AWARE – Student Ambassadors

AWARE: Awareness Wellness Ambassadors Reaching Everyone

Our UF CWC ambassadors provide wellness and mental health awareness outreach initiatives for the UF community and surrounding Gainesville area, as well as, reduce the stigma towards seeking mental health resources and services.

AWARE Cares

UF CWC's AWARE Ambassadors participate in numerous initiatives and outreach efforts to help spread information about mental health as well as provide support to students and refer them to the CWC's numerous services.

  • My CWC is a space to learn about services and resources available to support your mental health. Explore My CWC.

  • It can be challenging being away from school, friends, and activities but there is a simple thing you can do to get support. Learn more about Letters of Care.

  • Gator-2-Gator @ CWC is a new support initiative, where you can get connected with one of our trained student ambassadors to talk. Learn more about Gator-2-Gator.


AWARE AMBASSADORS 2024-25

Advocating for the mental health awareness and wellbeing of students at UF!

Aidan

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AWARE Ambassador

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Ashley

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Director of Media Communications

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Calista

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Undergraduate Coordinator

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Caroline

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Director of Ambassador Support

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Emma

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AWARE Ambassador

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Garrett

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AWARE AMBASSADOR

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Gray

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Co-Director of Recruitment and Elections

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Katie

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Director of Initiatives

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Megan

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Director of Internal Programming

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Rachael

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AWARE AMBASSADOR

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Sarah

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Co-Director of Recruitment and Elections

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Shirley

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AWARE AMBASSADOR

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Sophia

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AWARE AMBASSADOR

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Sophie

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AWARE AMBASSADOR

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Other Ambassadors: Callen E. and Phillip C.


AWARE EVENTS, 2024

Events organized by our AWARE Ambassadors raise awareness about mental health at the University of Florida, provide information about CWC, our campus partners, and student organizations. Join us and enjoy fun activities and some treats!

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Scare the Stigma Away at the CWC Fall Wellness Fair!

November 1st, 2024 from 10am-2pm Reitz Union

Grab a passport and travel from table-to-table at the CWC Fall Wellness Fair to win a goodie bag, learn about campus wellness resources and enjoy the company of others. Engage in activities by Rec Sports, pick out plants from Wilmot Gardens, get creative with arts and crafts plus many other ghoulish games and tables!



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UFisAWARE Week: March 25-29, 2024 | Embracing Mental Health!

UFisAWARE is a week-long event to raise awareness about mental health at the University of Florida. Each day we will be at different locations on campus with activities, information and giveaways. Come and join us. See the full schedule below:



AWARE Outreach Requests

Through outreach initiatives on campus AWARE seeks to reduce the stigma around seeking mental health resources and services. Please complete an AWARE Outreach Request Form if you’d like AWARE Ambassadors to provide an outreach to your class, department, or student organization.

AWARE Outreach Request Form   AWARE GRAD Outreach Request


Interested in becoming an aware ambassador?

Applications for AWARE Ambassadors Program are currently closed. AWARE GRAD APPLICATION The following is the preliminary application to be an ambassador for the AWARE GRAD program. This application will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.

APPLY HERE FOR AWARE GRAD! (2024-25 form)

AWARE GRAD AMBASSADORS 2022-23

Say hello to AWARE Grad, an expansion of the AWARE student ambassador program! AWARE Grad was created to advocate for the mental health awareness and wellbeing of graduate and professional students here at the university, and provide a supportive space for professional development.

Meilin

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AWARE GRAD AMBASSADOR

2022-23

Tymber

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AWARE GRAD AMBASSADOR

2022-23

Brad

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AWARE GRAD AMBASSADOR

2022-23

Lindsey

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AWARE GRAD AMBASSADOR

2022-23



Featured Resources

FreshMentality is a mental health training course for students at the University of Florida.

It was developed by the CWC AWARE Ambassadors Program supporting the well-being of UF students.

It is also a reference guide of resources and information that can empower students to address common concerns and connect with supportive resources on campus.

It aims to prepare and educate first-year students for the myriad of collegiate mental health concerns related to the transition into college. The information provided ranges from emotional learning, managing homesickness, making friends, handling stress, time management, common mental health problems and so much more!

Learn more about FRESHMENTALITY




Past Events

Every year AWARE hosts several events to promote mental health across campus.