{"id":128453,"date":"2025-12-30T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=128453"},"modified":"2026-04-14T10:21:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:21:41","slug":"unmc-takes-a-break-amid-the-bustle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2025\/12\/30\/unmc-takes-a-break-amid-the-bustle\/","title":{"rendered":"UNMC takes a break amid the bustle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"panel panel--short story-intro\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__intro panel__intro--alt\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDecember is crunch time for a lot of people around UNMC. With the end of the semester approaching and finals looming and the holidays coming and so many things to do before the end of the year, it&#039;s all enough to push stress to a boiling point.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<strong><span class=\"first-character\">S<\/span>o<\/strong>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t for its end-of-semester tradition, UNMC offered a week to let the campus de-stress. Here is a look at UNMC&#039;s De-Stress Week, 2025.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h5\">Share<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<hr \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"panel__social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=UNMC%20takes%20a%20break%20amid%20the%20bustle&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.unmc.edu%2Fnewsroom%2F2025%2F12%2F30%2Funmc-takes-a-break-amid-the-bustle%2F\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"share on twitter, opens in a new window\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"svg svg--twitter \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"1200\" height=\"1227\" viewBox=\"0 0 1200 1227\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M714.163 519.284L1160.89 0H1055.03L667.137 450.887L357.328 0H0L468.492 681.821L0 1226.37H105.866L515.491 750.218L842.672 1226.37H1200L714.137 519.284H714.163ZM569.165 687.828L521.697 619.934L144.011 79.6944H306.615L611.412 515.685L658.88 583.579L1055.08 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Dele Davies, MD, cut the ribbon on the Chancellor&#039;s Holiday Tea, an annual tradition at UNMC held in December and in the middle of De-Stress Week. Off to the left are UNMC&#039;s events team with UNMC Strategic Communications: Kacie Baum, senior manager for events and community engagement, and Candace Peteler, campus events center coordinator.\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>UNMC Interim Chancellor H. Dele Davies, MD, cut the ribbon on the Chancellor&#8217;s Holiday Tea, an annual tradition at UNMC held in December and in the middle of De-Stress Week. Off to the left are UNMC&#8217;s events team with UNMC Strategic Communications: Kacie Baum, senior manager for events and community engagement, and Candace Peteler, campus events center coordinator. (UNMC&#8217;s chief photographer, Kiley Cruse, also in UNMC Strategic Communications, took all these photos throughout De-Stress Week.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below, Dr. Davies, in his UNMC Labs hat, greeted students and staff visiting the holiday tea. Stay tuned in this article for a video about De-Stress Week that shows Dr. Davies asking students stopping for cookies if they&#8217;re stressed out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Very,&#8221; one student replies, before adding that the cookies were a nice break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The good news is that you&#8217;re going to get through it,&#8221; Dr. Davies says.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HolidayTea3121725.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Davies, in his UNMC Labs hat, greeted students and staff visiting the holiday tea.\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Oh, the cookies. Cookies upon cookies, in fact: 3,100 in all.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--fill\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HolidayTea6121725.jpg\" alt=\"Image of holiday frosted cookies\" \/>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HolidayTea2121725.jpg\" alt=\"Image of holiday frosted cookies\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Yeah, sometimes this kind of reaction happens with holiday treats, right?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/HolidayTea1121725.jpg\" alt=\"A student going through the cookie line who is amazed at the cookies\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Other times, it&#8217;s not the sugar that gets you, but warm, fluffy, comfy socks.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress2121725.jpg\" alt=\"Two students smiling at they go through the Cozy Baskets line\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>On Wednesday of De-Stress Week, the events team offered Cozy Baskets \u2014 a chance for students and staff to assemble little snacks and candy, lip balm, sanitizer and, yes, socks into their own care basket.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress4121725.jpg\" alt=\"An image of an event coordinator arranging goodies at the Cozy Baskets event\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Supplies were available for the first 100 people, and it was quite popular. A good time was had by all.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--fill\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress3121725.jpg\" alt=\"A look at the long line of people waiting to make a Cozy Basket while a student looks forward to see what&#039;s ahead\" \/>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress1121725.jpg\" alt=\"Students smile in the line to make Cozy Baskets\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s the video. UNMC videographer Rich Watson, multimedia manager in UNMC Strategic Communications, shot and produced this video about the week&#8217;s events. Take a moment to watch.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Thursday featured Crafternoon with CAPS Outreach, Access and Resources and the UNMC Student Senate. People could stop by to make their own cards or collage art \u2014 something to spread kindness.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress7121725.jpg\" alt=\"People smile and motion as they make crafts during De-Stress Week\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--fill\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress9121725.jpg\" alt=\"People making crafts for De-Stress Week\" \/>\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress6121725.jpg\" alt=\"Images of beads and craft material\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress8121725.jpg\" alt=\"An image of someone making a craft card with the words Holiday Wishes\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Holiday wishes to you, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The end of De-Stress Week ushered in the start of the skating season at the UNMC Ice Rink. Friday, students and staff were welcomed to start the season at UNMC&#8217;s annual Holiday Skate Day.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress13121725.jpg\" alt=\"Four men sitting on a bench lacing up ice skates\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress11121725.jpg\" alt=\"Two women ice skating in the foreground with two men ice skating in the background\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>A hot chocolate bar helped warm things up. And amid all the stress of the semester and the season, the UNMC family took a break to enjoy the moment with friends and colleagues, smile and laugh.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"panel panel--short image-group\">\n\t<div class=\"panel__container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"panel__img__group panel__img__group--full\">\n\t\t\t\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Destress12121725.jpg\" alt=\"Four female students smiling and laughing as they make hot chocolate during De-Stress Week\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"inset medium-text\">\n\t\t<div class=\"inset__container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-md inset--last\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<p>Happy Holidays to everyone at UNMC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>-UNMC Strategic Communications<\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><!-- <a rel=\"nofollow\" 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