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Support without Borders is an affirming support group for multicultural students and international students. This is a virtual drop-in support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through the secure platform, Doxy.me. No appointment is needed to attend. Please contact Dr. Andri Yennari at andri.yennari@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 for more information.

Beyond Labels is an affirming support group for students who have and/or are questioning having LGBTQ* identities. This is a virtual drop-in support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through the secure platform, Doxy.me. No appointment is needed to attend. Please contact Melissa Bartsch at melissa.bartsch@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 for more information.

Black Voices is an affirming support group for students students of color. This is a virtual drop-in support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through the secure platform, Doxy.me. No appointment is needed to attend. Please contact Melissa Cozart at melissa.cozart@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 for more information.

Pathfinders is an affirming support group for students who are first generation college students. At EKU, a student is considered "first gen" if they are the first in their family to attend a four-year university or if neither of their parents/guardians have completed a bachelor’s degree. Some first gen students may have older siblings who have attended college. This is a virtual drop-in support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through the secure platform, Doxy.me. No appointment is needed to attend. Please contact Dr. Brett Smith at brett.smith@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 for more infomation.

Coping with COVID is an affirming support group for students who have tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and are in isolation. This is a virtual drop-in support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through the secure platform, Doxy.me. No appointment is needed to attend. This group is offered three times per week: Mondays @ 3:00-4:00pm: contact michalle.rice@eku.edu for attendance link Tuesdays @ 11:30am-12:30pm: contact melissa.cozart@eku.edu for attendance link Thursdays @ 3:30-4:30pm: contact paul.morgan@eku.edu for attendance link

Ready & Able is an affirming support group for students who are navigating college life with health conditions and/or disabilities. This is a virtual drop-in support group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through the secure platform, Doxy.me. No appointment is needed to attend. Please contact Michalle Rice at michalle.rice@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 for more infomation.

Want to come see what our friendship and fellowship looks like in action? Come join us for a night of games, such as Drawful 2 and Cards Against Humanity online, and hang out with us! In order to keep everyone safe, tonight’s game night will be held online! Reach out to us via email or on Instagram (@alphaphiomega_eku) for the Zoom Link! Hope to see you there!

Affirm is a collaborative group working toward acceptance through education and open discussion toward LGBTQ+ life experiences. This is a virtual therapy group through the EKU Psychology Clinic, is conducted by EKU Clinical Psychology doctoral students, and hosted through Zoom. If interested, please email Brandon Creech (craig.creech@eku.edu).

Want to learn more about joining a fun and encouraging sisterhood full of friends, fun times, and serving others? Kappa Delta Tau is a service sorority on campus and we're holding our recruitment online starting September 1st! If you have any interest in getting to know a bit more about us/for more detailed information about recruitment, email kdtfall2020@gmail.com with your full name to find out more! Feel free to also check us out on Instagram @kdt__eku (two underscores)!

The Student Success Center is taking appointments for course help. Meet with a Guru on Zoom for help in over 150 courses. To set up an appointment, click more on this announcement.

House Targaryen or House Stark? Test your Game of Thrones knowledge against the best to win some awesome prizes! RSVP on Engage at: https://eku.campuslabs.com/engage/events

Join the EKU Counseling Center staff today for a workshop on Distress Tolerance. When life feels like you’re currently in the middle of an unfinished Jumanji game, your emotions can activate with a high degree of intensity. Changes in your daily routine and the people you’re around can lead to a mixture of emotions. These new experiences can be stressful. The tools provided in this workshop are aimed to provide you with skills to navigate these intense emotions and increase the positive experiences throughout your day.

Let’s Talk is a free, confidential consultation service offered through the EKU Counseling Center for currently enrolled EKU Students. Have a specific problem but unsure about counseling? Wonder what it's like to talk with a mental health therapist or psychologist? Concerned about a friend but not sure how to help? The EKU Counseling Center is providing easy access to informal, confidential conversations with our professional mental health clinicians!
If you are interested in utilizing this resource, please click on this link on Tuesdays between 2:30-4:30. https://EKUCC.doxy.me/ekucckevinstanley The counselor will start the meeting as soon as they are finished with the previous student.

The EKU R User Group meets the last Tuesday of each month (Fall 2020: August 25th - Master’s Thesis R Analysis, September 29th - How to Read in Data, October 27th - Long/Wide Format, November 24th - Bring your Analysis). The R User Group is a free activity open to everyone on campus. The purpose of this group is to build a community of people interested in using the programming language R. The goal is to exchange ideas, collaborate, and provide support to one another. Participants at all levels of experience are welcome.