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VolAware fair to promote mental health VolAware initiative aims to provide the community with skills to intervene when someone Student Life Editor they know is in distress, to decrease the stigma of mental health issues, to promote emotional UT students will have the chance to learn well-being and coping through life-skills develabout mental health and wellness at opment, to provide prevention and early interWednesday’s VolAware Street Fair. vention of mental health problems The fair, in its fifth year, will give and to enhance education and students the opportunity to particiawareness and community collabopate in activities that promote overration. all health and wellness, as well as Dan Reilly, director of the Safety, get information about health and Environment and Education wellness resources around campus. Center, said the fair, along with Dr. Connie Briscoe, staff psycholTuesday night’s “Stomp out ogist and assistant director at the Stigma” concert in Presidential UT Counseling Center, said that Courtyard, is a kickoff to the yearwhile the fair is primarily focused long VolAware campaign. on mental health, students will also “(The events) are days of demarbe able to get information about cation to celebrate how much stugeneral wellness. dents help each other and to “(The fair) is really to get people encourage students to continue thinking about how to take care of helping each other,” he said. themselves,” she said. Reilly said that the SEE center Some of the activities at the fair works with VolAware to initiate will include an Inner Child playcensafety at UT. ter, inflatables, mental health “Safety is a university value, and “Jeopardy!” and safety presentations it is collective,” he said. “We want by UTPD. students to look out for other stuCareer Services will host a workdents and faculty and staff to look shop entitled “What Can I Do with a out for students and other faculty Major in the Helping Professions?” and staff members. Basically, it’s for students who are interested in Vols looking out for Vols.” careers in psychology, counseling Briscoe said she also wants stuand social work. dents to know how to help each “We will talk about the differother. ences between clinical psychology, “The fair is one way to learn how counseling psychology and mental you can help people and what health counseling, as well as how to resources are available,” she said. prepare for careers in these fields,” Briscoe said the fair can be benStephanie Kit, associate director of eficial to all students. Career Services, said. “We will also “We want to focus on preventalk about graduate school for these tion,” she said. “You may not be programs.” struggling with an issue now, but File Photo • The Daily Beacon The workshop will be held from we want to teach how you can pre11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. in the UC. Students look over a board on Suicide Prevention at a previous VolAware. The fair started Tuesday at vent yourself from struggling with Students will also have the oppor- Presidential Courtyard and continues today on the UC Plaza from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. something later.” tunity to meet with mental health Briscoe said it is also beneficial providers on campus and in the for students to know where to turn Knoxville community. if a friend or family member struggles with a stress or gain focus. sessions will be held in the UC. Along with the ongoing activities, the fair “It really helps people to be mindful and mental health issue. Briscoe said this year’s fair will be bigger will play host to four “Question, Persuade, than in previous years. She said the fair will be slow things down,” she said. The fair will take place on the UC Plaza Prefer” suicide prevention training sessions more hands-on and interactive, and the numShe said students who enjoy the biofeed- from 10 a.m to 4:30 p.m. For a full schedule of throughout the day. visit back sessions can use resources at the counsel- events ber of vendors at the fair will have doubled. “The training prepares you to take care of A new addition to the fair will be biofeed- ing center to continue practicing biofeedback. http://volaware.utk.edu/2010%20Schedule.ht someone who might be considering suicide,” back training. Through programs like the street fair, the ml.
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Briscoe said. “After the training, students will receive a certificate certifying them as a QPR suicide prevention gatekeeper.” The training sessions will be held from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m., 1:20 to 2:20 p.m., 2:25 to 3:25 p.m. and 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. All training
“(In biofeedback training) students can learn techniques to help them use their mind to learn how to control things within their body,” Briscoe said. Briscoe said the training will allow students to become more aware of their bodies to de-
Crime report stresses safety measures Joe Tolbert Staff Writer
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Dr. Marvelene Moore talks about the Four Leaf Peat Band on Oct. 6. It included a free Irish music concert sponsored by the National Symposium on Multicultural Music. For more information on the band visit www.fourleafpeat.com.
The UT crime report is in. The annual report shares crime statistics from the previous year and different programs that the UT Police Department implements. Emily Simerly, lieutenant of special operations with UTPD, said various people helped compile this report. “UTPD compiles the Department of Education and the TIBRS statistics,” she said. “Some of the statistics are also derived from information obtained from Student Judicial Affairs. The annual fire report is obtained from UT Environmental Health and Safety. Other general information is from the security booklet and is reviewed and updated annually by representatives from the Dean of Students, UT Police and other interested parties.” Gloria Graham, UT chief of police, said in order to ensure low crime rates students should “avoid walking alone especially at night, lock (their) doors, walk with confidence and report suspicious persons or activity.” Simerly acknowledged times may occur when students have to walk alone, but tsome things can be done to ensure safety. “Students should be aware of their surroundings and report suspicious activity immediately,” she said. “Many times individuals do not report suspicious activities because they feel that they are bothering the police or don’t want to make a big deal out of situation. The police exist to preserve order
and enforce laws.” “It helps the police tremendously when students or any citizen are ‘eyes and ears’ for the police,” Simerly said. “While having a cell phone on your person is a good idea for emergency notifications, we do not encourage individuals to be involved in distracting cell phone conversations if walking alone.” The report discussed several security considerations that are taken into account by UTPD. One of the considerations is the campus grounds. “Every effort is made by the university’s grounds staff to ensure that campus facilities, grounds and landscaping are maintained in such a way as to eliminate natural obstructions that could become safety concerns,” the report stated. Also, from time to time, a lighting survey is conducted in conjunction with UTPD. From those surveys, the results have been significant improvements in outdoor lighting and placements of blue light telephones. Another consideration is traveling at night. Knoxville Area Transit provides two services to the UT campus. The first is the “T.” The “T” runs an east-to-west route, a northto-south route and a route that goes to the agriculture campus. For late night travel, the “T: Late Nite” is an option. It is a bus that runs on campus and in the Fort from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., Sunday through Thursday, and 6 p.m. to 4 a.m. Friday and Saturday. KAT also provides a free on demand shuttle to students between the hours of 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. See CRIME REPORT on Page 5