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Say Yes to Less Stress

School. Work. Social life. Juggling all of our responsibilities and commitments can sometimes be overwhelming. That’s why we we want to help you get through the rest of the semester in the healthiest and most positive way possible! Keep reading to discover AC services, strategies, tips, and techniques to support your mental health and wellbeing.

Managing Stress

Sign up for an upcoming Stress Management Workshop. These sessions are led by an Algonquin College counsellor and will help you learn more about practical strategies to help with stress management so that you can better focus on your learning!

*This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.

  • Thursday, March 16, 2023 / 11:00am – 12:00pm
  • Wednesday, March 29, 2023 / 3:00pm – 4:00pm

For more self-guided stress management strategies, we recommend exploring the Essential Study Skills Guide. Here you will find modules covering:

  • How to cope with stress
  • Changing your perception of stress
  • Problem solving to manage stress

The Learning Portal

The Well-being hub was designed to help develop strategies to improve your overall state of happiness and health. Complete the Well-being Assessment to determine the areas of wellness where you are thriving and the ones that may need greater attention or explore these eight modules to find tips and techniques for improving wellness in different areas of your life:

Finding Support

You don’t have to do it alone! If you find yourself struggling or feeling overwhelmed by stress, we encourage you to reach out and connect with the services and resources available to help.

It’s Not to Late to Participate in Procrastination Awareness Week 2023!

Procrastination Awareness Week (PAW) is a cross-institutional collaboration that invites students to learn more about procrastination, develop effective habits, and connect with one another. Students are invited to attend remote workshops to learn strategies related to focus and concentration, motivation, time management, writing, studying, and exam preparation. The PAW programming will feature remote workshops to help students learn strategies related to focus and concentration, motivation, time management, writing, studying, and exam preparation as well as a virtual study hall for students who are looking to work alongside others and make progress on their end-of-term to do lists. The event is free, open, virtual, and inclusive and features some of the best procrastination-related programming from across participating institutions.

The goals of PAW include:

1. Increasing awareness about procrastination (what it is, how it happens, and how to work with it)

2. Supporting students to set achievable learning/study goals

3. Supporting students to develop effective academic habits

4. Supporting students to make progress on their end-of-term to do list

5. Connecting students with one another so that they can exchange tips and tricks

All students are invited to register, for free, here: https://bit.ly/3KIuaFQ
Please note, all events will take place on Zoom.

 

Coming Soon: Page 1+ the New Resource Search Tool

Big changes are coming! The Library’s One Search tool will be replaced by Page 1+ in late July of 2022.

What is Page 1+?

  • Page 1+ is the new resource search tool presented by College libraries Ontario (CLO), and in partnership with Ontario College Library Services (OCLS), and leverages the expertise and resources of 18 Ontario college libraries.
  • Page 1+ provides access to library resources whenever, wherever, or however you need them – at home, on campus, or on the go!
  • Page 1+ offers up to date, relevant, academic research materials, directly from the Library.
  • With Page 1+ you can complete your research faster than ever before by receiving easy access to industry-relevant resources.
  • Contributors from across the province share in the operation and maintenance of the single universal system, streamline the research process for students and faculty.

More information and updates will be provided on our website and social media channels as we prepare for the launch of this new resource search tool. If you have questions about upcoming changes, please contact us via email at library@algonquincollege.com.

Discovery begins on Page 1+!