By Andreea Timis, October 20 2024—
The University of Calgary’s Student Wellness Services is hosting a series of three in-person workshops for students titled “Finding Emotional Balance” on Oct. 24 and Nov. 28. Now in their third year, these workshops … Read the rest
By Nazeefa Ahmed and Gabriela Dziegielewska, September 8 2023—
Starting this fall semester, the University of Calgary will be requiring students to provide supporting documentation for missing course components. Penny Werthner, the interim academic provost and vice-president summarizes the new … Read the rest
By Aymen Sherwani, September 6 2021—
For most people, starting university is also simultaneously starting a new and independent chapter in life where you can stay out for however long you would like, be whoever you want to be, or … Read the rest
By Krishna Shetye, September 23 2020 —
In the spirit of raising student engagement with the Students’ Union Wellness Centre, this piece is meant to raise awareness about various initiatives the Wellness Center has that students may not know about. … Read the rest
By Krishna Shetye, September 8 2020 —
Student Wellness Services has announced new changes to its counselling services. According to the University of Calgary news website, their primary delivery mode has changed to single-session counselling, where students will be directly connected … Read the rest
By Gayathri Peringod and Krishna Shetye, August 10 2020 —
Some of the names of those involved have been changed to protect their privacy.
What exactly is going wrong, and why does no one seem to know?
Our best service, … Read the rest
Re: U of C needs to make student needs a priority
Students for Direct Action is a group that is very passionate about mental health supports for students.
Their letter of Oct. 30 — “U of C needs to make student … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, July 16 2019 —
Students for Direct Action has launched a campaign calling for increased mental health funding and changes to the Wellness Centre. SDA co-organizer Mateusz Salmassi tried to bring the group’s concerns to the Board … Read the rest
By Kristy Koehler, June 20 2019—
On June 19, Students for Direct Action held a town hall to gather student concerns regarding the state of mental health funding and support on campus. SDA co-organizer Mateusz Salmassi said that issues he … Read the rest
By Gurman Sahota, June 6 2019 —
Created two years ago, the role of sexual violence support advocate provides critical support to those affected by sexual violence. The Gauntlet sat down with Carla Bertsch, to talk more about her prior … Read the rest
