One of the first projects I’ve been able to run on my own has been an in-person event at Fondren with Pet Partners. We brought in several dog/human teams to visit with students (and faculty and staff), allowing them to play with the dogs and relieve some stress during final exams.

[Image description: Several college students sit on the floor in a corner of the library, petting a dog on a blanket.]

This was part of a larger push to make sure students were taking care of themselves, offering midnight snacks, LEGOs and puzzles, coloring pages, and other brain breaks through a table in the middle of the learning commons.