Events and Programs

This month provides opportunities to reflect, cultivate and learn about healthy relationships of all kinds - thinking about relationships with self, others, and community. 

This is a great time to learn more about healthy relationship practices, deepen your relationship with yourself, and connect with fellow students. See the full calendar at go/healthyrelationshipsmonth

It’s Healthy Relationships Month! 
Wednesday, October 1, 11:30am-1:00pm
Davis Library Vestibule
Visit our table to receive an overview of Healthy Relationships month, tips on increasing relationships of all kinds, and some fun giveaways including free posters! 

All About Flourishing
Thursday, October 2, 3:00-4:30pm
Crossroads Cafe
Stop by to take the Flourishing Scale and enter to win $25 in declining balance.  Learn about ways to promote positive experiences in your life and share them with others.

Beachify Battell Beach
Friday, October 3, 12:30-3:30pm
Battell Beach
Stop by Battell Beach to connect with others over some beach activities and non-alcoholic beverage taste-testing, and learn about the benefits of harm reduction. 

Narcan Training, hosted by SPECS
Monday, October 6, 6:30-7:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Learn when and how to use Narcan to help someone you think may be experiencing an opiate related overdose. Receive doses of Narcan and fentanyl test strips to keep in case you ever need to use it. Register at go/narcantraining

Let’s Make a Salad
Tuesday, October 7, 5:30-6:30pm
Atwater Dining 102 Classroom
What does salad have to do with communication and consent? Come find out through this fun, interactive workshop!

Harm Reduction and Substance Use in the LGBTQIA+ Community 
Wednesday, October 8, 6:00-7:30pm
Prism Center
Gather over a shared meal to learn about harm reduction and recovery and the intersections of substances and the LGBTQIA+ community. 

World Mental Health Day Tulip Planting
Thursday, October 9, 2:30-4:00pm
Outside of Sunderland Hall
Come plant yellow tulips, a symbol of hope and connection for suicide prevention. Enjoy community and snacks, and spending time with others who are passionate about mental health and community well-being.

Forest Bathing Field Trip
Friday, October 10, 12:00-5:00pm
Taconic Ramble State Park, Meet up location TBD
Come on an afternoon field trip to Taconic Ramble State Park and try out forest bathing. A guided sensory walk in nature facilitated by Nick Parrish and Maddie Hope-Lyng, Forest and Nature Therapy Guides. Transportation and snacks provided! Register at go/forestbathing/

Set Boundaries, Find Peace book club sign up
Monday, October 13
go/boundaries
Sign up for the Set Boundaries, Find Peacebook club later this month at go/boundaries. Spots are limited! 

Meditation practice: Body scan for self compassion
Tuesday, October 14, 11:30am-12:00pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Checking in with our bodily cues can help us tune more into our relationship with ourselves. Come practice a guided body scan for self compassion.

Wear Purple Thursday
Thursday, October 16, 11:30-12:30pm
Davis Library Vestibule
Purple Thursday is an invitation to wear purple in supporting survivors of domestic violence. Drop by our table to support your community. 

Gratitude Writing
Friday, October 17, 11:00am-12:00pm
Davis Library Vestibule
Relationships of all kinds can include gratitude. Drop by the table to write a note of gratitude to someone you care about. 

Spark a Connection with Affinity Clubs!
Saturday, October 18, Check @PEAR.midd Instagram for time/location updates
@PEAR.midd Instagram
Want to make connections with other cultural org group members? Come join members of PEAR for real talk, with fun and interesting questions meant to help you skip the small talk and get to know people on a deeper level. 

It’s Green Dot Week! What’s your Green Dot? 
Monday, October 20, 6:00-8:00pm
Davis Library Vestibule
Stop by to talk with Green Dot Interns about your proactive Green Dots and learn a few ways to bring Green Dot up to friends. Enter to win $25 declining balance.

Pumpkins & pals
Thursday, October 23, 6:00-7:30pm
Ross B011
Decorate pumpkins with pals while learning about the 3 D’s of Green Dot with Green Dot interns. 

Green Dot Bystander Training 
Friday, October 24, 3:00-9:00pm, including a dinner break
Redfield Room, Proctor Dining
This interactive training builds student skills to be well-equipped to proactively and reactively prevent interpersonal violence and to inspire continued engagement with the Green Dot strategy clubs, student groups, and across campus. This knowledge is vitally important to sustaining a culture that impedes interpersonal violence on campus. Sign up at go/greendotbystander and receive exclusive Green Dot swag for attending. 

Authentic Self-Care workshop with Global Health
Sunday, October 26, 5:30-6:30pm
RAJ
Looking to take better care of yourself? Finding your self-care strategies making you more tired or just getting cut from your to-do list. Join this workshop for new ideas and perspective on how to tend to your relationship with yourself. 

Meet Atria Collective
Monday, October 27, 11:30am-1:30pm
Atwater Dining patio
Come meet with Atria Collective, our local advocates who support folks impacted by sexual and dating violence and stalking.

Boba & Connections 
Tuesday, October 28, 2:30-4:00pm
Meet at ADK circle, then walk to Yogurt City
Take a leisurely walk with others to Yogurt City to enjoy some free boba & guided prompts for casual conversations! 

Cupcakes, Cookies & Consent
Wednesday, October 29, 7:30-9:00pm
The Grille
Join SPECS for a workshop on consent with some tasty treats. Raffle prizes, too! 

A Walk to the Knoll
Thursday, October 30, 4:30-6:00pm
Start on Ross Patio, end at the Knoll
Take a walk to the Knoll in celebration of our surroundings,  and the upcoming Día de Los Muertos events to honor ancestors.

Campus Trick-or-Treat
Friday, October 31, 2:30-4:30pm
Find locations at go/treats
Join departments across campus for this fun event to connect with others and learn tips to keep our community safe & celebrate safely. Find locations at go/treats. 

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, its 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

Recovery is for all! People can be in recovery from addiction to substances, behavioral addictions like gambling, challenging mental health experiences like PTSD, self harm like eating disorders, and others or combinations! Build harm reduction skills at this month’s events to help create a community that holistically supports recovery. Visit go/recoverymonth for the full visual calendar.

Recovery Month Kick-off: Engage, Learn, & Win Raffle Prizes!
Tuesday, September 9, 11am-2pm
Pop up at Dining Hall patios! (rain location: TBA)
Stop by during your lunch break and help destigmatize Recovery and make a more inclusive Middlebury community! Engage with our tabling hosts and enter to win raffle prizes (zero-proof drink baskets, art supplies, house plants, gift cards, and more!)

Recovery Month Kick-off: Engage, Learn, & Win Raffle Prizes!
Wednesday, September 10, 11am-2pm
Pop up at Dining Hall patios! (rain location: TBA)
Stop by during your lunch break and help destigmatize Recovery and make a more inclusive Middlebury community! Engage with our tabling hosts and enter to win raffle prizes (zero-proof drink baskets, art supplies, house plants, gift cards, and more!)

Build a Bouquet for Recovery Month
Wednesday, September 10, 5-6pm
The Knoll (rain location: HWE Office, Ross ground floor)
Honor Recovery Month by building a bouquet for yourself or a friend! Drinks, snacks and flowers provided. Celebrating the beauty of the natural world sustains our connections with one another and our environment - a key antidote to the struggles that come with challenging mental health and substance misuse experiences. Register at go/bouquet

Body Story
Wednesday, September 17, 4:30-6:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Sign up at go/bodystory to join members of Health & Wellness Ed for an interactive workshop to collage, draw or paint your own story about your body. 
Participants will leave with some ideas about how to have more peace in their body relationship. Free Flatbread!

Mocktail Mixology Workshop
Thursday, September 18, 6:30-8:00pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Learn skills for creating a culture that doesn’t center substance use! Get trained by an expert mixologist from a local woman-owned catering company who will teach you the finer points of making non-alcoholic mixed drinks. Space is limited! Sign up at: go/Mocktails

Alcohol Appreciation and Harm Reduction at Split Spirits Distillery
Friday, September 19, 5pm-6:30pm
Split Spirits Distillery
Join for a tour and a tasting at Split Spirits Distillery with Will Drucker (class of ‘08.5), owner and founder and learn about alcohol appreciation and harm reduction! Transportation to and from campus provided. 
Space is limited! Sign up at: go/SplitSpirits

Narcan Training
Monday, September 22, 12:45-1:45pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Get trained to administer Narcan and learn about the bio-psycho-social elements of opioids, overdose reversals, and trends in substance misuse. Snacks provided. Sign-up at: go/narcantraining/

Green Dot Bystander Training
Tuesday, September 23, 5-6:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Be a part of preventing violence at Middlebury. Strengthen your bystander skills and help to build a proactive Green Dot culture. Space is limited! Sign-up at: go/GreendotOverview/ 

Green Dot Bystander Training
Wednesday, September 24, 9:30-11am
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
Be a part of preventing violence at Middlebury. Strengthen your bystander skills and help to build a proactive Green Dot culture. Space is limited! Sign-up at: go/GreendotOverview/

Conversations on Recovery and Addiction
Wednesday, September 24, 6-7:30pm
HWE Office, Ross ground floor
What is Recovery? Hear from people with lived experiences and learn how you can play a role in creating a community that destigmatizes addiction and supports recovery. Co-curated by Global Health Program, Health and Wellness Education, and Turning Point of Addison County. Mad Taco dinner provided! Space is limited! Sign up by sending an email to Anna Hand at ahand@middlebury.edu. 

Zero Proof Bar and Music
Thursday, September 25, 9pm-closing
Wilson Café
Gather with friends to enjoy music and free snacks and delicious mocktails at our Zero Proof Bar to close out our events for Recovery Month. Remember: community connection is an antidote to addiction!

Fresh Check Day
Friday, September 26, 1-4:30pm
McCullough Lawn (rain location: Wilson Hall)
Checking in on Middlebury! Interactive booths about mental health and suicide prevention, performances, free food and prizes, community, therapy dogs and more!

“Hope in Motion” 5k Fun Run and Wellness Fair
Sunday, September 28, 9am race start; 10am-2pm Wellness Fair
Porter Hospital entrance, 55 Collins Drive, Middlebury, VT 05753
Has addiction and recovery impacted your life? Run (or walk!) this 5k, help out along the course, or enjoy the Wellness Fair at the finish line to help build a community that celebrates recovery. 
Sign-up at: go/HopeinMotion/