{"id":117396,"date":"2019-12-09T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T23:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=117396"},"modified":"2019-12-30T08:40:06","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T15:40:06","slug":"finals-week-de-stress-events-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=117396","title":{"rendered":"Finals week de-stress events for students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2018-06-IMG_5734-750x500.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-117401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2018-06-IMG_5734-750x500.jpg 750w, https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2018-06-IMG_5734-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption>Clyde the Mountain Lion relaxes during a break in his busy schedule.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finals week is almost here \u2013 along with plenty of stress, late nights and hectic schedules for students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s important to take time for breaks to de-stress during this stressful time. All students are invited to take a breather at the following events offered (for free!) during the next week. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Psst&#8230;If you haven&#8217;t already, remember to take a look at the Fall 2019 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"final exam schedule (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/cic\/sites\/cic\/files\/inline-files\/Fall%202019%20Final%20Exam%20Schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">final exam schedule<\/a>, too.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, Dec. 9<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/finals_fuel_5780\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Finals Fuel (opens in a new tab)\">Finals Fuel<\/a> |<\/strong> 7 \u2013 9 p.m. Berger Hall<strong><br><\/strong>Take a break from studying to have breakfast for dinner! Gluten-free and vegan options available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/recwellness\/sites\/recwellness\/files\/inline-files\/Oct%20Update%20GroupFitness_Schedule-Fall2019-11x8.5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Restorative Yoga (opens in a new tab)\">Restorative Yoga<\/a> | <\/strong>5:15 \u2013 6:15 p.m. Gallogly Recreation and Wellness Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mlc.uccs.edu\/event\/5220631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jazz Night in Clyde's (opens in a new tab)\">Jazz Night in Clyde&#8217;s<\/a> | <\/strong>6 \u2013 7:30 p.m. Clyde&#8217;s<br>La Pompe will be performing and there will be free food. Come for the music and swing dance the night away with friends!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tuesday, Dec. 10<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/commuter_walking_tacos_2412\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Commuter Walking Tacos (opens in a new tab)\">Commuter Walking Tacos<\/a> |<\/strong> 12 \u2013 1 p.m. Upper Plaza<br>Enjoy a free lunch and meet commuter students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Candlelight Yoga (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/recwellness\/sites\/recwellness\/files\/inline-files\/Oct%20Update%20GroupFitness_Schedule-Fall2019-11x8.5.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Candlelight Yoga<\/a> |<\/strong> 5:15 \u2013 6:15 p.m. Gallogly Recreation and Wellness Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wednesday, Dec. 11<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pause-for-Paws-Fall2019_8.5x11-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pause for Paws (opens in a new tab)\">Pause for Paws<\/a> |<\/strong> 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. Kraemer Family Library, Second Floor<br>Take a study break with therapy dogs from K9 to 5 National Therapy Dog Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thursday, Dec. 12<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pause-for-Paws-Fall2019_8.5x11-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pause for Paws (opens in a new tab)\">Pause for Paws<\/a> |<\/strong> 2:45 \u2013 4:45 p.m. Kraemer Family Library, Second Floor<br>Take a study break with therapy dogs from K9 to 5 National Therapy Dog Registry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Climbing Competition (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/climbing_competition\" target=\"_blank\">Climbing Competition<\/a> |<\/strong> 7 \u2013 8 p.m. Sole Center, Gallogly Recreation and Wellness Center<br>Climb, sweat and test your skills against other climbers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Friday, Dec. 13<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Electronic and Computer Music Concert (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/electronic_and_computer_music_concert\" target=\"_blank\">Electronic and Computer Music Concert<\/a> |<\/strong> 7:30 p.m. Ent Center for the Arts<br>Listen to a concert by the MUS 3200 students, directed by Stephen Bailey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"De-Stress with Crafts and Snacks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/de-stress_with_crafts_and_snacks\" target=\"_blank\">De-Stress with Crafts and Snacks<\/a> |<\/strong> 10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. Location TBD<br>Join Student Life for comfort food, make your own DIY stress ball and grab a study pack of notecards, highlighters, pens, pencils, gum, mints and an eraser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Saturday, Dec. 14<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/14ers_short_film_festival\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"14er\u2019s Short Film Festival (opens in a new tab)\">14er\u2019s Short Film Festival<\/a> |<\/strong> 6 \u2013 9 p.m. UCCS Downtown<br>Enjoy a short film festival showcasing student-made films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Electroacoustic Ensemble (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/electroacoustic_ensemble\" target=\"_blank\">Electroacoustic Ensemble<\/a> |<\/strong> 7:30 p.m. Ent Center for the Arts<br>Tune into a concert combining electronic and acoustic music elements, directed by Glen Whitehead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"De-Stress with Crafts and Snacks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/de-stress_with_crafts_and_snacks\" target=\"_blank\">De-Stress with Crafts and Snacks<\/a> |<\/strong> 10 a.m. \u2013 12 p.m. Location TBD<br>Join Student Life for comfort food, make your own DIY stress ball and grab a study pack of notecards, highlighters, pens, pencils, gum, mints and an eraser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Monday, Dec. 16<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Finals Survival Coffee (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/events.uccs.edu\/event\/finals_survival_coffee_5589\" target=\"_blank\">Finals Survival Coffee<\/a> |<\/strong> 8 \u2013 11 a.m. Berger Hall<br>Come get your finals week boost! Enjoy coffee or hot chocolate in a free UCCS tumbler, brought to you by the Office of Alumni Relations and Ent Credit Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Pause-for-Paws-Fall2019_8.5x11-1-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Pause for Paws (opens in a new tab)\">Pause for Paws<\/a> |<\/strong> 11 a.m. \u2013 1 p.m. Kraemer Family Library, Second Floor<br>Take a study break with therapy dogs from K9 to 5 National Therapy Dog Registry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Find opportunities to take a breather, eat for free and enjoy an hour away from the books during this finals week. <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=117396\" title=\"Finals week de-stress events for students\">(More)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":117401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1,49,12,50,14],"tags":[53,61,107,86,64,127,63,60,283,102],"class_list":["post-117396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-campus-announcements","category-events","category-health-and-wellness","category-upcoming-events","tag-academic-affairs","tag-advancement","tag-alumni-relations","tag-college-of-letters-arts-and-sciences","tag-gallogly-recreation-and-wellness-center","tag-kraemer-family-library","tag-student-life","tag-student-success","tag-uccs-downtown","tag-visual-and-performing-arts-department"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2018-06-IMG_5734.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1mBpJ-uxu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117396"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117547,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117396\/revisions\/117547"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/117401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}