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All students who will be accessing and/or living on campus in Spring 2021 term must do the required Gateway Testing, Compact Signing, Covid Safety Training, Flu shot (or waiver) and Daily Health Checks. Due by Feb.7 or ID may be deactivate.

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Mid-Day Mobility Break

Wednesday, January 20
1:00pm - 1:30pm

We wanted to call this "you’ve been sitting at your desk all day, and this is what you should do so you don’t permanently damage your body" but it was a little long. Join yoga instructor and mobility expert Jeremy Bennett for a weekly class to keep us all moving. The exercises demonstrated may be a little different each week but you can join at any time. No special equipment needed. Accessible for all fitness levels.

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Grad Escape Room Night!

Friday, January 22
6:00pm - 7:30pm

Before the semester begins, test your puzzle solving and team work skills with an online escape room night featuring an escape room by the award winning organization "Deadlocked Escape Rooms". Bring along your friends and favorite escape room buddies or make new friends as you try to escape!

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen, Founders Hall, 135 Prospect St, New Haven, CT 06511, United States
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Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen Volunteering (In-Person)

Monday, January 25
1:00pm - 4:15pm

Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen needs your help! Join us in helping DESK with to-go dinner prep, food pantry delivery bags prep, and stockroom organizing. (Other duties as needed). This is an in-person event following strict safety protocols.

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Daily Dose of Nature

Monday, January 25
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Being in nature has numerous health benefits! Patients in Yale-New Haven Hospital are being prescribed time spent in nature and green spaces to increase overall well-being. Join staff from the Office of Sustainability to learn how to maximize the benefits of being in nature for your own well-being. If you're in New Haven, we'll also have tips of where to explore locally.

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Make Your Own Playdough! Zoom Lesson and Supplies Provided. (PICK UP 3:30-5:00 PM on Tuesday 1/26 @ McDougal Center)

Wednesday, January 27
5:15pm - 6:15pm

With the winter setting in and most options for indoor activity closed, bring the fun into your own kitchen with this interactive event! We will provide all the supplies and knowledge you'll need to make a batch of your very own playdough that can be used time and time again for all kinds of kid crafts and distractions while we wait for warmer weather to arrive!

Socially distanced and safety conscious supplies pick up will happen on Tuesday 1/26 from 3:30-5:00 PM at the McDougal Center (135 Prospect Street). If you're not in New Haven but can provide your own supplies (1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1 TBSP vegetable oil, 2 tsp cream of tartar (optional) and food coloring (optiona), feel free to sign up also!

(NOTE--this recipe does require stovetop cooking, so please plan on having access to a stove/hotplate/burner. For hopefully understandable safety and budgetary considerations, we cannot provide a stove).