The Central Connecticut State University Office of Wellness Education held the My Best Self Health Fair in Alumni Hall on Tuesday, April 15.

The annual event is a way for students to utilize support services and take a step back from their schoolwork.

At the event, students could participate in Zumba dancing, speak with different campus centers that tabled and collect stamps on a card to redeem at a taco truck outside. Wellness trucks were also available outside of the Student Center. Other features of the event included therapy dogs and CPR training.

Liz McCall, a graduate intern at the office, said that the fair is a reminder for students to take care of themselves and to put themselves first when they can.

“If you can show up as your best more often than not, that’s going to start by taking care of yourself, then that’s the main goal,” McCall said.

McCall said that this year, the event was scheduled to be held towards the end of the semester, rather than the beginning, placing it between midterms and finals, when students begin to prepare for exams and projects, with the idea that it will help students destress.

“We wanted to make it fun; we wanted to make it engaging and we need them to find some time to focus on themselves because it’s very stressful, the end of the semester is very heavy for coursework,” McCall said.

Wellness Education coordinator Alison Burge said that the events and the tables connect to elements of wellness that are important to students’ health.

“We just wanted students to have resources to kind of wrap around them in this stressful environment and provide them with resources to be the best versions of themselves,” Burge said.

The Office of Wellness Education helps educate students on health and wellbeing, according to their website. Students can visit their office, located in the Student Wellness Center in Willard-DiLoreto Hall room 101.