Feel Better Fast is a 4-session structured workshop designed to treat depression and anxiety, improve sleep, and manage stress. Sessions are educational, offer facilitated activities, and provide an opportunity for participants to give each other ongoing support. Participants will be encouraged to do mood-changing and stress-reduction activities in between sessions. Facilitator: Chieh-Yu Liao, Ph.D. You do not need to use any other UCC service or attend a drop-in appointment to come to any workshop! http://ucc.nd.edu/news-events/events/2025/04/14/feel-better-fast-help-for-depression-stress-sleep-series-offering-3-session-3-of-4/

The Center for Italian Studies is pleased to host a discussion and workshop with the poet Pietro Federico, author of La Maggioranza Delle Stelle  (Edizioni Ensemble, 2020). This collection of poems has recently been published in English by St. Augustine's Press with the title, Most of the Stars, and many of these translations have already featured in several of the best American literary magazines, including American Poetry Review, Hopkins Review, Denver Quarterly, Gradiva, Literary Matters, Journal of Italian Translation, Exchanges, Rattle, Azonal, On the Seawall, and other magazines. The muse of Most of the Stars is the United States of America, her people and landscapes. In fifty poems (one for each state), Federico plumbs the depths of the historic, geographic, political, emotional, psychological, and metaphysical realms through a variety of voices. This book is unlike any other collection of poems. Federico is fascinated by the American spirit, to use the words of Giancarlo Pontiggia, "an America made up of stories as raw, rough, endless and inconclusive as the immense landscapes in which they took place." In Most of the Stars the linguistic power of the Italian literary tradition and the contemporary vernacular combine to articulate an idiosyncratic understanding of the New World—the breadth of its cities, its towns, its frontiers and interiors. Federico’s deeply spiritual understanding of our own American personalities and histories offers us a gift of literary genius and beautiful objectivity. The workshop and discussion with Pietro will be followed by refreshments and a reception at the Romance Languages and Literatures common area in Decio Faculty Hall. Originally published at italianstudies.nd.edu. https://english.nd.edu/news-events/events/2025/04/14/poetry-discussion-and-workshop-with-pietro-federico/

April is Sexual Violence Awareness Month. Victims of sexual violence include people of any age, race, gender, religion, and ability. Not only is sexual violence universally common, for college and college-age students, the statistics grow even more alarming—one in four will experience some type of sexual violence in their college years.Saint Mary's is the only women’s college in the state of Indiana, and one of 36 in the United States. As a pioneer in the education of women, it is essential that we engage in this difficult conversation. Therefore, April 14, 2025, Saint Mary's College is proud to present its fourth annual Raise Your Voice Symposium to highlight the stories of survivors of sexual violence and teach community members how we can address this pervasive issue.The event culminates with a keynote address an author and activist featured in The Hunting Ground, on April 14 at 6 p.m. in Carroll Auditorium in Madeleva Hall. Prior to the keynote, the college will host a day of educational workshops and panels led by experts in the field of sexual violence. https://www.visitsouthbend.com/event/raise-your-voice/7284/

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The Community Garden of Notre Dame, managed by Notre Dame's Graduate Student Government, currently has open plots available for allotment. If you're interested in growing your own vegetables, herbs, or flowers this season, you are invited to fill out the interest form and review the community garden user agreement. Interest Form: LinkPlots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. If the Graduate Student Government receives more interest than available plots, priority may be given to graduate students. If you have any questions, contact jdiehl2@nd.edu. https://green.nd.edu/events/2025/04/15/registration-deadline-garden-plots-available/