Student Life Puts on Activities for Mental Health Awareness

By Elizabeth Morgan

The month of February at Southern Virginia University has so much to offer. Student Life has put together several fun activities and various events in support of mental health awareness month.

McKay Walker (’23) from Student Life says, “I know our team has really been focused on ways to help the student body with mental [health] because we know how big of an issue it is. We’re planning a Q&A panel, service projects to help others out, and other little art therapy events and many others to help people get out the stress and get to know others!”

Another member from Student Life, Rita Kennach (‘24), states, “The activities this month are activities that are true to the schools teaching of service, whether it be to write a letter to a professor or to give someone a bag of candy with a personalized note that will brighten up their day!”

Here are the activities that are coming up this month on campus:

This week on campus:

Feb. 3- Q&A Panel: Mental Health Awareness

Feb 4- Y2K Dance: *Costumes Encouraged*

Week Two:

Feb 7–11: Mental Health Activity: Adult Coloring

Feb 12: Rolling Through the Decades Skate Night: *Costumes Encouraged*

Week Three:

Feb: 16–18: Mental Health Service Activities with Institute Council

Feb 16: Letters to a favorite professor

Feb 17: Family History Night

Feb 18: Give & Take: mint and candies

Week Four:

Feb 23: Mental Health Motivational Message: Jason Deere

Feb 26: Dodgeball Tournament/ Game Night

Freshman Class Vice President, Kai Barton (’25) states “We are still in the process of proposing and presenting more activities to the executive council this semester, so be on the lookout for those!”

Make sure to follow Southern Virginia University’s Student Life on Instagram, @svustudentlife, to stay up to date on all the exciting things happening on campus.