Learn how to manage your stress

The Academic Success Center and Health Promotion are hosting an in-person workshop to teach you strategies for managing stress as we get close to the end of the semester on Thursday, Apr. 6 from 4-5 p.m. in Campus Center Room 1010.

In this workshop, you’ll be introduced to a variety of techniques on how to manage daily stress through improved self-care and time management strategies. If you need interpreting services, please contact Access Services in advance.

Tell us about your experience at RIT's recreation facilities

If you have used RIT’s recreation facilities this academic year, you should have received an email to complete a quick survey last week. The Center for Recreational Sports is asking for feedback on their people, programs, and places to help improve your experience with the recreation facilities and services on campus.

Past survey results were used to inform several facility upgrades, including building aesthetics (carpeting, painting, graphics) and new spaces (golf simulator, gender inclusive locker rooms), as well as student staff training and development improvements.

Your feedback is important. Check your RIT email for a link to the 5-minute survey!

Questions? Contact Dave Stevens, Director of the Center for Recreational Sports, at djsatl@rit.edu. 

We are Tigers, and We Care

Tigers Care is a campus-wide effort to enhance, promote, and sustain a culture of care and support at RIT. It’s who we are, how we act, and how we treat one another.

Stop by the Tigers Care table on campus to learn more about the initiative, participate in fun activities, and score free giveaways! Here’s where you can find Tigers Care tables on campus this month:

• Apr. 4, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Campus Center Breezeway
• Apr. 18, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Campus Center Breezeway
• May 2, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Campus Center Breezeway

Each week, we are sharing a financial wellness tip to help you make the connection between financial management decisions, your overall wellness, and student success. Money touches every aspect of our lives, and a lack of financial literacy can cause unnecessary stress and negatively impact our mental and physical health.

More Reasons to Build Your Emergency Fund

A recent survey from SecureSave found that 67% of Americans could not cover a $400 expense and 74% are living paycheck-to-paycheck where they are unable to save. Rising inflation has made most goods and services more expensive, and though average incomes have increased approximately 5%, this is less than the inflation rate. Financial insecurity has increased stress levels about finances and has even had an impact on productivity at work.

The lack of, or the need to spend from one’s emergency savings is also impacting our ability to save for long term goals - such as higher education, a home, and retirement. In order to provide some financial security, financial planners recommend establishing an emergency savings fund of 3-6 months of living expenses to cover any unexpected costs. Your emergency savings should be deposited into a savings or money market account that protects principal.

Building an emergency fund seems daunting - so where can you start? Try spending less than you make, start saving as early as you can, and make savings a habit. With today’s higher inflation and draw down of savings, it is very critical to establish and build your emergency savings account.

Don’t forget to check out the Financial Literacy website, and/or follow the team on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.

For additional events and event information, go to rit.edu/events.