Join us for several events to celebrate Wellness and Belonging Month in April.
Balance and Beyond: Design Your Personal Wellness Plan
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 | 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the DSC Leadership Lounge
Are you ready to take charge of your well-being and create a more balanced and fulfilling life? In this interactive workshop, you’ll evaluate key life areas—such as health, relationships, career, and personal growth—to identify what’s working and what needs attention. Then you’ll create goals, identify resources (many available for free!) and specific next steps to create a better life and a better you.
Health Fair
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in the DSC Ledbetter rooms
Join us for the Health Fair on Wednesday, April 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at DSC Ledbetter A-C at UA Little Rock! This exciting event is part of Wellness and Belonging Month and is designed to support your well-being with free health screenings, giveaways, and fun activities.
Take advantage of free health screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, BMI, HIV, syphilis, and Hepatitis C—empowering you with valuable insights into your health.
While there, don’t miss the opportunity to win prizes and enjoy free boxed lunches, t-shirts, and games! Many campus and community organizations will offer information and resources to support you, your life, and your goals.
Come connect with your community, learn more about your health, and celebrate wellness with us. This event is hosted by the Division of Student Affairs | Wellness and Belonging. Please contact Chanell Smith, Director of Health Services, at [email protected] for more information.
Flow State Freedom: Finding Clarity and Calm through Mandala Art
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 2:30 – 4 p.m. in Ottenheimer 535
Feeling stuck or weighed down? In this transformative workshop, you will be guided to quiet the mind and access your own flow state through a unique blend of guided meditation and mandala creation. Whether you’re a chronic overthinker or simply seeking clarity, these techniques will help you unlock your inner wisdom and draw on your creative spirit for answers. Discover the peaceful, grounding power of mandala art. Leave with your own mandala, a sense of calm, and insight you can return to again and again.
Blood Sugar and Blood Pressure Screening
Monday, April 7, 2025 | 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the DSC lobby near the Cafeteria
These vital health screenings could save your life. It’s quick, convenient, and FREE!
Bystander Intervention Training
Friday, April 11, 2025 | 1 – 3 p.m. in Ottenheimer 535
Learn to recognize harassment and other potentially hostile situations, and safely intervene to prevent escalation. Intervention is an effective means to safely interrupt antagonistic situations, harassment, and sexual assault, which can disrupt the potential for violence. You can Step Up for others!
Drawing and Mindfulness with Clark Valentine
Monday, April 14, 2025 | 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. in Ottenheimer 535
Clark Valentine’s studio practice is rooted in the overlap between histories of mark-making and mindfulness traditions. In this workshop, participants can explore their relationship to mindfulness through drawing and build connections to experiences in their personal and professional lives.
Assistive Technology Interactive Workshop
Thursday, April 17, 2025 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. in Ottenheimer 100A (Active Learning Room)
Learn how to use OneNote, Orbit Note, and Read&Write to:
- Learn more easily
- Complete assignments
- Improve academic success
This workshop is especially for students with dyslexia, learning differences, visual impairment, and/or ESL learners.
Narcan Training
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | 2 – 3 p.m. in DSC Ledbetter A
You could save a life!
Learn how to:
- Recognize the signs of an overdose
- Administer Narcan
- Review Good Samaritan Law
Suicide Prevention Walk
Friday, April 25, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. – 2 p.m. Meet in front of the Ottenheimer Library
- 11 a.m. Check-in, food, music, and activities
- 1 p.m. Walk
Free brunch, Therapy dogs, and Live music!
Unstoppable You: Tools for Growth, Grit, and Grace
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 | 2 – 3 p.m. in Ottenheimer 535
This empowering workshop is designed to help participants build resilience, embrace self-care, and stay motivated through life’s challenges. Through practical strategies and interactive activities, attendees will explore goal-setting, stress management, and self-compassion techniques to foster personal growth, well-being, and inner strength. Participants will leave feeling equipped and empowered to face obstacles with confidence, focus, and grace.
Dislecksia: The Movie
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 1 – 2:30 p.m. in DSC Meeting Room D near the cafeteria
A light-hearted documentary with a serious purpose. Dyslexia is not a sign of stupidity as so many believe, but of a need to learn in a different way. The dyslexic brain thinks differently! When understood, dyslexia can be a gift. Come watch, laugh, and leave inspired.