Up-Coming IC Events

What’s Up Now? Series

The Fall 2021 Intersecting Connections (IC) series is designed to provide a monthly platform to discuss, engage, share and interact with members of the UNLV community on issues related to returning, coping, and thriving in the academy. The three sessions below are 12 Noon on Google Meets.

Sept. 17: What’s Your New Normal:

Defining and re-defining what normal is for you as you return to in-person classes and activities.

Oct 15: Perfection is Over-Rated:

Let’s unpack how being perfect is far less important than your mental health and well-being.

Nov. 12: It Ran in My Family ’til it Ran into Me:

Sometimes taking the road less traveled is the road for you.

Intersecting Connections (IC) is an innovative programming initiative created to address various issues that minority students may face at UNLV. The idea for the IC originated from students who continuously requested the same type of assistance, increased information, or targeted resources for mental health.

Events of Interest

Recovering From the Apocalypse: Strategies for Transitioning Back to Campus. Facilitated by Dr. Tanya Crabb. Aug. 31, 2021, 1pm to 2pm @ 3PM on Zoom

2020 – 2021 has been a time of great upheaval as we navigated living through a triple pandemic of COVID-19, social injustice, and personal and economic insecurity. Navigating life as a college student is difficult, but navigating it in the midst of what feels like an apocalypse can feel overwhelming. Join us for some conversation on ways to recover, rediscover, and realign our lives as we integrate back to connecting in person. Meeting ID: 957 2374 3680 Passcode: 6g4WzH

Healing Support Group. Facilitated by Liz Carrasco, LCSW. Wednesdays, 3pm to 4:30pm. Virtual Sessions

For students who have experienced dating violence; childhood
emotional, physical, or sexual abuse; family violence; or sexual assault,
and who want to:
● Understand the impact of these past events
● Decrease their sense of isolation
● Reduce feelings of shame, self-blame, or defectiveness
● Increase their capacity for self-compassion, safety, and trust
● Enhance their coping skills, and learn about mindful breathing,
relaxation, and self-care
● Increase their sense of empowerment and capacity for safe
relationships

#StayBlack Mental Health Matters. Sponsored by CAPS and SDSJ

Discussions will happen (virtually) in the Black students matter space from Noon to 1p.m.

Dates: August 26; September 9; October 7; November 4; and December 2