This week brings Suicide Prevention Week events, a law talk with听Professor Heidi Brown, career fair and r茅sum茅 workshops, an Education Abroad virtual expo, a paint by the numbers听DIY Night听and more.
Suicide Prevention Week听
There are a variety of events this week to learn about suicide prevention and how to help a fellow Buff:听
- Sept. 8: Learn how to help a friend you're worried about with the help of our student Health Buffs at the Health Hut.
- Sept. 9: Send messages of hope and start your journaling practice with wellness prompts.
- Sept. 10: Attend the Ask the Question presentation听to demystify ways to support other people while learning means of preventing suicide. Attending this session will help prepare you to act when you are needed most.
- Download the powerful documentary The Ripple Effect to watch at your convenience, and register for the open discussion session on Sept. 11.听
Tuesday, Sept. 8
听5:30 p.m. 听Zoom听
Pre-law Buffs:听Join us for a talk with Professor Heidi Brown, tenured law faculty and prolific author at Brooklyn Law School, to gain valuable insight from her experiences. Even if you are not a law student but are interested in law, this is a great event to attend.
听4 p.m.听听Handshake
Join Career Services to learn best practices on how to create a killer r茅sum茅.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Sept. 9鈥�10, 11 a.m. to 4听p.m. 听Zoom
The world still awaits! Learn about the adventure of a lifetime at the virtual Education Abroad Expo. You'll discover study abroad opportunities, global internships and听research, and much more on hundreds of programs in almost 70 different countries鈥攆or all majors and all budgets!听
听4:30鈥�5:30 p.m. 听Zoom听
Get ready for upcoming virtual career fairs! Discuss r茅sum茅听and interviewing tips, how to prep for a virtual fair and virtual interviews and more.
Study Abroad students in Casablanca, Morocco. Photo by Cory Smith.
听5 p.m. 听Zoom
Join this virtual dialogue to learn and practice skillfully engaging in productive conversation on important topics with people in your life. Register here.
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听6 p.m.听听Zoom
All you crafty Buffs out there:听Join the Center for Student Involvement for DIY Night! Pick up the materials for a craft, then tune in to watch the virtual craft night together.听Each participant will need to RSVP in advance and coordinate a time to pick up their craft kit from CSI (UMC 330). Limited to the first 15鈥�20 students to register, so register now!
Thursday, Sept. 10
DSCC Netflix Party
听5 p.m. Virtual event
Netflix, chat and chill! Join us as we come together to watch movies/shows while participating in an online chat.
6听p.m. Zoom
Interested in learning to meditate? Looking to unwind at the end of a busy day? Already have a practice and hoping to find others who share your passion for zazen? Each week, senior instructor in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric and听12-year zazen practitioner Sigman Myoshin Byrd leads a meditation, sitting for 25 minutes, followed by听a听brief discussion.听If you are new to sitting meditation, log on at 5:45 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11
听Noon to 1 p.m. 听Zoom
Learn how to really make college work from the people who know.
Fri-Yay Nights: Sunset yoga
听6:30鈥�7:15 p.m.听or 7:30鈥�8:15 p.m. 听Rec Center听tennis courts听
Enjoy physically distanced sunset yoga on the rooftop tennis courts of the Rec Center! Participants are encouraged to bring their own mats. Space is limited, so register today.
