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Presentations facilitated by Health and Wellness Promotion (hwpindy@iu.edu)

A comprehensive overview of alcohol, including its effects on the body and mind, the risks of excessive consumption, and helpful risk reduction strategies. We'll also cover factors that influence blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and how to recognize and respond to an alcohol overdose. 💻 Virtual version available.

Take a bite out of your college experience! This interactive presentation helps you develop healthy eating habits using MyPlate guidelines, explore diverse on-campus dining options, and enhance your grocery shopping and meal planning skills. You'll also discover FDA recommended tips for healthy eating and learn how to tailor these strategies to your unique needs. 💻 Virtual version available.

Even couples who are “relationships goals” work hard to keep their relationship healthy. In this presentation, you'll identify green flags and red flags of healthy and unhealthy romantic relationships, learn to navigate online interactions safely, and explore the true meaning of consent. You'll also develop relationship skills for social, romantic, professional, and personal settings, and learn how to empower and support survivors effectively. 💻 Virtual version available.

Learn how to get involved in wellness programs and events so you can be JagWELL. This presentation gives a quick overview of the campus health and wellness support programs for students, who to contact for what, and what programs are free. 💻 Virtual version available. 

Naloxone is a drug that reverses the effects of an opioid overdose. Opioid drugs are things like fentanyl, morphine, oxy, and heroin. During this training, you will learn how to identify overdose symptoms, administer naloxone, and understand other ways to help in the event of a drug overdose. All participants get a free naloxone nasal spray kit to take with them after the training. 💻 Virtual version available.

Holistic wellness is more than body and mind. This interactive program helps you define our Seven Elements of Wellness and discover your strengths through the Personal Wellness Inventory. You'll identify areas for growth, plan goals for healthy changes, and create a personal wellness plan. All students will take turns being interviewed about their wellness plans in small group coaching discussions. 💻 Virtual version available.

Let’s talk about sex! This interactive presentation provides you with a greater understanding of safer sex practices, sexual pleasure, consent, and contraception methods. It also includes an overview of sexual health preventative care, including STI symptoms, testing locations, and free resources at IU Indianapolis. 💻 Virtual version available.

The presentations below are facilitated by Counseling and Psychological Services
Contact CAPS at capsindy@iu.edu

This presentation will help participants gain a better understanding of what it looks like to support a friend, classmate, or peer as they are going through a potential mental health challenge and/or have been impacted by some type of harm (sexual assault, dating violence, etc.). As a participant, you’ll learn how to respond knowledgeably to individuals in a supportive way and to refer them to appropriate resources for additional help.

Mindfulness practice is a proven method to manage stress, improve concentration, and practice compassion. In this presentation, you’ll develop a basic understanding of mindfulness. Brief experiential practices will put you on the path to improved self-care.

QPR: Question. Persuade. Refer. These are three simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. When you train in QPR, you’ll learn how to recognize the warning signs of suicide so you can ask the question, persuade someone to live, and refer them to get professional help.

As we work to reduce the stigma around mental health concerns, we offer this presentation to help you identify their common symptoms. You’ll also learn how to respond knowledgeably to individuals in a supportive way and to refer them to appropriate resources for additional help.

"The S Word" sheds light on suicide, the 10th leading cause of death in the United States and second leading cause of death for individuals ages 15-24. The film documents the stories of suicide survivors and highlights their unguarded courage, insight, and humor. The provided screening is followed by a discussion facilitated by CAPS staff. Given the content, this presentation is only available to pre-existing groups (e.g., departmental units, student peer mentors/advisors/leaders, student organizations or clubs) that meet regularly to allow for debriefing or follow-ups.

Distress can take many forms, so you’ll learn how to identify common signs of individuals in need of help. We’ll also teach you strategies for offering support and de-escalation techniques. And because you can’t be expected to solve every problem, you’ll learn how to connect the person with appropriate resources.

The presentations below are facilitated by Health and Wellness Promotion
Contact HWP at hwpindy@iu.edu

Life’s tough, and so are you. This session offers an in-depth look at common mental health struggles among college students and introduces various coping strategies to find what works best for you. Students will use conversation cards to facilitate discussions in small groups, learn how to build resilience, and explore the resilient zone to better manage stress and challenges. 💻 Virtual version available.

College brings new and heightened stressors. Let’s bust some stress away! This interactive presentation explores different types of stress, how your body reacts, and effective coping strategies. You'll engage in a stress exploration activity, learn the Eisenhower Matrix for time management, and discover practical ways to manage stress effectively. 💻 Virtual version available.

Presentations facilitated by Counseling and Psychological Services (capsindy@iu.edu)

This presentation introduces participants to the foundations of consent. In this workshop, participants will increase their knowledge on the definition of consent along with how our IU policy defines consent. Participants will also practice communicating verbal and non-verbal ques of consent and dissent. This presentation will briefly explore elements of identities, intersectionality, and power and how those impact our conversations around consent.

This workshop will engage audience members in an activity and discussion that compels participants to consider what in our culture, surroundings, and language allow for violence and how we can move towards promoting social norms that can help to create safe communities. 

This workshop focuses on defining toxic and authentic masculinity and exploring where both show up in our culture. Participants will engage in a series of activities and discussions that will encourage them to think about root causes of violence and masculinity. Participants will get a chance to think about and discuss what culture change could look like through a masculinity lens.  💻 Virtual version available.

Every person deserves to feel safe and valued at IU Indianapolis. To create a safe, welcoming, empathetic, and compassionate campus, we all need to understand the importance of community, acceptance, consent, mental health impacts, and the role that we can all play in promoting a culture of change. Get involved now and join Jagculture!

This interactive presentation is designed to help students increase self-awareness around online dating, gain skills to communicate expectations and establish personal boundaries, identify red flags, and develop a safety plan for online dating interactions. This program offers space to discuss the evolution of communicating online through text, calls, social media, etc. and what this means for developing healthy relationships.  💻 Virtual version available.

Participants will gain clarity about the roles of confidential employees versus responsible employees and their differing reporting obligations under the UA-03 Discrimination, Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct Policy. Participants will also learn and practice skills in responding when someone discloses experiencing sexual misconduct, offering support, and connecting them to campus and community resources. This presentation is ideal for student leaders, student mentors, faculty, and staff. 💻 Virtual version available.

This workshop will help students to recognize stalking and its impacts, develop plans for safety, and provide support if someone they know is experiencing stalking.  💻 Virtual version available.

Presentations facilitated by Student and Family Connections (stuact@iu.edu)

Civil discourse is a form of dialogue that acknowledges and gives voice to one another’s ideas, experiences, and beliefs. Civil discourse is a key component of political engagement. This presentation will walk participants through how to have respectful and engaging conversations around the current political climate. This means working together to foster a climate of acceptance, mutual respect, academic freedom, and civil discourse.

There’s so much to do at IU Indianapolis, but how do you get started? This presentation helps you understand what involvement at IU Indianapolis looks like and why it’s so important to your academic, professional, and personal success. We’ll teach you about our greatest campus traditions and how to use The Spot. And you’ll still have time for a Q&A session. 💻 Virtual version available.

It is important to understand how your vote can play a role in our government. This presentation breaks down and provides a basic understanding of the different branches of federal and local government. Participants will learn about each person’s responsibilities and how to make informed decisions when voting. Your voice matters! 💻 Virtual version available.

Learn about the processes that are encompassed in voting. This presentation covers topics like researching issues and candidates, voter registration deadlines, voting in person, and mailing in your ballot. 💻 Virtual version available.

Presentations facilitated by Office of the Dean of Students (indycode@iu.edu)

You read the Indiana University Code of Student Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct when you enrolled at IU Indianapolis. Now with this presentation, we’ll help you understand those rights and responsibilities. You’ll also learn to assess the choices you make every day and identify the consequences of your decisions, particularly those related to academic or personal misconduct, before you act. As a result of the Know the Code presentation, you’ll be able to recognize and act as a civil member of the IU Indianapolis community.

If you have ever wanted to learn more about what Student Conduct staff do, the difference between personal and organization misconduct, the conduct process, hosting a training, a Q&A session between your group and student conduct staff, or a different conduct-related topic, we can work with you to meet your group’s educational goal. Whether you are an undergraduate or graduate student, a student organization, or faculty or staff, you can submit this request and a staff member will reach out to you to plan for your conduct-specific program.