February is Heart Month and you can do more to promote heart health than just wear red. Help Alachua County become a heart-safe community by learning CPR and downloading the PulsePoint Respond app on your smartphone. The app alerts you when someone nearby is having a cardiac arrest, so that you can start CPR before [...]
The Annual $5 CPR training hosted by Gatorsavers is happening on February 16, 2019 at Reitz Grand Ballroom. There are three two hour sessions people can choose from: 9:30 a.m., noon and 2:30 p.m. It is highly recommended to go on to Gatorsavers.com and register ahead of time before spots start filling up. However, people [...]
College can be stressful at times, and there may be times when you’re concerned for a friend’s mental health. Would you feel comfortable expressing your concerns and motivating your friend to get help? It can be difficult to deal with these kinds of issues, but an effective conversation can help more than you think—it can [...]
The Florida Dazzlers, the official dance team of the Florida Gators, will be hosting college prep/audition prep classes Spring 2019. Visit FloridaGators.com/Camps for dates and required paperwork. Email CaseyR@gators.ufl.edu with any questions!
The Florida Dazzlers, the official dance team of the Florida Gators, will be hosting Auditions May 3-5, 2019. The Dazzlers perform at all home Football, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, and Volleyball matches. For more information visit FloridaGators.com/Spirit.
QPR offers a learning opportunity for professions and students alike which are likely to come into contact with individuals who are in-crisis or suicidal. Dr. Meggen Sixbey, PhD, CWC counselor and educator specializing in crisis intervention and suicide prevention will be coming to guide us through this training.
Training will cover topics like:
How to Question, Persuade [...]
Psychological first aid is often missing in our culture where mental health issues are stigmatized and we are unsure of how to handle the realities of these feelings and thoughts. Join us on October 17th as Dr. Meggen Sixbey, PhD, CWC counselor and educator specializing in crisis intervention and suicide prevention, teaches us about how [...]
SOCIAL Gators is a support program for UF students with autism spectrum disorder (or Asperger’s) who want to enhance their skills for a more enriching college experience. SOCIAL Gators will focus on developing skills in social interaction, independent living, career seeking, and academics through the provision of four services: mentors, weekly group meetings, academic counseling, [...]
Are you creative in the kitchen? Can you demonstrate your cooking skills under pressure? Tell us why you deserve the FSHN Master Chef title – and then prove it! Create a 30 to 60 second video, sharing why you should be the first FSHN Master Chef. Submit your video to fshnadvising@ifas.ufl.edu by 11:59 p.m. on [...]
Do you have an interest in topics relevant to victim services and a desire to advocate on behalf of fellow Gators? The UFPD’s Office of Victim Services is actively seeking UF student leaders for the Peer Advocate team!
Peer Advocates will have the opportunity to educate peers in on-campus presentations, develop training programs related to victim [...]