The Fall 2023 semester is coming to an end, and the final week will be the final hurdle to overcome before the break. The campus office holds various events to help students relieve stress while studying and preparing to go home. Some of these events are:
Tuesday, December 12th
Even though today is the first reading day without final exams, several stress relief events are planned throughout the day to help students relax between study shifts.
The Student Engagement, Leadership and Orientation Center will be handing out care packages in the Moulton Lounge on Tuesdays from 1pm to 3pm. According to the Charger Connection post, students can sit back and relax at the event as they receive these care packages. .
The Center for Student Success (CSS) will also be hosting an event on Tuesday, this time titled “Hot Chocolate and Craft Making.” The event will be held from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in the Fireside Lounge in the Bartels Campus Center, where students can join their academic peer mentors to pick up study supplies, enjoy hot chocolates, and more. You can enjoy arts and crafts.
The Office of Residence Life, in collaboration with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), is hosting another stress-relief event called “Final Study Break.” The event will provide snacks and caffeine to keep students energized, as well as glitter jars and other stress relief items for students to play with and prepare for finals. The event will be held at Bartels Campus Center from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
The Marvin K. Peterson Library will host “Library Story Time” events on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. and Thursdays at 7 p.m., both on the library’s main floor. If you are interested, you can enjoy cocoa and coloring in your pajamas while having picture books read to you by library staff.
Wednesday, December 13th
CSS will be hosting a “Transfer Social” at the German Club from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is a social event where all university transfer students are invited to enjoy refreshments and get to know each other at an end-of-semester social event.
CAPS is collaborating with the Accessibility Resource Center to host a “Coloring and Cocoa” event. This will be held at Bartels Campus Center from 2pm to 4pm, and paper pictures will be provided for students to color along with hot cocoa to drink.
Thursday, December 14th
CAPS will hold an iConnect group meeting in Charger Plaza Room 111 from 1:30 p.m. Even though it’s the end of the semester, returning students can meet other students and make connections to grow during winter break.
Friday, December 15th
The Marvin K. Peterson Library will be hosting another event centered around relaxing between finals, projects, and studying, titled “Relaxing in the Library.” The event is similar to CAPS’ weekly therapy dog event, this time bringing the popular pups to the library so students studying in the library can take a pet break. The event will be held on the main floor of the library starting at 6 p.m.
If you have time, check out the many events this week where students can win free items and practice mindfulness.