The AU Pauses Campaign was created by AU staff Reverend Mark Schaefer, Kay Spiritual Life Center, and Yoo-Jin Kang, Health Promotion and Advocacy Center.
On a cold, January day, Mark and Yoo-Jin were sitting in the campus Starbucks discussing self-care as a radical act, its connections to spirituality and sabbath, and the fact that both Mary and Yoo-Jin sought more opportunities to connect and pause- with oneself and others.
From there, the AU Pauses campaign was born- “…because you can’t spell Pause without AU!” –Yoo-Jin and “..because music is defined by the notes and the rests.” –Mark
We hope that this campaign can encourage our AU community to take moments throughout their day to reflect and release the constant chaos that can be our work, and further, to take that reflection into community to pause and connect together.
Mark’s favorite ways to pause:
Yoo-Jin’s favorite ways to pause:
- Take a walk around campus
- Photograph beautiful plants and flowers (in portrait mode!)
- Read from a book
- Look outside a window or get outside
- Check in on a coworker or friend
- Attend campus events (especially AHealthyU ones)