What is a drop-in space?
A drop-in space is a casual, no-commitment-required way to engage in a variety of experiences that allow you to find connection and support. Drop-in spaces are offered jointly by Prevention Services and the Counseling Center as well as additional campus partners.
What do you mean by drop-in?
This means that the content from one week does not necessarily build on another. This allows you to try out different spaces and not worry about missing something if you have a conflict. Most drop-in spaces do not require registration but will note if they do.
For virtual drop-in spaces, cameras are not required but encouraged for creating community!
Spring 2022 Drop-In Spaces
When: Mondays | Drop in between 3-5 p.m. | Begins January 10 • Continues to meet over summer
Mode: Virtual via Zoom
Zoom link: go.ncsu.edu/teatime
Join us via Zoom with your own tea or snacks! This is a time to just show up, meet peers, learn about other cultures, relax, and support each other. Open to all international and domestic students.
Facilitated by Yuka Kato and Mary Njaramba
When: Mondays | 3-4 p.m. | Begins January 24 • Ends May 2
Mode: In-person
Where: Patterson Hall – Room 106
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences recognizes the challenges that many of its students and the agricultural industry are both facing. CALS wants to offer its support to help students navigate these crises and the impacts of them on their mental health. These drop-in hours are part of CALS Counseling Services, a collaboration between CALS and the Counseling Center.
Facilitated by Luke Strawn
When: Every other Monday | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Begins February 7 • Ends April 18
Mode: In-person
Where: Bragaw Activity Room
Flourish is a collaboration between Prevention Services and the Horticulture department that:
- Facilitates student wellness connections
- Developed from evidence-based research surrounding the benefits of horticulture therapy
- Promotes physical and mental wellness, social skills, and emotional growth
- Provides experiential and educational opportunities.
Facilitated by Emily Anderson
Full list of dates (registration links hyperlinked per date): 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, and 4/18
When: Tuesdays | 4-5 p.m. | Begins January 18 • Ends April 26
Mode: In-person
Where: Harris Field*
Start the Convo is a relaxed space that is designed to help you build connections with other students. Join Mental Health Ambassadors in this peer-led drop-in space to focus on activities and discussions designed to foster a sense of community.
*Rain location: Witherspoon 204
Facilitated by Maggie Johnston and Mental Health Ambassadors
When: Tuesdays | 4-5 p.m. | Begins February 15 • Ends April 19
Mode: In-person
Where: Talley 4270*
This support space provides a space for students in recovery from substance use disorders to connect.
Facilitated by Jeff Fay and Laurie Capps
*will meet in Talley 3321 on March 8
When: Wednesdays* | 1:30-3 p.m. | Begins February 9 • Ends April 13
Mode: In-person
Where: Multicultural Student Affairs Suite – Talley 4261
In this space, students will explore racial and ethnic trauma and discuss its varying impact on students of color. Through guided dialogue and discussion, students will be empowered to speak openly about their experiences and offer support to one another. This space values connection, community and establishing healthy coping strategies to manage symptoms of racial and ethnic trauma.
*Full list of dates: 2/9, 2/23, 3/9, 3/23, 4/13
When: Thursdays | 3-4:30 p.m. | Begins February 3 • Ends April 21
Mode: Virtual* via Zoom
Zoom link: go.ncsu.edu/smartrecovery
SMART (Self-Management And Recovery Training) Recovery is an evidence-based program that was created to help people manage and overcome problematic behaviors. SMART Recovery’s goal is to help participants enhance motivation to change, and offers a set of proven tools and techniques to support recovery. SMART Recovery encourages individuals to determine a recovery path that is right for their needs and beliefs. SMART is not intended to be a substitute for professional help or treatment and is often used in conjunction with professional treatment.
*This group transitioned from meeting in-person to virtual in March.
Facilitated by Jeff Fay
When: Wednesdays | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Begins March 23 • Ends May 4
Mode: In-person
Where: Student Health Center – Room 1301
Are you interested in reducing your use of or quitting nicotine? Join us to connect with others going through the same process. This will be a private and nonjudgmental open space to talk about the effects and impact of nicotine on your daily life.
Facilitated by Jeff Fay
When: Thursdays | 3:30-4:15 p.m. | Begins January 27 • Ends April 21
Mode: In-person
Where: Wellness and Recreation – MindBody Studio (Room 3150)
Students are welcomed into a space of quiet relaxation, offered soothing grounding techniques, a short time of guided meditation, time of reflection and rest.
Facilitated by Andrew Burnette
When: Thursdays | 4-5:30 p.m. | Begins January 20 • Ends May 5
Mode: Virtual via Zoom
Zoom link: go.ncsu.edu/packpark
Pack Park is a drop-in space focused on finding community in the Wolfpack among peers experiencing loss. Loss has a wide spectrum of meaning in this drop-in space, and we welcome you wherever you are on your journey.
Facilitated by Rose Jerome
When: 2nd and 4th Thursdays | 5:30-7 p.m. | Begins January 27 • Ends April 14
Mode: Virtual* via Zoom
Where: Zoom and Women’s Center
In partnership with the Women’s Center, Prevention Services presents The Collective, a space for Women of Color Community Connection. The purpose is to create a space for existing and entering women of color at NC State to form a community, break silos, and deepen relationships through facilitated dialogue centered on truth-telling and testimonios. The Collective welcomes cis and trans women as well as femmes and GNC folx. Open for undergraduate and graduate students as well as campus-based professional women of color in an effort to develop an all-encompassing community of support for our students.
*Final meeting of the semester will be in person.
Register at go.ncsu.edu/thecollective
Facilitated by Whitley Grant and Alexius Pearson
When: Third Friday | 12-2 p.m. | Begins January 21 • Ends April 29
Mode: Virtual* via Zoom
Register: go.ncsu.edu/thecookout
The Cookout is open to all faculty and staff. It is intended to be an event for conversation about issues impacting Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC). Recognizing the power in community and collective healing, its purpose is to provide fellowship for BIPOC staff and faculty to speak more intently about their own experiences, strategies, and resources for navigating them.
*Final meeting of the semester will be in person.
Facilitated by Whitley Grant and Domonique Carter
Full list of dates: 1/21, 2/18, 3/18, 4/29
When: Fridays | 3 p.m. | Begins January 21 • Ends April 22
Mode: Virtual via Zoom
Zoom link: go.ncsu.edu/boba
This drop-in space is intended to offer a safe space for students who identify as Asian, Pacific Islander, and/or South Asian American (APISAA) to connect and support others. Join us as we work on maintaining well-being while stress, isolation, and loneliness are common during this time of year. Talking with others can provide a sense of community and healing. Students can attend weekly or as often as their schedule allows.
Join us virtually with your own boba, tea, or any other soft beverage you’d like!
Facilitated by Lindsey Parisi
When: March 8, April 8 | 3-4 p.m. • Ends April 8
Mode: Virtual via Zoom
Zoom link: go.ncsu.edu/gradstudentdropin
The Graduate Student Drop-In is a relaxed space designed to help graduate students from different programs connect with each other and share their experiences.
Facilitated by Maggie Johnston