SHOWCASE TOPIC

Disability Etiquette

TAKE-AWAYS

How to define able-ism

How to avoid able-ist language

How to tastefully, and tactfully support someone with a disability

How to focus on someone’s abilities, not their disabilities

Identify innate biases when interacting with people with disabilities

Learn Person-First Language as it relates to those with disabilities

Other Speaking Topics

Anger Management

Male Sexual Assault Awareness

Self Esteem

Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Self Care

Suicide Prevention

...and many more

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Word On The Street

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“Borderline, Narcissistic and Schizoid Adaptations: The Pursuit of Love, Admiration and Safety”

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When was the last time you played a game?

When was the last time you caught a ball or dealt out a deck of cards? Do you remember the last time you jumped rope or kicked a can? How long has it been since you opened a favorite board game or found the most elusive hiding spot in a high-stakes hide and seek contest?

Games are magic – through their rules, parts, and players, they use their simple fictions to teach us the facts about life. It is no coincidence that children learn to play games at such an early age; we learned how to be human by the games that we enjoyed as children. Our childhood games are and were so powerful because they taught us the vital skills that we would need to succeed in life. The games we play as adult learners are equally as valuable because they help us reconnect to that sense of intellectual curiosity of our youth as we hone those same skills. No matter how old we grow, there remains a tremendous power in playing.

The power of playing principle governs campus life programming. Games are the key to student attendance, engagement, and retention in campus life programming because they give students permission to play. Give your students an excuse to have fun again, and watch your campus programming be reimagined by unlocking their imaginations!

As someone who makes a living designing games, writing riddles, and crafting clues, it is astounding how a truth so self-evident remains so sparsely implemented. Hailing from Carnegie Mellon University, where I was both a Resident Advisor and Community Advisor as an