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April 2023

QGAPS Queer Wellness Tabletop Night

April 27 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
LGBTQ Center, 385 Manning Dr. (3rd Floor of SASB South)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 United States
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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!

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…

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May 2023

QGAPS ‘Out in Academia’: We’re Here, We’re Queer, Have No Fear

May 1 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Graduate Student Center, 211 W. Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States
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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,…

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Global Grads: 2023 Spring Recognition

May 2 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States + Google Map

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**  

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QGAPS Queer Film Fest – Celebrating Arab, Asian, and Pacific Heritage Months!

May 2 @ 5:00 pm - 8:30 pm
LGBTQ Center, 385 Manning Dr. (3rd Floor of SASB South)
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 United States
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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…

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Initiative for Minority Excellence: Writing Wednesday

May 3 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 9:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States + Google Map
student smiling while using their personal computers

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**

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Late Night Study Session

May 3 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Lat Night Study Session @ the GSC Wednesday, May 3 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. at the Graduate Student Center. Register at go.unc.edu/april. Are you a global grad? join us for a late night study or work space with community. Food will be provided, come and go as your schedule allows. Please register so we know how much food to order.

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 

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CGSF: Spring 2023 Recognition

May 4 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States + Google Map

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**

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Summer Sabbatical

May 31 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Graduate Student Center, 211 W. Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States
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Collage of computer, reading glasses, a pen, and a facial silhouette, all behind the words Summer Sabbatical: reflect, recalibrate, prioritize

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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June 2023

DSS: National Yoyo Day

June 6 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Graduate Student Center, 211 W. Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States
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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

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Summer Sabbatical

June 7 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 10:00 am on Wednesday, repeating until Wednesday, June 14, 2023

Graduate Student Center, 211 W. Cameron Avenue
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States
+ Google Map
Collage of computer, reading glasses, a pen, and a facial silhouette, all behind the words Summer Sabbatical: reflect, recalibrate, prioritize

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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