About us
Active Minds UChicago
Active Minds is the only organization working to utilize the student voice to change the conversation about mental health on college campuses. By developing and supporting chapters of a student-run mental health awareness, education, and advocacy group on campuses, the organization works to increase students’ awareness of mental health issues, provide information and resources regarding mental health and mental illness, encourage students to seek help as soon as it is needed, and serve as liaison between students and the mental health community.
Axis UChicago
http://axisuchicago.strikingly.com/
Axis is a community of allies dedicated to bringing dis/ability* related discussion, advocacy, and community service to the University of Chicago and Chicagoland area.
This year’s STS board
Yolanda Yu
Yolanda is a fourth year pursuing a major in Biology and a minor in Media Arts and Design. She first wanted to become involved with Axis after volunteering at a UCLA Special Olympics event and is now furthering her experiences through Axis. Outside of Axis, she is the president of China Care and is involved in GlobeMed, Colleges Against Cancer, and Bite Magazine. She works in the UChicago Medicine department as a research assistant manager for the Hospitalist Project. She also really enjoys playing the violin and designing.
Rosalind PAN
Rosalind Pan is a second-year Computational and Applied Mathematics major with a Biological Sciences minor. With a keen interest in mental health issues since high school, she joined the UChicago chapter of Active Minds and is currently the Event Chair of the chapter. Apart from Active Minds, Rosalind is also training to become a supporter for the UChicago peer support network Lean On Me.
Amber Keahey
Amber Keahey is a third-year Linguistics major with a Neuroscience minor. Because of her interest in mental health, she became involved with Active Minds in her first year and is currently leading the chapter as a co-president. Outside of Active Minds, Amber is involved with tutoring and teaching students in the south side community as part of the Neighborhood Schools Program, Splash!UChicago, and Emancipation of North Korea and also works as an RA in the Language Processing Lab.