Student Affairs departments are open for full or partial in-person services this fall. Please check the Student Affairs homepage for hours, service offerings, and contact methods. For the latest campus reopening plans, safety guidelines, and requirements, visit Campus Return.
Staff
Invite us to give a workshop or presentation!
1. Choose from the programs below. You can also request a specific program or suggest a topic or idea.
2. Give us at least two weeks' notice to prepare.
3. Submit your request at thewell@ucr.edu.
4. Fill out our requested program form. The department will follow up with this form and review the information before confirming
Feel free to check out our peer groups page to learn more about their areas of focus:
Mental Health: Active Minds
Alcohol, substance use, safe partying and sexual health: Golden ARCHES
COVID-19, flu, physical activity, healthy eating and more public health topics: Public Health Peers
Program Categories:
General Health & Wellness
Dimensions of Wellness
Students have a range roles and responsibilities that can both contribute to and detract from overall wellness. In this 60 minute program, explore wellness from a holistic perspective while learning how UCR’s resources aim to integrate healthy practices into the student experience.
Intro to The Well
Get a quick rundown of what The Well has to offer in this 15-minute presentation.
Intro to the Health, Well-being and Safety Organization
The Well is one of the 9 departments/offices on campus dedicated to support student's well-being. This 15-minute presentation provides a quick overview of each of these 9 offices under the Health, Well-being and Safety Organization.
Time Management
Do you feel like there isn’t enough time in the day/week/month to get things done? In this 60 minute program presented by The WELL and Active Minds, learn skills to prioritize your time and better organize your school, work and personal life to make them work for you.
Sound Asleep
In this 60 minute Active Minds program learn how the sleep we get affects all aspects of living—attention span, mental health, memory and physical health. Gain skills to build a healthy relationship with sleep so that your body and mind get all the rest and integration they need to serve you every day.
Fitness and Nutrition
Learn the basics on how to eat and move well in this 45 minute workshop.
POP! Into Health!
Exam Season can be stressful, you can make a plan to stay well nurished so you can succeed!
Let's Talk. Period.
Periods are to be talked about. This 45 minute workshop gives an opportunity for students of any gender to learn and talk about period stigma, the menstrual cycle, period products, symptoms, myths and period poverty
Safety on Wheels:
Get to Class safe and sound! Learn about your rights and responsibilities while riding your wheels around campus
Mental Health
Mental Health Awareness
What is mental health? What is mental illness? In this interactive one hour program presented by The WELL and Active Minds, learn about mental wellness from a holistic perspective, the factors that affect our mental health, and coping skills to maintain and improve it.
Treat Yo Self
In this 60 minute interactive program led by Active Minds peers learn how to manage stress on a tight schedule with a tight budget.
Stress Management
In this 60 minute workshop led by The WELL, learn how to identify signs of stress in yourself and practice regular effective self-care strategies. Experiential exercises included!
Food and Mental Health
Learn how the food you put into your body affects you holistically in this 60 minute Active Minds program.
Body Positivity
Everybody has a different body! Let’s celebrate this together in this 60 minute Active Minds program on creating a positive body image for yourself and your peers.
Erasing the Stigma
The purpose of this presentation is to understand the discrimination faced by people with mental health issues/disorders and to inspire people to work together to break down the stigma that surrounds mental illness.
Graduate Mental-Wellbeing
All our workshops are also available for graduate students, but this 15-minute Graduate Mental Well-being Workshop is meant to be a quick resource providing graduate-focused stress tips by our Graduate Peer Lead.
Sexual Health
Sex on the Beach
Sex on the Beach is an interactive and fun activity using a beach ball to show the prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs). STI testing and prevention, stigma, sexual consent and substance use are discussed. The activity and discussion takes about 30 minutes and is best with a group of 15-40 people. COVID-19 Update: This activity can be modified to an online version.
Let's Talk About Sex
Although not everyone in college is having sex, it's good to be prepared with enough information to help make safer decisions should you choose to engage in sex or sexual activities. This is a fun, interactive workshop about sexual health, including information on reproductive justice, contraceptives/birth control, sexually transmitted infection, myths, communication, and consent. This is a 60 minute in-person or online workshop. COVID-19 Update: We have added new safety tips relating to the spread of coronavirus.
Let's Talk About Sex: Birth Control Edition
This is a 30-minute alternative to our full 60 minute workshop, with a focus specifically on contraceptives/birth control. Although not everyone in college is having sex, it's good to be prepared with enough information to help make safer decisions should you choose to engage in sex or sexual activities. This is a fun, interactive workshop about sexual health, including information on reproductive justice, contraceptives/birth control, consent and we new safety tips relating to the spread of coronavirus!
Let's Talk About Sex: STI Edition
This is a 30-minute alternative to our full 60 minute workshop, with a focus specifically on preventing sexually transmitted infections. Although not everyone in college is having sex, it's good to be prepared with enough information to help make safer decisions should you choose to engage in sex or sexual activities. This is a fun, interactive workshop about sexual health, including information on reproductive justice, STIs, consent and new safety tips relating to the spread of coronavirus!
Condom Bingo
Test your knowledge of anatomy, STIs, campus resources, and more in this fun hands-on game. Win prizes! COVID-19 Update: This activity can be modified to an online version.
Alcohol & Other Drugs
BEARS: Building Education on Alcohol, Recovery and Substances
Whether you choose to drink or not, alcohol may play a role in your college life. We provide some tips, tricks, and strategies for staying on the good side of alcohol and we talk about the reality of alcohol use at UCR. Maybe you don’t drink...No problem! We also discuss reasons students choose not to drink, tools needed to educate your peers or to help out a friend who may have had too much to drink and ways to support someone who is sober or in recovery. This is a 60 minute online or in-person workshop.
Alcohol Bingo
Test your knowledge of alcohol in this interactive bingo game and win prizes. Best with a group of 15 or less people. Covid-19 Update: This activity can be modified to an online version
Alcohol Jeopardy
The game where knowing the right answers to questions makes you a winner! Answer questions on topics such as: effects of alcohol, BAC levels, the body and brain, impaired driving, the law, women and alcohol, alcoholism and win prizes. Covid-19 Update: This activity can be modified to an online version.
Narcan Training
Get your student group or student organization Narcan-trained to receive free opioid overdose safety kits. This 30-minute in-person training provides information on how to identify an opioid overdose, how to administer Narcan (an opioid overdose reversal drug) and provide after care. After the training, students receive a free opioid overdose safety kit which contains a pouch with 2 NARCAN nasal sprays, 2 fentanyl test strips, instructions, educational brochure and promotional items. Please note that The Well also offers an online training option if students prefer to watch a training on their own time and make an appointment to pick up their individual kit. You can find more information on these training on https://well.ucr.edu/narcan
Vaping and Smoking
Learn about the health effects of smoking tobacco and vaping nicotine, even on those who don't smoke or vape. Know how to support someone who might be thinking about quitting . This is a 60 minute online or in-person workshop.
- Flu-Hoot
- Learn about the differences between COVID-19 and the flu, and some other misconceptions!
- The Flu & You
- Learn the Basics of Flu and the common cold and how to protect yourself and those around you
- STIs: HPV Vaccines
- Learn about the Human Papillomavirus, its symptoms and how vaccination can protect you!
- Preventative Health
- Learn the ways The Well can help you bolster your preventative health strategies!