Tips and Resources


Holiday Break Travel Tips

Are traveling away from Tuscaloosa for the holidays? If so, it’s important to remember the basics of safety when traveling to best protect yourself and your belongings. Before setting off for the holidays, you should: Are traveling away from Tuscaloosa for the holidays? If so, it’s important to remember the basics of safety when traveling…


Managing Stress During Finals

Stress is unavoidable in our everyday lives. It comes from obvious places such as work or school, and even from things that are good for us like our friends, families or significant others. Stress can be present every day; so, it’s critical to know how to manage the stress affecting us, especially during an important…


Study Week Test and Prep Tips

Test week can be dreadful for many students. The stress of studying large amounts of information and the anxiety of possibly failing an important test can almost be too much to handle at times. It can be easy for students to feel overwhelmed during the studying process; after all, they do have to juggle the…


Busting Mental Health Myths

As a campus community, we’ve made significant progress when it comes to how we view mental health and address the needs associated with it, but we still have a long way to go. Certain myths and stigmas surrounding mental health persist to this day in almost every walk of life, especially within college student communities.…


New Years Goals: Resources and Tips

With the start of 2023 behind us, most of us are probably struggling to stick to our resolutions we made for the new year. Whether you want to exercise more, eat healthier, spend more time with friends, become more involved on campus or even study more, finding out how to incorporate these positive changes into…


Study Tips

It’s time to start studying, students, because final exams are almost here! Studying can be a breeze for some or a challenge for others. Regardless of your studying habits, everyone can use some help to finish the semester strong. The Counseling Center and University Programs are teaming up for Stress Free Days to offer you…