Have you been wondering how you can get involved to make our world a better place for future generations? Or maybe you just want to make UP a safer place for students, faculty, and staff to live, learn and work. Student Wellness has a great selection of opportunities for engagement! (Read More)
Green Dot
Interpersonal Violence Prevention Committee Survey
The Interpersonal Violence Prevention Committee needs to plan our initiatives for next year as well as larger multi-year initiatives. This short survey will help us to know who our campus community partners are and what they think about possible future initiatives. (Read More).
Green Dot Community Training Series (Mar. 20-Apr. 10)
In a fit of March Madness, we are offering Green Dot Community Training for students, staff, and faculty. We will offer (4) 75-minute training sessions that employ a modified bystander training approach, with an emphasis on learning activities for violence prevention skills, use, and collaboration. These are drop-in training courses, so it’s okay if you can’t make it to all of them. (Read More).
Green Dot Faculty & Staff Overview (Jan. 26)
Please join us for a Professional Development opportunity focused on contributing to a safe and healthy campus for all. The Green Dot Faculty and Staff Overview (70-minute training) focuses on addressing issues related to gender and sexual violence on campus. (Read More)
Green Dot Facilitator Training (Aug 8.–11)
The Wellness Center and Campus Ministry have secured funding to revitalize the Green Dot program here at UP! The Wellness Center is hosting a Green Dot facilitator training here at UP on August 8–11. We hope to have individuals from as many departments as possible attend the training and be Green Dot facilitators so we […]
Wellness Education & Prevention Training Available to the UP Community!
The Wellness Education & Prevention team has created a new online form for UP staff, faculty, and students to request Wellness training. Available trainings: Jed Foundation’s “You Can Help a Student” Jed Foundation’s “You Can Help a Friend” Green Dot General overview of wellness and counseling services on campus This form will be open year-round […]
Invitation to Join the Interpersonal Violence Prevention (IVP) Advisory Committee
Our first meeting of this academic year will be on Wednesday, November 30, from 3:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. in the lower level of Orrico Hall. One of the topics will be the plan to broaden the mission of the committee to include an advisory role to campus violence prevention efforts. To align with this expanded role, […]
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month
We all want to help when we see someone in trouble, but how can we increase the likelihood that we actually do? REACTIVE GREEN DOTS: BEING AN ACTIVE BYSTANDER AND INTERVENING IN SITUATIONS OF VIOLENCE Don’t forget your 3 D’s: Direct. Distract. Watch this creative example of a Distract! Delegate. PROACTIVE GREEN DOTS: ESTABLISHING NEW NORMS Wear […]
Faculty & Staff Green Dot Training: Wednesday, June 12
All faculty and staff members are invited to attend Green Dot Training on Wednesday, June 12. Training will be hosted from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Bauccio Commons Terrace Room. This training will introduce basic elements of Green Dot, focusing specifically on the vital role university employees play in establishing and reinforcing the culture that […]
Faculty & Staff Green Dot Training, June 12
All faculty and staff are invited to join the Health and Counseling Center for Green Dot Training on Wednesday, June 12, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Terrace Room. This training will introduce the basic elements of Green Dot, focusing specifically on the vital role University employees play in establishing and reinforcing the […]