Empowering International Students in a Challenging Sociocultural Climate

Date & Time: November 17th, 2022 @ 6PM-7:30PM (EST)

Facilitators: Vivi Wei-Chun Hua, Psy.D and Tingyun Tseng, MA

This workshop aims to provide a space for international students to come together and reflect on their experiences in the U.S. both on and off campus. We will highlight recent global events as well as common interpersonal and cross-cultural situations where students tend to feel unheard or unseen. The workshop will provide students with tools as they seek to empower and advocate for themselves under these challenging circumstances.

Vivi Wei-Chun Hua, Psy.D. is a clinical psychologist and a success coach for international students. Tingyun Tseng, M.A. is a clinical psychology doctoral student at Adelphi University. Her therapeutic lens is a primarily psychodynamic framework with an emphasis on the relational approach.

Register in advance here for this workshop

You will need to use your GC or School of Journalism email address in order to get confirmation to join this workshop:

 

Black Graduate Student Academic Support Group

Day/Time: Wednesdays 3:15-4:15pm EST via Zoom

Facilitators: Dr. Daam Barker, Community Supervisor for Student Counseling and Elisa-Cameron-Niang, LMHC, Clinical Fellow

Being a Black-Identified graduate student can be a unique experience. Sometimes you may feel a great sense of accomplishment while also feeling completely burnt out. You may feel a pressure to always be “on,” but long to find a way to reclaim your time and redirect your energy.  Other times it might feel like you are struggling to maintain your academic workload but you are eager to learn new strategies to help you stay on track.  You might also find that although you are satisfied in your relationships outside of school, you feel isolated within your program and often question your sense of belonging. You don’t have to navigate this journey or wrestle with these dilemmas alone.

The Black-Identified Graduate Student Academic Support Group is a restorative and empowering space designed for students to show up as their full selves. This group provides opportunities to build community and gain support by exploring challenges and celebrating successes. Through sharing and processing thoughts and feelings, giving and receiving feedback, and learning new tools and strategies for self-care and academic wellness, this group offers Black-identified graduate students a space to be seen, honored, held, and elevated.

Click here for a video introduction of the group.

 If you are interested in joining this group, please complete the Request for Services form and email it to wellness@gc.cuny.edu or submit via the Virtual Drop-Off Service (please include a picture of your student I.D.)  For students who wish to complete or drop-off the form in-person, currently we are open Tuesday-Thursday 9AM-3PM in room 6422.

Note: Individual screening with group facilitators is required. You must be a registered student of the Graduate Center or Craig Newmark School of Journalism to be eligible to join.