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April 2023
QGAPS Queer Wellness Tabletop Night
![Queer Wellness Tabletop Night. [Image of a 4-sided dice with psychedelic colors; pink, red, orange, and dark blue.] UNC Student Wellness and Queer Grad & Professional Students (QGAPS) are partnering to bring you this playful, cathartic, community-building experience! Join us for a night of queer creativity and get cozy at the LGBTQ Center’s famous purple couch. We’ll be playing a “Lasers & Feelings” hack where the stats are “Queer” and “Grad Student,” followed by a debrief on what it means to balance these parts of ourselves in our non-fictional and fictional lives. Snacks provided. Wheelchair-accessible venue. Registration will be capped at 8 people, so register today! New and experienced gamers are welcome!](https://graddiversity.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/2233/2023/04/QueerWellnessTabletopNight-1300-×-780-px-300x180.png)
UNC Student Wellness and Queer Grad & Professional Students (QGAPS) are partnering to bring you this playful, cathartic, community-building experience! Join us for a night of queer creativity and get cozy at the LGBTQ Center’s famous purple couch! We’ll be playing a “Lasers & Feelings” hack where the stats are “Queer” and “Grad Student,” followed by a debrief on what it means to balance these parts of ourselves in our non-fictional and fictional lives. Snacks provided. Wheelchair-accessible venue. Registration will…
Find out more »May 2023
QGAPS ‘Out in Academia’: We’re Here, We’re Queer, Have No Fear
Join QGAPS (Queer Graduate & Professional Students) for a professional development and heart-to-heart session with Jhon Cimmino, EOC Report & Response Coordinator and trusted advocate for the queer community. Learn how to advocate for your rights in academia and report discrimination, harassment, violence, and stalking -- and explore available support and resources! Though we will not be discussing individual cases, this is a space where sensitive topics may be discussed. Wheelchair-accessible venue. Snacks will be served! Register for We're Here,…
Find out more »Global Grads: 2023 Spring Recognition
Congratulations to our Global Grad Scholars! We are so proud of you all. Making it through another semester and/or completing your degree, it all matters and we want to celebrate you. Join us at the Graduate Student Center to recognize and celebrate all accomplishments and those that will be GRADUATING. Family and friends are welcome and encouraged! **MUST REGISTER to attend this event**
Find out more »QGAPS Queer Film Fest – Celebrating Arab, Asian, and Pacific Heritage Months!
April is Arab American Heritage Month (nationally) and Asian & Pacific American Month (university-wide)! Though our achievements and cultures must not be reduced to any single month, this is an opportunity to celebrate and honor the intersecting experiences of queer Arab, Asian, Desi, and Pacific Islander folks! Join us for Queer Film Fest this month to amplify the stories of queer Arab, Asian, Desi, and Pacific Islander folks! Though we could easily fill a year's worth of film nights with…
Find out more »Initiative for Minority Excellence: Writing Wednesday
Join in on Writing Wednesdays, a creative peer environment. Enjoy a quiet space during this time to focus on work. We will have drinks and breakfast snacks. Plus, your peers will be here to keep you focused and productive. No registration is required! **Join us in this creative peer environment and form a productive habit**
Find out more »Late Night Study Session
Time to end the semester STRONG! Join DSS and International Student and Scholar Services for a late night study or work space with community. Food will be provided, come and go as your schedule allows. REGISTRATION REQUIRED RSVP HERE
Find out more »CGSF: Spring 2023 Recognition
Congratulations to our First-Gen Scholars! We are so proud of you all. Making it through another semester and/or completing your degree, it all matters and we want to celebrate you. Join us at the Graduate Student Center to recognize and celebrate all accomplishments and those that will be GRADUATING. Family and friends are welcome and encouraged! **MUST REGISTER to attend this event**
Find out more »Summer Sabbatical
Reflect and recalibrate to remain focused on your priorities. We welcome you to use this WEEKLY time to evaluate your productivity, and to outline the next steps you'll take to stay on track towards your goals. This quiet, co-working space will offer light refreshments, and provide a moment for a self-accountability check point on your own terms. This summer, we encourage you to be intentional, and strategic; purposeful in your scholastic endeavors during these events, so that you may relish…
Find out more »June 2023
DSS: National Yoyo Day
Celebrate National Yo-Yo Day with DSS! DSS is supporting You Through The Ups & The Downs. Come out for this fun event and remember that we support you through ups and downs, thick and thin! We'll serve some food, play with a few yo-yo's, and have a limited supply of Boba tea! AND enter to WIN a yo-yo of your own. MUST REGISTER
Find out more »Summer Sabbatical
Reflect and recalibrate to remain focused on your priorities. We welcome you to use this WEEKLY time to evaluate your productivity, and to outline the next steps you'll take to stay on track towards your goals. This quiet, co-working space will offer light refreshments, and provide a moment for a self-accountability check point on your own terms. This summer, we encourage you to be intentional, and strategic; purposeful in your scholastic endeavors during these events, so that you may relish…
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