The Center of Gravity is your one-stop for personal, academic and well-being success in the Summer. Weekly activities include novelty food and snacks, academic support from peer tutors and course TAs, away semester search with the CCPD, wellness and wellbeing activities like therapy dogs an chair massages sponsored by the Union, water coloring, Legos, book clubs and more. Visit weekly to get the academic, professional and personal support to make this your best semester!
Occurring Weekly on Wednesdays - Check the weekly schedule for details.
Rensselaer Union
- 3 - 8 p.m. | TA Office Hours, Check in at the McNeil Room.
- Until 7 p.m. | Panera Café open, (Drinks and food available for purchase)
- 4-6 p.m. | CCPD Workshop, Counseling, and Activities
- 4-6 p.m. | RecWell Activities, Join us for therapy dogs, smoothies, chair massages and more, brought to you by the Mueller Center, Welcome Lobby
- 4-7 p.m. | Mental Floss, Come Color with us, build Legos, send a post card to a friend. A new program is announced each week, Welcome Lobby
- 4-10 p.m. | Study spaces, Throughout the Union
- 7-9 p.m. | Peer Tutoring, Rensselaer Union
- 8-9 p.m. | Sunset and Snacks, Join us for a study break snack each week, Student Union Deck
June 4, 2025
- RecWell: Chair Massages, Union McNeil Room
- Success Lab: Advanced Time Management
- CCPD: Professional Dress & Etiquette: Marty Party Prep
- Mental Floss: Adopt a Plant – Provided by Student Activities
- Sunset & Snacks: Greek Yogurt Bar
June 11, 2025
- CCPD: Fall Away Reception, Union Welcome Lobby
- Success Lab: Motivation
- RecWell: Therapy Dogs
- Mental Floss: Collages with Colleen
- Sunset & Snacks: Chocolate Chip Cookies and Lemonade
See weekly schedule, above, for locations and times.
June 18, 2025 - Thursday Schedule
- RecWell: Art Therapy x PRIDE, Union McNeil Room
- Success Lab: Resilience
- CCPD: Mini Resumania
- CCPD: No Pressure, Just Pride: LGBTQ Mixer (5-7 p.m., Sage Banquet Hall)
- Sunset & Snacks: Root beer Floats in Color Change Mugs!
June 25, 2025
- RecWell: Chair Massages, Union McNeil Room
- Success Lab: Resilience
- Mental Floss: Summer Reading Book Give Away
- CCPD: Employer Networking Night: 6-8 p.m. Russell Sage Banquet Hall, join the CCPD for an evening with local employers from within the Capital Region from all industries (Register in Handshake)
- Sunset & Snacks: Walking Strawberry Cheesecakes (Teddy Graham Bags, Whipped Cheesecake Pudding, Diced Strawberries)
- Enjoy the musical stylings of Rachel Gates and the Delegates (7-8:30)
July 9, 2025
- RecWell: Sensory Space, Union
- Success Lab: Help Seeking
- Mental Floss: Water Color with Colleen
- Sunset & Snacks: Ice Cream Sundaes and Italian Ices
