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Every semester during the week before finals, UNC-CH collaborates on a wellness initiative to support students. The goal is to raise awareness, provide new information, prompt reflection, and highlight services, resources, and events around campus by focusing on the importance of:

• Sleep is all about patterns. Can you work to keep healthy sleep patterns consistent during finals?
• Nutrition means listening to your body. Eat when you’re hungry; stop when you’re full. You might plan ahead and make some meals and snacks in bulk so you can eat nourishing food without needing a lot of time.
• Activity – Movement can help you retain material better than if you study while sitting still. So ride a stationary bike while you review your notes. Go for a walk on Battle Park trails to take a movement and nature break.
• Connecting with people you adore is essential to finals success, improving your executive function, learning, and memory. Support each other during finals! Check-in on a genuine level, talk about topics outside of academics, study and take fun breaks together, and avoid stressful competition or comparing grades.
• Knowledge – This time of year is all about gaining and retaining knowledge. How you study can make a difference! Use active study techniques like creating flashcards, using a study group, or scheduling breaks after short bursts of learning.
• Self-Care means checking in with yourself about what you need and then making that happen when you can. Keep it simple! Pause and unplug from tech for a few minutes. Get outside. Take a few deep breaths. Hydrate. Play a favorite song. Make sure you take some moments just for you during finals.

Fall 2022 Finals Support Events at UNC-Chapel Hill

This calendar will be updated throughout finals – check back often for more events and email healthyheels@unc.edu if you have an event to add!

Monday 11/28

• Destress w/ Carolina Cupboard | 4 pm | Carolina Cupboard
• Kenan Movie Night – The Hate U Give | 6:30 pm | Spencer Residence Hall

Tuesday 11/29

• National Gratitude Month Hot Cocoa Popup | 12 pm | Carolina Plaza
• Sleep Jeopardy | 4 pm | Carolina Union
• Make a Plan for Finals Workshop | 4 pm | Undergraduate Library
• Free Beginner Ballroom Dance Lesson | 7 pm | Woolen Gym
• Overcooked! 2 Newbie Night | 7 pm | Carolina Gaming Arena
• Emma | 7:30 pm | PlayMakers Repertory Company

Wednesday 11/30

• School’s Out Cycle Fitness Class | 12: 15 pm | Fetzer Cycle Studio
• LDOC S.N.A.C.K.S: ‘Donut’ Stress During Finals | 12 pm | Davis Library Courtyard
• Chapel Chill LDOC Celebration | 11 am | Great Hall
• Therapy Dog Drew | Davis Library | 1 – 3 pm
• LDOC Fly the Carolina Sky | 3:30 pm | Outdoor Education Center
• Home Stretch Barre Fitness Class | 5 pm | Rams Rec Center
• Clef Hangers Old Well Sing | 5 pm | Old Well
• Drag Show Fundraiser | 6 pm | Great Hall
• LDOC Zumba Fitness Class | 7 pm | Student Rec Center
• Zen Through Finals Yoga Class | 7:30 pm | Rams Rec Center
• LDOC S.N.A.C.K.S: Stress-Less & Game! | 8 pm | Carolina Gaming Arena

Thursday 12/1

• Reading Day Reset at Hussman Hub | 10 am – 3 pm | Hussman
• Asian American Center Study Break | 11am – 1 pm | AAC
• CPUP Cares: Puppies and Food | 12 pm | Davis Library
• Minds in Motion Workshop | 3 pm | Great Hall Lobby
• Finals Bootcamp | 10 am | SASB North

Friday 12/2

• Finals Bootcamp | 12 pm | SASB North
• Coffee Break | Davis | 12 – 2 pm
• QTPOC Social | 5 pm | Hamilton Hall

Saturday 12/3

• Free Intro to Pole and Chair Dance Class | 5 pm | Aradia Fitness