BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//UNC Student Affairs - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:UNC Student Affairs X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for UNC Student Affairs REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T143000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142330Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142533Z UID:7825-1777379400-1777386600@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Settling the Mind: A Meditation Workshop DESCRIPTION:Settling the Mind: A Meditation Workshop\n\nWhen the mind’s usual distracting thoughts are allowed to settle through meditation\, a feeling of peace and clarity naturally arises. Join us for an hour of explanation and guided practice of Buddhist meditation\, followed by informal conversation over free lunch. \nThis workshop will be led by Kadam Ethan Lechner\, Resident Teacher of Chapel Hill’s Kosala Kadampa Buddhist Center. It has been made possible by the sponsorship of UNC’s Educating for the Virtues of Attention initiative. \n  \n\n\n\n From Tuesday\, April 28\, 2026 12:30 PM\n to 2:00 PM EDT\n at Graham Memorial Lounge. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/settling-the-mind-a-meditation-workshop/ CATEGORIES:Campus Life Experience,Culture & Identity,Religious & Spiritual,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,Spirituality ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/6f44224c-bdec-450e-8a04-edf92267997ed0d27fed-a48c-48e0-a17b-1bc852e153d1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T160000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142232Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142635Z UID:7617-1777384800-1777392000@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Attention on Campus: A Paid Student Focus Group Study DESCRIPTION:Attention on Campus: A Paid Student Focus Group Study\n\nUNC undergraduates are invited to participate in a paid research study exploring how attention actually unfolds in daily campus life. The study looks at what helps—and what disrupts—students’ ability to feel present\, mentally engaged\, and focused in classes\, study spaces\, campus environments\, and co-curricular activities. Your perspective will directly inform ongoing research on student experience at UNC. \nParticipants will attend one 60-minute focus group with 6–8 other students\, facilitated by trained graduate researchers. The session is a guided but conversational discussion designed to surface honest insight. No preparation is required. Focus groups will be held in a UNC classroom; the specific location will be shared after registration. Participation is open to current undergraduate students who are at least 18 years old. \nMore information here: tarheels.live/attention/student-focus-groups/ \n\n\n\n From Tuesday\, April 28\, 2026 2:00 PM\n to 3:00 PM EDT\n at Location will be shared with registered participants!. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/attention-on-campus-a-paid-student-focus-group-study-2/ CATEGORIES:Campus Life Experience,Community Building & Social Activities,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,ThoughtfulLearning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/49dd9fc1-41cd-46f5-b171-7f45e446dd38016f479b-cae9-44bf-8108-1bdfc18acc6a.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T153000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260428T173000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142332Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142522Z UID:7833-1777390200-1777397400@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Write On! Therapeutic Writing Retreat DESCRIPTION:Write On! Therapeutic Writing Retreat\n\nTake a mindful pause and explore the power of words. Writing can be a simple yet profound way to reduce stress\, process emotions\, and connect more deeply with yourself. During this one-hour retreat\, you’ll experience guided therapeutic writing exercises inspired by the work of J.W. Pennebaker\, Ph.D.\, and J.F. Evans\, Ed.D.\, designed to help you slow down\, reflect\, and release. \nYou’ll be introduced to several styles of therapeutic writing — from expressive and letter-writing to gratitude writing. You will be given writing prompts and your writing will remain private and not shared. Any student – undergraduate\, graduate\, professional\, or post-doc – is welcome to attend. The retreat will begin and close with a meditation. \nWhether you’re curious about how writing can support your wellbeing or just want a calm\, creative space to breathe and reflect\, this retreat is for you. Come with an open mind and a willingness to write your way toward greater clarity and calm. \nRegistrations are limited to 15 people. On the day of the event\, check in at the CAPS front desk on the 3rd floor of Campus Health.  \n\n\n\n From Tuesday\, April 28\, 2026 3:30 PM\n to 4:30 PM EDT\n at CAPS – 3rd Floor. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/write-on-therapeutic-writing-retreat/ CATEGORIES:Campus Life Experience,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,ThoughtfulLearning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/d5618021-a644-4c58-8051-8294bf22a45e492c0d2a-9e75-41a3-8549-0e2fe0d64495.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T203000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142640Z UID:7399-1777573800-1777581000@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Carolina Recovery: Weekly Social DESCRIPTION:Carolina Recovery: Weekly Social\n\n\nFood and fellowship for people in or seeking recovery from substance use. All pathways of recovery are welcome and supported. \nPlease note that this space is exclusively for people in or seeking recovery and is not open to observers or for educational purposes.  \nContact one of our officers or contact recovery@unc.edu for location and more information. \n\n\n\n\n From Thursday\, April 30\, 2026 6:30 PM\n to 7:30 PM EDT\n at Student Union. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/carolina-recovery-weekly-social/ CATEGORIES:Community Building & Social Activities,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/b7508ce6-d3be-42d7-8a9b-46ac83e24a865147d8c0-69a8-4552-b9d9-37a7ead0f722.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142640Z UID:7632-1777629600-1777636800@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Attention on Campus: A Paid Student Focus Group Study DESCRIPTION:Attention on Campus: A Paid Student Focus Group Study\n\nUNC undergraduates are invited to participate in a paid research study exploring how attention actually unfolds in daily campus life. The study looks at what helps—and what disrupts—students’ ability to feel present\, mentally engaged\, and focused in classes\, study spaces\, campus environments\, and co-curricular activities. Your perspective will directly inform ongoing research on student experience at UNC. \nParticipants will attend one 60-minute focus group with 6–8 other students\, facilitated by trained graduate researchers. The session is a guided but conversational discussion designed to surface honest insight. No preparation is required. Focus groups will be held in a UNC classroom; the specific location will be shared after registration. Participation is open to current undergraduate students who are at least 18 years old. \nMore information here: tarheels.live/attention/student-focus-groups/ \n\n\n\n From Friday\, May 1\, 2026 10:00 AM\n to 11:00 AM EDT\n at Location will be shared with registered participants!. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/attention-on-campus-a-paid-student-focus-group-study-3/ CATEGORIES:Campus Life Experience,Community Building & Social Activities,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,ThoughtfulLearning ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/49dd9fc1-41cd-46f5-b171-7f45e446dd38016f479b-cae9-44bf-8108-1bdfc18acc6a-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260504T193000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142536Z UID:7650-1777915800-1777923000@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Carolina Recovery: Weekly Process Group DESCRIPTION:Carolina Recovery: Weekly Process Group\n\n\nThis is a mutual-support group facilitated by Student Wellness staff for students in\, seeking\, or curious about recovery. Please reach out here or email recovery@unc.edu if you’re interested in joining or want to ask about other substance use resources! \nOur support group goals are the following: \n\nCommunity support: Helping students foster peer support networks; presenting safe and attainable space for students to be honest with themselves and others about struggles and achievements; prioritizing facilitation over leading the group (students become leading participants); reminding students to look for similarities across seemingly different lived experiences. Focus on diversifying and making recovery spaces as inclusive as possible through an intersectional lens.  \nRecovery capital: Acknowledging students’ skills and strengths; discussing and specifying goals and areas of improvement; planning actionable objectives; and recognizing the value of being where our feet are now. Each month\, we will incorporate skills for managing stress and triggers and clarify student values that may positively impact recovery.  \nEmpowerment: Encouraging students to share their experiences and utilize their agency for recovery\, academics\, interpersonal relationships\, and the other eight dimensions of wellness. Prioritizing strategies to build students’ resiliency through topics and themes they can apply throughout adulthood. \n\n**Please note that this space is exclusively for people in or seeking recovery and is NOT open to observers or for educational purposes.  \n\n\n\n\n From Monday\, May 4\, 2026 5:30 PM\n to 6:30 PM EDT\n at Student Wellness. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/carolina-recovery-weekly-process-group-2/ CATEGORIES:Graduate & Professional Student Program,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1988db2a-1568-4952-8e23-2e2268ece36a3a24bfc8-31d1-4be9-8e30-53fb89d04737-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T203000 DTSTAMP:20260419T102149 CREATED:20260417T142353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260418T142651Z UID:7907-1778178600-1778185800@studentaffairs.unc.edu SUMMARY:Carolina Recovery: Weekly Social DESCRIPTION:Carolina Recovery: Weekly Social\n\n\nFood and fellowship for people in or seeking recovery from substance use. All pathways of recovery are welcome and supported. \nPlease note that this space is exclusively for people in or seeking recovery and is not open to observers or for educational purposes.  \nContact one of our officers or contact recovery@unc.edu for location and more information. \n\n\n\n\n From Thursday\, May 7\, 2026 6:30 PM\n to 7:30 PM EDT\n at Student Union. URL:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/event/carolina-recovery-weekly-social-3/ CATEGORIES:Community Building & Social Activities,Self-Awareness, Health & Well-being,Social ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://studentaffairs.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/b7508ce6-d3be-42d7-8a9b-46ac83e24a865147d8c0-69a8-4552-b9d9-37a7ead0f722-2.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR