HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events Spring 2015 Premier Passport Events February 3: Coming Out, Coming In: Faith, Identity and Belonging, 7pm, Methodist Student Center (501 E. 5th Street). The LGBT Resource Office, in partnership with the Wesley Foundation and the Center for Counseling and Student Development, will present a screening of “Coming Out, Coming In: Faith, Identity and Belonging”, a documentary that explores the intersection of faith and sexual orientation. February 7: 2015 Career Leadership Conference, 8:30am – 3:00pm, Mendenhall Student Center. This one-day career leadership conference will facilitate career readiness and leadership development among East Carolina University students. The conference will provide interactive networking, mentoring and experiential learning opportunities through engagement with faculty, staff, community partners, alumni and parents. Students must register at: http://www.ecu.edu/csstudentaffairs/career/students/pc3.cfm. February 8: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, 6pm, Hendrix Theater. The LGBT Resource Office, in partnership with the Panhellenic Council, will present a screening of “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide”, a documentary that takes on the central moral challenge of the 21st century: the oppression of women and girls worldwide. The documentary is a passionate call-to-arms, urging us not only to bear witness to the plight of the world's women, but to help to transform their oppression into opportunity. The Panhellenic Council will lead a post-screening discussion. February 9: Black HIV Awareness Day, 11am-2pm, Ledonia Wright Cultural Center. February 7 is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, which exists to raise awareness that we can make a difference in the HIV epidemic in our communities by getting tested, treated, educated, and involved. Free HIV testing will be provided by the local HIV/AIDS community organization Pitt County AIDS Service Organization (PiCASO). February 11: Sex Rules! Learn the Rules to Greater and Safer Sex, 7:30-9pm, Hendrix Theater. Maria Falzone, a comedic sexpert will share the rules to dating and relationships through a highly entertaining (yet educational) program. Her interactive program focuses on healthy relationships, and making the best judgments. Maria shares personal stories and connects to students on a personal level allowing her to explain rules to greater love and safer sex. She also references to the messages we receive from our parents, by society, by the media and how these messages have shaped us as sexual beings. February 12: The Loving Story: A Screening and Panel Discussion, 6-8pm, Brewster 102. When Mildred and Richard Loving were arrested in July 1958, in Virginia, for violating a state law that banned marriage between people of different races, such laws had been on the books in most states since the seventeenth century. But the Lovings’ never expected to be woken up in their bedroom in the middle of the night and arrested. The documentary brings to life the Lovings' marriage and the legal battle that followed through little-known filmed interviews and photographs shot for Life magazine. A panel discussion will follow the screening. February 18: Intramural & Club Sports Info Mixer, 5-6pm, MSC Great Rooms. This interactive program will discuss the eight dimensions of wellness and how intramurals and club sports can help students achieve optimal levels of well-being. Students will also learn how to get involved with intramurals and club sports here at ECU, and have the opportunity to meet with club sport team members and learn more about how to put together a team for intramurals. February 19: It’s a Privilege: Dear White People, 6pm, Hendrix Theater. Join us for a screening of the film, Dear White People, followed by a panel discussion. In Dear White People, Writer/director Justin Simien follows a group of African American students as they navigate campus life and racial politics at a predominantly white college in a sharp and funny feature film debut that earned him a spot on Variety's annual "10 Directors to Watch.” The film will be followed by a panel discussion.

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 Premier Passport Events (continued) February 23: Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels, 12pm-6pm, Mendenhall Great Rooms. Take the opportunity to visit the Sankofa African-American Museum on Wheels. The exhibit provides a detailed display of artifacts commencing with the Middle Passage (slavery) to the era of King Cotton, to the days of Emancipation. Angela W. Jennings will then offer an oratorical presentation on the powerhouses in African-American history, such as Ida B. Wells, The Negro Baseball League, The Tuskegee Airmen, and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Additionally, her exhibit informs her audiences of the significant contribution to society offered by African Americans evident in the plethora of their inventions. March 3: Not My Life, 6-8pm, Hendrix Theater. Not My Life is a documentary about the social justice issue of human trafficking and recognizes it as modern day slavery. The film documents human trafficking in 13, including the US. The film focuses on both labor and sex trafficking, and address many forms of slavery for military use, involuntary servitude and sex trafficking. March 4: Fight Back on Spring Break, 7-9pm, Hendrix Theater. Fight Back on Spring Break is a program sponsored by the national organization, Girls Fight Back. This program offers proactive safety tips for: party situations, safe sex, binge drinking, predatory drugs, air/car/hotel safety, and ways to avoid crime targeted at tourists. The program will also demonstrate our favorite self-defense techniques that could be used to escape a violent confrontation. This will urge students to have a blast on spring break…but to make safe choices in the process. March 4: International Women’s Day, 8am-4pm, Mendenhall Great Rooms. This program is connected with the monthlong International Women's month, celebrated in March. The day-long event will consist of panel presentations on various topics (see attached). For one of the panels, global partners will be included. Students may attend one or more sessions. Register in advance for lunch at the following link: http://bit.ly/1BAqRoA. Students may register in advance or at the door. March 17: Sex: The Lowdown, 4-5pm, Hendrix Theater. This program will feature two panels (divided into men and women) comprised of HLTH graduate students, Sexual Health TAs and faculty. After each panelist makes a brief statement of what they believe to be the most important sexual health issue facing ECU students today, the moderator will open up the floor for audience questions to panel. Using a survey app, audience members will be able to express their opinion on various sexual health issues affecting college students. March 17: Shaving the YAK – Steve Whitby, 7-8pm, Wright Auditorium. Sometimes, our leaders and our groups get stuck on things that simply aren’t important. A particular campus tradition, campus expectation or habit might feel critical, but it’s actually holding us back from what we could be doing. Shaving the Yak is about readjusting our focus, rediscovering our purpose, and making those critical first steps toward something new and meaningful. Themes of this keynote include communicating a vision, thinking at a higher level, being a servant leader and facing critical change. March 26: Being a Plus Size Figure in a Size Zero World, 7:00pm, Hendrix Theater. Whitney Thompson, First Plus Size Model to win America’s Next Top Model, is a health advocate who travels around the country to talk with students about not letting self-esteem, body image, or society hold you back. She teaches lessons to students of all shapes sizes and colors, and inspires confident ways to deal with self-esteem and body image. March 26: My Masculinity Helps: Preventing Sexual Violence, 6-8pm, SciTech Building, Room C307. “My Masculinity Helps,” was developed collaboratively by a professor of Counselor Education at NC State University and a documentary filmmaker from Raleigh, NC. The film focuses on the role that African American males can play as allies and preventers of sexual violence and the role of culture in building a coalition of support and community focused on prevention. The screening of this film and the discussion following the screening will introduce attendees to critical strategies for prevention and how gender roles and stereotypical beliefs may create barriers to all community members being involved in the prevention of sexual violence. Deconstructing these roles and exploring the impact of stereotypes will help to free attendees to consider alternatives that embrace masculinity as a tool for empowering stakeholders to take a stand against sexual assault. A discussion will follow the screening conducted by one of the filmmakers. For more information visit: http://mymasculinityhelps.com/.

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 Premier Passport Events (continued) March 31: Private Violence, Jenkins Fine Arts Center (Theater). This film explores the complicated and complex realities of intimate partner violence and asks audience to consider ways to end domestic violence. The pre-screening introduction and post-screening Q &A will feature the director Cynthia Miller, a North Carolina native, who will also visit Communication classes and Women’s Studies classes, as well as have a dinner meeting with students at Ledonia Wright. April 6: Why Live Once, When You Could Live Twice? 6:00-7:30pm, Hendrix Theater. This program will bring awareness to the issues of organ transplant recipients and future organ donors. An organ transplant doctor from Vidant and organ recipients will share their personal experience with organ transplantation. The third speaker will be a representative from Donate Life America, sharing information about being an organ donor and ways to dispel myths have about being a donor. Thousands of people die because there are not enough organs donors. Forms will be available at the end of the program for those who want to become registered donors. April 14: Alcohol, Parties and the Law, 5-6:30pm, Hendrix Theater. C.L. Lindsay, author of The College Student’s Guide to the Law will share with students their rights as it pertains to NC Law. The focus is on educating students to make wise decisions and become interactive bystander. This programs focuses on underage drinking, public urination, how to avoid citations, how to legally serve liquor, and pre-party prep. C.L. Lindsay retired from practicing law and is the co-founder of CO-STAR, The Coalition for Student & Academic Rights. April 14: Computing and the Law, 7-8:30pm, Hendrix Theater. C.L. Lindsay, attorney and expert in the field of student rights and academic freedom, will be presenting about computing and the law as it pertains to managing your online presence. This talk will focus on understanding the liabilities with participation in campus confession sites, plagiarism & intellectual property, Facebook & future employers, privacy, posting underage drinking online, and cyber bullying. April 27: Beyond the Finish Line: Inspirational Story of Jeff Bauman, 7:00pm, Wright Auditorium. Jeff Bauman will share his experience surviving the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. Hear his story of that day and how he has persevered through obstacles to live a happy and full healthy life. This journey includes the day of the event aftermath. Jeff is now STONGER than ever as he was determined to walk again after losing both of his legs when standing directly next to the bomber.

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 Regular Passport Events January January 27: Living Off Campus 101, 7-8pm, MSC 244. Since most students choose to live off campus after their freshman year, it’s vital that students have the resources and information necessary to make an informed decision about where they should live. This program will discuss the off-campus housing search process, questions to ask, things to consider, understanding a lease, and being a good neighbor. Students will be able to ask questions of ECU staff, property managers, an attorney, and students currently living off campus. January 28: Modern Ther-APP-y: Using mobile apps and technology to make positive changes, 4pm, MSC 244. Come learn more about how apps and websites can help you achieve your personal goals and address mental health concerns in positive ways. January 28: Campus Wellness Trivia Night, 5-6pm, SRC Classroom 202. Students will participate in a trivia-like game where they will learn the effects of alcohol in their bodies, as well as how to cope, or help someone else cope, with Sexual Assault and how to stay safe when they are on campus.

February February 2: Heart Health Extravaganza, 4-6pm, Campus Wellness and Fitness Assessment Room (Student Recreation Center). In awareness of February being American Heart Month, come check out this health-fair style event where you can learn about how stress, nutrition, physical activity and other things effect this very important organ. Free body fat testing and hip-to-waist ratios will be also be offered. Attendees will have a chance to win a FitBit! February 5: Roommate Roulette. 7-8pm, MSC 244. This program will allow students who live on and off campus to learn more about how to have healthy and happy relationships with their roommates. A panel composed of students and staff will be available to answer questions after the presentation. February 11: Pirate Clothesline Project, 1-4pm, Mendenhall Brickyard. The Clothesline Project is a national project started by a small coalition of women in 1990 as a domestic violence and rape awareness initiative. During the project participants decorate T-shirts in honor of the stories of domestic violence victims and survivors. The use of a clothesline immerged from the idea that women would exchange information and socialize while hanging clothes on their clotheslines. The main goal of the project is to not only spread awareness of the issues of domestic violence and rape, but also provide an outlet for survivors and victim’s to share their stories. ECU has an undergrad population that is 59% female, additionally currently in the US women have a 1 in 5 chance of being sexually assaulted. The CSLE’s Mosaic Multicultural Leadership Project is bringing the Clothesline Project to campus in order to promote awareness to prevalent women’s issues, as well as create a space for open conversation about domestic violence and sexual assault. The Pirate Clothesline Project will promote leadership and awareness through providing an interactive and intriguing activity, as well as a safe environment for socialization and conversation. February 12: African Art Walking Exhibit, 4-6pm, Burroughs Welcome Gallery (Jenkins Fine Arts Center). The African Art Walking Exhibit is a “moving reception” where East Carolina University’s African art (that has been kept away in storage) will be displayed in various locations on campus. As a group, we will move from location to location to view the next pieces. As it is a reception, each location will have cultural food and clothing. This is a multiethnic global awareness event featuring art, history and cuisine with buy-in from a number of departments and student groups from across campus. February 16: Who Was Charles B. Aycock? 6:30pm, Jenkins 1220. Faculty from several departments will discuss the life and times of Gov. Charles B. Aycock. This program will provide students a deeper understanding of the complex issues surrounding the decision to leave or remove the name of Aycock Hall, and will model the process of academic discourse, in which experts in a field disagree and debate with one another in a civil, respectful and mutually enlightening fashion.

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 February 16: Help, My Roommate is Depressed: Living with Isolation and Depression in College, 7pm, Hendrix Theater. ECU Department of Religious life invites college students to participate in this event addressing the issues surrounding isolation and depression. Students will anonymously pose questions to a panel of professionals in the areas of psychology and spirituality. The panel will highlight the importance of community on college campuses and how students can utilize social and spiritual organizations while experiencing isolation and depression. February 18: Are We Facebook Official? Dating and Relationships in a Technology Driven World, 4pm, MSC 244. Relationships today include more communication--and complications--related to technology. Learn how social media and texting has changed the way we develop our relationships and what you can do to have healthy relationships with technology! February 18: Campus Wellness Trivia Night, 5-6pm, SRC Classroom 202. Do you know what you’d do if you witness a fellow Pirate in an uncomfortable or potentially harmful situation? Come learn exactly what you need to know and do while playing a trivia-style game. February 18: It’s Not Where You Come From, a Brown Bag Diversity Discussion, 12:00 – 1:00pm, Laupus Library Room 1504. February is African American Heritage Month, so please join us for a Brown Bag Lunch with 30-35 minutes discussion followed by 10-15 minute Q&A. Speaker Dr. Paul Cunningham will share history about his path to becoming Dean of the Brody School of Medicine, including upbringing, education and triumphs. February 23: MissRepresentation, 7-9pm, Hendrix Theater. This film exposes how mainstream media contribute to the under-representation of women in positions of power and influence in America. It also challenges the media’s limited and often disparaging portrayals of women and girls, which make it difficult for women to achieve leadership positions and for the average woman to feel powerful herself. Prior to showing the film, a guest speaker will discuss women’s empowerment and will share resources available to students related to nutrition, coping with stress, share information about positive social groups on campus and resources available to students. February 24: The FlawLess Project, 3:00-5:30pm, Croatan Green Room. The Flawless Project is a workshop that addresses the issue of body image among women. Flawless is a program for women to be able to express the ridicule of society and how they have been affected by it. This is for women of all backgrounds, cultures, races, etc., to face and embrace what is viewed as "flaws" and begin viewing them as assets, what makes us unique. Maya Mitchell from the Counseling Center will be speaking first about the impact body image has on mental health and everyday life. Refreshments will be served and then following that, we will have activities that focus on the building of self-worth and self-esteem. Participants must register at www.orgsync.com/22237/forms/133651. February 24: What Would You Do? 7pm, Hendrix Theater. In light of recent confrontation between police and local citizens, Kappa Alpha Psi is hosting a program to create healthy dialogue between police and the community. The Greenville Police and gang unit will provide scenarios to students and inform them of the appropriate protocol and procedures should an incident occur. This event will not only be an effective educational lesson for students, but strengthen the bond of the East Carolina community and law enforcement officials in the process. February 24: Living Off Campus 101, 7-8pm, MSC 244. Since most students choose to live off campus after their freshman year, it’s vital that students have the resources and information necessary to make an informed decision about where they should live. This program will discuss the off-campus housing search process, questions to ask, things to consider, understanding a lease, and being a good neighbor. Students will be able to ask questions of ECU staff, property managers, an attorney, and students currently living off campus. February 25: The Human Library, 2-4pm and 5-7pm, Joyner Library, Faulkner Gallery (2nd floor). The Human Library is an event wherein students are welcomed in to the library to check out “human books.” Each of the preselected human books will have devised a title to explain their life, which may purposefully reflect one or more common stereotypes. The event’s main purpose is to break those stereotypes and create an open dialog about increasing inclusion on campus. Students completing this activity for a Passport credit will be expected to meet with two human books.

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 March March 2: Medical Reader’s Theater: “Milk.” 6:30pm, Howell Science Complex B103. The Medical Reader’s Theater is a performance put on the by the Department of Bioethics and Interdisciplinary Studies at The Brody School of Medicine and the ECU College of Nursing. “Milk” is a story about two post-natal women’s different yet shared experiences as patients in a city hospital and their eye-opening experiences as new mothers after discharge. A discussion will follow the performance to address the ethical dilemmas posed by the performance. March 4: Safe Spring Break Resource Fair, 11am-2pm, Mendenhall Brickyard. This program is designed to provide students with resources prior to going on Spring Break. Students can go through the Resource Fair to learn about alcohol safety tips, safe sex practices, skin care/sun safety, and more! Students are able to get FREE t-shirts, cups, bags, and other prizes for attending. We want students to have a fun, but safe Spring Break. March 18: Stand Up and Speak Out: Bystander Intervention on Campus, 4pm, MSC 244. Campus safety is important to all students, and bystander intervention is one of the most influential ways of keeping our fellow Pirates safe. Learn how you can “stand up and speak out” to help support other students in challenging situations on campus and in the community. March 19: Girl Rising, 6:30pm, Hendrix Theater. Girl Rising is a documentary that follows the lives of nine females that are struggling to get an education in a developing world. The nine short stories are written and acted by the nine females and is filmed in their home countries. Girl Rising will provide our students with the awareness of their privilege to attend college and the importance of education to developing counties. There will be a brief discussion after the movie to encourage dialogue and conversation on the topic of education and the privileges afforded to us as United States citizens. March 20: Volunteer Service Learning Center (VSLC) Signature Programs Open House, 2-4pm, Student Recreation Center Classroom (Room 202). This program will serve as an opportunity for students to learn about the signature programs offered through the VSLC, the Campus Kitchen at ECU, ECU Read/Counts, ECU-Writes, Pirate Playtime, and Adopt a Grandparent. Each program will present their mission, roles and responsibilities as well as their Leadership Competencies based on the Leadership Certificate. This is an event to recruit future student leaders and bring attention to the social justice issues addressed by ECU students. Light refreshments will be served. March 23: Taste the Rainbow, 11am-2pm, Todd Dining Hall. This nutrition education program encourages the consumption of a wide variety of colors of fruits and vegetables for maximum nutrient intake. Tables representing each color will be there to disseminate educational information. Prizes and other giveaways will be available to students. March 25: Campus Wellness Trivia Night, 5-6pm, SRC Classroom 202. Students will participate in a trivia-like game where they will learn how to eat nutritious meals while on campus, and tips and tricks on making healthier choices when eating out at restaurants and off campus. March 25: The Contemporary Writers Series: Veterans Writing Workshop: Brian Turner, 7:30pm, East Carolina Heart Institute Auditorium. As part of the Contemporary Writers Series: Veterans Writing Workshop, poet Brian Turner will be reading from his work poetry and prose, to talk of the nature of the Iraq War experience and the challenges he faces as a retuning veteran. March 26: Oppressed Women of the World, 7pm, SciTech C309. This program will feature representatives from Delta Phi Omega, WOMAN, Muslim Student Association, Asian Student Association, and Ledonia Wright Culture Center who will showcase the difference types of oppression facing women of various backgrounds and ethnicity. Following a short video clip the panel will speak and then open the floor for a question and answer session.

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 April April 8: Anti-Trafficking Awareness Walk, 5:30pm, begins at Student Recreation Center. Human trafficking is a very real and serious issue that is taking place across the world, to include Greenville. NC. The Anti-Human Trafficking Alliance is hosting an awareness walk, followed by a candlelight vigil to honor the victims of human trafficking. Anna Smith, Executive Director of Restore One, will conclude the walk and vigil with information about human trafficking occurring in the local community and what people can do to help. April 8: Katyn Forrest 75th Anniversary Film Showing, 6:30pm, Joyner Library, 2nd floor (Hardison Faulker Gallery). This program will involve a public screening of the award-winning 2007 Polish film Katyn, which offers a dramatic recreation and exploration of the murder of over 21,000 Polish prisoners in 1940 by the Soviet secret police. The truth of what happened at Katyn was deliberately distorted by the Soviet state and others for 50 years, and weighs heavily on Russo-Polish relations to the present day. The showing of the film is timed to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the massacre. April 9: The Last Lecture, 5-6:00pm, Rivers 102. Ms. Gerry MacLeod, ECU First Year Advocate Award 2014 award winner and cancer survivor will address the topics of understanding self, persevering to achieve goals, coping with stress and the idea of being open to new ideas when your “set” path becomes full of obstacles. April 9: Joyner Library Missionary Exhibit and Lecture, 3:30pm-4:30pm, Janice Hardison Faulkner Gallery. The Joyner Library exhibit “Sent out to Serve: North Carolina Women Missionaries, 1872-1994” presents letters, photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries, and memorabilia of 15 Protestant women from across the state who served as missionaries in Asia, Africa and the Americas. These women recorded in letters and diaries their impressions of the local people, details of their work, and requests for home news or supplies from family members. Additionally, a poster will narrate and present images of primary sources related to two former slaves. The lecture, “Thirty Years with the Gapa and the Paiwa: Cooperative Bible Translation in Papua New Guinea,” will present the cross-cultural experiences of Wycliffe Bible translators Ed and Catherine McGuckin of College Station, TX. This couple moved with their three children to Papua New Guinea in 1986, did a linguistic survey of the Gapapaiwa language, and developed a written, phonetic version of this previously unrecorded. Refreshments will be provided and at the close of the lecture the group will be invited to visit the exhibit..Dr. Tedesco will be on hand to answer questions and explain the exhibit during the tour. April 9: Los 43, 7-8:30pm, SciTec C209. The program will examine the 43 Protesters that were kidnapped by the Mexican Government of the State of Guerrerro. A civil rights attorney will speak about the crisis and how it has caused instability throughout all of Mexico. There will be a short clip shown followed by a message from the guest speaker. The event will close with a short question and answer session. April 15: Campus Wellness Trivia Night, 5-6pm, SRC Classroom 202. Stress Management: Students will participate in a trivia-like game where they will learn how to control their stressors based on different healthier methods of stress reduction. April 19: PRIDE: People Recognizing Individual Differences Equally, 6-9pm, Hendrix Theater. PRIDE is an annual showcase held by Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, which highlights the culture that East Carolina University possesses. It immerses students into a melting pot of cultural difference with many performing arts. This year we have many different cultures and forms of art coming together to create an educational yet enjoyable experience. There will be dancing from Hispanic, Native American and African descent, Spoken word, Soulful African American singing and many other performances for student’s experience. April 22: Condom Casino Night, 6-8pm, Student Recreation Center Room 239. Condom Casino Night will be a night of fun, education, and relaxation while students partake in a round-robin style event. Students will visit different informational tables of various resources on and off campus that contribute to their sexual health. This event will also feature common casino games, but with a twist!

HLTH 1000 Wellness Passport Calendar of Events (Continued) Spring 2015 April 29: How to Avoid Procrastination and Learn Time Management Skills, 4pm, Hendrix Theater. Students will learn about typical signs and causes of procrastination, as well as how to implement positive time management skills and increase motivation.