by Guest Blogger | Apr 25, 2018 | Intellectual, Social, Wellness Blog, Winona
As many of you all know, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. As a Peer Educator and Victim advocate, it is my duty to Winona State to educate our students and staff about Gender-Based Violence, and provide assistance to those who have experienced GBV. This is...
by Emma Cavanaugh | Apr 16, 2018 | Emotional, Physical, Social, Wellness
What is Take Back The Night? Starting in the late 1970s in England, women protested against the violence they had experienced by walking through the streets at night, calling them Take Back the Night marches. This spread to other countries, and these protests grew....
by Michaela Gaffke | Mar 30, 2018 | Social, Wellness
This month we are discussing Bystander Intervention. What is being a bystander? You are a bystander when you are watching a situation happening, and do not intervene. If you are a bystander, you can choose to become an active bystander to intervene into the situation....
by Samantha Johnson | Feb 14, 2018 | Social, Wellness
When it comes to friends – I’ve been blessed with some of the best. It’s never been about quantity as much as quality and I admit I can be picky when I pick ’em. We’re influenced by the attitudes and actions of those we are around most often. You get out...
by Cheney Mason | Feb 7, 2018 | Emotional, Social, Wellness
Who doesn’t want to become fluent in love languages? I’m not an expert on love, but I have discovered that everyone has different “love languages,” categorized into five specific areas on how each of us prefer to give and receive love from the people we care...
by Michaela Gaffke | Feb 5, 2018 | Social
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. 1 in 3 young people will be in an abusive relationship, and 33% of those will not tell anyone about their abusive relationship. This month is to raise awareness of dating violence in any age, and to prevent it. Let’s...
