PAWSS
Programs & Schedule
Meet our animals during drop-in sessions throughout the term and at special events on campus. Some of our handlers are professors who bring their animals to work and encourage you to visit them in their office, around campus and even in their classrooms.
Drop-in PAWSS
Drop-in PAWSS programming invites students, staff and community members to interact with handler teams (PAWSS handler and animal) during scheduled dates and times throughout the academic year. We hope to see you at one of our regularly scheduled drop-in sessions.
Mondays
Date: September 16 – December 9, 2024Location: kihêw waciston, Room 9-115
Time: 1 – 2 p.m.
Date: September 16 – December 9, 2024
Location: CSGD, Room 11-190
Time: 12 – 2 p.m.
Tuesdays
Date: September 17 – December 3, 2024Location: Cat Room: 6-201B; Dog Room: 6-201A; Library
Time: 2 – 4 p.m.
Pop-up PAWSS
In the PAWSS pop-up program, handler teams collaborate with MacEwan departments and offices that host activities and programs across campus. Our pop-up schedule is added to Instagram when it is available.
PAWSS in the Classroom
Professors who are part of the PAWSS team bring their certified animals into classrooms with the aim of reducing student stress and enhancing student ability to focus and learn.
PAWSS in the Workplace
MacEwan staff and faculty who are part of our PAWSS team bring their certified animals to work with the aim of decreasing faculty, staff and student stress and anxiety and enhancing individual wellness and presenteeism.