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9/22/2019, 3:29pm

The Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility hosts the Wellness Woof to help students deal with stress and anxiety

Partnering with Therapaws, Nick Pomante from the Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility hosted the first Wellness Woof of the fall semester this past Tuesday at the Lake House.

By Pamela Mohar
The Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility hosts the Wellness Woof to help students deal with stress and anxiety
Pamela Mohar

The Wellness Woof isn't just about helping students manage through stress, but it's also about brining diverse groups in the campus community together, according to Nick Pomante, student coordinator at the Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility. The next Wellness Woof will be October 16 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lake House.

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Nick Pomante, student coordinator for the Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility, hosted the first Wellness Woof of the fall semester on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Lake House. The event went from 4-6 p.m. and was open to all students.

The Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility has been hosting the Wellness Woof since 2018. The Office of Wellness has partnered with a 501c3 organization, Therapaws, since they began hosting the event. According to Pomante, the Wellness Woof gives students an opportunity to relax with some therapy dogs, but its' reach goes beyond that.

"Just look at the types of people that are in the groups today," Pomante said. "They’re people who may have otherwise never talked to each other or met on campus."

Pamela Mohar

Some students even brought family members to take part in the first Wellness Woof of the fall semester, at the Lake House on Tuesday.

Pomante urges all students to attend, as the benefits of petting dogs can help reduce stress and anxiety. Stress can be linked to the production of a hormone called cortisol. Playing with or petting dogs has been proven to decrease the production of that hormone, while effectively increasing the production of the stress-reducing hormone called oxytocin.

Typically the Wellness Woof sees crowds of 70-280 students, depending on the time of year. Next month it will be held at the Lake House again, and following that in 348 McKenny. Students can follow news about the Wellness Woof, including any location changes due to weather, a number of ways. The Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility has a Facebook page to connect through, posts events on their webpage, and keeps the EMU Today events calendar updated as well.

The next Wellness Woof will take place on Oct. 16 from 4-6 p.m. at the Lake House, behind the Student Center. It is free to all students at EMU.

Pamela Mohar

Petting dogs has been proven to reduce stress and anxiety, according to Nick Pomante, student coordinator at the Office of Wellness and Community Responsibility. Here students pet dogs from Therapaws, a 501c3 organization.

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