Stay in the loop with events, initiatives and updates across Campus Wellness and Support Services.

Testing & vaccination

• Health Services will be offering a Gardasil pop-up clinic, October 4th in the EV-atrium. Students can drop by to get their HPV vaccine, book their pap test, and grab a few free condoms! 
• Pee to see, swab to know returned to the EV-atrium, allowing students to drop-in for on-the-spot STI-testing.

Wellness week

• Oct. 3 - 7: The Zen Dens are hosting a week of wellness workshops, including frequently requested topics like procrastination, perfectionism, anxiety and self-compassion. They will also be hosting a spoken word workshop in collaboration with the Black Perspectives Office. 

Accessibility services and support

• The ACSD is introducing new services and pilot projects for individualized note-taking support. Services range from independent accommodations, such as access to note-taking applications, to skill-building support including our Note-taking Bootcamp, offered in partnership with the Student Success Centre, and exploring how external providers and AI can reduce barriers and support autonomy for students.
• The ACSD ADHD coaching pilot project has entered its second phase.
  During the fall term more than 60 students will receive five sessions of personalized ADHD coaching to help build skills. ACSD advisor Russ Cooper and Student Success Centre learning specialist Agnes Zagury are among the coaches, along with eight paraprofessionals from the Medipsy Clinic. This phase is expected to continue into winter 2023 to provide coaching for an additional 60 students. 

Outreach and welcome back events

• All CWSS units participated in the EXPLORE services fair to connect with new and returning students
• Healthy YOU at CU weekly healthy education outreach are back on campus, in the EV- and LB-atriums. Upcoming outreach events (and more!) can be found on our health and wellness events page!
• The ACSD will be hosting a tabling event October 26th in the EV-atrium, to promote services and remind students of the exam registration deadline. 
• The ACSD hosted a student services meet and greet event with more than 20 staff members from various offices within Concordia, such as Birks, Dean of Students, Concordia International and Financial Aid and Awards! They asked a lot of questions about our services and told us about theirs. Great job Ana Gonzalez!
• The ACSD held exam Q&A sessions for faculty to ask questions and receive information regarding booking exams for students registered with the ACSD. 

In the news

• Health Promotion Specialist Gaby Szabo was interviewed by CBC about healthy behaviours, with interviews playing across Canada on the early-morning shows. Resources can be found at concordia.ca/behaviourchange

New staff welcome

• The ACSD is welcoming Moire Stevenson as Lead, Disability Accommodations
• Nurse Kim Crosbie began at Health Services on at the end of August