CALENDAR OF EVENTS: 2022-23 ACADEMIC YEAR

NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH

HEALTHY NOVA WEEK

Get acquainted with campus health and well-being resources, set goals for the semester, get in a great workout, and learn how to be in the present moment with a mindfulness practice. 

Details for Strength Training 101, New Year/New You, Difficult Conversations Series, Dining Hall Tour, and Outdoor Walk coming soon!
 

Tuesday, September 6: 5:30 p.m.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Join trained facilitators for Question. Persuade. Refer. (QPR) training. Ask a question. Save a life.
Registration Link

Wednesday, September 7: Noon

Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Relax with our furry friends from Pals for Life
Co-Sponsor: CASA
IDEA Lab
 

Wednesday, September 14: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

SUPER Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Come relax and de-stress an hour before pet therapy. Enjoy coloring, mindfulness activities, or relax in our hammocks! After pet therapy, stick around for a short program and activity with our POWER community advocates!
Health Services Building, Room 200

Thursday, September 15: 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Breakfast on the Go
Grab a quick and healthy breakfast, meet POWER, and
pick up tips from our registered dietitian.
Connelly Center

Friday, September 23: 3 p.m. - 6 p.m.

Reducing Stigma & Bias Around Recovery Training
Join students, staff, and faculty who are working to create a recovery-friendly Villanova and embrace our fellow Villanovans in recovery.
Registration Link
 

Monday, September 26: 6:30 p.m.

Painting with POWER & Learning Support Services
Enjoy a step-by-step painting session and get to know
campus resources.
Registration Link

Wednesday, September 28: Noon

Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Relax with our furry friends from Pals for Life
Health Service Building, Room 200

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH

Learn to recognize the signs of domestic and intimate partner violence and unite with advocates in their efforts to end the abuse. 

Details for Cooking Class, One Love Escalation Workshop, Yoga, and Strength Training 101 coming soon!

Monday, October 3: 5 p.m.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Join trained facilitators for Question. Persuade. Refer. training. Ask a question. Save a life.
Registration Link
 

Tuesday, October 4: 6 p.m.

Snack 'n' Chat with POWER
Come snack and chat with POWER! Enjoy a free snack bar and join POWER for a monthly listening circle on a relevant topic of the month, such as dealing with stress during finals. The listening circle will provide everyone an opportunity to connect, listen, and share their thoughts with others.
Health Services Building, Room 200

Wednesday, October 5: Noon

Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Come relax with our furry friends from Pals with Life
Co-Sponsor: VU Pride
Location to be announced soon

Wednesday, October 19: 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

SUPER Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Come relax and de-stress an hour before pet therapy. Enjoy coloring, mindfulness activities, or relax in our hammocks! After pet therapy, stick around for a short program and activity with our POWER community advocates!
Health Services Building, Room 200

Thursday, October 27: 6:30 p.m.

Painting with POWER, Dean of Students Office, and Substance Use Counselor 
Enjoy a step-by-step painting session and get to know
campus resources.
Registration Link

Details for Quitting 101: Tobacco Cessation, and Strength Training 101 coming soon!

Tuesday, November 1: 6 p.m.

Plant-based Cooking Demo for Residence Halls
Registration details coming soon.
 

Wednesday, November 2: 6 p.m.

QPR Suicide Prevention Training
Join trained facilitators for Question. Persuade. Refer. training. Ask a question. Save a life.
Registration Link
 

Tuesday, November 8: 6 p.m.

Snack 'n' Chat with POWER
Come snack and chat with POWER! Enjoy a free snack bar and join POWER for a monthly listening circle on a relevant topic of the month, such as dealing with stress during finals. The listening circle will provide everyone an opportunity to connect, listen, and share their thoughts with others.
Health Services Building, Room 200

Wednesday, November 9: Noon

Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Come relax with our furry friends from Pals with Life
Health Services Building, Room 200

Monday, November 14: 6:30 p.m.

Painting with POWER & Recreation's Personal Trainers
Enjoy a step-by-step painting session and get to know campus resources.
Registration details coming soon.

Tuesday, November 15: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m.

Portion Distortion Table
Connelly Center

Wednesday, November 16: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SUPER Where Is the Love? Wednesdays with Pals for Life
Come relax and de-stress an hour before pet therapy. Enjoy coloring, mindfulness activities, or relax in our hammocks! After pet therapy, stick around for a short program and activity with our POWER community advocates!
Health Services Building, Room 200

STRESS-LESS HEALTHY HAPPY HOUR with POWER

Enjoy a relaxing break from your studies with games, arts & crafts, and pet therapy with our Pals for Life.

Details for Where Is the Love? Wednesdays, Thriving through Finals, and Stress-Less Healthy Happy Hour with POWER and Pals for Life coming soon!

 Details for Where Is the Love? Wednesdays, New Year/New You, Aerial Yoga, and Strength Training 101 coming soon!

Thursday, January 26: 7 p.m.

Ask a Sex-pert Virtual Workshop
Join Dr. Mark Levand, certified sexuality educator, for a virtual conversation about sexuality and its many facets. Questions of all kinds are welcome. Registration details coming soon.

HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS AWARENESS MONTH

Learn more about what a healthy relationship looks and feels like and identify ways to support others in unhealthy or abusive relationships. 

Details about Where Is the Love? Wednesdays, Grocery Shopping Tour, QPR Training, Aphrodisiac Dinner, "The Bystander Moment" film screening and discussion, Love the Skin You're In Fashion Show, Cardio Dance,
Strength & Supplements Workshop, and Painting with POWER coming soon!

NATIONAL NUTRITION MONTH

Understand the nutritional needs of your body and create healthful eating patterns with the foods you love. 

Details for Barre & Bubbles, Where Is the Love? Wednesdays, QPR Training, Mindfulness Meal, Difficult Conversations Series, and Build a Better Salad coming soon

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH

Connect and discuss with other Villanova students how to prevent sexual violence and support those who have been affected by it.

Details about QPR Training, Where Is the Love? Wednesdays, Yoga, Cooking Sustainably on Campus, Painting with POWER, Strength Training 101, "The Bystander Moment" film screening and discussion, and Nature Walk coming soon!

STRESS-LESS HEALTHY HAPPY HOUR

Enjoy a relaxing break from your studies with games, arts & crafts, and pet therapy with our Pals for Life.