News & Events


This page serves as an archive for past events and notifications – you can see how we’ve connected to other students and the community in the past.  If you a suggestion for a meeting topic or outreach opportunity, please email us!


Spring 2009 Events

AWAKE: Seeing Mental Health Through Art was a great success! Several U of M students created amazing pieces dealing with their own experiences with and perceptions of mental health. The art was on exhibit in the main floor gallery at Boynton from from May 4th through the 29th. Our opening reception was on Thursday, May 7th at 5:00 p.m. Guests met the artists and Active Minds officers, advisors, and members. The reception was catered by Kafe 421. For more information and a list of artists, click here for our flyer.

MENTAL HEALTH CONVERSATION AND INFORMATION PANEL - Come join us at Appleby Hall for a great discussion and panel with Active Minds officers and personal experiences with mental health issues. Sandwiches and drinks will be served!

DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE: DISCUSSION AT THE DORMS - Come to Pioneer Hall for FREE pizza, a raffle, and discussion about suicide and depression among college students.

NICOLE JOHNS TO SPEAK AT THE U - Join us at Coffman for a book reading/signing, discussion, and refreshments! Click to learn more about Nicole Johns' new book.

 

Fall 2008 Events

Active Minds Bake Sale!
Come support Active Minds on Wednesday, November 19th, at Coffman [on the ground floor, Contact Table #7]. We'll have a large array of treats for you to buy! The sale will be held from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Guide available describing counseling services and student rights
Campus Mental Health: Know Your Rights! -- The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, which has previously aided in litigation against universities for discriminating against mentally ill students, has introduced a new student guide that serves as a sort of how-to manual for students seeking counseling. In short snippets, the 27-page document answers questions like "Can I be forced to take medication?" and "Can my school require me to take leave?" Alison Malmon, the founder of National Active Minds and a mental health advocate who helped design the guide, said it's intended to allay students' fears about seeking treatment while also informing students that they are entitled to privacy and other rights when they enter counseling.

Active Minds featured on National Public Radio! 09/25/08
A Lifeline for College Students with Depression -- An NPR podcast and interview features an Active Minds officer at John Hopkins University who struggled with mental illness.

Active Minds officers on the Student Mental Health Website
Speaking Out - Former Active Minds coordinators Erica Hynes and Angie Bohrer speak out about student mental health in the Stamp Out Stigma section of the Student Mental Health website. [Click on "The Student Perspective" video.]