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No one should die of an opioid overdose. You can prevent this from happening. Narcan training will be available to IUP students, staff, and faculty on September 28, 2016. Participants will receive a free Narcan kit.

Show support to survivors of sexual and domestic violence by chalking the walk on Wednesday, September 14, in preparation for RAINN Day.

Mindful Movie Night on April 21 will feature informative videos by world-class experts. This evening video screening, discussion, and practice session will provide an introduction to mindfulness, mindfulness meditation, and mindful compassion for others and oneself.

Support Take Back the Night and Sexual Assault Awareness Month. To help advertise for this event, we need you to come out and Chalk the Walk on Tuesday, April 12, with facts or art related to sexual assault awareness. 

IUP students: Come join the Mindfulness Living Learning Community and the Department of Food and Nutrition on Tuesday, April 12, as we discuss ways to slow down, activate the senses, and practice gratitude while eating.

Anyone who has been impacted by domestic or sexual violence is encouraged to come and decorate a t-shirt as part of the Clothesline Project at IUP. These shirts will later be displayed at Take Back the Night to provide a visual display about the impacts of violence.

The Haven Project is looking for volunteers who would like to become trained about these initiatives and help with Take Back the Night. The training date is Wednesday, March 23.

If you missed it, don’t fret! There’s another Sign-Making Workshop at 5:00 p.m. tonight, March 17, for Take Back the Night signs.

Join us for this course to learn about the many benefits of practicing mindfulness, including improving your sleep, lowering stress levels, and developing better focus and self-compassion. Tuesdays: March 15, 22, 29, and April 5

Come learn about the effects of alcohol on your ability to drive a car on Wednesday, February, 24, in the HUB, Ohio Room. This interactive simulator will allow participants to experience what it’s like to be behind the wheel while intoxicated.

Sign up for the Saturday, February 20, $tart $mart workshop today. This interactive workshop is designed to give women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation.

Kim Weiner, PhD, will teach Koru Mindfulness, a four-week course designed to teach mindfulness and meditation skills to help students reduce stress, improve concentration, improve sleep, reduce self judgment, and be more mindful and present. Sign up now! Next course starts February 9.

Celebrate Movember with us at the the first Masculinity Monday of the semester on November 2, where we will talk about the stereotypes and ways we have been taught to be “masculine.”

The Healing Garden Memorial Service will take place on Wednesday, April 29, from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. in the Wallwork Hall Courtyard. In the event of rain, the service will be held in room G98 of Wallwork Hall.

IUP’s annual Take Back the Night March will take place at 8:00 p.m. in the Putt-Delaney Courtyard. The march is followed by the Survivor Speak Out in the HUB Ohio Room, an inseparable and vital part of Take Back the Night that brings awareness to others about the impact of sexual assault and violence on victims and survivors.

The Speak Out is an inseparable and vital part of IUP’s experience of Take Back the Night and brings awareness to others about the impact of sexual assault and violence on victims and survivors.

Wear red on Equal Pay Day to symbolize how far women and minorities are “in the red” with their pay. Help raise awareness about issues of pay equity!

The Clothesline Project is a visual display that bears witness to the violence against women. Students, faculty, and staff may create a shirt to be included in the display.

Equal Pay Day is Tuesday, April 14, 2015. This date symbolizes how far into 2014 women had to work in order to earn what men earned in 2013. Attend these events on campus to learn more about pay equity.

The Haven Project is looking for volunteer photographers and videographers to take pictures/videos at this year’s Take Back the Night March on April 15, 2015.

Your organization can show its support of Take Back the Night and help increase the exposure of this event by challenging other organizations or campus departments to participate in the first-ever #IUPTBTN Viral Video Challenge.

The Haven Project is looking for volunteers for Take Back the Night 2015. Come to the volunteer meeting on April 7 to learn more!

Learn a variety of meditation practices for you and your students every Monday from 12:15–12:45 p.m.

Join the Haven Project on April 9 as we design signs for the Take Back the Night march on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. All supplies will be provided.

Attend this volunteer meeting for information on how you can help make the 2015 Take Back the Night event a huge success!

In honor of Women’s History Month, Women’s Programs will screen this documentary on Wednesday, March 25, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the HUB Delaware Room. A discussion will follow.

Attend the final Women’s Leadership Development Series workshop on Tuesday, March 17, 2015.

Attend the final Women's Leadership Development Series Workshop of the spring semester on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Are you ready for spring break? Starting this week, visit the CHWB Health Hut to receive your FREE Safe Spring Break Kits for your spring break adventures. 

$tart $mart, an interactive workshop designed to give college women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation, will be presented on Saturday, February 21.

IUP is proud to recognize women students who possess strong academic achievement, participate in cocurricular activity and/or community service, and demonstrate leadership skills.

As part of Eating Disorder AWAREness Week, join us as we discuss “fitspo” and “thinspiration” on Friday, February 27.

A two-day workshop focusing on “A Mindful Campus: Cultivating Awareness and Connection in a Distracted World” will be presented by Donald McCown of West Chester University.

Valentine’s Day is approaching. If you’re short on cash, pick up free candy and condoms, and design your own button to give to a friend, roommate, or partner! February 11–13 in Stapleton Library.

Join us on Friday, February 13, as we discuss why Ferguson and the murder of black youth is a feminist issue.

IUP is proud to recognize women students who possess strong academic achievement, participate in cocurricular activity and/or community service, and demonstrate leadership skills. 

Attend this workshop on Tuesday, February 10, to explore leadership and intersectionality, the study of intersections between forms or systems of oppression, domination, or discrimination.

IUP is proud to recognize women students who possess strong academic achievement, participate in cocurricular activities and/or community service, and demonstrate leadership skills.

Come explore your relationship with alcohol or other substances. This group is designed to help you examine, understand, and perhaps modify your drinking or substance use behaviors. The group meets Mondays from 2:00–3:30 p.m. at the Counseling Center.

Stalking: It isn’t a joke. It isn’t romantic. It isn’t okay. Join the Haven Project in our campaign to help raise AWAREness against stalking by visiting the Stalking AWAREness table at the Health Hut.

Faculty and staff are invited to attend “Coffee and Cookies” on Tuesday, January 27, to learn more about the Women’s Leadership Development Series, meet current/future participants, and learn about 2015 events.

Attend the Women’s Leadership Development Series interest meeting on Tuesday, January 27. Build your resume, network, and develop leadership skills.

This interactive workshop is designed to give college women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation.

Sick as a dog? Help fight your flu with a free Self-Care Flu Kit, provided by IUP Health Service.

Stalking isn’t a joke—it’s deadly serious. Attend this program to learn about stalking, the steps involved in prosecuting a stalking case, local resources, and ways to reduce your own risk.

Attend “Coffee and Cookies” on January 27 to learn more about the Women’s Leadership Development Series, meet current/future participants, and learn about 2015 events. 

In collaboration with AAUW, Women’s Programs, a part of the Center for Health and Well-Being, will host a $tart $mart Salary Negotiation Workshop Facilitator Training on Saturday, February 21, 2015.

The Indiana Cares Campaign presents this intricate tale of “medicine, monopoly, and malice” on Thursday, December 4. It’s a movie you don’t want to miss!

Did you know that every 9.5 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV? Visit the Health AWAREness table on Wednesday, December 3, to learn more.

35 million people worldwide are currently living with HIV/AIDS. Learn more about this disease at “Living with HIV,” an event sponsored by Health AWAREness.

Did you know that every 9.5 minutes, someone in the United States is infected with HIV? Visit the Health AWAREness table on Tuesday, December 2, to learn more.

Registration for $tart $mart, an interactive workshop designed to give college women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation, ends on Wednesday, December 3.

Attend “Living with HIV” on December 3 as Michael Hellman, an HIV/AIDS advocate and Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force speaker, discusses his experience.

This is the story of how Western pharmaceutical companies and governments aggressively blocked access to low-cost AIDS drugs for the countries of Africa and the global south in the years after 1996, and the improbable group of people who decided to fight back.

Health AWAREness congratulates Lauren Ravoira, the winner of the 2014 Love Your Body Poster Contest.

Attend “Living with HIV” at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 3 as Michael Hellman, an HIV/AIDS advocate and Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force speaker, discusses his experience living with HIV. This event is part of HIV/AIDS AWAREness week, December 1–5.

Attend this workshop on Thursday, December 4, to learn what the wage gap means to you, learn what your salary and benefits should be, and practice salary negotiation skill-building.

A Mindful Writing Workshop with Dan Weinstein will take place this Friday, November 14, from 2:00–4:00 p.m.

Vinyassa Flow Yoga, all levels, will be offered in a free class, Tuesday, November 4.

Join us for weekly meditation sittings on Wednesdays in Suites on Maple East, room 402.

Free Vinyassa Flow Yoga

Learn how the compassionate, contemplative practice of reading and writing can help you read, think, and write with greater depth, sensitivity, and meaning. November 14.

A Tai Chi session with Pablo Mendoza will take place on Saturday, October 18, starting at 9:00 a.m.

It’s Active Bystander AWAREness Week. Find out how to Step Up! and safely help others in problematic situations.

The Haven Project will host a violence prevention program on Wednesday, October 1, during the Center for Student Life’s Own It! Week.

Enjoy the end of summer with a favorite seasonal past-time—chalking the walk for RAINN Day! 

Join the Haven Project peer educators on Wednesday, September 17, to find out how you can volunteer for RAINN Day.

Share your views and hear the opinions of others in a safe and supportive environment on Tuesday, September 16.

The IUP Interfaith Council invites you to take a pledge for peace in recognition of the United Nations’ International Peace Day, September 22.

The Health Hut is a health and well-being dispensary that provides free and low-cost health and well-being items to IUP students.

What is group counseling, and how do I get involved?

Don’t miss the first Feminist Friday of the semester! Feminist Friday is a time to dine and discuss campus feminist issues. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome to attend, regardless of gender identity.

Plan to attend the Women’s Leadership Development Series Welcome Reception on Tuesday, September 2, 2014.

Faculty and staff, as you finalize plans for the fall semester, please consider scheduling a Health AWAREness and/or Haven Project Education and Outreach program for your students.

$tart $mart, an interactive workshop designed to give college women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation, takes place on Tuesday, April 8.

An interactive workshop designed to give college women the confidence and skills they need to earn fair compensation. Tuesday, April 8.