Buck the Stigma 2023, 25th Annual Mark S. Reuling Annual Volleyball Tournament

Buck the Stigma returns this fall, extending an invitation to the entire campus community to partake in a month-long series of wellness events and holistic mental health resources.  

This annual campaign, organized by ASI Student Government and Peers Understanding Listening Supporting Educating (PULSE), and supported by Cal Poly’s Campus Health and Wellbeing, has traditionally been a week-long event. This year, Buck the Stigma is evolving into a month-long series of wellness, reflection, and reconnection initiatives in an effort to reduce the stigmas around mental health. Spanning Oct. 16– Nov. 17, Buck the Stigma 2023 will focus on holistic mental health, promise tons of thoughtful engaging content, and feature the 25th Annual Mark S. Reuling Annual Volleyball Tournament presented by ASI Intramural Sports.   

Buck the Stigma 2023: Oct. 11–Nov. 17

Week One (Oct. 16–20) 

• Monday, Oct. 16 

• • Succulent Planting 

• • • 11 a.m.–1 p.m. in the UU Plaza (Building 65)  

• Thursday, Oct. 19 

• • CSA Community Service and Volunteer Service Fair  

• • • 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Dexter Lawn 

• Friday, Oct. 20 

• • 25th Annual Mark Reuling Volleyball Tournament 

• • • Registration open now 

• • Wise Minds: Understanding Your Emotions 

• • • 11:10 a.m.–noon on Zoom  

• • Party Safe Pregame 

• • • 4–6 p.m. on the Health Center Lawn (Building 27)  

Week Two (Oct. 23–27) 

• Tuesday, Oct. 24 
  •  Free Groceries with the SLO Food Bank 

• • • 3:30–5:30 p.m. on the Health Center Lawn (Building 27)  

• Thursday, Oct. 26 

• • Therapy Dogs  

• • • 12–2 p.m. on the Health Center Lawn (Building 27) 

• Friday, Oct. 27 

• • Wise Minds: Building Healthy Relationships  

• • • 11:10 am–noon on Zoom  

Week Three (Oct. 30–Nov. 3) 

• Monday, Oct. 30  

• • Mental Health Dialogue Group at the Plant Conservatory 

• • • 1–3 p.m. on the Health Center Lawn (Building 27)  

• Wednesday, Nov. 1 

• • Friendship Bracelet Making  

• • • 11 a.m.–1 p.m. on Dexter Lawn  

• Friday, Nov. 3 

• • Wise Minds: Getting Present 

• • •  11 a.m.–noon on Zoom  

Week 4 (Nov. 6–10) 

• Tuesday, Nov. 7 

• • Coloring Night  

• • • 5–7 p.m. in the University Union (Building 65, Rm 220) 

• Thursday, Nov. 9 

• • Therapy Dogs 

• • •  12–2 p.m. on the Health Center Lawn (Building 27)  

Week 5 (Nov. 13–17) 

• Tuesday, Nov. 14 

• •  ASI Resource Fair  

• • • 11 a.m.–2 p.m. on Mustang Way 

• Friday, Nov. 17 

• • Wise Minds: Calming the Overwhelm  

• • •  11:10 a.m.–12 p.m. on Zoom