R.O.O.T. Spring Semester Schedule

ROOT (Reconnecting On Outer Terrain) has an exciting line-up of spring semester activities and events:

• 2/17 9pm @ Chatuaqua - Sacred Earth with ROOT -contemplative full moon hike. For more info contact: lmichko@students.naropa.edu

• 3/12 The six senses hiking series presents hiking with touch. For more info contact: pwhiting@students.naropa.edu

• 3/12-13 Climbing Overnight @ Vedauwoo, WY (weather dependent). For more info contact jzajatz@students.naropa.edu

• Week of 3/21- Spring Break with ROOT @ Joshua Tree National Park, CA. For more info contact: jzajatz@students.naropa.edu

• 4/1- Six Senses Hiking Series presents hiking with smell. For more info contact: pwhiting@students.naropa.edu

• 4/3 - ROOT service day with Boulder County Parks and Open Space

• 4/9- Horseback riding & service learning @ Joder Ranch. RSVP required. For more info contact: rburk@students.naropa.edu

• 5/7-8 Bike Camping @ Cater Lake. For more info contact cmalone@naropa.edu

Also, TBA: there are possibilities for more snowshoe/hut trips, beginner back country ski/snowboard adventures, climbing outings, full moon hikes, and more! Stop by the ROOT office in the basement of Lincoln to check out outdoor gear (for free!) and to sign up for our email list so that you can find out about ROOT events as they happen.

Hope to see you soon!

Research Skills Workshop

Research Skills

Presented by Mark Kille, Library Director


A Workshop Hosted by the Academic Support Program

Open to the Naropa Community


Wednesday, March 16th, 2011

12:00-1:00 pm

Lincoln Lecture Hall



In this workshop we will explore different methods of research, how to use the library in the research process, and ways of linking to other libraries and databases. Mark Kille will be available to you. Please feel free to bring your own questions about research, the research process, or a topic of interest Mark can use as an example.



For more information please contact:

Lori Dougherty at ldougherty@students.naropa.edu

Naropa After Hours Crisis Line

This message is to officially announce the launch of the new Naropa After Hours Crisis Line: as of today any Naropa University student experiencing a mental-health related emergency at a time when the on-campus counseling staff is unavailable will be able to access confidential support and professional help by calling 1-866-814-1545.

From 5 pm to 9 am on every school Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 5 pm on Friday until 9 am on the next school day, and through any holiday (or more simply: any time the school is closed), by calling this number our Naropa community members will have access, through a pager system, to the help of excellently trained professional psychotherapists from within the Emergency Psychiatric Service Team that already provides 24-hour coverage for the local Mental Health Center. Our own counseling staff will then be able to provide integrated follow-up as needed, based on the specific circumstances.

Please be aware that this is a pilot program that we plan to revisit in May and hopefully to improve and establish year-round from then on. We will ask for your feedback, but you are welcome to offer it to us spontaneously: it is always welcome, as are any questions you may have about this new service. Most importantly, please help us to make sure that other people in our community are aware of this resource, and that the NAHCL number is as widely available as possible.

In the spirit of service,
Grazia

Maria Grazia Di Giorgio, MA, LPC
Director of Counseling Center - Student Affairs
Naropa University
2130 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, Colorado 80302
tel: 303 245-4633

Dunkin' Dharma B-ball

7th Annual Dunkin' Dharma Basketball Tournament

This is a fun community event with everyone (who is a Naropa student, alumni, staff or faculty member) welcomed to join in.

Announcing 7th Annual Dunkin' Dharma Basketball Tournament

When: Saturday, April 9th, 3:30-6:30 pm.

What: 3 on 3 Student/Alumni Vs Faculty/Staff

Where: North Boulder Recreation Center (on Broadway, south of Iris)

How: Sign up as a team (3 people plus subs if you choose) or as an individual (you will be placed on a team).

Sign up in Student Affairs (sheet is by Tashi's desk). Give your team a name. Leave your email address and phone number.

Sign up ASAP!! Sign up no later than Thursday April 5th.

All Naropa students, staff, faculty and alumni are welcome to play.

Contact Nataraja Kallio: nkallio@naropa.edu if you have any questions.

BRING YOUR 'A' GAME!!!

Bob Cillo

Dean of Students

Naropa University

2130 Arapahoe Ave.

Boulder, CO 80302

303.546.3506

Out of the Shadows Dialogue and Reception

I am pleased to invite you to a night of information, history, celebration and fun! We will be hosting an event about the history of the LGBT movement in Boulder on Thursday, March 17th from 7pm-9pm in the Student Center of the Arapahoe Campus. Glenda Russell, Ph.D., will share her experience as an LGBT activist and lead us in a dialogue. As an activist, Glenda has been a participant in much of Boulder's LGBT history and is currently working on a book on that subject. She has conducted and published research related to LGBT history and particularly to the psychological impact of anti-LGBT politics on LGBT people and allies. Glenda is a psychologist at CU's Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) as well as in private practice.

Hors d'œuvres and sparkling cider will be served!

Please come out and support your community!

All the best,

Lisa Constantino, MA, LPC
Naropa University
Director of University Housing and Residential Education
2130 Arapahoe Ave.
Boulder, CO 80302
303-447-3846

Free SafeTALK Training!

A COMMUNITY APPROACH at Naropa

to being a Suicide-Safer Community

FREE SafeTALK Training Offered @ Naropa!

March 7, 10am -1pm

In the Student Center

(located downstairs in the Administrative building on the Arapahoe campus)

SafeTALK is a 3hour gatekeeper training that prepares anyone to recognize someone who may be suicidal and to connect the person to suicide intervention resources at Naropa and/or in the larger community.

From the Spring 2009 Training, of the 32 SafeTALKers we’ve trained at Naropa:

· 100% stated that others will benefit from this training and

· 100% of the participants at Naropa felt well or mostly prepared to talk directly and openly to a person about their thoughts of suicide if the need arouse.

RSVP Required: email therapistdirectory@naropa.edu

Each session is limited to 30 participants. First come, first serve.

Reading to End Racism

Increase awareness of your own and others’ racial background and the weight it carries in day-to-day decisions.

Raise your sensitivity to others’ way of identifying and why it matters to them and you.

Come away with a greater appreciation of race as a unique and universal attribute that each one of us has.

Decide your level of commitment and some strategies that you can use to end racism and increase inclusion.

Date: Monday, March 7, 2011

Time: 6:30 – 8:30

Where: El Centro de la Gente

(on the Arapahoe campus)

Contact Rissa Stiefel for more information: rstiefel@students.naropa.edu

Student Life Programming positions!

Dear students,

SLP (Student Life Programming) is looking to start training members for next semester. These positions include: 1) Treasurer 2) Student Groups Coordinator 3) Communications Officer. These are work study positions, that receive a monthly stipend. If this sounds interesting to you, please drop by and meet us! SLP meetings are every Wednesday (except for next Wednesday, Shambala Day) from 4-6 in the SUN office (basement of Admin building). The meetings are always open to everyone and we'd love to get to know YOU.


Jess and Jaime
Student Group Co-Coordinators
(303)-546-3579
stugroups@naropa.edu
do or do not, there is no try
Office Hours Tue 9-12 (Jaime), Thu 10-1 (Jess and Jaime), Wed 4-6 (SLP Meeting)

Through organization and collaboration, SLP provides engagement, education, and entertainment to promote and develop educational, social, and cultural events for the Naropa University community.