Weekly Wellness Tip: Resources for Support
Pride Month is a time of great celebration as well as a time of loneliness. If you're struggling or have lost loved ones when coming out, we see you. Here are some ways to access to support.
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As of the start of the new academic year on June 21, 2021, all faculty, staff, fellows, residents, interns and students are required to participate in the UNMC monitoring of COVID vaccination status by confirming completion of full vaccination or declination thereof, by completing a confidential online UNMC immunization form to document proof of (or decline) COVID vaccination. This status will be documented in Epic employee health or student health records. More information will be sent regarding the online immunization form.
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Clothing Drive Through June 25
Tech Transfer Boot Camp
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July Blood Drives
Nebraska Summer Passport Program
UNMC Volunteer Initiatives
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Chancellor's forum: 11am-12pm
UNMC Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold, MD, will hold an all-campus forum June 22 from 11 a.m. to noon to address topics of interest to the UNMC community. The forum will be available both in-person (Sorrell Center, Room 1005) and online.
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D&I Series - The Hiawatha Asylum for Insane Indians: 4pm-5pm
Presented by the College of Allied Health Professions
Joseph M. Marshall III, author, teacher, actor, and a founder of Sinte Gleska University, will discuss the Hiawatha Asylum.
Beginning in 1900 and lasting over 30 years, nearly 400 natives from several states were admitted to the Canton Asylum for Insane Indians as “patients,” after a congressman and a senator testified that mental illness was a consequence of the intermarriage of Indians and whites and such individuals were a threat to the white populace. The institution became known as the Hiawatha Asylum and had a history of neglect, physical and sexual abuse of its residents, and even sexual sterilization.
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Clothing Drive for Lasting Hope: June 1-25
The UNMC Psychiatry Interest Group is hosting a clothing donation drive for hospitalized patients at Lasting Hope Recovery Center. They will be collecting new or gently used men and women's clothing donations from June 1-25 in Poynter Hall (4th floor break room) and the UNMC Bookstore hallway from 8am-4pm.
Items not accepted include suits, dresses, swimwear, tank tops, and items promoting violence or substance abuse.
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Applications Open for Tech Transfer Boot Camp
The 2021 Technology Transfer Boot Camp is scheduled to return as an in-person event on Aug. 16-20. Tech Transfer Boot Camp aims at scientists and students interested in what it takes to commercialize a new invention or discovery. The week-long event can also jump-start an alternate career in science as a technology transfer professional.
Anyone within the University of Nebraska system is encouraged to apply and participate free of charge, but space is limited. People who aren't affiliated with the University of Nebraska are also welcome, but will be charged $200 upon acceptance.
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Campus Blood Drives: July 1 and July 6
UNMC is hosting campus blood drives on Thursday, July 1st in the Center for Healthy Living gym from 8am-12pm and on Tuesday, July 6th in a bloodmobile in front of the Durham Research Towers across from the Buffett Cancer Center from 8am-1pm. Visit NCBB.org/searchdrives to schedule an appointment; use the sponsor code MSC for July 1st or sponsor code NMRT for July 6th. You can also call 402-486-9414. Masks are required at blood drives. Presenting donors will also be entered to win a $25 Casey’s gas gift card and will get a free t-shirt while supplies last!
The need for blood is constant and your donation is a life-saving gift! Please consider donating and asking others to do the same.
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Summer Passport Program with Student Senate
Take this summer to explore Nebraska with the Nebraska Passport Program! To encourage students to get out and enjoy the state, Student Senate will be offering prizes for participating. The student who acquires the most stamps will be given a $75 gift card; second and third place will be given $50 and $25 gift cards, respectively.
Passports can be requested here. Stamps can be collected May 1st to September 30th. The number of stamps you received must be submitted to Student Senate by October 6th. We will verify the number with the tourism board. Stamps can also be collected through the tourism board app if you don't feel comfortable going into a location for a physical stamp.
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Volunteer Initiatives
MUNA Box: A group led by UNMC students providing support to refugee and immigrant population by providing staple foods, education, and translation of COVID materials.
Support your NEighbor COVID-19: A group that focuses on providing support to high-risk community members, especially the elderly. Activities include picking up groceries, picking up medicine, and providing virtual companionship.
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UNMC Vitals is a weekly publication of student news & events, with a separate version for each campus and online students. If this version does not reflect your home campus, please email vitals@unmc.edu.
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