Lindsay Schlicker (PENDING)

1) Where did you graduate from high school?
Sachem High School North, Lake Ronkonkoma, NY, USA (2007).

2) Where did you graduate from college?
Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY, Suffolk County - AA Liberal Arts (2015)

North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, Durham County - BS Psychology, magna cum laude (2022)

3) What are your current UNC Charlotte academic majors?
Master of Social Work.

4) Which GPSG goal are you most excited to help accomplish this year—and why?
Increase and maintain 95% usage of the Niner Engage platform among the 37 graduate student organizations. Niner Engage gives you info on each GSO helping you decide which to join. This will help build and expand your community as you meet similar, like-minded individuals who share your interests. 

5) What is one thing in your bag/backpack right now that you probably shouldn’t admit to carrying around?
My crochet emotional support shrimp named Krill.

6) If you had to write your thesis/dissertation as a Netflix show, what would it be called?
Title: “Stillness in Motion: The Science of Coming Home to Yourself”

Tagline: A Netflix Original Series exploring how mindfulness, holistic medicine, and the quiet strength of resilience help us heal, adapt, and thrive in a world that never stops moving.

7) What is one important thing every graduate student at UNC Charlotte should know?
CGLL offers workshops to support your success both academically and professionally. Plus there’s always coffee available in their office!

8) What’s your go-to response when grad school gets overwhelming?
A nice long nap after using Flewd magnesium soaks. 

9) What’s one thing you wish someone had told you before starting grad school at UNC Charlotte?
Imposter Syndrome is normal, but feelings aren’t fact. Challenge negative self-talk by reframing thoughts and practice self-compassion. You earned your spot here—acknowledge that and enjoy this experience. 

10) If your personality were the result of two famous people combining their traits, who would they be—and why?
 Jennifer Lawrence - I’m not afraid to be myself, even if it means being quirky or unconventional and Betty White - cheerful disposition with a mischievous sense of humor.

11) Dream Job?
I wish to open a holistic mind-body practice within my community which bridges mental health services and relaxation. There is still so much stigma around mental health treatment, I hope to utilize my MSW in a way that will incorporate holistic modalities of yoga, meditation, and mindfulness within the space of talk therapy. Come in for tea, stay for workshops, leave with coping mechanisms.