University’s Weight Watchers Group (Session 1) 12:00pm
Melinda Poore
Moore School of Business Suite #857
This is a 10 week session ending March 20. This session is provided at a cost of $98 due at the first meeting. New members can join up to January 24. Open to students, faculty, staff, retirees, and their families.

Upper Class Pre-Med 3:00-5:00pm
East Quad Lounge

Green Learning Community 5:00-8:00pm
Green Quad Learning Center Lounge
Call 777-1994 for more information
Stop by to hear about member experiences, activities, and unique opportunities. See a demo of USC’s new hydrogen powered segway and take a test-drive, then enjoy some locally grown and organic finger food.

USC Red Cross Blood Drive 11:00-4:00pm
Russell House Ballroom

Carolina Global Community 3:00-6:00pm
South Quad Lounge

Men’s Health Workshop 11:30-12:30pm
Russell House Room #303

General Group Therapy 3:15-4:45pm
Jody Lenrow, Phys.D. and Sarah Wright, Phys.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Group Therapy” is not just a bar! General therapy process groups are incredibly powerful, effective, and rewarding. This ongoing, weekly group is comprised of individuals who share basic struggles with any of the relationships in their lives (with friends, partners, spouses, family members, etc.). Group therapy provides an opportunity to establish trusting, supportive relationships and allows for honest interpersonal exchanges of feedback with one another. This is a great way for individuals to learn about themselves and about how they can improve relationships with others.

USC Red Cross Blood Drive 11:00-4:00pm
1600 Hampton Street, Bloodmobile
Call 777-1809 to schedule a donation

University’s Weight Watchers Group 12:00pm
Melinda Poore
Moore School of Business Suite #857
This is a 10 week session ending March 20. This session is provided at a cost of $98 due at the first meeting. New members can join up to January 24. Open to students, faculty, staff, retirees, and their families.

South Carolina’s Green Building Council 1:00pm
Green Quad Learning Center
For additional information call Stephanie Powell at 777-6400
Interested in building of the future? Besides being a great example, the Green Quad sometimes hosts SC’s chapter of the Green Building Council. These men and women explore cutting edge developments in architecture, design, building materials, and more.

Self-Hypnosis/Relaxation Training 3:30-4:30pm
Rhea A. Merck, Ph.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
This drop-in workshop will focus on teaching techniques of relaxation and self-suggestion to improve participants’ ability to manage stress, concentrate, improve memory, overcome worries and fears, increase self confidence and develop a more positive outlook on life. Come by anytime in the semester when you have a Thursday afternoon free and want to recharge your battery!

Spring Tour of Community Green Garden 4:00&5:00pm
Meet in Green Quad Learning Center
Contact Matthew Kipp or Jason Craig at 777-1994 for more information
Staff permaculturist Matthew Kipp will reveal his ideas for spring planting and expansion of the community garden as he weaves student and community suggestions into the plan. Come learn about the fall crops and spring crops to come garden design and maintenance, permaculture, composting, and how you might get involved.

General Group Therapy 10:30-12:00pm
Toby Lovell, Phys.D. and Jenelle Fitch, M.A.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Group Therapy” is not just a bar! General therapy process groups are incredibly powerful, effective, and rewarding. This ongoing, weekly group is comprised of individuals who share basic struggles with any of the relationships in their lives (with friends, partners, spouses, family members, etc.). Group therapy provides an opportunity to establish trusting, supportive relationships and allows for honest interpersonal exchanges of feedback with one another. This is a great way for individuals to learn about themselves and about how they can improve relationships with others.

Assessing Children’s Diet: How Far Have We Come? 11:30-12:30pm
HESC/Public Health Building Room 105
For more information on this seminar contact Sarah Gause Epting at srgause@gwm.sc.edu
Dr. Siega-Riz, PhD, RD is an Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina, School of Public Health. She has a joint appointment in the department of Nutrition and she is a fellow of the Carolina Population Center. She serves as the Director of the Nutrition Epidemiology Division in the department of Nutrition and of the Nutrition Epidemiology Core of the Clinical Nutrition Research Center. In the department of Epidemiology, she serves as the Program chair of the Reproductive, Perinatal and Pediatric program area. She received her Doctorate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in reproductive epidemiology at the Carolina Population Center.Dr. Siega-Riz research interests include maternal nutritional status and its relationship with birth outcomes, gestational weight gain and obesity development, diet methodology, reproductive epidemiology, child and adolescent dietary behaviors, and trends in dietary intakes among minority populations. This is a free seminar and all Faculty, Staff and Students and guests are welcome to attend. Bag lunches are welcome.

Choices 3:15-4:45pm
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
For most college students, the university experience brings with it many developmental hurdles and opportunities. Choices abound, and taking risks can lead to a variety of outcomes. One of the many choices that most college students have to make involves the use of alcohol and or drugs. If you are currently interested in exploring your personal relationship with substances and want to increase your personal awareness of this relationship, and wish to learn how to make healthier lifestyle choices, this group may be for you. Participation in four consecutive sessions is required.

Experiential Therapy/Growth Group 2:00-4:00pm
Russell Haber, Ph.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
This group will explore bodily, emotional and cognitive responses to current concerns. This exploration usually helps to resolve family of origin issues, thus providing a new perspective with new possibilities. This group is an integration of psychomotor therapy and Satir’s growth model. Commitment to full participation is required (open to new members through February 11). Limit 9. Please pick up and read ahead of time the descriptive packet for this group; it is available in the front office.

Building a Healthy Relationship with Food 3:30-5:00pm
Rhea Merck, Ph.D. and Lisa Mustard, MPH, Ed.S.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
This is a motivated group of like-minded, understanding people who are dealing with issues related to body image, good, exercise addiction or ridding their life of ED. You must set up a screening appointment with a staff therapist before you can join this group.

Meditation/Mindfulness 4:15-4:45pm
Jody Lenrow, Phys.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Curious about meditation? Is your mind full of busy thoughts and “noise?” Are you stressed and in need of relaxation? Are you operating on “autopilot,” and unable to enjoy the present moment? Meditation, a form of mindfulness, is a relaxed state in which one directs one’s attention on a specific thought or awareness. The benefits are many, and can include a feeling of peace and calm, along with changes in metabolism, heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and brain chemistry. If you want to learn more and would like to meditate alongside others, drop in for this group whenever you’re able. Please arrive at 4:05 if you have never meditated before.

Stronger Together 2:00-3:30pm
Sarah Wright, Phys.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
This group will create a safe and secure environment for women survivors of sexual abuse and/or assault. The aim is to provide support and increase coping skills for group members who may be struggling with current relationships, sexuality, self-esteem or other issues. Group process can be a very powerful healing force and we will rely on the strength of one another to accomplish our goals. The group will meet weekly and regular attendance would be appreciated for the cohesiveness of the group.

GLBT Process Group 3:30-5:00pm
Toby Lovell, Phys.D. and Jody Lenrow, Phys.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgendered can be difficult at times. Maybe you are worried about telling others or having others find out... Maybe you have been the target of discrimination or prejudice... Maybe you just aren't sure about your identity... Maybe you don't feel connected to the GLBT communities... Maybe you don't feel as positive about yourself as you would like... Maybe you are having a hard time meeting other GLBT individuals. If you are experiencing any problems or concerns because you are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, or questioning and would like to talk with others dealing with similar issues, let us help.

National “Teach-in” on Climate Change Helps to Focus the Nation All Day
All Over Campus!
Call Thomas Chandler at 576-8004 for additional information
The Focus the Nation campaign will stage a teach-in across the country to finally create an uncluttered space to discuss global climate change. It aims to freeze business as usual and instead to direct all of the explorative and analytical power of our education system toward this issue of potentially enormous risk.

Anxiety Support and Process Group 10:30-11:45am
Sylvia Baker Blair, Ph.D. and Krystal Stanley M.Ed.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Many students struggle with anxiety during the course of their college career, and at times these feelings become overwhelming. This ongoing, weekly group is designed for students who are dealing with social/relational anxiety, OCD, generalized anxiety, and panic attacks. Group sessions will focus on common sources of anxiety, and group members will learn about and practice coping skills such as relaxation and meditation techniques and various cognitive strategies that help reduce intrusive thoughts and/or fears.

General Group Therapy 3:15-4:45pm
Jody Lenrow, Phys.D. and Sarah Wright, Phys.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Group Therapy” is not just a bar! General therapy process groups are incredibly powerful, effective, and rewarding. This ongoing, weekly group is comprised of individuals who share basic struggles with any of the relationships in their lives (with friends, partners, spouses, family members, etc.). Group therapy provides an opportunity to establish trusting, supportive relationships and allows for honest interpersonal exchanges of feedback with one another. This is a great way for individuals to learn about themselves and about how they can improve relationships with others.

Green Learning Community 5:00-8:00pm
Green Quad Learning Center Lounge
Call 777-1994 for more information
Stop by to hear about member experiences, activities, and unique opportunities. See a demo of USC’s new hydrogen powered segway and take a test-drive, then enjoy some locally grown and organic finger food.

“The 2% Solution” Asks What’s it Cost to Fight Climate Change? 8:00pm
Green Quad Learning Center / BA005 (Belk Auditorium)
Contact Thomas Chandler at 576-8004 for additional information
A consensus has emerged from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), arguably the gold standard in climate science, that failing to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 80% before 2050 may push humanity past a tipping point of no return. What will a 2% reduction every year after 2010 mean for our country? For the world? The film initiates a nationwide global warming “teach-in” called Focus the Nation, and faces the challenge of a 2% Solution.

National “Teach-in” on Climate Change Helps to Focus the Nation All Day
All Over Campus!
Call Thomas Chandler at 576-8004 for additional information
The Focus the Nation campaign will stage a teach-in across the country to finally create an uncluttered space to discuss global climate change. It aims to freeze business as usual and instead to direct all of the explorative and analytical power of our education system toward this issue of potentially enormous risk.

Meditation/Mindfulness 11:00-11:30am
Jody Lenrow, Phys.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Curious about meditation? Is your mind full of busy thoughts and “noise?” Are you stressed and in need of relaxation? Are you operating on “autopilot,” and unable to enjoy the present moment? Meditation, a form of mindfulness, is a relaxed state in which one directs one’s attention on a specific thought or awareness. The benefits are many, and can include a feeling of peace and calm, along with changes in metabolism, heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and brain chemistry. If you want to learn more and would like to meditate alongside others, drop in for this group whenever you’re able. Please arrive at 10:50 if you have never meditated before.

University’s Weight Watchers Group 12:00pm
Melinda Poore
Moore School of Business Suite #857
Members only. New session starts March 27.

Dissertation and Thesis Support Group 2:00-3:15pm
Eric Klein, M.A.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
Many bright and otherwise capable graduate students somehow reach a “deadlock” while working through the thesis or dissertation process. Often, students feel overwhelmed by the size and scope of this academic task. Some people experience great difficulties balancing their competing academic, personal, and professional roles. Other students tend to procrastinate due to actual underlying concerns about graduating and facing the “real world”. Whatever the reason, this “deadlock” problem plagues graduate students universally. As a result, this group has been specifically designed to help graduate students build skills relevant to completing their dissertation or thesis, subdivide the task into manageable goals, and explore concerns associated with graduating. NOTE: Counselors do not advise students concerning the actual content of the dissertation or thesis; rather, the goal is to alleviate difficulties regarding the process of completing the research project.

Self-Hypnosis/Relaxation Training 3:30-4:30pm
Rhea A. Merck, Ph.D.
CHDC (Byrnes Building 7th Floor), call 777-5223 to sign up
This drop-in workshop will focus on teaching techniques of relaxation and self-suggestion to improve participants’ ability to manage stress, concentrate, improve memory, overcome worries and fears, increase self confidence and develop a more positive outlook on life. Come by anytime in the semester when you have a Thursday afternoon free and want to recharge your battery!