Lackhove Hall hosts mental health themed bingo.

The staff of Lackhove Hall hosted its “Did You Know” on Wednesday, Sept. 16.  

Every residence hall on campus must host a “Did You Know” event once each academic year. These events provide opportunities for students to learn about topics that are not widely spoken about.

Desiree Lane, a graduate student and resident director of Lackhove Hall, was in charge of planning this event.

“We knew it was suicide prevention month, so we wanted to do something centered around mental health,” Lane said. “We wanted to bring it firsthand of connecting students with resources that are already on campus but also connecting it with what they are dealing with.”

There were seven on-campus resources that represented themselves at the bingo: Alcohol & Other Drugs; First Year Experience; the Office of Inclusion, Belonging, & Social Equity; Retention & Student Success; the Counseling Center; the Learning Center; and the Office of Accessibility & Resources. 

Laura Menet, who is a junior and a resident assistant, helped alongside other resident assistants to plan this event.

“Everybody got a designated job within planning it, so somebody did the flyers, somebody helped reach out to people, somebody got the decorations, somebody did prizes and we worked together as a team to make it all happen,” Menet said.

The bingo was known as a “Grab N’ Bingo,” which means that students had to visit each of the resources to mark off their bingo card, and then they could put their card into a drawing to potentially win a prize. Prizes included weighted stuffed animals, a white noise machine and a weighted blanket.

This interactive event offered opportunities for students to learn how to manage stress and boost emotional resilience.

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