Temple cancels classes so students can focus on their wellness

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The Philadelphia school's push is part of a growing effort by college campuses to focus on wellness, something started well before the collective trauma brought on by COVID-19.

By Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer

But the psychology major from Warrington, Bucks County, says she likely wouldn’t have planned the adventure if the university hadn’tAlthough the university offered an impromptu two days off during the height of, this is the first that was planned and incorporated into the calendar, said Dan Berman, vice provost for undergraduate studies.

“We’ve been seeing absolutely an increase in requests for programming, students popping into the office, wanting to just kind of talk about mental health, stress management techniques, resources that are available to them, much more than we saw before COVID,” said Liz Zadnik, associate director of Temple’s Wellness Resource Center.

Pennsylvania State University had wellness days during COVID-19, but now incorporates wellness throughout its calendar, said spokesperson Lisa Powers. Activities listed for this month include: yoga and meditation, intuitive eating workshop, forest bathing, Well-Being Wednesdays, family and friends peer support group, and a Love Your Body Week keynote.

 

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I guess that workload of 15 whole hours a week of instruction followed by another 10 hours of homework must be crippling. Adding in the burden of all the keggers, starbucks trips, sporting events, and spring/winter/summer breaks and I get why students need a vacation!

What a bunch of wimps

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