CAPS hosts an array of signature programs that we have created and that we implement each year to support our student community. These signature programs include campus-wide initiatives that engage the entire community around topics of positive mental health, as well as initiatives that have been designed for specific communities on campus.
Recess is an event held at the start of the fall semester. Recess provides opportunity to destigmatize mental health and engage students in activities that support their holistic wellbeing. Students will be able to meet CAPS staff and interact with campus partners who offer services to promote positive wellbeing and student success.
CAPS Carnival was created thanks to the generosity of the Price Family. CAPS Carnival is the fall version of our Spring Play Day. CAPS Carnival is centered in student wellness. This signature program offers space to provide a late semester/pre-finals mental health boost to students by engaging them in interactive learning activities to promote positive mental health and wellness.
Play Day is an annual event held every spring semester that highlights the importance of play in managing our mood, stress, and anxiety. Past events have included paw pals, a music station, puzzles, adult coloring books, and "make your own" glitter bears, stress balls, and slime.
The OUTSpoken speaker series is an annual speaker series event that brings to campus an LGBTQ+ identified speaker to speak to issues related to sexual and gender identity and to issues related to the LGBTQ+ community as a whole. This speaker series takes an intersectional approach, examining intersections of race, class, religion, and other identities.
