What's Connection Got To Do With It?
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
E-258 (2nd Floor)
At the onset of the pandemic in 2020, The Women's Center & LGBTQ+ Hub (WC/Hub) offered support circles for students to express, connect, and build community around common themes. Since 2023, WC/Hub has offered weekly Mindfulness Meditation sessions for students to cultivate present awareness and receive support with starting or maintaining a practice. As a pilot in collaboration with The Wellness Center in fall 2026, we are offering "Got Something On Your Mind?"—a weekly support pop-up where students share what's on heart and mind and receive on-the-spot support and guidance.  Making connections and relationship building are at the heart of these initiatives. In this experiential session, participants will engage in a mindfulness meditation session or support circle, and learn about the neuroscience behind these practices. There will also be time to review outcomes from the mindfulness meditation initiative at LaGuardia.
Deema Bayrakdar, LaGuardia Community College