Sextober

October is all about providing UNH students sexual well-being learning opportunities so that they can make informed choices regarding their sexual well-being and health care.ÌýÌý

All programs provided during Sextober use a well-being framework and comprehensive sex education approach that is:ÌýÌý

  • Medically accurateÌýÌý
  • Developmentally appropriate for young adults (aged 18-25)Ìý
  • Inclusive and culturally responsiveÌýÌý
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We work in accordance with guidelines from the American College Health Association (ACHA), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and the World Health Organization (WHO) who collectively advocate for sex education that utilizes a public health and comprehensive sex education approach.ÌýÌý

Sextober’s learning opportunities are designed for UNH students who are:Ìý

  • Practicing abstinenceÌýÌý
  • Thinking about having sex
  • Currently having sexÌý

We collaborate with various UNH departments and programs to bring Sextober to UNH that are:ÌýÌý

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  • Open to the UNH community (students and employees)Ìý
  • Open to all identitiesÌýÌý

If you have any questions about Sextober programming, please email Dawn Zitney, Well-Being Educator/Counselor at dawn.zitney@unh.edu.Ìý

All Month

Pleasure Pop-Ups:ÌýBe on the lookout for our sex education pop-ups around campus at various times and locations. Brought to you by the Sexual Well-Being Interns.Ìý

Sextober Extras

  • Request a sex education program for your UNH community.
  • Free safer sex supplies available at Health & Wellness, no questions asked.
  • 'Free Pleasure Kits that include education on safer sex and a variety of barrierÌýmethods and lubrication will be given out at all Health & Wellness Sextober events.
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SEXTOBER CALENDAR OF EVENTS

wellness festÌý
sept 26
11am - 2pm
hamel rec center (HRC)

Our biggestÌýhealth and wellness event returns! How are you - really?  Check in with yourself. Stop by the sexual well-being table to learn how safer sex (if your sexually active) can contribute to your wellness.Ìý Enjoy interactive booths, free food, music and more.ÌýÌý

Open to the UNH communityÌý
Sponsored by Health & Wellness and UNH Basic NeedsÌý

Â鶹app First Annual LGBTQ+ History Month
throughout the month of october
Various Locations
Various Times

HighlightingÌýrole models, fostering a sense of union, and recognizing the historiesÌýand contributions of the LGBTQ+ Community.

ÌýSponsored by The Aulbani J. Beauregard Center

guided practice for sexual well-being
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Open to all abilities. No yoga experience is needed.Ìý
Open to the UNH communityÌý
Sponsored by Health & WellnessÌý

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Yoga for Pleasure Ìý
Friday, October 4, 12:30pm -1:30pmÌý
Studio 1, HRCÌý
Led by Dawn Zitney, Health & WellnessÌý

This is a movement-based yoga practice that will focus on creating space in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual bodies to experience pleasure. No registration required. Ìý
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Yoga Nidra for Relaxation Ìý
Friday, October 11, 1:00 – 2:00pmÌý

Studio 1, HRCÌý
Led by Kathleen Grace-Bishop, Health & WellnessÌý

This is a deep meditative yoga practice with minimal movement. Restore, revive, and energize your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This workshop will leave you feeling refreshed and relaxed. . Ìý

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Yoga for a Broken HeartÌý
Friday, October 18, 12:30pm -1:30pmÌý
Studio 1, HRCÌý
Led by Dawn Zitney, Health & WellnessÌý

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Chappell Roan Yoga

Friday, October 25, 11amÌý- 12pm
Studio 1, HRCÌý
Led by Dawn Zitney, Health & WellnessÌý

This is a movement-based yoga practice that will focus on opening and protecting the heart so that one may find healing from grief. No registration required.ÌýÌý

We're hot to go for this yoga class that will create space to Ìýappreciate our bodies, celebrate our identities, and lean into our sexuality. This class is in honor of Sextober and Body Acceptance Week. No registration required. Ìý

walk-in sti testing for chlamydia and gonorrhea
TUESDAY, OCT 8 ANDÌý22
11AM - 3PM
THRIVE, HAMEL REC CENTER (hrc)

Open to UNH CommunityÌýÌýÌýÌý

Chlamydia and gonorrhea are the two most common STIs among young adults, including UNH students. Start the year off right by getting tested to know your STI status. If you have symptoms and/or want to inquire about getting tested for other STIs including HIV, please make an appointment. Please bring your insurance card (testing is not free) so that we can bill your health insurance, or we can bill you ($37.80).ÌýÌý

Learn about all our sexual health/well-being servicesÌý

TAKE BACK THE NIGHT (tbtn) EVENTS
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Sponsored by SHARPPÌý

Speech Workshop Ìý
Navigating the decision to share your story at TBTN, speech building strategies and practice, prioritizing your well-being pre/post TBTNÌý
Tuesday, October 1, 5:30-7pm Ìý
MUB 338/340Ìý

The SHARPP Center presents our first ever Pre-TBTN speech workshop. This event is focused on helping those who might be interested in speaking navigate the decision to share (or not to share) their story at TBTN. This workshop will also be used for speech building strategies and practice, and review ways to prioritize well-being before and after TBTN. As a 90-min one time program, this will NOT be a drop-in style event. Instead, we recommend those interested arrive at 5:30pm and leave when they need. This event is open to undergraduate & graduate students.ÌýÌý

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Craft NightÌý
Tuesday, October 8, 6:30-8pmÌý
MUB 334Ìý

Grab a group of friends and come on by! From poster-making, Clothesline Project T-shirt creations, awareness bracelets, to awareness ribbon painting- we have it all. Crafts made at this event can either be taken home or left with SHARPP Center staff to be incorporated into a powerful visual display at our annual Take Back The Night event. This is a drop-in style craft night, where you can stop by for as much (or as little) time as you're able to. Dinner and refreshments will be provided. This event is open to all UNH community members (undergraduate & graduate students, faculty & staff).Ìý

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Take Back The Night   Ìý
Thursday, October 17, 8pm Ìý
T-Hall LawnÌý Ìý
Open to the UNH community Ìý
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Take Back The Night (TBTN) began at UNH in 1981 but has been a staple at universities/colleges since the early 1970s. TBTN is a student-led events that serves as both a community call to action and a space for those impacted by violence/abuse to share advice, stories, poetry, and more. TBTN creates a place to come together in community, shatter silence around interpersonal violence (IPV: stalking, relationship abuse, sexual violence, & harassment) and enhance awareness. This event is free from mandatory reporting (what is shared at TBTN will not result in a UNH Title IX report being filed).ÌýÌý

GENDER AFFIRMING CARE - INFORMATION AND DISCUSSIONÌý
TUESDAY, OCT 22
12 - 1PM
3RD FLOOR, SMITH HALL

Open to studentsÌýÌý

Informational meeting and discussion focused on gender identity and expression and the range of gender affirming resources, support, and care available to students at UNH.Ìý

Sponsored by Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS) and Health & WellnessÌý

SEXUAL CITIZENSHIP & DECISION-MAKING:Ìý hOOKUP CULTURE AT unh
WEDNESDAY, oCTÌý 23
2:10 - 3:30PM
MCCONNELL 340

Open to students only  Ìý

Join this interactive program to think about your own sexual decision making as we collectively analyze and apply three key concepts: sexual projects, sexual geography, and sexual citizenship. We will examine the current "landscape" of sexual well-being and violence prevention at UNH with information about hookup culture, its intersection with substance use, and the social/sexual norms that UNH students navigate. Co-facilitated by Kate Gladstone, Prevention Specialist from The SHARPP Center and Dawn Zitney, Well-Being Educator/Counselor from Health & Wellness. Ìý

Chappell Roan Yoga (Description Above) Friday, October 25 11:00ÌýAM - 12:00 PM Studio 1, HRC
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PERSONAL HISTORICAL EXPLORATION OF GENDER IDENTITY/SEXUAL ORIENTATIONÌý
Monday, Oct 28
1:00 - 2:00 pm
Beauregard Center

Open to the UNH communityÌýÌý

An exploration of the personal and societal influences on the individual's gender expression and sexual identity. Information about language/definitions, pronouns, assumptions made and common mistakes and how to address them.ÌýÌý

Sponsored by Psychological and Counseling Services (PACS)Ìý

WOMEN'S SEXUAL BODIESÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýMONDAY, OCT 28Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý2:10 - 3:30 PMÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý McConnell 340

A look at women's changing clothing styles over 100 years and the expected body silhouettes to which one should aspire to     

look their best in whatever is trending. Advertising for the accompanying changes in undergarmentsÌýdesigned to achieve the optimal form are also discussed, showing the frequently blatant - sometimes oblique - negative messages about women's bodies in their natural form.

Presented by Dr. Nena Stracuzzi, principle lecturer. Co-sponsored by the Sociology Department and Health & Wellness.Ìý

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