Events and Programs

Green Dot Tabling for Valentine’s Day
Wednesday, February 14th 4:00-6:00pm
McCullough Foyer
Green Dot tabling in celebration of the green dots we use to interrupt and prevent relationship violence.
 

Green Dot Overview for Faculty and Staff
Wednesday, February 21st 11:00am-12:00pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Overviews introduce Green Dot strategies for preventing violence across social spaces and contexts, professional and otherwise. Attending a session will enable faculty and staff to discuss Green Dot strategies with colleagues and students, to refer students to HWE for Green Dot training, and to represent Green Dot on campus with signage, stickers, or other Green Dot giveaways

 

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS ACTION WEEK (FEB 19 - FEB 23)

Healthy Relationships Action Week is a time to identify and celebrate the relationships that build us up. We love relationships that bring ease, safety, care, and enjoyment to our lives! This week we honor relationships of all kinds - friendly, romantic, community, and intimate. We are also celebrating healthy relationships between you and yourself! You can find events across campus that honor loving connections and relationship joy.

We encourage you to get involved in healthy relationship activities and education! See our calendar of events at go/HRAW. A plain text version of the calendar can be viewed here.

 

Be Our Valentine
Friday, February 23rd 2:00pm-4:00pm
Ross ground floor
Come celebrate all kinds of love: romantic, platonic, community and self-love! Enjoy interactive activities with peer educators, advocates and community partners, fun Valentine’s Day games, lots of giveaways and free candy!

 

SLEEP AWARENESS WEEK (FEB 26 - MAR 1)

While students may already be aware of sleep, this week highlights the importance of quality sleep, resources on campus to assist with sleep, and events meant to be relaxing and encouraging of sleep and rest.

The Office of Health and Wellness Education has compiled a week of passive and active events, and we encourage you to explore what interests you. See our calendar of events at go/sleepawarenessweek or go/zZz and on our @middHWE Instagram page. There are opportunities for free 15-minute massages, giveaways, and connecting with campus resources including Health Services and Integrated Care.

Check out the plain text calendar at go/zzzplaintext

Sleep Awareness Week - Drop by for Sleepy-giveaways
Monday, February 26th 11:30am-12:30pm
Outside of Wilson Café, McCullough
We’ll have books, tips-sheets, and giveaways to help you sleep. Drop by for some free items! 

Sleep Awareness Week - Ask a Provider a Question about Sleep
Tuesday, February 27th 2:00pm-3:00pm
Outside of Wilson Café, McCullough
Stop by the table to ask Health Services providers questions about sleep and rest - opportunities for giveaways! 

Sleep Awareness Week - Make Your Own Snoozing Buddy
Wednesday, February 28th 11:30am-12:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Create your own teddy bear buddy while learning effective sleep and rest strategies.

Sleep Awareness Week - Restful Yoga
Wednesday, February 29th 1:30-2:30pm
Mitchell Green Lounge, McCullough 3rd floor 
Take some time for yourself to engage in restful yoga movements to encourage relaxation and stress relief with DeShan Foret from Integrated Care. 
 

BODY ACCEPTANCE WEEK (MAR 25 - MAR 31)

This week is about fostering a more peaceful relationship with your body. There is so much in our world that reinforces ideas that we are not enough and changing our body is the answer. Check out these events to find more connection with your body in community with others.

Body Acceptance Week - Podcast Recommendation: Rejecting Diet Culture
On Your Own Time
Listen Here
What if the best diet, is to reject diet culture? Listen to an interview with Virgie Tovar, plus-size Latina, author, lecturer, and leading expert on weight-based discrimination and body positivity. Virgie talks about ways to feel more comfortable in your body and leave dieting behind. 

Body Acceptance Week - Draw, Paint or Collage Your Own Body Story
Tuesday, March 26th 5:00pm-6:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Our bodies are full of stories. Some come from our culture, our families, people around us and some from ourselves. Join this interactive workshop where you are invited to collage, draw or paint your own story about your body. Participants will leave with some ideas about how to have more peace in your body relationship. Pizza provided!

Body Acceptance Week - Body Scan Meditation
Wednesday, March 27th 12:00-12:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Do you find it hard to connect to the rest of your body below your head, neck and shoulders? Come try out a relaxation technique called a “Body Scan.” Don’t have time? Listen to a guided scan on your own time. 

Body Acceptance Week - JusTalks: Diet Culture and Fatphobia
Thursday, March 28th 4:30pm
Mitchell Green Lounge, McCullough 3rd floor 
What is diet culture? How might our campus community reinforce it? What does a holistic definition of well-being look like? In this workshop, we’ll discuss health, diet culture, body image and fatphobia, and how it is embedded in our Middlebury community. 

Body Acceptance Week - Body Weight Workout with Sal Nakhlawi ‘19
Sunday, March 31st 1:30-2:30pm
Mitchell Green Lounge, McCullough 3rd floor 
Participants receive a free cushioned mat and bands to take home. Learn the basics of body weight exercises and enjoy a fun, supportive environment. Class led by Sal Nakhlawi ‘19 of StrongHER Girls. Sign up here.
 

Resource Highlight: RAINN, Self-Care Tips for Survivors (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Monday, April 1st, On Your Own Time
Access Tips Here
While it may not be possible to avoid unwanted reminders of sexual violence, it can be helpful to have some self-care strategies at hand. Practicing self care—which means taking proactive steps to feel physically and emotionally healthy and comfortable—can help survivors cope with the effects of trauma like sexual violence.

Wear Teal Day Photoshoot (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 2nd, All Day
Anywhere
Wear Teal Day is an annual Day of Action during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month to visibly show support for survivors. Join us in wearing teal.
If you’re comfortable, post a pic and tag @middhwe on Instagram and we’ll make sure to share it!

Wear Teal Day T-Shirt Giveaway (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 2nd, 9:00-5:00am
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Health Educators are giving away free teal t-shirts. Swing by and pick up a shirt, decorate it if you choose, and wear teal to stand in solidarity with survivors of sexual assault.

Atria Collective Support Group (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 2nd, 3:30-4:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
A confidential support group hosted by Atria Collective advocates for any Middlebury student who has experienced sexual violence. Contact davina@atriavt.org for more information.

Queer Sex Ed (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 2nd, 5:00-7:00pm
Prism Center
An inclusive sex ed workshop with giveaways, a student-led panel, and dinner! RSVP at go/queersexed

Resource Highlight: Middlebury’s Helping a Friend Resource (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Monday, April 8th, On Your Own Time
Access Resource Here
It can be upsetting to see a friend struggling or in pain. Providing support to someone who has experienced sexual or relationship violence is no different. Check out Middlebury’s guide to Helping a Friend for resources and recommendations to support friends who have experienced sexual violence.

Atria Collective Support Group (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 9th, 3:30-4:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
A confidential support group hosted by Atria Collective advocates for any Middlebury student who has experienced sexual violence. Contact davina@atriavt.org for more information.

Read CampusWell: Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month Edition (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Wednesday, April 10th, On Your Own Time
In Your Inbox!
This week, Campus Well is a special edition all about sexual assault awareness and prevention. Delivered to your inbox in the morning, read and talk about the edition with a friend!

Green Dot Tabling and Raffle (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Thursday, April 11th, 1:00-3:00pm
Davis Library Entryway
Come by to learn about Green Dot, practice Green Dot skills, and enter to win a raffle prize!

Resource Highlight: Supporting LGBTQ Survivors (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Monday, April 15th, On Your Own Time
Access Resource Here
Sexual violence affects people of every gender and every sexual orientation. When queer and trans people experience sexual violence, they face heightened barriers and challenges in accessing legal, medical, judicial, and other resources in comparison to straight and cisgender survivors. Check out this resource including survivor stories and guidance supporting queer folks who have experienced sexual violence.

Atria Collective Support Group (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 16th, 3:30-4:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
A confidential support group hosted by Atria Collective advocates for any Middlebury student who has experienced sexual violence. Contact davina@atriavt.org for more information.

Green Dot Tabling and Raffle (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Thursday, April 18th, 1:00-3:00pm
Davis Library Entryway
Come by to learn about Green Dot, practice Green Dot skills, and enter to win a raffle prize!

Resource Highlight: Love with Accountability Books and Media Guide (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Monday, April 22nd, On Your Own Time
Access Resource Here
Love with Accountability is a project that seeks to disrupt and end sexual violence by centering diasporic Black survivors and focusing on radical healing and accountability. Explore their resource guide filled with book and media recommendations centering Black survivors.

Atria Collective Support Group (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Tuesday, April 23rd, 3:30-4:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
A confidential support group hosted by Atria Collective advocates for any Middlebury student who has experienced sexual violence. Contact davina@atriavt.org for more information.

Green Dot Tabling and Raffle (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Wednesday, April 24th, 11:30-1:30pm
Proctor Terrace
Wearing jeans on Denim Day is a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault, inspired by an Italian supreme court decision to blame a survivor of sexual violence for harm committed due to wearing tight fitting jeans. We ask that members of our community wear denim to show their support for survivors and support the belief that no survivor is responsible for violence that happens to them. 

Green Dot Overview for Faculty and Staff (Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month)
Thursday, April 25th, 11:00-12:00pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Overviews introduce Green Dot strategies for preventing violence across social spaces, professional and otherwise. Attending a session enables faculty and staff to discuss Green Dot strategies with colleagues and students, to refer students to HWE for Green Dot training, and to represent Green Dot on campus.
 

Workshop opportunities

More workshops coming soon!

February 14th - Platonic love notes
10:30am-11:30am, Davis Library vestibule
Telling someone you appreciate them is a year-round activity! Drop by our table to write a letter, note, or affirmation. 

February 21st - Sexy Bingo with SPECS
7:00pm-8:30pm, Wilson Cafe
Join SPECS for a night of BINGO, sexual health education, and FUN prizes! Check out more on the @specsmiddlebury Instagram.

February 28th - Create a snoozing buddy
11:30am-12:30pm, HWE Office, Ross Ground Floor
Create your own teddy bear buddy while learning effective sleep and rest strategies. go/zZz

March
Want to have less stress and more well-being this semester? 
The Challenge is an online and in-person program that offers a wide range of quick, easy activities proven to reduce stress, anxiety, and overwhelm & improve mental health and well-being. Participants receive a menu of activities in the weekly themes of: emotional well-being, physical well-being, meaning and purpose, and social well-being. Students who register are entered into a raffle for a $50 Sabai gift card! Sign up at go/wellbeingchallenge

April 3 - Meet HWE team for lunch in Ross
11:30am-1:00pm, Ross Dining Hall
Come meet the Health & Wellness Education team and chat with us over lunch.

April 10 - Friendship bracelet making
11:30am-12:30pm, HWE Office, Ross Ground Floor
Make a bracelet for yourself, someone you care about, or all of the above! Supplies provided. 

April 17 - Stella & Milo therapy dogs
1:45pm-2:45pm, HWE Office, Ross Ground Floor
Do we even need a description for this? Get some bonus therapy dog time in! Shoutout to Kathleen Parent & Sarah Lawrence - pet parents to Milo & Stella.

April 24 - Wear denim day
Location & time coming soon!
As part of Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month (SAAPM), wear denim to show your support for survivors. We’ll have opportunities to decorate denim & resources. 

Health Coaching

Health coaching involves supporting students as they set goals, name challenges, unearth values & strengths, and access intrinsic motivations to develop and sustain healthy behaviors and attitudes.

Health coaching is never a replacement for medical care or mental health counseling and is not appropriate to address crisis or emergency situations.

Have a question? Looking to build a skill? Health and Wellness Education can help! Read more here: Health Coaching
 

Yoga and Meditation

End your jam-packed day with a yoga session through the TimelyCare app, designed to help you gain a peaceful state of mind and relaxation through meditation or building body awareness and releasing tension. Classes available during the academic year. Registration and more information at go/TimelyCare
 

T (Tolerance) Break Guide

Sign up at go/TBreak and select Tolerance Break Guide. Any student can sign up who is interested in receiving information about cannabis, it’s effects on the body and mind. Email delivered supportive series designed to encourage students to take a break from cannabis.

21 Day Sleep Challenge

Email delivered sleep education focused on strategies and information about getting more rest. Sign Up at go/21DaySleepChallenge