(Correspondent: Guo Xiangyuan)
Through theatrical performances illuminating the inner world, students were encouraged to pursue their dreams with confidence. On the afternoon of April 23, the final of Wuhan Institute of Technology’s 20th Mental Health Education Season Campus Psychodrama Competition concluded successfully in the multifunctional lecture hall of Teaching Building No. 4 on the Liufang Campus.
Hosted by the Student Affairs Department of the University Party Committee and the Mental Health Education Center and organized by the School of Management, the event aimed to encourage students to attend to their psychological growth through an immersive psychodrama experience and to foster a positive and uplifting campus culture.
The judges invited to the final included Xue Chunyan, Ph.D., professor and full-time faculty member at the Student Mental Health Education Center of China University of Geosciences; Wei Pengcheng, associate professor and director of the Mental Health Education Center at Wuhan Polytechnic University; Xu Lang, director of the Mental Health Education Center at Hubei University of Economics; and Li Xia, associate professor and full-time faculty member at the College Student Mental Health Education Center of Wuhan City College.
Also attending were Xu Kai, Deputy Director of the University’s Student Affairs Department; Chen Enyu, Deputy Secretary of the University Youth League Committee; Li Qian, a faculty member from the Graduate Student Affairs Department; Lei Hui, Executive Deputy Director of the University’s Mental Health Education Center; deputy secretaries of the Party committees of the various schools; psychological counselors; and student representatives. Nearly 200 faculty members and students participated in the event.
Following several rounds of selection in the preliminary and semifinal stages, eight teams advanced to the final. The productions presented by the participating schools closely reflected the pressing concerns and challenges encountered by university students in their daily lives, addressing such topics as academic pressure, interpersonal relationships, self-awareness, and career planning.
The competition featured a succession of impressive performances. Through thoughtfully constructed plots, compelling stage presentations, and vivid character portrayals, the teams offered the audience an experience that was engaging both visually and emotionally.
Following intense competition, the award winners were announced. The team from the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering won first prize for its production Giving Tomorrow Back to Today. Teams from the School of Management, the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, and the School of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering received second prizes.
Teams from the School of Foreign Languages, the School of Law and Business (School of Intellectual Property), the School of Chemical Engineering and Pharmacy, and the School of Art and Design received third prizes.
Outstanding Performance Awards were presented to teams from the School of Computer Science and Engineering, the School of Artificial Intelligence, the School of Optical Information and Energy Engineering, the School of Mathematics and Physics, the School of Environmental Ecology and Biological Engineering, the School of Materials Science and Engineering, the School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Xingfa School of Mining Engineering, and the School of Resources and Safety Engineering.
On behalf of the judging panel, Xue Chunyan offered comments on the competition. She spoke highly of the contemporary relevance and artistic merit of the productions, noting that they authentically reflected the outlook and psychological concerns of today’s university students. She emphasized that an outstanding psychodrama is not merely a performance but also a mirror through which people may better understand themselves and others. She expressed the hope that more people would have opportunities to关注 and participate in mental health education activities in the future.
The Campus Psychodrama Competition marked the opening event of the University’s 20th Mental Health Education Season and serves as an important platform for promoting mental health education. The activity not only provided students with a stage on which to present themselves and express their emotions but also incorporated mental health education into vivid artistic performances through the approach of “performing their own experiences and portraying themselves.”
In doing so, the competition effectively strengthened students’ capacity for psychological self-help and peer support and contributed renewed psychological strength to the development of a harmonious, healthy, and caring WIT campus.
(Reviewed by Zuo Hui and Luo Qiong)
