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The EKU VETS Center is now open, and available to all EKU military students, including Veterans, Reserve/Guard, Spouses, and Dependents. The VETS Center is your place on campus to hang out, with comfy chairs, computer stations, free printing, and coffee and snacks. Stop by Powell 147 to check out the new space, and make yourself at home.

Flu vaccine will be offered to all registered EKU students, FREE OF CHARGE. No appointment necessary. Please wear a facial covering and stay 6 feet apart.

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. We meet Monday evenings from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. If interested, please email Brandon Creech (craig.creech@eku.edu) to get started.

In support of the EKU Home Football game, the Student Recreation Center will be operating on modified hours this Saturday, October 3rd. The facility will be open from 10am-2pm. Normal facility hours will resume on Sunday, October 4th. #GoBigE

Interested in becoming a G-Chi? Join us TODAY at 6pm to learn more about why some of our Hermanas joined PLC and why they felt the need to bring this organization to EKU's campus. Fill out the google form to RSVP! After filling out the google form, you will be receiving an email providing you with a Zoom link. The link for the google form can be found in our Instagram bio (@pilambdachi_eku)

This year, EKU will offer a six-week, fully online Winter session. EKU Winter is the ideal time to take courses that allow you to catch up or stay caught up, take a challenging course, or enroll in a required course. Registration has begun. EKU Winter is offering scholarships to help defray costs of taking courses. Apply online at https://winter.eku.edu/scholarship-application-2020.

EKU Football hosts Houston Baptist THIS SATURDAY, October 3rd at 3pm in its first home game this season at Roy Kidd Stadium. FREE maroon t-shirts will be available for pick-up at Gate 1, where students can also pick up their FREE ticket to the game with a valid EKU ID. Make plans to spend Saturday with us! Go Colonels!

TypeFocus is a free resource offered by the Office of Academic and Career Services that allows you to take assessments focused on your personality, interests, values, and skills. After each assessment, you will receive information about your results, as well as different careers and majors that are typical for those with similar results. If desired, you can also schedule a Zoom appointment with a career counselor by contacting our office to help make your results make sense in a personalized way. You will first need to register an account and then login to access the assessments.

The Eastern Kentucky University Counseling Center (EKUCC) now offers after hours support to an EKU student or any person concerned about an EKU student. This is an extension of EKUCC services and can assist a caller in any mental health crisis situation. When appropriate, EKUCC staff will follow up with the caller on the university’s next business day. EKUCC After Hours is available weekends, evenings, holidays, and during university closures. This new service augments the existing full spectrum of clinical services provided at the EKU Counseling Center and extends the reach to more students, at critical times after hours when they may need the services. To access EKUCC After Hours Urgent Support, please call (859) 622-1303. If you need emergency assistance, please call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room.

Join us in making dog toys to help Guardians of Rescue, a volunteer rescue that saved hundreds of animals in the recent hurricanes and relocated them to various areas in KY. The toys will be going to several different animal shelters across the Louisville area. Click below to RSVP for which time slot works best for you.

Due to current COVID-19 protocols, this year’s annual ADA sidewalk fair will be a virtual event. The virtual fair includes organizations within the campus community and also those in the Central Kentucky Area that offer services to enhance and increase accessibility. The link will be available throughout the month of October. Each organization has links for contacting them for more information.

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 weekly virtual support group 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 TO ATTEND TODAY’S GROUP: email the group leader (listed above) 15 minutes prior to the group start time to receive instructions on how to join group. This group is provided by the EKU Counseling Center and is hosted through a secure video platform.

Integrate to Regulate is a group designed to promote healing for trauma survivors. This group incorporates specific, concrete skills combined with expressive arts to support the process of trauma integration. This is a weekly virtual group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and is hosted through a secure video platform Please contact Andri Yennari at andri.yennari@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 if interested or for more information.

Start from Now is a group to support those dealing with body image issues and/or disordered eating patterns through a blend of education and discussion. This is a weekly virtual group provided by the EKU Counseling Center and hosted through a secure video platform. Please contact Melissa Cozart at melissa.cozart@eku.edu or (859)622-1303 if interested or for more information.

A soothing yoga practice that invites you to stretch, ground, and center with restorative poses and gentle movement. All levels of experience are invited to participate.

Please join us for an exciting virtual Live @ Your Library, featuring Hugo-award winning writer and author of "The Ten Thousand Doors of January" and "The Once and Future Witches." To learn more about the event and access the Zoom link, please click "More on this Announcement."

Please Join the Dept. Languages, Cultures, and Humanities; EKU Latino Outreach Center; the EKU Latino Student Association; and the EKU Office of Multicultural Student Affairs in our annual Latino Heritage Month celebrations! Event Registration via Google Doc form: https://forms.gle/gMEfhuHeVzz4YNKc8 > Oct. 1 – Bordando y Tejiendo Sueños, 5 PM - 7 PM Like us on facebook to find out about other National Latino Heritage Month activities in the area.

Join the staff of the EKU Counseling Center today for a workshop on organization and planning. The organization and planning module of the Feel Better Fast series will help you establish a routine to manage your day. We will work to establish a daily schedule to help you plan and prioritize. Additionally, we will brainstorm ways to increase your motivation and make it easier to initiate tasks, while hopefully making your day more enjoyable.