Mending Mental Gaps
Discussant Leader Training & Community Reception
UT Permian Basin invites you to the second cohort launch of Mending Mental Gaps: Negotiating Combat Trauma via Visual/Textual Humanities—a powerful humanities-based program designed for veterans, active service members, and their families. Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities, the program uses literature and group dialogue to support healing and connection across the military and civilian divide.
Community ReceptionFriday, August 1, 2025
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
UTPB Campus - Science and Technology Building (Lobby)
All community members, veterans, and families are welcome.
Discussant Leader Training
Saturday, August 2, 2025
8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
UTPB Campus - Mesa Building RM 4206
This training equips participants with tools to lead veteran discussion groups—but there’s no obligation to lead if you simply want to attend and learn.
- To Attend Leader Training please email Dr. Rebecca Babcock.
Not ready to lead but want to join a future group? UTPB is recruiting group participants for group start in late September. For more info or to express interest, contact Dr. Rebecca Babcock.
Join us to support this meaningful work and help bridge the gap between military service and civilian life through shared stories and the humanities.