Student Wellness offers a variety of workshops to help you learn and feel your best at UB and beyond. Available both in facilitated and DIY formats.
Our workshops and programs are being offered both in-person and online. After you submit your workshop request using the form below, we will contact you to determine the safest and most effective means to present your workshop. To best serve you, please provide specific details regarding your workshop request in the Comments section.
While most of our workshops and programs are designed for students, we also have options for faculty and staff. These faculty and staff workshops raise awareness and promote understanding of student concerns, allowing faculty and staff to better serve students. Please read the program descriptions carefully for more information.
All programs require at least two weeks advance notice, and should have at least 10 attendees. Please note that you are responsible for providing any required presentation equipment on-site (e.g., a computer, audio/speakers, projector and screen); if you cannot provide the equipment, please let us know.
Read the descriptions on this page and decide which program is right for you.
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When your request is received, we will contact you to coordinate details and confirm the time, date and location for your program. Your request is not confirmed until you are contacted by one of our staff members.
Please collaborate with others and advertise your program to attract attendees and ensure participation.
If you would like to distribute condoms at an event, please contact Health Promotion to help you plan the event. We have external and internal condoms, lubricant and dental dams available.
This workshop deepens understanding of bystander intervention. Students learn how to recognize problem situations involving alcohol and develop strategies for intervening safely.
At times, you will have contact with students whose problems or behaviors cause you concern, discomfort, or may interfere with your work, their education or the education of other students. This program will focus on providing faculty and staff with the necessary skills to identify, communicate with and refer emotionally distressed students to the appropriate mental health services.
Interpersonal stress is one of the most common concerns for college students. Most interpersonal difficulties result from poor communication. In this workshop, students will learn healthy and effective ways to assert their needs and resolve conflicts in their personal and academic life.
This program engages students in an interactive exploration and self-assessment regarding culture, diversity, biases, microaggressions, stereotypes, and privilege. Help increase your students’ awareness of who they are and how they interact with the world around them.
Play a game to uncover common diet myths and the effects of diet culture. Participants will be entered to win a prize.
An introduction to ten principles that can increase trust in your body and satisfaction with your food. Learn to identify “diet culture” and tune in to yourself. Based on the book Intuitive Eating by Evelyn Tribole, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S and Elyse Resch, MS, RDN, CEDRD-S, FAND.
Build your self-care skills with balanced snacks and meals ideas. Tips on planning, eating sustainably, and time to share
Are you worried about having enough money to pay for college? Do you feel anxious about every day finances? We can help you to make informed financial decisions both now and after college. In this workshop UB’s new Financial Wellness Coach will talk to you about your beliefs around money, and how you can build skills to create a budget, track your spending, maintain a savings fund, understand loans, manage your debt and more. At the end of the workshop you will have an opportunity to schedule one-on-one financial coaching sessions in-person or via Zoom to meet your unique needs.
Become empowered to help prevent sexual violence. Through this workshop, you will learn how to identify problem behaviors, decide when and how to intervene, and work through scenarios to practice getting involved in a safe environment. Participants will receive a certificate of participation.
An exploration and open discussion of gender, and its relationship to how we experience life –sex, television, sports, partying, violence, relationships, health, etc. The program separates the class into groups for a peer facilitated activity, before bringing everyone back together for an open, honest discussion where nothing is off limits.
Most sexual violence goes unreported, for a number of reasons, but when a survivor does reach out for support most (85%) turn to a friend, according to the 2019 SUNY Sexual Violence Focused Climate Survey. Learn how to help your friends recover from rape and sexual assault, and utilize local resources, and get involved in sexual assault prevention efforts at UB.
Sex without consent is rape. Learn how to respect yourself — and respect your partner — through this honest dissection of what consent looks like in relationships, and why it's so important.
How much do you really know about relationships? This workshop utilizes a fun, competitive game to educate and test your knowledge about healthy relationships, safer sex, sexual violence and relationship diversity.
Discuss with others the different types of relationships we may find ourselves taking part in, and how to navigate these relationships.
Discover the importance of sleep, the effects of sleep deprivation and strategies for getting better sleep. This workshop helps students avoid sleep deprivation, which can lead to decreased performance and alertness, difficulty concentrating, memory problems and emotional distress.
The American College Health Association cites stress as the number-one impediment to academic performance in its national college health assessment. In this presentation students will learn to manage stress by utilizing mindfulness, self-care, and school-life balance.
See which self-care strategies can reduce stress and improve your overall health. This workshop may include relaxation techniques, time management, meditation practice, sleep tips, aromatherapy, campus resources and nutrition information.
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students. The good news is that most suicides can be prevented if concerned others learn to recognize the risk factors, develop comfort asking about suicidal thoughts, and know where to send someone for help. Participants in this presentation will leave with practical knowledge for helping others who might be at risk for suicide.
QPR training is also available on specific dates throughout the semester. Visit the Suicide Intervention page to learn more.
Wellness Coaches focus on helping students set and achieve meaningful goals related to academic, physical, social, emotional, relational or spiritual wellness. Last year the most common wellness goals students worked on were time management, stress relief, self-care and academic success. Come learn more about the benefits of UB’s Wellness Coaching Program. This 15-30 minute workshop was designed for student groups. It can easily be presented at a student leader training, a residence hall program or club meeting. The workshop length can be adjusted to fit the available time of your group.
If the topic you are interested in is not listed, select the “Other” option then describe what you need in the “Comments” section along with any other information that will help us deliver the program you want. Student Wellness is happy to work with you to create a presentation that will fit your needs.
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Buffalo, NY 14260
Phone: (716) 645-2837; Fax: (716) 645-6234
