As students walked through the halls of Jamrich on Tuesday, Apr. 14th, they came across WellBeing hosting Toolkit Tuesday. The event focused on teaching students how to manage spring stressors while highlighting campus resources and activities available to support them.
One of the primary stressors WellBeing emphasized was academic pressure, particularly as finals approached.
“With exams rolling around, people get a pile-up of things they didn’t do that they should have been doing. Along with the added pressure of exams and final projects, which can spread into other areas of life.” Danny Powers, WellBeing Peer Educator, said.
In addition to raising awareness about stress, WellBeing also promoted upcoming opportunities to help students with studying and homework.
“[We will hold an] Active Accountability where we’re going to have a room and a space for people to come work on whatever they have to work on,” Powers said.
Students were also reminded of the academic support services that are available on campus.
“We have tutoring available on campus for writing, math and pretty much anything you’ll need.” Powers said.
WellBeing also highlighted mental health support resources, including the campus Case Administration and Resource Education (CARE) Team.
“For stress, we always have our CARE Team that you can use for yourself or any of your peers or friends that you’re worried about or think could use some extra help. You can [fill out] a CARE Team referral, and then our CARE Team will send it an email. It’s completely optional whether or not they want to use it, but they’ll have different resources there,” Powers said.
WellBeing also gave students examples of how they could find simple, healthy ways to manage stress in their daily lives. Additionally, next to the WellBeing table was a board that students could write on, asking them how they manage their stress.
“Being active—taking hikes, going for runs, or just going for walks around campus—can help.” Powers said.
Olivia Headley, another WellBeing Peer Educator, discussed her way of managing stress.
“My personal favorite is being with friends and having that form of connection.” Headley said.
WellBeing left students feeling prepared for the upcoming weeks, ready to utilize the available resources provided to them to help them achieve academic success.
