{"id":5177,"date":"2018-03-09T09:50:20","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/?p=5177"},"modified":"2025-07-01T13:05:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T17:05:15","slug":"take-the-extra-step-and-prep-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.umpi.edu\/utimes\/2018\/03\/09\/take-the-extra-step-and-prep-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Take the Extra Step and PREP YourSELF!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>What would make you want to go to a personal responsibility workshop over spring break? If gift bags and free lunch don\u2019t grab your attention, the empowering and eye-opening content will. It will cover many things young adults should be practicing in order to be responsible, stay healthy and be confident. Specifically it will dive into topics such as healthy relationships, communication skills, confidence, self-advocacy, HVI and STIs. While these topics may be hard to talk about, they are very important to remember not only in general, but especially when you are trying to get a foot in the door of life as a young adult. The facilitator of the event, Jenny Paul, put it best, \u201cIt\u2019s a tough topic, but an important topic.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>This workshop is brought to you by Aroostook County Action Program with curriculum \u201cBe Proud! Be Responsible!\u201d provided by New Beginnings and Family Planning. \u201cWe really want to encourage young adults to take charge of their lives now and wait to form families,\u201d Paul said.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>The workshop is anything but boring: it brings enlightening activities and promises to involve its attendees. Paul assures the public, \u201cIf they come, they\u2019ll like it.\u201d Not only is this a great refresher on how to keep yourself safe in young adult situations.\u00a0 <\/span>There\u2019s also plenty to learn about the dangerous ties of drugs and STIs that many don\u2019t think to worry about.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>UMPI professor Dr. Jacqui Lowman spends her work days surrounded by young adult students whom she wants to see succeed. She believes this workshop is a great opportunity for them.\u00a0 <\/span>\u201cI think it\u2019s going to empower people.\u00a0 <\/span>It\u2019s a terrible clich\u00e9, but, knowledge is power,\u201d Lowman said.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>Before leaving the event, as previously mentioned, attendees will receive gift bags as a thank you for going the extra mile to educate themselves on these tough subjects.<\/p>\n

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