Looking for ways to de-stress, feel grounded, and find community during election week? Check out Ithaca College's Election Connection events and resources! From affinity spaces to craft nights to election watch parties, a range of events November 1-9 will offer space and activities for community care and connection.
Read on for event details, registration links, and a list of digital resources for self-care!
Friday, November 1
2-4pm: IC Natural Lands Community Service • Boothroyd Hall Trail Head
Monday, November 4
12-1pm: Noon Hour Meditation • Muller Chapel • Mindful IC
2-3pm: SLI: Getting Better Sleep • Taughannock Falls
4-5pm: SLI: From Idea to Impact: Building a Non-Partisan Political Education Platform (Leading Others) • Taughannock Falls
Tuesday, November 5
9am-9pm: Get a Ride to the Polls • Textor Flagpole
12-2pm: Let’s Talk Drop-In Hours • LGBTQ Center
12-4pm: Election Day Unwind • LGBTQ Center
2-3pm: Unity Hour • BIPOC Unity Center
7-11pm: Breathe & Reflect: Election Night Self-Care Space • Towers Marketplace • Res Life
8pm-Late: Election Watch Party • Muller Chapel • ORSL
Wednesday, November 6
10am-12pm: Art and Reflection Self-Care • Muller Chapel • Hillel
10am-3pm: Res Life Open Hours + Hot Cocoa • W. Tower 1st Floor Lounge
12-1pm: Noon Hour Meditation • Muller Chapel • Mindful IC
12-2pm: Let’s Talk Drop-In Hours • BIPOC Unity Center
5:30-6:30pm: SLI: Fuel Your Body and Mind: Nutrition • Taughannock Falls
Thursday, November 7
12-2pm: Let’s Talk Drop-In Hours • Whalen 3309
Friday, November 8
12-1pm: Noon Hour Meditation • Muller Chapel • Mindful IC
12-2pm: Let’s Talk Drop-In Hours • CAPS Office or Zoom
4-5pm: Paint and Sip • Clark • BIPOC Unity Center
Below are additional resources to help you care for yourself and others:
Ithaca College students, employees and dependents have free premium access to Wysa, a self-care phone application that helps navigate stress, anxiety, sleep, negative thoughts, and confidence-building with clinically proven self-help tools. To access the premium version of Wysa at no cost, IC members must download the application and create an account using the Ithaca College link or referral code, accessible here.
Spending time outside has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety! Check out these Nature Practices from Nature Rx at Ithaca College. Practices are small activities you can do outside to center yourself, shake some stress off, and spend some time in a green space. The word practice itself has two definitions: the use of a belief or method and the habitual or expected process of doing something. These outdoor practices are designed to guide you through different methods of relaxation in hopes that using the outdoors as a place to relieve stress will become a habit.