Graduate Wellness Week

          Wellness Week: October 20 – 26, 2025

From Monday, October 20 through Saturday, October 26, 2025, the SOGS Graduate Peer Support committee will host its annual WELLNESS WEEK, subsidized by SOGS and supported by the Grad Club.

Wellness Week offers a variety of wellness- and social-related programming for WesternU grad students to help them get outside their academic work and get in touch with other parts of their life.

⚠️ NOTE: Ticketed event capacity is limited. Tickets are being sold on a first come, first served basis. Tickets are non-refundable. Members who find they can no longer come to an event they have purchased tickets to are encouraged to sell or give away their tickets to grad student friends, peers, and colleagues.

ALL WEEK

Enjoy a week of healthy, affordable lunches at the Grad Club! Served Monday-Friday from 11 AM to 2 PM. Meals are $8.80 ($10 including tax).

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20

RUMI’S LOVE-BASED RESILIENCE WORKSHOP

2:30-4:30 PM | Grad Club stage (Middlesex College, Room 8) 

Do you love the poetic stylings of Rumi, the famous Persian poet? Want to attend an event that will activate your senses?

Join us and Sohrab Mosahebi for an interactive and participatory RUMI POETRY event at the Grad Club! 🍷🍇 Grapes and wine served to participants (limited quantities)

 

OPEN MIC NIGHT

6-9 PM | Grad Club

Hosted by the Western Graduate Student Music Club, this open mic night is for everyone–music lovers and amateur musicans! All kinds of musical performances welcome. 

🎤 To register to perform, SIGN-UP HERE.

 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21

SELF COMPASSION IN GRAD SCHOOL

3-4:30 PM | UCC, Room 210

This event focuses on the importance of self compassion in graduate school.

This in-person workshop will be hosted in partnership with Suicide Prevention Middlesex-London, exploring the importance of self-compassion and mental health while navigating life as a graduate student.

 

TRIVIA NIGHT

7 PM | Grad Club (Middlesex College

Love general trivia? Want to flex the brawn of your brain? 

Join us at the Grad Club for a tradition of #GradLifeWesternU–trivia night! Play solo or come with a team of peers/friends.

3 rounds x 20 questions each round. $20 Grad Club gift certificates for winners + additional prizes. 

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22

FINANCIAL WELLNESS SEMINAR

1–2 PM | North Campus Building, Room 293

Join us for a financial wellness seminar focused on grad student incomes/expenses. Hosted by Sumeet Khullar, CPA-CA. In this seminar, Sumeet will go over:

    • Budgeting on stipends;
    • Credit hygiene (scores, utilization, repayment prioritization);
    • High-level taxes for grad students;
    • Investing basics (RRSP/TFSA 101 for low-income student); and,
    • Cash-flow planning (including big purchases like a car).

⚠️ This is not an financial counselling session for individuals; rather, this is a group seminar where you can learn financial wellness tips and information from a professional accountant.

BOARD GAMES & NACHOS NIGHT

5pm–7pm | Grad Club (Middlesex College, Room 19)

Join the Orientation & Social Committee for another instalment of BOARD GAMES & NACHOS NIGHT at the Grad Club! Bring your friends, colleagues, peers. Nachos for the groups to share.

♟️ Did you that the Grad Club has more than 60 board games?

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23

HEALTH PLAN 101 with StudentVIP

4:30–6 PM | In-person & via ZOOM | Grad Club Boardroom (Middlesex College, Room 19)

Join our call with StudentVIP, the SOGS health and dental plan broker, for an in-depth info session on all aspects of your grad student health plan! Enhance your overall wellness but tapping into your health and dental plan this year.

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24

KARAOKE NIGHT with TIKI J

8 PM | Grad Club (Middlesex College, Room 19)

Join us and Tiki J at the Grad Club for another Karaoke Night! Warm up those vocal cords and sing your favourite songs.

The first five (5) people to sing will receive a $5 GC gift card.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25

ROCK CLIMBING at JUNCTION ROCK CLIMBING

$15 | 1-2 PM  |  Junction Rock Climbing (1030 Elias St, London, N5W 3P6)

Join us for a fun afternoon of rock climbing! Note: All skill levels of climbers are welcome to attend, but this event is most suitable for beginner climbers.

🎟 $15 per person (includes gear)
⚠️ Tickets are limited — first come, first served. 35 tickets for sale.
🚌 Meet us there! Map your bus route HERE.
 
 

GO HAUNT YOURSELF DRAG SHOW

$11.98 (including fees) | 8pm – 12am  |  Grad Club (Middlesex College, Room 19)

Join the SOGS Pride Commission for a ghastly and ghostly Halloween drag extravaganza featuring local London performers from Planets Aligned:

👻 Costumes are encouraged. 💰Bring your tip monies. 🍹Themed cocktails.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26

PILATES AT &ASANAS

$7 | &asanas: The Collective (140 Ann St Unit 203/204)

Join our Graduate Peer Support Committee for another wellness class at &asanas: The Collective. This time we’re doing a PILATES CLASS! Mats and aids provided by the studio. BYO mat if you have one.

Did you know about the SOGS x &asanas discount for WesternU grad students? SOGS members can get 20% off drop-in classes or the 10 class pass! Learn more HERE.

Have questions or concerns about our Wellness Week events? Reach out to sogs.communications@uwo.ca.

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