Have an Attitude of Gratitude!

Sunday, November 12, 2023 - 8:00 am to Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 4:30 pm

As the stress of finals approaches, it may seem more difficult to express and practice gratitude. Luckily, gratitude is a character strength that all of us have within us AND we can intentionally work to develop it! In fact, when we regularly practice gratitude, numerous studies suggest, we increase our happiness and train our brains to see the good, even in the midst of the bad.

Here are some tips to help you flex your gratitude strength!  

• Find out where you’re currently at by taking a gratitude quiz such as the one from Greater Good

• Keep a gratitude journal -- check out our gratitude journal; challenge yourself to complete one page per day!  

• Mail a handwritten letter of gratitude to someone special in your life

• Try this 5 minute gratitude mindfulness practice 

• Say three things you’re grateful for in the morning or right before bed

• Discover the power of gratitude by watching Soul Pancake’s “Experiment in Gratitude” video on YouTube

Student Wellness Services offers a variety of opportunities for you to exercise your gratitude strength. Our Wellness Coaches are ready to help you explore what you’re grateful for and help you find ways to increase your gratitude practices! Sign up for a Wellness Coaching session today! We will work with you to develop strategies that work for YOU so you are able to feel the many benefits of gratitude, including lowered stress, better sleep, and stronger relationships.

Location: NA

Contact Information

Name: Megan Cahalan
Email: megan.cahalan@uni.edu
Phone: (319) 242-2962

Link to Event: Gratitude Campaign

Mean Girls the Musical

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 2:00 pm

Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and original director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

 New York Magazine cheers, “Mean Girls delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!”

Location: Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Contact Information

Name: Jennifer Onuigbo
Email: jennifer.onuigbo@uni.edu
Phone: NA

Link to Event: Mean Girls the Musical

UNI Football v.s. North Dakota State

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 4:00 pm

Location: UNI Dome

Contact Information

Name: University Relations
Email: ur@uni.edu
Phone: NA

Link to Event: UNI Football

Mean Girls the Musical

Saturday, November 18, 2023 - 7:00 pm

Direct from Broadway, Mean Girls is the hilarious hit musical from an award-winning creative team, including book writer Tina Fey (“30 Rock”), composer Jeff Richmond (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and original director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon).

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. Soon, this naïve newbie falls prey to a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. But when Cady devises a plan to end Regina’s reign, she learns the hard way that you can’t cross a Queen Bee without getting stung.

 New York Magazine cheers, “Mean Girls delivers with immense energy, a wicked sense of humor and joyful inside-jokery.” USA Today says, “We’ll let you in on a little secret, because we’re such good friends: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!”

Location: Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center

Contact Information

Name: Jennifer Onuigbo
Email: jennifer.onuigbo@uni.edu
Phone: NA

Link to Event: Mean Girls the Musical