Connect and Unwind - Virtual Workshop

In our increasingly divided and isolated times, finding shared values and interests regardless of political persuasion is more important now than ever. Whether students have been working flat out to Get Out the Vote, or feeling burnt out on politics and hiding from the TV, we all need an outlet to reconnect with what matters. In this workshop, students will have an opportunity to connect, de-stress, unplug from politics and feel reassured that they can build community on campus regardless of the post-election political fallout.

Next Steps - Virtual Workshop Series

Three virtual sessions to meet students wherever they’re at and bring them together:

1. A session for people who need to vent and de-stress. Students will learn crucial resilience skills, including techniques to deal with panic and overwhelm, and the ability to step back from our automatic reactions and choose our responses in the face of challenge and ambiguity. 

2. A session for people who want to celebrate. We will talk about the place that celebration has in building resilience both individually and as a community, and how we can strengthen our democracy and our country by finding and celebrating shared wins around common values. 

3. A final session to bring everyone together to share the takeaways from the first two and model a constructive dialogue about next steps, including a plan to cultivate opportunities for bipartisan dialogue in the coming year on campus.