In this meeting, we will discuss how to DISCOVER and DEFINE your purpose at all stages of your academic journey.

Having a clear sense of purpose is essential for navigating academia while maintaining health and wellness, especially as a minoritized person. In this meeting, we will:

• Share stories highlighting the importance of defining your purpose on your academic journey.
• Discuss how we, as a community, have found ways to discover and define our individual and collective purpose.
• Start engaging with introspective practices that assist in discovering and defining your unique purpose.

This meeting is overlapping with Psychin' Out Fall 2022 Application Bootcamp - a *FREE* series of presentations and community workgroup session for individuals applying for graduate programs starting Fall 2022. See infographic below for details. Register here!

The "Navigating Academia with Purpose" Series

Navigating academia carries a lot of stress, and that stress can multiply if you identify as a minoritized person. In collaboration with Refuge Workgroup, Psychin’ Out, and Black In Mental Health, this limited series will focus on unpacking the stress of navigating academia with purpose as a minoritized person, and seek to:

1. Normalize the stress brought on by pursuing goals at all levels of one’s academic journey
2. Describe stress specific to minoritized people during their academic journey
3. Discuss ways to manage emotions specific to different stages of one’s academic journey
4. Share helpful resources and discuss ways to build a community of support.

This series is moderated by Mani-Jade Garcia, in collaboration with Angelina Gomez, Sashana Rowe-Harriott, Aradhana Srinagesh, and Emily Turner.

See above for our upcoming series events!