Hokie Collective

This workshop will introduce participants to core themes and competencies around disability and disability justice. Students will, understand how language is connected to power and ableism, identify where they have power and where they don’t, determine ways that the strategic use of power helped disability justice evolve, and understand how to use the accessible activism checklist as a future resource for individual and collective efforts.

Offered by: Services for Students with Disabilities

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Nikeshia Arthur - nikeshia@vt.edu

This is a program designed to educate, inspire, and empower YOU to prevent, interrupt, and respond to harassment and violence. We all have a role to play in ending gender-based violence, including sexual and relationship violence, sexual harassment, stalking, and exploitation in our community.

BIB workshop helps you explore and prepare to take on your role by:

• raising awareness of the scope and roots of violence.
• helping identify situations where behavior is inappropriate or potentially harmful.
• helping develop skills to intervene in a way that keeps you and others safe.

Bringing in The Bystander is a Soteria Solutions® program.

Offered by: VT Women’s Center

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Katie Mey - katie2@vt.edu

In the workshop, you will learn how to recognize the symptoms of sadness, depression, and other forms of possible distress. You will also learn how to engage with a person you care about, and discuss ways to get them further help. HFID programs are interactive, so you will get to practice evidence based techniques, such as motivational interviewing skills, that will truly help you in supporting others.

Offered by: Hokie Wellness

For group scheduling and questions and contact: David Andrews - davida12@vt.edu

Participants will explore the complexities of Indigenous identity, contrasting ways in which Native Peoples define group belonging to how federal and state governments have defined “Indian.” This introductory discussion introduces participants to the concept of Peoplehood while analyzing its capacity to advance Indigenous sovereignty and its inherent limitations.

Offered by: American Indian and Indigenous Community Center

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Melissa Faircloth - missy86@vt.edu

This introductory workshop will talk about diverse worldview identities, pluralism, and interfaith engagement. As Higher Education embraces multiculturalism and an increasingly diverse population, conversations about religious, spiritual, and secular diversity need to be promoted. Learning how to meaningfully interact across lines of difference and find common ground is key for inclusion and for a democratic, pluralistic society. At the end of the session, participants will:

• Be able to define interfaith engagement.
• Understand the importance of acknowledge the plurality religious, secular, and spiritual identities.
• Appreciate the relevance of investing in a pluralistic community.
• Learn the fundamentals of interfaith dialogue.

Offered by: VT Interfaith and the Dean of Students Office

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Najla Mouchrek - najlamk@vt.edu

Program description: Beginning with early 20th century "masquerade laws," this time will be dedicated to exploring and understanding how legal, educational, religious, and cultural institutions have and continue to oppress members of the LGBTQ+ community. We will also be addressing affirming and liberating practices and procedures that can be adopted by folks to better accommodate the basic needs of the queer community. Attendees will be provided with a resource packet for personal use during the session and for future reference.

Offered by: LGBTQ+ Resource Center

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Dr. Bing - anbingham@vt.edu

QPR, which stands for Question, Persuade and Refer, is a suicide prevention gatekeeper training program. QPR training provides skills and prevention information about how to help someone who may be feeling suicidal.

Offered by: Cook Counseling and Hokie Wellness

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Trinley Palmo - palmo17@vt.edu

This is an interactive training session on recovery from addiction, ways to eliminate stigma, and how to become a Recovery Ally.

The training covers:

• An overview of substance use disorder and recovery.
• Recovery friendly language.
• How to connect with the Recovery Community rc@vt.edu or RCatVT on social media.
• A personal reflection on substance use and recovery as a student at VT.

Offered by: VT Recovery Community and Hokie Wellness

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Monica Stanley - mcstanley@vt.edu

This is an introductory workshop on microaggressions, their impact, and ways to respond as a bystander. This is a highly interactive workshop and participants will be engaged in small group discussions on ways to respond given multiple scenarios.

Offered by: Cultural and Community Centers

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Alicia Cohen - acohen@vt.edu

This workshop will allow participants to explore their power and responses to failure in advocacy work. Participants will recognize each person’s ability to harm and cause harm, the difference between an action’s intention and impact, and the power of an apology. Students will become familiar with different types of apology and how to craft an apology that acknowledges responsibility, impact, and accountability.

Offered by: Services for Students with Disabilities

For group scheduling and questions and contact: Nikeshia Arthur - nikeshia@vt.edu