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
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
Details: TBA
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 and Meggie Romick
When: Every other Monday | 3:30-4:30 p.m. | Begins February 7
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: 2/7, 2/21, 3/7, 3/21, 4/4, and 4/18
Details: TBA
The purpose of the space is to increase students’ knowledge regarding alcohol and other drugs. Students will learn about the nature of substance use; including the spectrum of use and common trends on college campuses. Students will be exposed to content related to the function of specific substances in conjunction with harm reduction strategies. Students will be encouraged to participate in a discussion regarding personal values as they pertain to their decision-making process, with a particular emphasis on safety.
Facilitated by Whitley Grant
Details: TBA
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.
Facilitated by Maggie Johnston and Mental Health Ambassadors
Details: TBA
This support space provides a space for students in recovery from substance use disorders to connect.
Facilitated by Jeff Fay and Laurie Capps
When: Wednesdays* | 1:30-3 p.m. | Begins February 9
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 Black students. 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 | 3:30-4:15 p.m. | Begins January 27
Mode: In-person
Where: Wellness and Recreation: Mind Body Studio
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
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.
**Virtual at least for the month of January.
Facilitated by Rose Jerome
When: 2nd and 4th Thursdays | 5:30-7 p.m. | Begins January 27
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
Details: TBA
In collaboration with the Women’s Center, join Pack Recovery for a monthly support space for women in recovery from substance use disorders or wanting to learn more about it. Please note, this space welcomes cis and trans womxn as well as femmes and GNC folx.
Facilitated by Whitley Grant
When: Third Friday | 12-2 p.m. | Begins January 21
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, Kory Saunders
Full list of dates: 1/21, 2/18, 3/18, 4/15
When: Fridays | 3 p.m. | Begins January 21
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
Additional Support and Group Space Offerings
College Diabetes Network
The aim of this organization is to create a community for diabetics where they can form valued peer connections, have access to expert resources and be able to successfully manage the challenging transition to college life and beyond with diabetes.
Interested in joining? Contact Brianna at ncstate@collegediabetesnetwork.org