Fresh Check Day

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to join us for Fresh Check Day on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Oak/Dogwood Rooms

Fresh Check Day is an uplifting mental health promotion and suicide prevention event for colleges that includes interactive expo booths, peer-to-peer messaging, support of multiple campus departments and groups, free food, entertainment, and exciting prizes and giveaways. Fresh Check Day aims to create an approachable and hopeful atmosphere where students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to engage in dialogue about mental health and helps to build a bridge between the campus community and the mental health resources available on campus, in the community, and nationally.

Activities include but are not limited to:

-Pet therapy

-Arts and crafts

-Drug Trivia Wheel, Beer Goggles, and Narcan training

-Hula hooping and corn hole

-Community service activity

-Giveaways and raffles*

-Learning about suicide preventative and other mental health topics

*Student raffle prizes include 1 free Clam Jam ticket, 1 free FUSA Concert ticket, 1 free Senior Week event, early access to home basketball game tickets, and more! Faculty/staff giveaways include Fairfield swag.

Brought to you by Health and Wellness Committee, Counseling and Psychological Services, Health Center, Recreation, Campus Ministry, Office of the Dean of Students, Office of Student Engagement, Student Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, Center for Social Impact, Fairfield University Art Museum, Department of Public Safety, and many additional valued offices and student groups. Fresh Check Day is a program of the Jordan Porco Foundation.