College of Education graduate students are invited to an online summer support circle geared towards Black graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The goal of this circle is to provide an intentional space where students can decompress, receive support, and just be (together).
As grad students are working hard to secure their degree (and the bag), we encourage then to be mindful of emotional, social, and psychological well being. As Black graduate students, they may be shouldering multiple stressors such as general graduate student struggles, virus-related injustices, and household/family responsibilities. During this pandemic, it’s not unusual to start to feel fatigue (if you’re not already exhausted), to notice emotions (e.g.fear, grief, uncertainty, etc.), and have periods where you’re overwhelmed. With this circle, we will cultivate our cultural resources and the power of the community for support. We will facilitate discussions and dialogues about healing, change, and power.
Please feel free to share this announcement widely among your networks of Black graduate students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The Support Circle will meet Wednesdays from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, starting June 3, 2020.
The Circle will be facilitated by Nimot and Briana, two Black women graduate students in the Counseling Psychology program at UIUC. This will be an open group format, so feel free to join when you can.
Please email Briana at brianaw3@illinois.edu for the Microsoft Teams link.
