The Body Affirmation Station

Monday, February 14th, 11am – 5pm, Norris, Lower Level

On Valentine’s Day, the Body Affirmation Station will teach you ways to love your body. The table features activities and handouts to increase your awareness of media messages re: appearance and ways to incorporate positive body image messages into your life. Join us in creating positive body image messages across campus. No registration required.

Food and Culture

Chef John Krickl and Dietician Theresa Laurenz

Tuesday, February 15th, 6pm, Wildcat Room, Norris

Join us for a cooking demonstration of flavorful and nutritious Indian style dishes that illustrate how easy it can be to prepare a balanced and satisfying meal for you and your friends. Includes free dinner samples for 40 to 50 people and a prize drawing for attendees. Please register on-line at http://www.northwestern.edu/counseling/services/workshops/foodculture.html.

Keynote Presentation: Beauty is ?

Dr. Cynthia Whitehead-Laboo of Emory University

Wednesday, February 16th, 6pm, Room 3-220, Searle Hall, 633 Emerson St.

This multimedia presentation will explore how beauty has been conceptualized across time and in various cultures and examine the myths of beauty in socio-cultural and personal contexts. Audience members will be asked to think about how they conceptualize beauty and consider what it means to have a positive body image. Prize drawing for attendees. Please register on-line at http://www.northwestern.edu/counseling/services/workshops/beautyis.html.

Sponsored by: CAPS, The Women’s Center, and Multicultural Student Affairs. With special thanks for contributions from: The Alumnae of Northwestern University and Sodexo