Screening day seeks to detect clinical depression
It can affect the way you eat and sleep, the way you feel about yourself, and the way you perceive and handle daily tasks and activities.
Depression, like many other diseases, is a "whole body" illness that involves your body, your mood, thoughts and behaviour. What begins as a persistent 'down' mood can soon have a serious impact on your health, academic or work performance, social life and ability to handle everyday decisions and pressures. In severe cases, it can lead to alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide.
Millions of North Americans suffer from depression, yet many people don't realize they have it.
That's why UVic health services is participating in National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, Oct. 8. Students, faculty and staff who think they may be suffering from clinical depression can drop in between 9 a.m. and noon to take a free, written self-test for depression, and get a short screening interview with a mental health professional.
The day is co-sponsored by the Canadian Mental
Health Association. For more information, call the association at 1-888-731-1222,
or university health services at 721-8492.
Education to honour students, alumni
The faculty of education will hold an awards ceremony and reception in the David Lam auditorium (MacLaurin A144) on Oct. 15, 7-9 p.m., to honour current scholarship recipients and to announce the 1998 Distinguished Education Alumni Award winners.
Established last year, the award honours three alumni each year from among the ranks of graduates of the UVic faculty of education and its predecessor, the Victoria Provincial Normal School, for outstanding contributions to education. The first recipients were UVic Chancellor Dr. Norma Mickelson, Dr. Alison Preece, director of elementary teacher education, and
Dr. Sam Lim, assistant deputy minister of education. Recipients' photos are displayed in the MacLaurin building and a scholarship in education is awarded in their names.
For further information, call the office of the dean of education, 721-7757.
Chemistry magic with Dr. Zonk
Bring the kids to campus Sunday, Oct. 18 for free chemistry magic shows featuring Dr. Zonk (a.k.a. Dr. Reg Mitchell) and demonstrations by chemistry department colleagues Drs. David Harrington and Walter Balfour.
The shows will be staged in the Elliott building's lecture wing between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
You can also test your knowledge of basic chemical principles in the Chemistry Olympics. High school contestants in the Vancouver Island Crystal Growing Competition will also have their entries on display for judging.
The event-part of National Chemistry Week-is free and open to the public.