Prioritizing Wellness and Self-Care For Graduate Students
Tea and Teaching: a Series for Grad TAs
February 6, 2025
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Location
Teaching Excellence Building (TEB), Room 201
Address
924 S. Morgan St., Chicago, IL
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Being an effective and compassionate instructor begins with taking care of yourself. This event is designed to help graduate students prioritize their well-being while balancing the demands of teaching, research, and personal life. Participants will explore practical self-care strategies tailored to the unique challenges of graduate school and gain tools to build resilience and manage stress. The session will also introduce resources to support mental health and foster a sustainable approach to navigating your academic and professional responsibilities. Join us to focus on your self-care and develop habits that empower you to thrive both personally and professionally.
After participating in this event, graduate students will have:
- Defined what well-being and self-care are to them as educators, grad students, and humans.
- Brainstorm stress relieving activities and identify a Scope of Practice, to cultivate long term well-being and sustainability.
- Discussed how positive mindsets might relate to your and your students success.
EVENT FORMAT: This event will be held on-campus, in-person in room 201 in the Teaching Excellence Building (TEB) located on 924 S. Morgan Street.
EVENT LEAD: Emily Potratz, epotra2@uic.edu
EVENT CO-FACILITATOR: Jenny Torres, jtorr74@uic.edu
Inclusion and Accessibility Information: CATE is committed to making events accessible. CATE’s in-person events typically involve a combination of presentation and discussion-based activities. We welcome ASL interpreters, note-takers, and accompanying assistants to in-person CATE events. The TEB is wheelchair accessible with an elevator to the second floor space. The TEB space is equipped with fixed-height tables that are moveable and can be reconfigured. There are single-occupancy, all-gender, accessible bathrooms on the second and basement levels of TEB. If you have any accessibility questions, requests, or to coordinate accommodations, please contact the CATE team at teaching@uic.edu.
Date posted
Nov 25, 2024
Date updated
Nov 25, 2024