From Overwhelmed to Organized: Finding Balance in Busy Times
When everything feels urgent, it’s easy to lose focus and feel stuck. This grounding workshop helps students manage competing priorities, set healthy boundaries, and use simple strategies to reduce overwhelm. Through interactive reflection and practical tools, participants will learn how to create a sense of calm and direction, even during the busiest weeks.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
6:00 PM
Online, via Zoom
Speakers
Doreen Ng
Dorene Ng is the Director of Counseling Services and Wellness at Macaulay Honors College. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with her Master of Social Work from Columbia University School of Social Work. Dorene approaches her work with each person in a holistic and collaborative manner. She strives to continually provide safe and supportive spaces where people are seen and heard.
Maria Cruz
Maria Cruz is the Associate Director of Counseling Services and Wellness at Macaulay Honors College, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker committed to creating inclusive, trauma-informed spaces that foster resilience, self-discovery, and meaningful growth. Outside of work, Maria indulges her inner New Yorker by exploring the city’s coziest cafés.
Sponsored by: Urban Male Scholars Program
This program is supported by the Urban Male Scholars program. The UMS program is supported by a generous grant from the CUNY Black Male Initiative (BMI). CUNY BMI is a university-wide student development initiative with more than 30 campus programs focused on increasing the matriculation, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students, particularly men of color.
The CUNY SPS Urban Male Scholars (UMS) program offers cultural-competency educational programming through peer mentoring. Aimed at providing both academic and cultural support, the program’s goal is to help students successfully complete their undergraduate studies and graduate.