PAWS (Pet Away Worry & Stress) sessions feature registered therapy animal teams—including dogs, bunnies, cats, chickens and other therapy animals.
Sessions are FREE and open to the University of Minnesota community.
11/13/2022
Happy anniversary to PAWS - Pet Away Worry & Stress! 9 years ago today on 11-13-13, registered therapy animal teams started coming to the University of Minnesota to help support student mental health. Thank you to the HUNDREDS of caring volunteers and their animals who have helped make PAWS such a success, and thank you to the THOUSANDS of students and other people who have visited PAWS and encouraged the program to grow to what it is today!!
05/10/2021
What's your UMN wildlife experience?😆
Making friends with the fauna on campus Colleges all across America claim that their animals on campus, especially squirrels, are different from animals off-campus, as they are overly friendly and let you walk right up to them. Being a student at UWO for nearly two semesters now, I have recognized just how friendly ours are. Urban diction...
04/30/2021
Today is National Therapy Animal Day!!!! Thanks to ALL of our over 100 PAWS teams who provide so much joy and support to UMN students 💖🐕💖🐈💖🐇💖🐴💖🐔💖
04/27/2021
Gophers - PAWS is on campus TODAY!!! Let's do some smiling yoga together, come see us at CMU from 10-3, sign up: boynton.umn.edu/paws-in-person. Many spots open around noon.
04/26/2021
Before you get too settled with your computer tomorrow, the PAWS animals will be at CMU from 10-3 and appointments are open!!! boynton.umn.edu/paws-in-person This is our last in-person session of the semester and we'd LOVE to see you 💖🐾 😊
04/21/2021
We'll have PAWS virtual sessions through May 3rd and we'd love to see you before the summer break. Come say "hi" today at 3 and take a "paws" in your day!! 💖🐾💖
04/20/2021
Sadly, no actual sheep at PAWS on campus today and instead, dogs who will try their best sheep impersonation to make you smile😆 We have just a few open spots for today's in-person PAWS session at CMU, come see us! Appointments: boynton.umn.edu/paws-in-person
04/20/2021
Spaces are available for tomorrow the 20th - boynton.umn.edu/paws-in-person and we'd LOVE to see you in person!!
04/19/2021
PAWS is LIVE in 30 minutes......COME SEE US!!!! z.umn.edu/PAWSMonday and we guarantee to speed along the Monday blues 🐾💖🐾
04/13/2021
PAWS is on campus today from 10-2. Go to boynton.umn.edu/paws-in-person to make your appointment. We'll be here on 4-20 and 4-27 as well - woo-hoo!!
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04/12/2021
Happy Ramadan 2021. Wishing you a blessed Ramadan that will inspire you with courage and strength that will help you to win every challenge of life!
04/01/2021
If you experience or want to report any type of sexual assault, please contact the Aurora Center (http://aurora.umn.edu/) or Sexual Misconduct Prevention (https://safe-campus.umn.edu/sexual-misconduct-prevention).