Resiliency to a New Found Purpose
The SHOP has granted me the opportunity to connect my graduate education with real word strides in food equity and public health justice. I have been regularly volunteering at the SHOP for over a semester and I am finishing up my first year in the Masters in Diversity and Inclusion program.
The SHOP is the on-campus food pantry and resource center. It provides free food for all students. It's set up like a little grocery store and is stocked with snacks, toiletries including menstrual products, fresh produce, milk, and bread. There are also school supplies and winter clothing during the cold months.
I had regularly been going to the SHOP twice a week as life circumstances led me to experience food insecurity. I was also provided with a donated meal plan after a needs assessment as part of the Resource Center. I soon began regularly volunteering at the SHOP. There is a sense of purpose and community that I experience from knowing that my 2 hour weekly contribution supports the well-being of others. I have gratitude that Rowan has a system of resources to address food insecurity. I feel fortunate for finding purpose on my own road of resilency by fulfilling my own physical needs.
I do some of my own shopping at the end of the day of volunteering. Shopping is the same anyone would do at any grocery store, there is just no check-out process at the end. It is a supportive enviroment where the language used in the SHOP destigmatizes having a need to ask for help. If you are looking for a way to contribute as well, think about taking inventory of any unopened non-perishable food items you would otherwise throw out during your summer move-out. You can drop off those items at the donation carts located on the ground floors of Savitz and the Chamberlain Student Center. Click here to take a video tour of the SHOP!
-Mariana Cardenas (She/Her/Ella)
Graduate Coordinator
Dean of Students Office
Rowan Thrive Activator
University Well-Being Committee Member
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Mondays & Fridays 4/29 - 5/27: 12-4
Building 5 - Room 141
Nonperishable food, school supplies, toiletries, hygiene products, bakery items, fresh produce, and some clothing. Items are intended for students without the financial means or resources to purchase these things.*If unable to visit during scheduled hours , please email to set up another time.
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Wednesday, 5/4: 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Savitz Hall 242 - Kopenhaver CRL
Join the Workshop Wednesdays - Lunch & Learn with the Office of Career Advancement and the Center for Professional Success.
This workshop will focus on tools you can explore with free or low costs courses to build your resume.
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From the Affordability Task Force for National Financial Literacy Month:
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The Office of Financial Aid wants to learn more about how we can address student financial concerns through on-campus workshops and presentations. Please answer the survey for a chance to win a small prize. Your participation is appreciated!
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Friday, 4/29: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Wellness Center Room 112
As projects, papers, and finals loom, take a break and play games, have snacks, and hang out in a low-key environment with other students!
This informal and welcolming group provides an opportunity to be with other students. So come by yourself or come with a friend.
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Saturday, 4/30: 8:30 a.m. registration
Robinson Circle
Rowan University is partnering with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to host a suicide prevention walk. Suicide is one of the leading causes of death among college students; when you walk with an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, you join a national effort to support survivors of suicide loss, educate our community on prevention of suicide, and decrease stigma of mental illness. The goal is to continue to provide education as well as to fundraise money for AFSP in order to prevent suicides.
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Did you know that the Rowan community has access to Togetherall? This platform is an online mental health peer support community, 24/7. All interactions through Togetherall are anonymous and supervised by licensed mental health practitioners. To sign up, visit togetherall.com and use your Rowan email address.
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Thursday, 4/28 - Friday, 4/29
10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Chamberlain Student Center
Your favorite end of semester de-stress event is back and just in time for finals.
The Student Center will remain open throughout the night! Enjoy a relaxing evening with free massages, food, mellow music, & study rooms.
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Tuesday, 5/3: 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.
This yoga experience for anyone will provide you with maximum comfort and is intended for anyone seeking peace. You will be guided through building a supported savasana (rest shape), progressive muscle relaxation, and breathing techniques that will help prepare your body for deep relaxation.
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Friday, 4/29: 12 p.m. via Zoom
Rowan University's Vinyl Music Appreciation Club spins again as we head towards Finals Week.
#musicismedicine #RowanThrive
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Friday, 4/29: 8:30 p.m.
Edelman Planetarium
Join Music Industry program seniors Noah Kralyevich and Ricky Bergacs for an evening of original music and immersive imagery in the planetarium dome. Purchase tickets here - $5 for adults and $3 for children, seniors, and Rowan students. There is a 1-hour reception following the show.
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Don't miss out on the schedule of upcoming College of Performing Arts Events. Most events are in-person, but many may be available remotely through live streaming!
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Wednesday 4/27: 8 - 9 p.m.
Business Hall Faculty Conference Room 429
The College of Humanities & Social Sciences Center for Professional Success has partnered with the Hispanic Bar Association of New Jersey to offer monthly opportunities for students to network with an attorney in the field. This offering is open to ALL students and is highly encouraged for students considering law school. Jose A. Calves is a Labor and Employment Associate at Brown & Connery, L.L.P. in Westmont, New Jersey and concentrates his practice in labor and employment law and complex civil litigation.
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Savitz Hall Little Free Library
Did you know hundreds of books are available for free to checkout as you prepare for summer at Savitz on the 3rd Floor outside the Academic Success Center? Anyone can take books or leave books and you can read and return, or keep, or pass along. Take a break from a screen and enjoy some reading!
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The institute is accepting applications welcolming local teachers, leaders, and administrators for the Summer Institute on Rowan’s Glassboro Campus. During the event, we invite teachers and leaders to write together and develop a writing practice. They will hone their teaching and create curricula that fosters confident, creative, and critical thinkers and writers in our classrooms.
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Wednesday, 4/27: 12:30 - 3 p.m.
Robinson Circle
Join DEI, SCCA, and Gourmet Dining for cultural games, recipes, food, dance, and music.
There will be opportunieis to learn cultural dances, meet cultural students organizations and academic programs.
There will be giveaways and resources celebrating the diversity of the Rowan community! Rowan I.D. is required for cultural food tasting.
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Wednesday, 4/27: 5 p.m. Via Zoom
Featuring Dr. Régine Michelle Jean-Charles, Dean's Professor of Culture and Social Justice, Director of Africana Studies, Northeastern University. Dr. Jean-Charles will speak on "Beyond Resilience: Feminism, Crossroads, and 'Crises' in Haiti". In 2021, the country of Haiti and its people both in Haiti and its diaspora experienced a series of shocking events from assassination to migrants being racially assaulted on the US-Mexico border.
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The Manya Project presents World premiere performances of four one-woman Holocaust survivor plays:
Wednesday, 4/27: 7:30 p.m.
Rella, Rose, and I: Elizabeth Ehrlich Roth's Story of Survival performed by Natalie Mullanaphy and I am Itkolo: The Story of Itka Frajman Zygmuntowicz performed by Janea Hundley
Thursday, 4/28: 7:30 p.m.
Try to Survive: Rose Ickowicz Rechnic's Memory of the Holocaust performed by Isabella Regruto and Girl in a Striped Dress: The Holocaust Story of Rosalie Lebovic Simon performed by Erica Gerold
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FREE TRIAL CLASSES for the Rowan Youth Choir, the newest ensemble!
These classes will take place on May 14, 2022 and May 21, 2022 from 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
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Fall registration for the Rowan Community School is now open. Lock in 2022-2023 tuition for music lessons, classes, ensembles on all instruments (strings, piano, winds, brass, & percussion) and voice (musical theatre & classical!), as well as our professional development sessions! Rowan employees and students enjoy waived registration fees and a 10% discount on lessons for themselves, their spouses, or their children.
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As the days approach to celebrate our graduating students, we can all reflect on the needs to recognize our persistence and resilience of Rowan's university community. Individually we have learned to navigate continual challenges and changes to our personal and professional/educational lives, while finding fellow peers, family, and mentors to support our well-being needs. As we prepare for the upcoming transitions, take some time to recognize and thank those individuals for their efforts during your time at Rowan. Additionally, during commencement week consider keeping your mind and attention engaged to the meaningful opportunity to celebrate, feel the sense of joy/happiness, and truly enjoy the journey you have just completed. Rowan Thrive is not just a initiative we hope you use during your time as a student, but it is a life-long tool to successfully navigate life's opportunities, challenges, and choices (hopefully healthy). The more proactive you can be in thinking about how your dimensions of well-being are impacted on a daily basis, you can successfully find ways to bounce back when languishing and also thrive/flourish when things are well. We wish you well in your next pursuits and know that you will always be a Prof!
-Strive to Thrive Newsletter Editors
(Kevin George, Katie Huber, Allie Pearce, & Melissa Ulmer)
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“The Strive to Thrive newsletter intends to bring you well-being ideas, tips, events, information and ways to connect through all dimensions of well-being (physical, social, emotional, purpose, community, and financial). We hope that this layout reminds you of all of the many ways to nourish, attend to, and elevate your well-being and the well-being of those around you.” |
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