March 25, 2016 A Hamilton Hour: A Colloquium of Music from the Broadway Hit Musical Hamilton

“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” What’s better than listening to the Hamilton soundtrack? Listening to it with Normandale friends. Join us for a special colloquium in the black box theater (F1221) to sample songs from the Hamilton soundtrack and participate in a discussion led by Aaron Moe (faculty in music), Sean Byrd (faculty in theater) and Jack Norton (faculty in history). Come hear some of the hidden elements of the songs, theater, and history of this runaway hit show.

March 18, 2016 Mental Health, Gender, and College: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Having Better Conversations and Seeking Practical Answers for Mental Health Issues at College.

Mental Health, Gender, and College: A Cross-Disciplinary Approach to Having Better Conversations and Seeking Practical Answers for Mental Health Issues at College.

This Friday, March 18, 2016, the following colloquium will be presented on the highly relevant topic of mental health in college:

 

Normandale faculty and staff from the Counseling, Psychology, and English Department will discuss the intersection of gender, mental health, and the college experience. The panelists will shed light on how society’s view of gender influences how we view emotions and mental health symptoms in others, how we must change the rhetoric we use to discuss mental health issues, and where students can go to access resources on campus.

 

The collective research of these panelists covers topics including anxiety, eating disorders, PTSD, depression, Antisocial Personality Disorder, male depression, psychology of women and gender, medical rhetoric, suicide, Title IX accommodations for sexual violence victims, and more.

 

This panel will emphasize the importance of acting as a community when confronted by mental health issues and will identify the value of the opportunity to talk confidentially with someone, to seek support, and to establish how we can help bridge what’s happening personally with students’ progress and goals in college.

 

Panelists include Kristen Cooper, Theresa Glaser (Ph.D., LP.), Bridget Reigstad (Ph.D., LP.), and Eric Wardell.

 

 

Please join us in March 18^th from 12-1 in C-1016 to learn more and ask any questions you might have.