Mental Health Awareness Week

Mindful Monday Reset

Monday, March 7, 2022 12–12:30 pm

These are challenging times for everyone. A global pandemic. Hybrid classes. Return to the office and the great resignation. Not to mention all of the obligations you have to juggle under increasing uncertainty. If you’re feeling overwhelmed and exhausted by it all, we get it. To deny what you’re experiencing and to pretend it’s not happening is only a recipe for anxiety and burn out. Join us for a 30-minute weekly Monday lunchtime reset to slow down, get present, and be intentional in a safe space and in community with your peers as we mindfully set the tone to move through the week.

Hosted by Baruch’s Office of Health & Wellness, Zicklin Graduate Career Management Center and the DEI Incubator.

Depression Screening Day

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12:30–2:30 pm
Lobby of the Newman Vertical Campus (use the Baruch Plaza entrance)

It’s okay to not be okay. Students are invited to get a better understanding of their mental health by completing a depression screening form and chatting with counselors from the Baruch College Counseling Center one-on-one. Counselors will meet with students one-on-one, provide feedback, and help them get connected to the Counseling Center at Baruch or outside counseling as needed or desired.

Body Positivity Celebration

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 12:30–2:30 pm
Lobby of the Newman Vertical Campus (use the Baruch Plaza entrance)

Let’s celebrate body positivity! Come to speak with a representative from the Renfrew Center to learn about eating disorders awareness and resources for support. Create your own body positive poster using craft materials provided at the table, then take it home to provide you with inspiration!

Let’s Talk About It: Caring Conversations

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 5:45–7 pm

It’s important to start conversations about suicide prevention. What are the signs to look out for in friends and others to prevent suicide? How can we have conversations with our friends to help them?

Please join the Counseling Center and the USG for another “Let’s Talk About It Series.” In this interactive presentation, we will share information from the Baruch Healthy Minds Study and help students gain confidence to support their peers who may be struggling with mental health concerns such as depression, anxiety or suicidal thoughts.

Yoga for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Thursday, March 10, 2022 12:45–1:45 pm

Please join us for a 45-minute gentle yoga flow lead by Ruthie Flynn, MA, the Professional Relations Representative of the Renfrew Center in New York City. Ruthie teaches vinyasa yoga at St. Marks Yoga in Manhattan in addition to being the educational liaison for Renfrew.

The Renfrew Center treats eating disorders in adolescents and adults through a variety of outpatient and residential programming. In honor of Baruch’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we are offering this virtual body-peace-yoga flow, which will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A with Ruthie about Renfrew as well as diet culture, eating disorders, and how to support others in recovery.

Mindfulness and Stress Reduction Workshop

Friday, March 11, 2022 12:30–1:30 pm

Stress is a natural part of life. However, in these difficult times, you may find that it is more difficult to manage stress. In this workshop, you will learn identify stress and learn how to effectively manage it using mindfulness techniques and other coping strategies.

For a complete list of Counseling Center virtual workshops and presentations, click here.

CUNY Work/Life Program

Monday, March 7, 2022 12 pm

Presented by CCA@Your Service, this 45-minute session will focus on the different emotional health and daily convenience services available to you and your family members through the CCA@Your Service program. From short-term counseling support to assistance finding dependent care referrals, the Work/Life Program is here to help you better navigate some of life’s challenges. As part of this session, we will also spend time discussing the impact of Mental Health and reviewing the importance of self-care during this challenging time. Our account contact at CCA, Russell Correa, Ed.M. will share straight forward strategies and techniques we can integrate into our own personal wellness plan.

Kognito Workshop

Tuesday, March 8, 2022 1–2 pm

Take the Kognito Training First! To access the training:
1) Go to: https://cuny.kognito.com/
2) Log in or create a new account
3) Enter enrollment key: baruchcaruf

The training takes around 30-45 minutes to complete.

After completing the Kognito mental health training for Faculty and Staff, we invite you to join this workshop for faculty and staff to help integrate and apply the material you learned. Teresa Hurst, PhD, Director of the Baruch Counseling Center, will present.

Lightening Your Life with Laughter

Wednesday, March 9, 2022 12 pm

CCA is excited to invite you to participate in our upcoming session on Lightening Your Life with Laughter delivered by subject matter expert, Karen Katz, a sought-after professional with years of experience in this topic. This informative and enjoyable workshop shares proven techniques for using laughter to reduce stress in your life. The history, practices and beliefs of this therapy as well as how to become more positive, will be explored. This seminar reminds participants about the wonderful energizer called laughter, with its many therapeutic benefits, including looking at life in a way that takes some of the stress out of it.

Yoga for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Thursday, March 10, 12:45–1:45 pm

Please join us for a 45-minute gentle yoga flow lead by Ruthie Flynn, MA, the Professional Relations Representative of the Renfrew Center in New York City. Ruthie teaches vinyasa yoga at St. Marks Yoga in Manhattan in addition to being the educational liaison for Renfrew.

The Renfrew Center treats eating disorders in adolescents and adults through a variety of outpatient and residential programming. In honor of Baruch’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we are offering this virtual body-peace-yoga flow, which will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A with Ruthie about Renfrew as well as diet culture, eating disorders, and how to support others in recovery.

OHR Wellness Corner

HR’s Wellness Corner offers the latest information for your health and wellness-related needs including: fitness and wellness classes, programs, and videos; real-life guides and tip sheets; and more!

March Leadership Conversation

Monday, March 7, 5:00 pm

We’d like to invite you to join our upcoming March Leadership Conversation on Monday, March 7, at 5:00 pm!

Since the beginning of the COVID pandemic, millions have been suffering from crisis-level mental health challenges. In New York alone, nearly one in 25 people live with “serious mental illness,” according to the Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health. Black, Latinx, and Asian American/Pacific Islanders, who are less likely to receive care, have been particularly affected. Nonprofit workplaces and the lives of their employees and constituents have been particularly vulnerable.

Please join your Fellow alums, mentors and faculty for a virtual conversation to learn more about this crisis and exchange strategies on how our nonprofit community can best address the increasing stresses among our fellow New Yorkers. We’ll discuss why nonprofit leaders must prioritize the mental health needs of their constituents, staff and communities contextualized in the current environment.

Our guest speaker will be Michael A. Lindsey, Executive Director, McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research. Other guest facilitators are currently TBA.

March Leadership Conversation
Monday, March 7, 2022
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST

Yoga for Students, Staff, and Faculty

Thursday, March 10, 12:45–1:45 pm
Please join us for a 45-minute gentle yoga flow lead by Ruthie Flynn, MA, the Professional Relations Representative of the Renfrew Center in New York City. Ruthie teaches vinyasa yoga at St. Marks Yoga in Manhattan in addition to being the educational liaison for Renfrew.

The Renfrew Center treats eating disorders in adolescents and adults through a variety of outpatient and residential programming. In honor of Baruch’s Mental Health Awareness Week, we are offering this virtual body-peace-yoga flow, which will be followed by a 15-minute Q&A with Ruthie about Renfrew as well as diet culture, eating disorders, and how to support others in recovery.

• Lynn Kaplan, Associate Director, Baruch College Counseling Center
• Andrea Caviness, Executive Director, Office of Human Resources