The Student Advisory Board (SAB) consists of undergraduate and graduate students from the University of Iowa who will use their experiences as students to inform and contribute to key initiatives at University Counseling Service (UCS). We are looking to work with students who are passionate about sharing their voices around campus mental health and enjoy working collaboratively to decrease the stigma often associated with seeking mental health support. 

 

Expectations and Commitment: 

  • Attend the one-day SAB retreat. The 2026 retreat will be held on Saturday, September 19, 2026, 9 am – 3 pm (Location: TBD) 

  • Attend the 10 board meetings (see full schedule below). Meetings are 1.5 hours long and will be held on Fridays from 3:00 to 4:30 pm p.m. 

    • Fall Meetings: 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/04

    • Spring Meetings: 02/05, 02/19, 03/05, 03/26, 04/16

  • Devote approximately five hours per month to SAB activities, including meetings, outreach, projects, and email or in-person communication. 

  • Maintain communication with the board between meetings. 

  • Participate in additional meetings as needed when developing or implementing new initiatives. 


Check out the Full SAB Expectation and Meeting Schedule For 2026-2027. 

Click here to apply. 

Application is due by the end of Monday, Sept 7, 2026
 

Why Join SAB? 

The SAB assists UCS staff in exploring the best ways to: 

  • Engage with University of Iowa students 

  • Improve mental health services on campus 

  • Advertise UCS services to better connect with UI students 

  • Enrich UCS’s work in outreach and prevention programming 

  • Contribute to the facilitation of outreach programs such as Fresh Check Day and Mental Health Around the World  

  • Reduce the stigma of mental health treatment 

     

Members of the UCS Student Advisory Board are the UCS student faces and voices on campus.  We look to members of SAB to assist in developing and maintaining relationships across campus.  SAB members are key partners to UCS staff and mental health and wellness on campus. 

Past initiatives include: 

  • Collaborating with other student organizations to host Mental Health Around the World

  • Creating content for the UCS Instagram page. 

  • Collaborating with the International Student Advisory Board to develop and plan Mental Health Around the World, a mental health fair focused on student organizations and holistic mental wellbeing.  

  • Engaging with the Suicide Prevention Coalition to consult on their Hope Box project. 

 

For more information, contact Tianyi Xie, Ph.D. at tianyi-xie@uiowa.edu.