Long Night Against Procrastination offers KPU students study support before exams
With games, snacks, and opportunities to learn, students can visit the Surrey library on Nov. 28 to stay productive and destress
KPU librarians at Long Night Against Procrastination pictured left to right: Cleire Lauron, Celia Brinkerhoff, and Ulrike Kestler. (Submitted)
Long Night Against Procrastination is returning to Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s Surrey campus library on Nov. 28 from 5:30 to 10:00 pm with activities to relieve stress and help students study before exams.
“We wanted to create an event for students … that would [be] a safe place that supports all their needs when they’re studying, especially at the end of exam time, when all the final papers are due, [and] it’s a stressful time,” says Alison Horne, student engagement and community outreach librarian at KPU.
The Learning Centre will offer support from tutors across all subjects at KPU at the event. The Research Help Desk will also be available with librarians ready to answer any questions regarding research and citation rules, among other topics.
Apart from academic essentials, the event will feature stress-relieving activities to create a fun and relaxing time for students. Some activities include making Taylor Swift beaded bracelets, button making, and games provided by the Kwantlen Gaming Guild.
Food, snacks, and drinks will also be provided throughout the evening.
KPU’s Sport and Recreation will lead a chair-stretching activity to help attendees take a break from studying and feel refreshed.
Long Night Against Procrastination is not an event original to KPU. It is globally popular across universities and originally started in Germany to help students make effective use of their time when it comes to focusing and completing their assignments.
“Some students also use it just as a time to destress, which I think is equally important [because there’s a] balance between schoolwork and making sure you’re not getting too stressed,” Horne says.
The event also uses the library as a space to build a community where students feel welcome to gather with their classmates or friends and use it for both fun and studying, says Caja Blomley, student success librarian at KPU.
During previous years of the event, the library received a lot of positive feedback from both students and community partners.
“I remember when I was talking to the Learning Centre trying to get their tutors to come out, one of the Learning Centre coordinators said they’re actually having trouble limiting the number of tutors at this event because so many tutors want to come out … because they enjoy it so much,” Blomley says.
For more information, visit libguides.kpu.ca/LNAP.
