Mindful Monday Reset
Monday, March 7, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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.
This campus-specific week was developed within Baruch’s Suicide Prevention Taskforce and is offered in partnership with the Jed Foundation, a nonprofit organization that collaborates with schools and colleges to help protect the emotional health of, and prevent suicide in, student populations. The concept was expanded to include faculty and staff so the entire Baruch community can get to know the resources that are available to you, as well as the people around the College who are here to assist.