{"id":4822,"date":"2013-04-12T13:50:29","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T17:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/info.lib.utk.edu\/news\/?p=4822"},"modified":"2013-04-12T13:50:29","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T17:50:29","slug":"de-stress-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lib.utk.edu\/news\/2013\/04\/de-stress-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Students De-stress During Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/live-utk-volumes.pantheonsite.io\/files\/2013\/04\/destress.jpg\" alt=\"destress\" width=\"260\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6147\" \/>Final exams are approaching, and our students are already beginning to <em>stress out<\/em>. With the help of numerous co-sponsors, the Libraries will once again offer Finals Week activities to help our students refresh and recharge. Activities will include free chair massages, visits by HABIT (Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee) therapy dogs, cartoon screenings, and outdoor games. <\/p>\n<p>Dean of Libraries Steve Smith considers these events a vital investment. &#8220;We offer these and other fun activities out of a genuine interest in student well-being and success. We want to boost our students&#8217; academic performance and keep them healthy at the end of what, for many, is a long and taxing semester. A little break or diversion can go a long way toward doing this.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Among our campus partners who will co-sponsor &#8220;De-Stress for Success&#8221; activities in the libraries are the Student Success Center, Student Assessment of Instruction System, UT Parents Association, School of Information Sciences, and Human-Animal Bond in Tennessee. Both Hodges Library and Pendergrass Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine Library will host activities.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this site for a schedule of Finals Week activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Final exams are approaching, and our students are already beginning to stress out. With the help of numerous co-sponsors, the Libraries will once again offer Finals Week activities to help our students refresh and recharge. 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