Featured Stress Less Fest Events include Pause for Paws, Late Night Breakfast, and a variety of events with our campus partners! View the complete Stress Less Fest Schedule below. Stress Less Fest events take place on the Volker Campus, Health Sciences Campus, and in the Kansas City area.
Roochella
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
University Walkway
Kick off Stress Less Fest with UPB's annual spring festival, Roochella! There will be food trucks, ice cream, a mechanical bull, a photo booth, baby kangaroos, and more!
Cotton Candy & Chill
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Health Sciences Lawn
Need to destress before finals? Come get some free cotton candy, draw with sidewalk chalk, and grab some bubbles! This event is on the Health Sciences campus and requires building access to attend.
Guided Painting Class
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
MSA Village
This will be another guided painting class focused on promoting physical and mental wellness in honor of April being national stress awareness month, and this being the week before finals.
Coffee with Campus Rec
8:30 am - 10:00 am
University Walkway
Drop by our table on the University Walkway for a free coffee and learn about Campus Rec offerings for the end of the semester!
Cartoon and Snack Session with SoNHS
9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Health Sciences Building, Room 2319
Cozy up with a snack and watch cartoons with the School of Nursing & Health Sciences! This event is on the Health Sciences campus and requires building access to attend.
Pause for Paws
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Miller Nichols Library, iX Theatre (first floor)
Come hang out with therapy dogs and destress before finals!
Lavender Graduation
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Student Union, Room 402
Celebrate our LGBTQIA students' accomplishments in the 2023-2024 academic year, including graduations, leadership opportunities, new careers and opportunities, and more. We invite all of our LGBTQIA & allied students, faculty, and staff to celebrate our students' accomplishments as we close out UMKC Pride Month. We ask all attendees to RSVP so we have an accurate count for the event.
Shrink Your Stress!
10:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Haag Hall 105
Join the Women's Center to shrink that stress away and get your creativity flowing with some fun and unique Shrink Art!
Cotton Candy & Chill
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Student Union 2nd Floor Patio (outside)
Need to destress before finals? Come get some free cotton candy, draw with sidewalk chalk, and grab some bubbles!
Pop-Up at the Playhouse with The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
ASSC Playhouse
Join The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures (T/m) at the Playhouse and participate in interactive games and activities designed by students! Attendees will receive a coupon for a free Good Luck Mini animal, redeemable at the T/m gift shop while supplies last.
Roos After Dark: Movie and Slushies!
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Student Union Theater
Come destress in the Student Union theater with a movie (voted by the student body), a slushie, and some popcorn! Enjoy a relaxing movie theater experience without the cost!
Destress and Play with The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures
10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Plunkett Family Lounge, 1st floor of Bloch Heritage Hall
Join The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures (T/m) and participate in interactives, including Hot Wheels races! Attendees will receive a coupon for a free Good Luck Mini animal (for finals success), redeemable at the T/m gift shop while supplies last.
Painting Worry Stones with UMKC Libraries
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Miller Nichols Library, 1st Floor Lobby
Join us from 11am to 1pm in the MNLC foyer to paint your own worry stone to carry with you into finals. Paint one for yourself, or leave an encouraging message for others!
Stress Less: Craft & Color
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Student Union Starbucks Lounge
Please join The Financial Wellness Center and take a moment to relax from studying while working on one of our fun crafts. There will be various crafts, such as coloring and bracelet-making! Supplies are provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
Pause for Paws
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Health Sciences Library
Come hang out with therapy dogs and destress before finals! This event is on the Health Sciences campus and requires building access to attend.
Cricket with Campus Rec
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
South Oak Street Rec Field
Join Campus Rec Intramural Sports and the UMKC Cricket Club for open cricket! No registration needed, just show up and play!
Late Night RooView
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
ASSC 2nd Floor
Join ASM & PAL on May 2nd from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM on the 2nd floor of ASSC for an evening of fun and finals preparation! Participants will make crafts, utilize our self-care station, get a massage, enjoy snacks, and connect with Tutors and Writing Studio Consultants. Stop by this event before Late Night Breakfast to connect with fellow Roos! We will be raffling off 3 "skip the line" passes for the Late Night Breakfast as well.
Late Night Breakfast
10:00 pm - 12:00 am
ASSC Playhouse
Join UPB for Stress Less Fest's annual Late Night Breakfast! Food will be provided by Chris Cakes!
Self-Care Bingo
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Student Union 302
Join us for the opportunity to win self-care items before finals, by playing bingo!
Roo Blue Friday
All day
Wear your Roo Blue and tag @umkcosi and use the hashtag #RooUp on your social media for a chance to win a fun prize! Follow our accounts to play along.
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