What’s Happening This Week: Feb. 17-23 - The Peel

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Health Promotion Peer Leader Applications: Applications for Barnes Center at The Arch Health Promotion Peer Leaders are open now for the 2026-27 academic year! Health Promotion Peer Leaders facilitate programming to educate other students across a wide range of topics spanning substance use harm reduction, sexual health, healthy relationships, bystander intervention and mental wellness. Peer Leaders also facilitate Pet Therapy sessions in the Barnes Center, as well as welcome guests in the MindSpa and provide an engaging and welcoming environment. Interested students can apply on Handshake. Applications close Friday, Feb. 27.

LaunchPad Workshop: Quality Management Systems for Startups (11 a.m.-noon)
Soul Painting With Christian Outreach (11 a.m.-noon)
Italian Culture and Conversation Table (12:30-1:30 p.m.)
LaunchPad Workshop: Supplier Quality for Startups (1-2 p.m.)
Weekly Drop-In Bird Library Events (2-4 p.m.)
STEM Study Hub (4-6 p.m.)
Ask a Personal Trainer (5-7 p.m.)
Lunar New Year Dinner (4:30-9 p.m.)
Lunar New Year Craft Night (5-7 p.m.)
Pet Therapy (5:30-7 p.m.)
Disability Cultural Center Connect (6-7 p.m.)
Serving Connections: A Community Dinner Series (6-8 p.m.)
Welcome Week Leader 2026 Virtual Information Session (7-8 p.m.)

Pet Therapy (noon-1:30 p.m.)
Tamil Culture and Conversation Table (3:45-4:45 p.m.)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training on Campus (4-6:30 p.m.)
Math Study Table (4-6 p.m.)
Ask a Personal Trainer (5-7 p.m.)
Pet Therapy (5:15-6:45 p.m.)
From Choice to Acceptance: Navigating Graduate School Applications and Building Strong Recommendations (5:30-6:30 p.m.)
Sexual Health Empowerment Month: Kink 101 (6-8 p.m.)
Black History Month Vibe Ride (6:30-7:20 p.m.)
Black History Month Soul Skate (7-9 p.m.)

Thriving Thursdays (10 a.m.-6 p.m.)
Grief Workshops: Making, Memory and Collective Care (1-3 p.m.)
Fish Fry at the Inn Complete (3-9 p.m.)
LaunchPad Workshop: Lessons From a Failed Startup (3-4 p.m.)
Department of African American Studies Showcase and Student Mixer (5-7 p.m.)
Pet Therapy Featuring Phoebe the Therapy Cat (5:30-7 p.m.)
Research Roundtable Workshop: Tools for Career Preparedness (5:30-7 p.m.)
“Jim: The James Foley Story” Screening and Discussion (6-9 p.m.)
Karaoke Night (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
Trivia Night at the Inn Complete (6:30-9 p.m.)
Welcome Week Leader 2026 Information Session (7-8 p.m.)

Donuts With Dean Dixon (9-10 a.m.)
Pet Therapy (11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.)
Turkish Culture and Conversation Table (2-3 p.m.)
What’s the Stitch? (2:30-4:30 p.m.)
Fish Fry at the Inn Complete (3-9 p.m.)
WellsLink Transitions Ceremony (3-5 p.m.)
Mix It Up (5-7 p.m.)
Black History Month Pop Culture Game Night (6:30-8:30 p.m.)
“Black Women’s Art Ecosystems: Sites of Wellness and Self-Care” Book Signing (6:30 p.m.)
Rainbow Skate Night at Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion (7:30-9:30 p.m.)

Club Men’s Volleyball Tournament (8 a.m.-9 p.m.)
Cross-Country Skiing at Drumlins (10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.)
Datathon (noon-5 p.m.)
Grief Workshops: Making, Memory and Collective Care (1-3 p.m.)
“Picnic” (8-10 p.m.)