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Location

G319 Student Center
Irvine, CA 92697

We are located on the 3rd floor of the Student Center building, right off of Ring Road, and above Zot N’ Go. We are open from 8:00am-5:00pm, Monday thru Friday.

 

 

Upcoming Events

Apr
1
Mon
Mindful Mondays @ Cross Cultural Center, Ring Room
Apr 1 @ 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Join us every Monday for Mindful Mondays!

Every Monday will be a different mindfulness practice such as meditation, mindful movement, loving-kindness meditation, and many more. Mindfulness has been scientifically proven to help us cope with life’s stressors. Some of the benefits include anxiety reduction, enhanced sleep, improved mood, and increased ability to focus.

No previous experience necessary and great for beginners. Participants will receive an essential oil roller to carry their mindfulness practice with them wherever they are.

Apr
5
Fri
Anteaters for Recovery (Support Group) @ Student Center G319 (at the Center for Student Wellness & Health Promotion)
Apr 5 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Anteaters for Recovery is a new program at UCI and is intended for students who identify themselves as being in recovery. This could be recovery from alcoholism, drug addiction, eating disorders, growing up in an alcoholic family, or any other life altering situation that someone could be in recovery from. Join this safe and confidential space to share or listen and support. All meetings led by a pro staff member also in recovery. Anteaters for Recovery is a safe space for students to gather and support each other in their recovery journey, but is not intended for group counseling or therapy.

Apr
8
Mon
Narcan 101 (Opioid Overdose Training)
Apr 8 @ 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Learn the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose, what actions to take, and how to administer Narcan nasal spray to save a life.

Participants will receive one free box of Narcan (which includes two individual doses)!

Must register by emailing our Alcohol & Other Drugs Programs Manager Cassie Finazzo at cfinazzo@uci.edu

Mindful Mondays @ Cross Cultural Center, Ring Room
Apr 8 @ 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Join us every Monday for Mindful Mondays!

Every Monday will be a different mindfulness practice such as meditation, mindful movement, loving-kindness meditation, and many more. Mindfulness has been scientifically proven to help us cope with life’s stressors. Some of the benefits include anxiety reduction, enhanced sleep, improved mood, and increased ability to focus.

No previous experience necessary and great for beginners. Participants will receive an essential oil roller to carry their mindfulness practice with them wherever they are.

Apr
10
Wed
Wednesday Wellness Walk: Aldrich Park @ Meet Outside Zot N' Go
Apr 10 @ 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Wednesday Wellness Walks are a bi-weekly walking excursion to local points of interest near UCI. We’ll visit various parks and nature preserves that are right here in our backyard, all while incorporating mindfulness and ecological education! The walks are open to all students, faculty, and staff.
  • April 10th (Week 2):  Alrdrich Park
  • April 24th (Week 4):  Mason Park
  • May 8th (Week 6):  UCI Marsh
  • May 22nd (Week 8):  San Joaquin Wildlife Preserve
  • June 5th (Week 10): UCI Ecological Preserve

UCI is among first U.S. campuses to adopt the Okanagan Charter

The University of California, Irvine was among the first eight U.S. campuses to adopt the Okanagan Charter on September 1, 2021.  By doing so, the campus has committed to making wellbeing an institutional value, as it becomes globally recognized as a Health Promoting University. The Charter provides common language, a clear set of principles, and an aspirational framework to put wellbeing at the center of everything we do as an institution.  There are currently almost 200 campuses who are part of the U.S. Health Promoting Campuses Network, and almost 20 campuses have officially adopted the Charter. Read more…

 

Signature Programs

Step Up!

Step Up! See Something, Say Something, Do Something! UCI Logo

A program to encourage students, faculty and staff to be proactive bystanders when they see something they are concerned about or see someone in need. With everyone’s help, we can create and maintain the safe and supportive campus environment we all want to be a part of. Step Up UCI!

Behind Happy Faces

behind happy faces

Behind Happy Faces is a highly interactive and engaging program that is designed to encourage and empower students to share, talk and support each other as they navigate the challenging topic of mental health vs. mental illness.