a vital role in success (friendships, dating, academics, motivation, physical performance, etc). This workshop will help you assess your sleep, review the relationship between sleep and health, increase factors associated with healthy sleep vs. troubled sleep, and design a sleep ritual to enhance sleep quality.

Holiday Wellness: Breathe in the Holidays, Blow Out the Stress
Thu, Nov 12, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm, New Tate Center, Room 144, limited to 33 participants
While holidays are the best time of the year for some, holidays can bring stress, depression, alcohol/drug abuse, and general unhappiness. This workshop is designed to cope with holiday strain in ways that support your holistic wellness. Understanding the role of holiday expectations and triggers to stress including relationships, finances, and physical demands will be explored.