If your Deacs are up on the Quad today, they will see a bunch of our Thrive leaves stuck into the ground at regular intervals. Each of the leaves has information about sleep – the importance of sleep, sleep tips, and information about the Sleepin’ Deacon Week of Sleep, Feb. 6-10.
Each day that week will feature a workshop with a different topic:
Monday: Sleep and the Mind-Body Connection
Tuesday: Dreaming in Color
Wednesday: Creating a Sleep Environment
Thursday: Nutrition for Better ZZZs
Friday: Sleepin’ Deacon Challenge Orientation
Students can sign up for the Sleepin’ Deacon Challenge online. There’s more information out there, but here is a snippet of what the challenge is about: “Participants will be challenged to get a full night’s sleep (between 7-9 hours) for two weeks. Using a variety of sleep hygiene tips, participants will alter their current sleep patterns to increase their mental acuity and overall emotional and physical wellbeing.”
Does your Deac get enough sleep – both in terms of hours and quality? Would sleeping better help them be better equipped to study, stay healthy, be happier? Who knows? I have tentatively signed up for the Sleepin’ Deacon challenge – so once it starts, if I can stick with it I will post periodic updates here. (Apologies for the low-quality pics of the Thrive leaves below. Neither the angle of the sun nor the wind wanted to cooperate as I took the pictures. )
Finally, there is an intriguing marketing campaign going on. In the lobby of Reynolda, there were a few balloon aliens scattered about. They have stickers on them that read “THE ALIENS ARE COMING #COLLIDESCOPEWFU.” Really sort of genius way to get people wondering what is going on. I had no idea what it meant, but then I Googled the hashtag. I don’t want to spill the clever beans, but you can Google it too if you wish.
Finally, there is an intriguing marketing campaign going on. In the lobby of Reynolda, there were a few balloon aliens scattered about. They have stickers on them that read “THE ALIENS ARE COMING #COLLIDESCOPEWFU.” Really sort of genius way to get people wondering what is going on. I had no idea what it meant, but then I Googled the hashtag. I don’t want to spill the clever beans, but you can Google it too if you wish.
