Co-Curricular Short Courses

First Year Mentoring Groups & Assemblies

 

Host: Division of Campus & Student Life

Location: Various Campus Locations, Zoom

Presenter: Mentors, Various Guests

 

Description: Over the next five weeks, new students will continue their New Student Orientation experience, in mentoring groups and virtual assemblies. These appointments are required of all freshmen.

 

Sept. 1: New Student Mentoring Groups

Location: Outdoor locations to be announced by Mentors via email

 

Sept. 8: New Student Assembly: College Students and Mental Health

Location: Zoom

Address::to be emailed to students

 

Sept. 15: New Student Mentoring Groups

Location: TBA

 

Sept. 22: New Student Assembly

Location: Zoom (address to be sent to New Students)

 

Sept. 29: New Student Mentoring Groups

Location: TBA

 

 

Hispanic Heritage Month: Unidos

 

Host: Departments of History & Political Science and International Languages & Global Studies

Location: Newbold Auditorium and Zoom

Address:  to be emailed to students

Presenter: Pedro Navia

 

Sept. 1: “Unidos through Immigration”

Description: A look into the separation of Latino immigrant families 

 

Sept. 8: “Unidos through COVID-19”

Description: A discussion on healthcare and the spread of COVID-19 in Latino families

 

Sept. 15: “Unidos through COVID-19”

Description: Looking into the impact of COVID-19 on students both here and abroad

 

Sept. 22: “Unidos through Ethnicity”

Description: Discussing the discrepancy between race and ethnicity and how to identify as a Latino

 

Sept. 29: "Unidos through Politics"

Description: Discussing the importance of the Latino voice during elections

 

 

Undergraduate Leadership Presents

 

Presenters: Kari Gibbs Prouty

Location: Student Life and Leadership Lab, Campus Center and Zoom

Address: to be emailed to students

Host: Undergraduate Leadership Program

 

Sept. 1: “Money”

 

Sept. 8: “Staying Well”

 

Sept. 15: “Relationships”

 

Sept. 22: “Getting Organized”

 

Sept. 29: “Getting Hired”

 

 

CTC Presents

 

Host: Undergraduate Leadership Program

Location: Zoom

Address: to be e

 

Sept. 8: “College Students and Mental Health” (Joining this week with New Student Assembly)

 

Sept. 15: “Handling Death and Grief”

Description: Join us for a presentation on experiencing grief while in school. Many students will experience grief, and it can be very helpful to learn more about coping strategies and to hear others’ stories.

 

Sept. 22: “Dealing with Depression”

Description: Learn about how you can deal with depression while in college. What can you do and how can you help others?

 

Sept. 29: “A Guide to Mindfulness”

Description: Mindfulness is the practice of being aware of what your body is telling you about how you are. This seminar will teach you to be a little more in tune with yourself so you can manage your stress and anxiety better.

 

 

ThriveCast

 

Host: University Wellness

Location: AU Instagram Live

Address: https://www.instagram.com/andrews_university/

Lead Presenter: Dominique Gummelt

 

Description: This weekly 45-minute video podcast starts on Tuesday, Sept. 8, featuring guests that will inspire you to live into the fact that you were “Made to Thrive.” Beginning next week, you’ll be able to tune in and find the motivation you need to make the sort of choices that will take you to the next level.

 

Sept. 8: “Made to Thrive” with Denard Fenaud

 

Sept. 15: “Made to Matter” with José Bourget

 

Sept. 22: “Made to Move” with Chidi Ngwabe

 

Sept. 29: “Thriver Feature” with Chris Silber

 

 

TRHT Co-Curricular Series

 

Host: Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation (TRHT) Campus Center

Location: AU Facebook page, AU YouTube channel

Lead Presenter: Michael Nixon

 

Sept. 15: Episode 1, “Brown Church” with Pastor Daniel Duffis

Description: Join us for a conversation with Pastor Daniel Duffis about “Brown Church.” Pastor Duffis was born on the Colombian island of San Andrés within an afro-Caribbean ethnic community known as the Raizales. At a young age, his family received a missionary call to serve on the Dutch island of Curaçao, where he spent most of his childhood. He spent a short stint in mainland USA studying graphic design before going to Puerto Rico to complete a BA in theology (2010). Daniel has always been interested in the intersect between language (he speaks five), culture and religion, and he has served as a pastor, teacher and missionary in various places, with recent experiences that include teaching at the Institute for Missions and Languages in Bahia, Brazil, and pastoring a Korean American church in Queens, New York. He currently works as an administrative assistant for the Department of World Mission at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary, where he completed his MDiv (2016) and is currently working on his PhD in mission and intercultural theology.

 

Sept. 22: Episode 2, TBA

 

Sept. 29: Episode 3, TBA

 

 

Chat With Chap 

 

Host: Center for Faith Engagement

Location: Zoom

Address: to be emailed students

Meeting ID: 972 7394 0355

 

Description: Chat with Chap is an engaging experience where students are able to interact with the chaplains through conversation, activities and prayer. This experience takes place on Tuesdays from 11:30 a.m.–12:15 p.m. via Zoom.