Free food energizes students, eases stress during final exams

There's no doubt about it: exams can be stressful.

Juggling numerous tests, final papers and the pressure to excel, along with the added challenge that some students face balancing part-time jobs and other obligations, can be overwhelming.

So much so that finding the time to prepare healthy meals often falls to the wayside.

To help relieve some of the stress and keep students strong, this year, during the Winter 2024 final exam period, a TMU program helped ensure that, throughout it all, students had access to healthy meals - for free.

That's right - free.

Recognizing the importance of nutrition for health and well-being, combined with the fact that many students are feeling the effects of high food prices, TMU's Free Food Initiative helped ensure TMU students could perform their best.

The program is all thanks to a partnership between Student Societies, the Office of the Vice-Provost, Students (OVPS), and TMU Eats.

As part of the program, both snacks and hot meals were available to all undergraduate and graduate students Monday to Friday over the final exam period.

The program was so popular, more than 18,200 snacks and hot meals were served.

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