Enjoy your July 4th weekend!

Things to do in Chicago for July 4th weekend!

Check out Chicago’s awesome beaches

July 3rd – 7th: Fireworks, fireworks, and more fireworks!

July 3rd-7th: Chicago SummerDance in Portage Park and Grant Park

July 3rd & 4th: Grant Park Music Festival Independence Day Salute

July 4th: Fourth of July Parade in Irving Park

July 4th: Best places to see July Fourth fireworks in Chicago

July 5th-7th: West Fest street fair in West Town

July 5th-7th: Botanic Garden Art Festival in Glencoe

July 5th: Dark Matter Coffee Block Party in River West / West Town

July 6th & 7th: Live on the Lake! Music Performances at Navy Pier

Yoga, Let’s Talk, Sounding Board and more…

Check out these stress relieving events, resources, and tips if the end of the quarter has you a bit overwhelmed…

Yoga at I-House                                                     
Tuesday, May 28 & Tuesday, June 4, 2:30PM-3:30PM, International House Coulter Lounge (1414 E 59th Street)

Come along to exercise both the body and the mind! With the stress of finals, this is the perfect break. Yoga mats are available but feel free to bring your own. All levels are welcome

Health Promotion and Wellness
Ongoing

The BustMyStress email listserv is a weekly email sent to students for the purpose of providing stress-relief tips, as well as alerting them to new and ongoing stress-relief events around campus.  Sign up to receieve the BustMyStress weekly emails! Other resources for stress management from Health, Promotion, and Wellness.

WellNest Student Lounge: Provides students with a space where they can relax and take care of themselves during the course of the day. The WellNest is a quiet space where students can study or nap; it offers two massage chairs and wellness stations with coloring, aromatherapy, and other stress reducers. Visit the WellNest at 950 East 61st Street, Room 363.

Late Night Breakfast
Sunday, June 9th, 10pm, Reynolds Club – Hutchinson Commons

Join the Center for Leadership and Involvement and College Programming Office for Late Night Breakfast in the Reynolds Club- Hutchinson Commons the night before finals week. Free food will include fruit, pancakes, french toast, bacon, turkey sausage, eggs, latkes, juice and much more!

Let’s Talk and Sounding Board
Ongoing

Let’s Talk is a Health Promotion and Wellness program that provides easy access to informal and confidential sessions with therapists from SCS. There’s no need for an appointment and no cost to students.

Sounding Board is one-on-one advising for students to discuss optimizing work / life balance and satisfaction. Make an appointment via GRAD Gargoyle.

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