APU Grad&Professional Student Engagement

📚Virtual Study Hall📚

🗓Starting Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Join us for a quiet virtual environment for students to study and complete their assignments together. It is designed for students to build community and hold each other accountable.

Students are encouraged to have their cameras on and mute their mics. Participants will introduce themselves and share what they will be working on during Study Hall. Quiet time will begin after introductions. Students are welcome to join the study hall at any time. If they miss introductions, students are invited to introduce themselves and what they would like to accomplish during that time in the chat. The last 10 minutes will be dedicated to checking in on studying/assignment progress. To access the Virtual Study Hall:

🧑‍💻Link for the Zoom meeting and RSVP/ calender invite are in our Bio!

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🚨The Learning Table🚨

Join us and learn about financial literacy from a biblical perspective!

🗓 Thursday, February 17, 2021
⏰ 12 - 1 PM PST
👩🏻‍💻Link in Bio to RSVP

See you there!👋🏽

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🎉Congratulations to all Winter Graduates🎓

We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments! You are now officially an APU alumni, so make sure to stay connected through We wish you well on your future endeavors! 👏🏼

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Happy thanksgiving from GPSE 🦃🍂🧡

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REPOST: Join us for Friendsgiving Dinner in the 1899 Dining Hall at the Azusa Campus

Dining Services is hosting a Friendsgiving Dinner on Thursday, November 18, in 1899 Dining Hall from 5-7 p.m. Dining plans, Cougar Bucks, credit/debit cards are accepted.

✨National First Gen Day✨

GPSE is so proud of our first generation students! We recognize all of your resilience as you break barriers. Your impactful contribution will help generations to come. You may be the first, but you will certainly not be the last🎓💗

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🚨The Learning Table🚨

Grab your lunch and join us as we learn about new strategies for writing your papers.

🗓Thursday Oct. 28, 2021
🕰12-1pm
💻RSVP link in bio

We’ll see you there!👍🏼

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We’ve really enjoyed getting to meet some of our APU grad students! We are here to support y’all in any way we can, so don’t be shy, come grab a snack and say hello 👋🏼

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Do you want to be apart of the GPSE mentoring program? As a mentor or mentee, you can offer so much to another graduate or professional student! Click the link in bio to sign up.

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Reunion Graduate Lounge🛋☕️

Join us for the Reunion Graduate Lounge staring tomorrow! All graduate students are invited to stop by Duke 112 from 4-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday for a snack and coffee. We will be present to answer any questions you may have about on-campus resources or services. Come take a break with the GPSE team!

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📚Virtual Study Hall📚

Join us for Virtual Study Hall, a gathering geared toward graduate and professional students. It provides a quiet virtual environment for students to study and complete their assignments in community with one another. It is designed for students to have slight structure, build community, and hold each other accountable. Students are welcome to join and leave Study Hall at any time. This is a weekly meeting and you are invited to join as often as you wish.

👨🏾‍💻Link in our bio to RSVP and for a google calendar invite to upcoming sessions

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We want to help you! Do you need someone to talk to? If so, we can help you with APU Telehealth! Click the link in bio to make an appointment.

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Do you want to be a mentor? Being a mentor to another student is a great way to have a positive impact on someone. It will positively impact both you and your mentee! Sign up today to me a mentor. Click the link in bio to sign up.

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🚨The Learning Table🚨

Grab your lunch and join us as we learn about new strategies for library usage.

🗓Thursday Sep. 30, 2021
🕰12-1pm
💻RSVP link in bio

We’ll see you there!👍🏼

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If you’re interested check out the link in our bio!


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Open your email if you want to learn some great wellness tools to succeed personally and academically! All students received an email for the Mental Well-being course today.

We need your voices!📣

The Office of Graduate and Professional Student Engagement created the Student Input Council as a means for graduate and professional students to help shape their student experience. The council meets online twice quarterly and is an excellent way for you to give input and interact with other students around important issues. Professional Students, we are very interested in your input and representation on the council! Graduate students are welcome and greatly encouraged to participate. For more information, please submit an interest form linked in our bio and we will contact you.

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Reunion Graduate Lounge🛋☕️

Join us for the Reunion Graduate Lounge. We are returning Wednesday, September 29, 2021. All graduate students are invited to stop by Duke 112 from 4-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday for a snack and coffee. We will be present to answer any questions you may have about on-campus resources or services. Come take a break with the GPSE team!

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In-Person Classes Are Back: Here's How You Can Thrive After more than a year of virtual learning, in-person classes are back at APU. Here are some tips to help students thrive as they return to school.​

Starting this week! APU Telehealth is offering FREE Timelycare Group sessions in Guided Meditation and Yoga! Guided Meditation 🧘‍♀️ Guided Meditation (Yoga Nidra) promotes ways to destress, relax and practice mindfulness. You are encouraged to find a quiet place to lay down and follow the practice through Zoom with your cameras and microphones off. These sessions are 45 minutes long. 🧘‍♂️Yoga - These 45-minute sessions include breathing techniques, postural alignment and how to be more present to your mind, body and spirit. You will learn how to build strength and balance by creating a solid foundation that is rooted in good alignment, body awareness, breath and heart. LINK IN OUR BIO TO REGISTER 🤗

You’re invited! 🎉 The University Counseling Center is hosting a session on Strategies to Adapt and Thrive in school! Link in our bio to register 🤗

📌APU Telehealth📌

Finals frog stuck in your throat?

Take a break!

👨🏿‍💻Link in our About section!

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❗️Quote of the Week❗️

Graphic Description: The whole graphic is in APU red. In the center of the post, there is a square box in white with text in black that reads, “If you wish to move mountains tomorrow, you must start by lifting stones today.” Below that is text that reads, “AFRICAN PROVERB” in black. There is the Graduate and Professional Student Engagement logo in white in the center located on the bottom of the graphic.

📌APU Telehealth📌

Brain crunched from cramming?

Take a break!

👩🏽‍💻Link in our Bio!

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📌APU Telehealth📌

Stomach flip-flopping over finals?

Take a break!

👩🏻‍💻Link in our Bio!

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🚨The Learning Table🚨

Grab your lunch and join us as we learn about community and school resources to combat food insecurity.

🗓 Thursday, April 29, 2021
⏰ 12 - 1 PM PST
👩🏾‍💻Link in our About section to RSVP

See you this Thursday!👋🏽

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❗️Quote of the Week❗️

Graphic Description: The whole graphic is in APU red. In the center of the post, there is a square box in white with text in black that reads, “The most effective way to do it, is to do it.” Below that is text that reads, “AMELIA EARHART” in black. There is the Graduate and Professional Student Engagement logo in white in the center located on the bottom of the graphic.

🚨The Learning Table🚨

Grab your lunch and join us as we learn about community and school resources to combat food insecurity.

🗓 Thursday, April 29, 2021
⏰ 12 - 1 PM PST
👨🏾‍💻Link in our About section to RSVP

See you next Thursday!👋🏽

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❗️Quote of the Week❗️

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📌APU Telehealth📌

Did you know?

Scheduled Counseling gives you scheduled options to speak to a licensed counselor. By choosing Scheduled Counseling, you have the ability to pick your counselor and his or her availability based on your busy schedule. Just like TalkNow, you may talk to a counselor on Scheduled Counseling about anything from depression and anxiety to grief to addiction and more.

👩🏽‍💻Link in our About section!

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📌APU Telehealth📌

Did you know?

APU Telehealth provides are licensed and able to prescribe certain medications for medical visits only as part of your care plan, if clinically appropriate. Providers can also refill short-term supplies of maintainable medications in the event of patient’s transition to a new doctor, or inability to get in touch with his/her primary care doctor due to limited hours or appointments.

👩🏽‍💻Link in our About section!

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