Workshops

Developing good academic, wellness, and mental health skills can help improve your academic performance and overall well-being. The Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being is offering a variety of workshops. These workshops have been designed for you to find success and enjoy your time more thoroughly during your years here at Michigan Tech. The workshops offered may change each semester depending on interest or need for a particular subject. If you sign up for a workshop, you need to be able to attend all of the dates within the series (3-4 weeks in a row).

If you are interested in participating in one of the workshops offered, register here.

For questions, please email well-being@mtu.edu.

Spring 2023 Workshops

Social Anxiety

Struggling to manage your anxiety in social situations? This workshop focuses on understanding what fears are holding you back and steps to start working toward reducing your anxiety in those situations.

Fridays 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - 01/27, 02/03, 02/17 & 02/24

Building Resilience

When faced with difficulty and challenges in life, how do you cope, adapt, and bounce back? This workshop focuses on the concept of resilience and how to build these skills and abilities to better cope with challenges and gain confidence in oneself to persevere when life is difficult.

Tuesdays @ 1:00 - 2:00pm - 01/31, 02/07 & 02/14

Building Emotional Strength

Unhappy and don't know what to do about it? Life is messy, but you can rise above it all. In this three-week workshop, learn how to understand your emotions and keep them from taking over.

Thursdays 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. - 02/16, 02/23 & 03/02

Fear(less)

Fear is great when we are running from a bear, but what about the small daily fears around not being good enough? In this workshop, we will discuss the places fear originates, as well as ways you can work to reduce your fear and lean into your potential.

Thursdays 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - 03/16, 03/23, 03/30 & 04/06

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind

In this workshop, participants will reflect on their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors as they relate to core topics of body image, self-esteem, and eating patterns. Email Sarah Dowd (sedowd@mtu.edu) if you have questions about if this workshop may be right for you.

*Day/time of workshop will be determined based on availability of interested participants.

Cookies and Coloring Books

Let's talk and color your cares away! Drop in to de-stress with an afternoon of adult coloring and find out more about what the Center for Student Mental Health and Well-being has to offer. Confidential Let's Talk consultations are available upon request on a first-come, first-served basis.

Thursdays 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - 02/02, 02/16, 03/02, 03/16, 03/30 & 04/13

NO NEED TO REGISTER; just drop into the CDI basement to participate!

Online DIY Workshops

Getting Past Love

Trying to get over a recent heartbreak? Break-ups are never easy. Get help moving on with this DIY pre-recorded workshop, complete this workshop at your own pace. Watch the introduction (about a minute long) to help understand how to use this workshop to move through your emotions and pick and choose modules that will help you feel better.

Introduction

Module 1: Your Attitude Matters

Module 2: All the Feels

Module 3: A Clean Break

Module 4: Getting Past Love

Module 5: A New Direction

Looking for Academic Workshops?

Check out the library workshops on everything from research, citations, data management, 3D printing, Microsoft Office, dissertation and thesis writing, and more!