Counseling Services partners with colleagues, departments, and student groups across campus to promote mental health and wellbeing. Our recurring events, campaigns, and outreach programming focus on destigmatizing the topic of mental health, encouraging self-care, and bringing awareness to some of the wellness issues our campus community faces.
Mental Health Awareness Month
Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAM) is nationally recognized every May. The purpose of MHM is to raise awareness of the importance of mental health, provide educational opportunites and coping strategies to the campus community, and reduce the stigma that surrounds mental illnesses and help-seeking. Counseling Services invites and welcomes many campus partners to join us in programmatic efforts to promote mental health.
7:00–9:30 p.m.
Annual live storytelling performance accompanied by a local multi-instrumentalist, featuring University of Oregon community members.
We’re excited to invite you to save the date for Intertwined: A Personal Storytelling Event, happening 7:30pm, May 13 & 14, 2025 at the University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center Ballroom. Refreshments and catering provided with ASL interpreting on the 14th!
This year’s theme is Crossroads: Opportunity, Possibility, and Pivotal Moments. Together, we’ll gather to listen, reflect, and connect through the power of real, personal stories shared by members of our community.
Intertwined is more than an event—it’s a celebration of vulnerability, courage, and the moments that shape who we are. Whether you’ve attended in the past or this is your first time, we hope you’ll join us for this moving and meaningful experience.
✨ Save the date: May 13 & 14, 2025
✨ Ford Alumni Center Ballroom 7:30 PM
7:00–9:30 p.m.
Annual live storytelling performance accompanied by a local multi-instrumentalist, featuring University of Oregon community members.
We’re excited to invite you to save the date for Intertwined: A Personal Storytelling Event, happening 7:30pm, May 13 & 14, 2025 at the University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center Ballroom. Refreshments and catering provided with ASL interpreting on the 14th!
This year’s theme is Crossroads: Opportunity, Possibility, and Pivotal Moments. Together, we’ll gather to listen, reflect, and connect through the power of real, personal stories shared by members of our community.
Intertwined is more than an event—it’s a celebration of vulnerability, courage, and the moments that shape who we are. Whether you’ve attended in the past or this is your first time, we hope you’ll join us for this moving and meaningful experience.
✨ Save the date: May 13 & 14, 2025
✨ Ford Alumni Center Ballroom 7:30 PM
7:00–7:45 p.m.
Join us for Gentle Yoga this Spring Term! Duck Nest Yoga will be held in the Rec Center this term at 7pm on Thursdays, Weeks 2-10. The class will be held in Studio 71 (map included here). The class is free for UO students--just remember to bring your UO ID card. Sign up via the Linktree Calendly link in the Duck Nest's Instagram bio! Or here: https://calendly.com/ducknest/duck-nest-yoga-spring-2025 No experience is required for this restorative yoga class. Mats will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
noon
Explore the Power of Body Doubling at the Accessible Education Center (AEC) and Duck Nest's Neurodivergent-Friendly Study Space! Body doubling involves working alongside someone independently to promote accountability, foster focus and motivation, and reduce isolation.
If you get easily distracted while studying, if it is helpful for you to have a quiet environment to study in that’s not the library, or if you want to explore the benefit of fidget tools while studying, this is the place for you! The Duck Nest and AEC will provide the space, facilitators, and some materials to help you start or complete your academic tasks, or to provide support with things like goal setting, breaking down tasks, and more.
The study hours will occur every Friday from Week 2-10 from noon-2pm in the LLC North 123.
If you are interested in joining, there is no need to RSVP. You also do not need to have accommodations through the AEC to attend, it is open to all students so please bring a friend or two with you!
Snacks and fidget tools will be provided. Additionally, students present can also enter a raffle that will occur at the end of the term for a Duck Bucks gift card.
2:30–3:30 p.m.
Join us for this interactive presentation in our Nourish and Flourish Series focused on Navigating Food Information. It will be from 2:30-3:30pm in the Mills International Center (located on the Mezzanine level of the EMU, Room 102). This May 20 session led by Dr. Kathleen Humphries, PhD in Nutrition, will focus on how to interpret nutrition and health information you see online, how to identify misinformation, and more. Join us for this interactive presentation with FREE SNACKS! You can also find out more information about food resources and other wellbeing programs on campus.
4:00–5:00 p.m.
Welcome to the final stretch of our EI journey! This week, we’re focusing on how to manage emotions—not just your own, but in your relationships too. Because emotional growth isn’t just personal—it’s social 💛
Join us on Wednesday, May 21st, 4-5 p.m @ Bartalottis Pizza, EMU ground floor.
We’ll chat about: 🧠 What Emotional Intelligence is (and why it matters!) 🌿 How to take ownership of your feelings and happiness 🔁 Turning tough emotions into growth moments 🤝 Helping others understand and grow from their emotions 💬 Building stronger connections & navigating conflict
✨ Don’t forget to take the survey & enter the raffle for a chance to win something sweet! 🎟️
7:00–7:45 p.m.
Join us for Gentle Yoga this Spring Term! Duck Nest Yoga will be held in the Rec Center this term at 7pm on Thursdays, Weeks 2-10. The class will be held in Studio 71 (map included here). The class is free for UO students--just remember to bring your UO ID card. Sign up via the Linktree Calendly link in the Duck Nest's Instagram bio! Or here: https://calendly.com/ducknest/duck-nest-yoga-spring-2025 No experience is required for this restorative yoga class. Mats will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
noon
Explore the Power of Body Doubling at the Accessible Education Center (AEC) and Duck Nest's Neurodivergent-Friendly Study Space! Body doubling involves working alongside someone independently to promote accountability, foster focus and motivation, and reduce isolation.
If you get easily distracted while studying, if it is helpful for you to have a quiet environment to study in that’s not the library, or if you want to explore the benefit of fidget tools while studying, this is the place for you! The Duck Nest and AEC will provide the space, facilitators, and some materials to help you start or complete your academic tasks, or to provide support with things like goal setting, breaking down tasks, and more.
The study hours will occur every Friday from Week 2-10 from noon-2pm in the LLC North 123.
If you are interested in joining, there is no need to RSVP. You also do not need to have accommodations through the AEC to attend, it is open to all students so please bring a friend or two with you!
Snacks and fidget tools will be provided. Additionally, students present can also enter a raffle that will occur at the end of the term for a Duck Bucks gift card.
7:00–7:45 p.m.
Join us for Gentle Yoga this Spring Term! Duck Nest Yoga will be held in the Rec Center this term at 7pm on Thursdays, Weeks 2-10. The class will be held in Studio 71 (map included here). The class is free for UO students--just remember to bring your UO ID card. Sign up via the Linktree Calendly link in the Duck Nest's Instagram bio! Or here: https://calendly.com/ducknest/duck-nest-yoga-spring-2025 No experience is required for this restorative yoga class. Mats will be provided, but feel free to bring your own if you prefer.
noon
Explore the Power of Body Doubling at the Accessible Education Center (AEC) and Duck Nest's Neurodivergent-Friendly Study Space! Body doubling involves working alongside someone independently to promote accountability, foster focus and motivation, and reduce isolation.
If you get easily distracted while studying, if it is helpful for you to have a quiet environment to study in that’s not the library, or if you want to explore the benefit of fidget tools while studying, this is the place for you! The Duck Nest and AEC will provide the space, facilitators, and some materials to help you start or complete your academic tasks, or to provide support with things like goal setting, breaking down tasks, and more.
The study hours will occur every Friday from Week 2-10 from noon-2pm in the LLC North 123.
If you are interested in joining, there is no need to RSVP. You also do not need to have accommodations through the AEC to attend, it is open to all students so please bring a friend or two with you!
Snacks and fidget tools will be provided. Additionally, students present can also enter a raffle that will occur at the end of the term for a Duck Bucks gift card.