SA Weekly Update - Student Affairs at UT Dallas

May 11, 2020

Assistant Vice President

The Professional Development Committee is looking for volunteers. You may choose to serve as a general member or chairperson for at least one year. Terms begin in June, and descriptions of each group are available here. Complete the membership survey by May 18.

Incoming cases for the week of April 27: Academic dishonesty (26), student code of conduct (1), BAIT (2). Student/staff meetings held: 22. Dean's certifications completed: 2. Hearings held: 1.

Clinical services/sessions for the week of April 27: Teletherapy consultations (8), teletherapy counseling (53), teletherapy initial evaluations (1), teletherapy crisis (1), teletherapy psychiatric evaluations (4), teletherapy psychiatric follow ups (31), CPS/consultation report (1), teletherapy outreach (2).
Center for Students in Recovery Services for the week of April 27: Recovery planning (6), Nourish (3), bullet journaling (2), outreach (133).
CSR support groups schedule, via Teams: Bullet Journaling/Get Schooled, Mondays at 2 p.m.; All Recovery Meetings, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2 p.m.; community process, Wednesdays, 3 p.m.; Fun Friday/Netflix watch parties, Fridays, 3-5 p.m. To join support groups, contact Jeremy Eicke.

May 12: Stress management presentation for graduate students, 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., via Zoom.
May 15: Suicide prevention training for ICET, 2 p.m., via Teams.

May 12: Live chat with ICP student staffer Flower Mwangi, 1 p.m., Instagram. Learn about an international student’s experience at UTD.
May 13: Intercultural Resources at the McDermott Library, 12 p.m., Instagram. Learn about online intercultural resources you can access.
International Student Orientation registration for students entering in summer and fall 2020 is open.

May 14: Student Development will host a virtual Experience Dallas event for students: an online tour of the Jade Collection, presented by the Crow Collection of Asian Art.
May 18: Student organization orientation, 3:30 p.m., Blackboard Collaborate.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2019-2020 Student Leadership Awards! Advisor of the year: Jacqueline Prince; Golden Comet Award: Indian Student Association; Patty Atchley Award: Carla Ramazan; Rising Star Award: Vivian Tran; Student Leader of the Year: Natasha Meymand; Community Service award: Reshma Soundharrajan.

SUAAB and Meteor Theater have selected their new student leadership boards for the 2020-2021 school year. They will begin in June.

May 14: Virtual Volunteer Chat. Join us on Instagram live to hear about ways you can virtually volunteer this summer, 1 p.m.
This week's virtual volunteer opportunities include the below organizations. Through Project Gutenberg, help to proofread new eBooks. You can proof as much or little as you want, including collaborating with other proofreaders.
Catchafire is a volunteer search tool exclusively for online volunteer projects. Each has a timeline ranging from an hour to a few weeks. Help non-profits with tasks from writing thank you notes to editing photos.
Through VolunteerMatch, participants filter and match to a volunteer opportunity in their area.

May 13: Student employee orientation, 10-11:30 a.m.
May 13: Virtual Power Hour: Interview with certainty during uncertain times, 12-1 p.m.

May 1-31: Online celebration of National Asian-American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
May 21: Diversity Education Workshop: Understanding Islam, 5-6 p.m., online.
June 4: Cultures & Cinema, Netflix watch party, 6-8 p.m.
Save the date: June 15-19, Juneteenth Week.

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