Making a Difference After Hours: Long Night Against Procrastination Recap
Discover the impact of the Long Night Against Procrastination event at VIU Library, featuring insights on goals, participants, recruiting partners, outcomes, challenges, and lessons learned. Explore the reasons behind LNAP, its objectives, and key takeaways from this engaging initiative in student wellness and academic support.
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Making a difference after hours: Long Night Against Procrastination Luke McLeod, VIU Library
Agenda Why LNAP? VIU Library s goals & yours Our event Your potential partners & recruiting Fine details Challenges Lessons learned Pizza logistics! Q & A 2
Why LNAP? Goals: Practical approach to student wellness Add capacity to services & spaces Make services and spaces accessible after 5pm Show the demand for after hours services & spaces Collaborate with other departments & services Strategic Plan objectives 3
Who participated? Writing Centre International Academic Support Students Union Success Coach Peer-supported Learning IT Centre for Innovation and Excellence Mental Health Strategist Dog Therapy Provost Student Affairs Gymnasium and the Library 4
Recruiting partners Start with the essentials: Library Budget Writing Centre International Academic Support Find a champion in Administration University Librarian AVP of Student Affairs Once it s officially happening, it may make convincing others easier! 5
Outcomes & Measuring Success ~316 students attended the event 41 large pizzas, 160 hot dogs, 50 bags of popcorn Peer-supported Learning moved their service to the Learning Commons WC / International Academic Support were busy Every partner agreed to participate in future LNAPs Budget contributions from other departments 6
Challenges Budget Partial commitments (I ll create X , you run it for me) Security & Janitorial Catering Unknowns (how many students, how many pizzas, etc) Balancing study vs. play 7
Lessons learned Many students were there just because we never kicked them out at our usual closing time vs. pre-registration Answering questions, checking-in with partners, and addressing hiccups is a job in itself! Don t double-book yourself. Provide partners with a floor plan in advance so you that you can work out any complaints prior. 8
Pizza Logistics Ask to pay & tip in advance. Spread your pizza deliveries out over time Gluten free, vegetarian, dairy-free, vegan Lots of non-vegetarians will eat vegetarian Have employees serve the pizza or you ll run out fast Buy 2x the amount of plates and napkins you need Someone should have Foodsafe 9
