Graduate Peer Support Weekly Drop-In

Event Date: Wednesday, Jun 15, 2016

Ever feel like you need some space to unwind? Want the opportunity to talk to other grad students about their experiences and studies?

The SOGS Equity Committee, along with SGPS, Student Experience, and CONNECT for Mental Health have teamed up to provide grad students with a space for a mid-week break. Over the summer, stop by the Wellness Education Center every Wednesday between 10:30am and 12:30pm for coffee, tea, snacks, and company. These drop-in sessions are open to any Western graduate student, and are hosted by trained peer support facilitators to keep everything running smoothly.

Once per month, this drop-in will be dedicated to a specific topic. Our first one on May 4 was a talk on Imposter Syndrome. The schedule for the rest of our themed talks for the summer is as follows:

• June 1 – Life After Grad School: Ready to Defend, but Not Ready for the Job Hunt
• July 6 – Living on a Tight Budget: Beyond Ramen
• August 3 – Unrealistic Expectations of Grad Studies: How Am I Supposed to Do All This?

We hope you’ll stop by over the summer, or consider getting involved with the recently founded Graduate Peer Support (GPS) Committee. Please email the VP Advocacy (external@sogs.ca) for more information about the program, the committee, or to suggest talks you’d like to see in the future.

Graduate Peer Support Weekly Drop-In