Cougar Countdown Keeps Students Calm, Centered During Exams

For most students, exams mean late nights of coffee-fueled studying. For College of Charleston students, they also mean puppies, meditation and shag classes.

That’s because, at the College, Cougar Countdown supports students’ minds, bodies and spirits during the last days of each semester and final exams through a variety of activities that help them both prepare for exams and get some much-needed relaxation. Organized by the Center for Student Learning, Cougar Countdown provides tips and suggestions on its webpage about planning for exams, studying and managing stress as well as supplying a list of study locations for students to get the peace and quiet they need. And Cougar Countdown offers students a mixture of academic, physical and emotional support programs from offices and departments across campus.

Below is a full schedule of Cougar Countdown activities:

Monday, December 2 (Last Day of Classes)
Cougar Night Lights, 6 p.m., Cistern Yard

Tuesday, December 3 (Reading Day)
Ask a Prof, 1–3 p.m., Addlestone Library
Cougar Cookout, 4:30 p.m., Rivers Green
Moonlight Breakfast, 10:30 p.m.–12 a.m., Liberty St. Fresh Food Co.

Wednesday, December 4 (First Day of Exams)
Sweet Study Break on the Green, 9:30 a.m., Rivers Green
Meditation, 11 a.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319
Walk-in Tutoring Labs, 6–8 p.m., Center for Student Learning

Thursday, December 5
Coffee on the Green, 7:45 a.m., Rivers Green
Meditation, 11 a.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 248
Yoga, 1 p.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319
Shag Away the Stress (Intro to Shag dancing), 3 p.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319
Walk-in Tutoring Labs, 6–8 p.m., Center for Student Learning

Friday, December 6
Pancakes with the President, 8–11 a.m., Rivers Green
Stress Relief Fair, 12–3 p.m., Rivers Green
Pups on the Green, 12–2 p.m., Rivers Green
Walk-in Tutoring Labs, 6–8 p.m., Center for Student Learning

Saturday, December 7
Grab-and-Go Breakfast on the Green, 7:45 a.m., Rivers Green

Monday, December 9
Grab-and-Go Breakfast on the Green, 7:45 a.m., Rivers Green
Meditation, 11 a.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319
Yoga, 1 p.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319
Shag Away the Stress (Intro to Shag dancing), 3 p.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319

Tuesday, December 10
Coffee on the Green, 7:45 a.m., Rivers Green
Meditation, 11 a.m., Robert Scott Small Building, room 319

Wednesday, December 11
Coffee on the Green, 7:45 a.m., Rivers Green