Student Groups and Clubs

Allies in Action

Mission: Organizing anti-oppression trainings and workshops; Serve as a campus resource to under-represented groups; Foster dialog around issues of oppression.
Meeting: Weekly on Tuesdays at 6pm, sometimes twice weekly at El Centro de la Gente.
Contact: lbrown@naropa.net
Animal Strength

Mission: Three times weekly exercise sessions for strength and conditioning, focusing primarily on cardiovascular and core fitness.
Meeting: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30am in PAC
Contact: sblaes@naropa.net
Childcare Co-Op

Mission: Providing connections around childcare for Naropa's student who are parents
Contact: Tish_eia@hotmail.com or twilder@naropa.net
The Coalition of Student Publications

Mission: To support the many student-run publications at Naropa University by providing funds for production materials, and for fundraising venues in the community.
Planned Activities: Benefit Readings
Meeting: Wednesdays @ 2pm in Goldfarb Studio
Contact: jjordon@naropa.net
Crafts and Conversations

Mission: To create a forum for calm crafting and socialization in the middle of the school week; to employ crafting as a medium for community service.
Meeting: Tuesdays @ 7-9pm
Contact: craftsandconversation@gmail.com
The Dharma Clowns

Mission: To clown, which includes but is not limited to the practice of juggling, tumbling, and yes, even balancing things on your face.
Meeting: Tuesdays from 3-5p in Sycamore 8120, and sometimes juggling on the Green during Wednesday Community Time.
Contact: abbeypleviak@gmail.com
Embracing the Feminine

Mission: We recognize that the feminine is ignored, suppressed, oppressed, and discarded in our patriarchal/addictive society; our mission is to change this notion and to embrace, understand, appreciate and validate the/our feminine; our mission is to create a safe space for expression and discussion, to recognize abuse in all its forms, and to carry our dialog and expression out into community ACTION.
Meeting: Thursdays from 7-9pm in Sycamore 8130
Possible Future Events: The Vagina Monologues, or a "Take Back the Night" campaign.
Contact: ezisette@naropa.net
GAIA Group (Green Awareness in Action)

Mission: To engage in sustainable practices within the Naropa community; to educate; to act!
Meeting: Wed. 12-1p in Sycamore 8140
Contact: brien.darby@gmail.com
Inner Mission

Intent: To promote awareness and understanding of hip-hop, drum and bass, electronic music and DJ culture -- we strive for the realization of a global culture that recognizes the unifying potential of music, dance, and artistic expression. Collective dance events will be beats, dancing, hip-hop presentations, and live freestyle painting.
Events: Monthly collaborative / dance event in Goldfarb
Contact: innermission.music@gmail.com or akivas@naropa.net
Myspace: www.myspace.com/inner_mission
The Modern-Day Meditation Practice

Mission: To give instruction for, and allot time for, the Gourasana meditation practice, a dynamic meditation for spiritual and material advancement.
Meeting: Weekly on Mondays from 7-9pm in Upaya Cottage South
Contact: danentmacher@gmail.com
Naropa Capoeira Club

Mission: To develop self-awareness, self-control and joy through the medium of dance, martial arts and music.
Meeting: Twice weekly: Mondays from 7-9pm and Saturdays 12–2pm, both in Goldfarb Studio.
The Naropa Chado (Japanese Tea Ceremony club)

Mission: provides opportunities for Naropians to experience a contemplative tea practice, exemplified by our weekly “open hearth” when anyone can stop by for a bowl of tea.
Meeting: Mondays from 3-6pm at the Naropa Tea House (near the bike shack)
Contact: tduke@naropa.net
The Naropa Green Party

Mission: To show the students of Naropa and the community as a whole the benefits of having a 3party system.
Activities: March 8 at the Bandshell (Awareness Voter Drive); Tabling at the Farmer's Market as well as Naropa
Contact: expatriate16@gmail.com
The Naropa Healers

Mission: To come together weekly as a group to offer healing to each other and to members of the community.
Meeting: Weekly -- Sundays 4-6:15pm in Sycamore 8150
Contact: jurchek@naropa.net or peter.guman@trincoll.edu
Naropa Snow Rides

Mission: To bring Naropa students together and to provide equipment, lift tickets, and transportation.
Contacts: Giusti.Igor@gmail.com or ana.flamingtart@gmail.com or robcolbert80@gmail.com
Osho @ Naropa

Mission: To offer some of Osho's active meditations to the Naropa community.
Meeting: weekly on Tuesdays, 3:45-5pm in Goldfarb
Contact: Ben Morlok -- blhkdl@gmx.net
Peers Assisting in Transformational Health (PATH)

Mission: A program for holistic health, which empowers students to make informed lifestyle choices based on their own needs. They hold a space of non-judgment in order to address issues concerning alcohol and other drugs, sexual expression, and general wellness without excluding any walk of life. Through creative programming, they inform students of the risks involved in certain lifestyle choices, provide alternatives, and direct those in need to the appropriate resources. The peer educators of Naropa University are warriors of compassion, shaping positive norms and inspiring healthy lifestyles.
Meeting: Wednesdays 1:15-2:45pm in Goldfarb
Activities: Drum Circles, Original Rave Dance, Sharing Circles, Stall Notes!
Contact: ana.flamingtart@gmail.com
Reconnecting on Outer Terrain (RooT)

Mission: RooT seeks to provide the Naropa community with access to outdoor gear and wilderness experiences. We also provide leadership skills for people wanting to lead trips. It is our desire to fulfill the inspiration of anyone wanting to explore nearby wilderness terrain. ROOT embraces the reawakening of the soul in relationship to its world. It aims to heal the disconnect of human and nature and invites its leaders and participants to literally remember their ROOTs.
Meeting weekly on Wednesdays
Contact: tcrespi@naropa.edu
Website: http://naropa.edu/campuslife/root.cfm
The Spiritual Work Group

Mission: To gather together as a group for the purpose of cultivating presence and mindfulness. Inspirations include Eckart Tolle, Ouspenski, and Gurdjieff.
Meeting: Weekly on Thursdays from 7:30pm
Contact: wmohan@naropa.net
Students for Peace and Justice

Mission: To spread peace and justice. To end inequality non-violently.
Activities: Rally and protest on March 15; Mercenaries for Udall Feb 29
Meeting: Weekly Wednesdays from 6-8pm (Burnt Toast)
Contact: expatriate16@gmail.com

Student Government (SUN)
http://www.naropa.edu/campuslife/sun.cfm

Student Life Programming Council (SLP)

Purpose: distributing student government funds to and organization of student groups; creates, sponsors and implements social, educational, diversity, volunteerism and activism programming; oversee student spaces
Meeting weekly on Mondays from 12:15 - 2:45 in the SUN Office
Activities: Dances, Coffee Houses, Celebrations of Diversity (COD), Student Groups, and many others.
Contact: slp@listserv.naropa.edu
United Naropa (U.N.)

Purpose: Representation from academic departments, building relationships with staff, faculty & students from departments, build community, increase inter & intradepartmental communication, and create support and action items to address concerns, community and activities!
Meeting: Mondays
Contact info: un@listserv.naropa.edu
Meeting Minutes: http://eropa.naropa.edu/student/student_orgs/sun/

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