Feel free to explore the links below for entertainment, exploration, learning, enrichment, etc.
Summer Student Activities
Check out summer.studentactivities.uconn.edu for activities happening virtually!
UConn Theatre & Arts
UConn SUBOG
UConn Recreation
UConn Rec
Going Live with Fitness Classes
- Instagram @uconnrec
- Check Instagram for days and times
- https://recreation.uconn.edu/programs/fitness-and-wellness/
- Full library of Virtual Fitness Class Offerings
Health and Well-being
Stamford Mental Health Resource Center
- Bored? Stressed? Come join Wednesday Wellness Workshops!
Connect with your fellow UConn students while doing a stress relieving activity every Wednesday at 1:30pm & 4:30pm! - To join, use the following links:
Student Health and Wellness (SHaW)
If you are looking for spaces to breathe, to maintain your wellness, and to connect with fellow students, please join us for the following online programs and services:
- Tools for Easing COVID-19 Related Anxiety
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- This is a 3-part video series that draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). It covers topics including components of anxiety, how the current pandemic might impact anxiety levels, and specific skills to help ease anxiety. Part 1 is an introduction to anxiety and CBT. Part 2 moves into cognitive skills that help decrease anxiety. Lastly, Part 3 incorporates behavioral skills to ease anxiety and improve wellbeing. These skills can be helpful in navigating the challenges and uncertainty associated with COVID-19.
- Find this resource and more at, https://counseling.uconn.edu/mental-health-covid19/
- Meditation Mondays
- Join Student Health and Wellness every Monday night at 4 pm EST for a guided meditation.
- Join us here: https://bit.ly/UConnSHAW_MeditationMonday2020 | Meeting number (access code): 611 597 667 | Meeting Password: 6NjqsiNCp53
- Feel Good Fridays
- Since UConn has moved to online learning for the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester, UConn Student Health and Wellness wants to provide a space for students to gather and connect although we are not on campus together. One of the ways we thought we could come together was with a Friday chat we are calling Feel Good Fridays. Each Friday for the rest of the semester, we will post a prompt for our community to gather and discuss. This is a place for you to share what is going on for you, seek support, and to provide support for your fellow Huskies. This group is for UConn students, staff, faculty, and alumni.
- Join us on Facebook
- UConn Recovery Community (URC)
- The UConn Recovery Community continues to provide support to the UConn Community through our virtual meetings, which include All Recovery Meetings and Friends, Family, and Allies Meetings. Please see descriptions of our virtual meetings below. We welcome individuals who have questions to contact us. For inquiries, please contact sandy.valentine@uconn.edu.
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- All Recovery Meetings: every Wednesday at 12 noon EST
Open to ALL UConn students who are in recovery or seeking recovery from alcohol and other drugs. Meetings are discussion based and explore different topics of recovery each week. For the link to join, please visit http://urc.uconn.edu/
- All Recovery Meetings: every Wednesday at 12 noon EST
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- Friends, Family, and Allies Meetings: every other Monday at 12 noon EST
Does someone in your life have an addiction or substance use disorder? Have you become an Ally to students in recovery? Meetings provide support for individuals who know someone with an addiction or substance use disorder. For the link to join, please visit http://urc.uconn.edu/.
- Friends, Family, and Allies Meetings: every other Monday at 12 noon EST
- F.A.C.E. C.O.V.I.D.
- COVID-19 has generated significant difficulty across all domains of life - including mental health - and contributes to all kinds of emotions like worry, grief, loneliness, and sadness. This F.A.C.E C.O.V.I.D. handout utilizes an acronym to provide a resource to those who may be struggling with the mental and emotional aspects of COVID-19’s effects. It includes helpful written content combined with links to meditations and beneficial practices. This resource is a great introduction to some new perspectives and practices you can use to enhance your mental response to COVID-19 and to boost your resilience. Use this guide to learn how to F.A.C.E. C.O.V.I.D.!
- https://counseling.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/605/2020/04/F.A.C.E-C.O.V.I.D.pdf
Office of Global Affairs
Virtual Cultural Demonstrations
- Sign-up today for virtual activities hosted by UConn Global Affairs and led by your classmates and visiting scholars. Have fun, engage with others and discover a new talent in the safety of your home! Below you'll find a list of upcoming activities led by classmates and visiting scholars, as a way to continue learning and growing while remaining physically distant.
UConn Dining
UConn Dining - Online Cooking Videos
*Editing and filming credit to UCTV
Online Suggested Entertainment
Museums, Art Exhibits, & Cultural Sites
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Color some of the world's most famous pieces of artwork
- Real Time Panda Cam
- See what the beluga whales are up to at the Georgia Aquarium
- 7 Day free trial on BroadwayHD
- Take a virtual tour of the some of the world’s most famous museums
- Check out what is going on at the Cincinnati Zoo
Digital Entertainment
- Stream your favorite TVs shows and movies with friends on Netflix
- Watch Prime Video, Disney+ and more with friends
- Enjoy ‘Some Good News’ with John Krasinski
- Challenge your friends and family to online board games
- Host your own DJ Dance Party
- Play Words with Friends (free app)
- Check out other free game-playing apps on line (i.e. Candy Crush Saga – by King)
- Calm is a great app for sleep, stretching, and stress management.
Social Media
• Host a dance party on Instagram or Facebook
• Livestream concerts by John Legend, Pink, Keith Urban, Katherine McPhee & David Foster (Instagram)
• Livestream Alvin Ailey Dancing or Yoyo Ma (Instagram)
• Google for more livestreaming artists who will entertain for free during this time of social isolation