FLUSHING, N.Y. – The City University of New York Athletic Conference continued its 'Talk About It Tuesdays' webinar series with its latest installment, 'Improving My Mental Health and Wellness,' featuring HealthFirst.
The programming featured
Dr. Jin Yee Yoon-Hudman, HealthFirst AVP Medical Director,
Robert Cortes, Assistant Director of Outreach at BMCC, and
Dr. Gerard Bryant, Director of Counseling Services and Faculty Athletics Representative at John Jay.
Hosted by CUNY's Inclusive Sports Advisor
Ryan Martin, the group held a great discussion, engaging in conversation about learning how to cope with anxiety and stress. The panelists provided tips on how to prevent burnout while sharing resources available to help improve mental health. Click
here to view the panelists' presentation.
Below is a copy of the broadcast:
Tuesday's broadcast is a part of several sessions hosted by the CUNY Athletic Conference. Talk About It Tuesdays is programming provided by the conference to serve as educational resources for our student body across CUNY's 25 campuses.
The series comprises several programs, ranging from: preparing for the upcoming season mental health, on campus support systems, recruiting and social media, among other programming topics relevant to our students amidst these unprecedented times of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Each of the sessions are free, but registration is required. An abbreviated recap will be available on YouTube and cunyathletics.com soon after each webinar.
Below is a list of upcoming dates:
August 11: On-Campus Support Systems (Register)
Join the CUNY Athletic Conference as we discuss the various support options available to students as you prepare for the Fall semester.
Panelists: Ryan Martin (Host), Matthew Torres (Moderator), Karina Jorge (Assistant Athletic Director for Compliance/Senior Woman Administrator at CCNY), Kelly Peloquin (Associate Director of Athletics, Bronx), Ian James (CUNY Office of Student Affairs)
August 18: SAAC Leadership Seminar (Register)
Panelists: Ryan Martin (Host), Matthew Torres (Moderator), Patrick Anderson (Paralympic gold medalist), Joseph Awadjie (CUNYAC Assistant Director for External Relations & Compliance), Asimina Hamakiotes (2019-20 CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Lamarana Diallo (2019-20 CUNYAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year)
August 18: Coaches Rules Seminar (Register)
Panelists: Ryan Martin (Host), Matthew Torres (Moderator), DeVernie Winston (Hostos Women's Basketball Head Coach), Jeff Myers (Director of Academic and Membership Affairs), Zak Ivkovic (CUNYAC Commissioner)
Stay tuned for more programming announcements this summer!
We hope to see you online!