乱伦海角

Long Night long on benefits for 乱伦海角 students

By College Relations | April 1, 2021
   

One male and one female student sitting at a round table with notebooks and calculators

If there is power in numbers when fighting procrastination, then 乱伦海角 was fully plugged in last week.

Long Night Against Procrastination, held Thursday March 25th, was organized by Penticton Librarian Eva Gavaris, in concert with several 乱伦海角 instructors and staff members who volunteered their time to slay the beast of procrastination. More than 230 students registered for access, and at the peak, Gavaris said there were approximately 100 students in a variety of break-out rooms. 

鈥淥ver the past year, 乱伦海角 has implemented innovative ways to sustain support programs for students. The success of a virtual 鈥楲ong Night鈥 is a testament to our close-knit and connected community at 乱伦海角,鈥 said Meri Kim Oliver, 乱伦海角 Vice-President Students.

Rebecca Pleasance, a third-year Bachelor of Business Administration student specializing in Management, was able to take part this year because Long Night Against Procrastination went virtual. What was originally a Penticton campus event was expanded to be open to all 乱伦海角 students, including Vernon campus students like herself.

鈥淚鈥檝e been looking forward to this event since last semester,鈥 she said. 鈥淓ven though it鈥檚 meant to be more of an initiative for working, it鈥檚 always great to actually get the chance to chat with people in similar classes with me that I鈥檝e never talked to before as well as catch up with the accounting professors.鈥

Long Night Against Procrastination was the brainchild of European University Viadrina in Frankfurt-Oder, Germany, to combat procrastination and provide students with research and writing help. As word spread of the successful approach, universities and colleges across the world began hosting their own events. 乱伦海角 English Professor Frances Greenslade mobilized 乱伦海角鈥檚 first event six years ago.

鈥淭here鈥檚 a sense of connectedness, even in the virtual environment, that helps students (and staff!) know that they鈥檙e not alone,鈥 said Physics and Astronomy Professor Ryan Ransom, who was on hand last Thursday. 鈥淪everal students dropped into the Physics/Astronomy break-out room for help on assignments, chat about their experiences so far, and to gain some insight on careers in the physical sciences.鈥

Meditation for focus, pet therapy and yoga were on offer to balance out the study activities. Ransom also led a light stress-buster session just before midnight, checking participants鈥 birth signs for fun.

鈥淔or as late as it was, the session was essentially full, and very lively. Overall, I think students left the event feeling a little more energized,鈥 he said.

Hayley Speers graduated with an Associate of Arts Degree in 2020, and then transferred to university to complete her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Still taking some courses at 乱伦海角 because she 鈥渓oves the professors and classes offered,鈥 Speers didn鈥檛 hesitate to sign up for Long Night again.

鈥淗onestly, the Long Night was the most amazing thing to me that 乱伦海角 did. I loved it. Every year I felt like it was incredibly fun, and yet I also somehow did a crazy amount of studying!鈥 Speers said.



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