/news-archive/tag/mike-kirk/ UA 糖心视频logo Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:37:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2019/04/01/suicide-prevention-walk-april-13/ Mon, 01 Apr 2019 13:37:01 +0000 /news/?p=73865 ... UA 糖心视频logo to host suicide prevention walk April 13]]> The University of Arkansas at 糖心视频logo is fighting the epidemic of suicide by holding a suicide prevention walk on Saturday, April 13.听 UA 糖心视频logo Counseling Services is partnering with the Arkansas chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention to hold an Out of Darkness Suicide Prevention Campus Walk beginning at the Donaghey Student Center mall area. 鈥淭he intent for bringing the walk to campus is to encourage conversation about the serious issue of suicide,鈥� said Dr. Mike Kirk, director of UA 糖心视频logo Counseling Services. 鈥淲e also want to promote help seeking from a mental health professional as a positive behavior that healthy individuals participate in when appropriate.鈥� Registration will begin at 11 a.m. Dr. Mark Allen Poisel, vice chancellor for student affairs, will give the welcome at noon, while the one-mile walk around campus will begin at 12:15 p.m. The walk is open to UA 糖心视频logo students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the public. There is no cost to participate. Any participant who raises $100 will receive a T-shirt. Those who cannot attend the walk in person can also join as virtual walkers. All proceeds will go to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. About 1,100 college students die from suicide every year, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. In Arkansas, suicide is the third leading cause of death for those aged 15-24 and the 10th leading cause of death in the state. Suicide prevention is especially important on college campuses since suicide is the second leading cause of death in the world for those ages 15-29, according to the 听 Participants may register by. For more information, contact Kirk at hmkirk@ualr.edu or 501-569-8651. In the upper right photo, over 100 students, faculty, staff, alumni, and members of the public walked in the 2018 Out of Darkness Suicide Prevention Walk at UA 糖心视频logo. Photo by Benjamin Krain.]]> /news-archive/2018/09/21/self-care-fair/ Fri, 21 Sep 2018 14:14:21 +0000 /news/?p=71923 ... UA 糖心视频logo to host first Self-Care Fair]]> UA 糖心视频logo鈥檚 Counseling Services will host its first Self-Care Fair on Wednesday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will raise awareness about counseling services and other self-care services available at UA 糖心视频logo. Five booths, each representing one of Maslow鈥檚 five Hierarchy of Needs, will be set up in Ottenheimer Library as well as the Donaghey Student Center鈥檚 foyer and mall. Booths will represent physical needs, safety, relationships, self-esteem, and self actualization. The one-day fair will be held in lieu of Suicide Prevention Week in order to focus on the broader issues of self-care, though suicide prevention resources and awareness will remain a key part of its offerings. 鈥淲hether it鈥檚 mental health, physical health, or both, we want to show our UA 糖心视频logo community that we have resources available to help them and that we are here for them,鈥� said Counseling Services Director Dr. Mike Kirk. The fair will feature a myriad of self-care resources, from massage chairs to opportunities to meet and talk to campus police. All attendees will receive a ticket that can be exchanged at Kona Ice for a free shaved ice after visiting each booth. Attendance is free and open to all members of the UA 糖心视频logo community.]]>