Join Students from Across Canada at Procrastination Awareness Week

Procrastination Awareness Week logo (cat paws)

Procrastination Awareness Week (PAW) is back for the fifth consecutive year, with the 2025 offering taking place from March 3-7National Procrastination Week

PAW is a week-long virtual event in which students from across Canada are invited – free of charge – to connect with each other and take part in the best student support programming that Canadian post-secondary institutions can provide. 

Here are just a few of the comments from past student participants on what they liked best about PAW: 

 

I liked that I could connect with students all over Canada. It showed me that I'm not the only one that procrastinates.

Past PAW Participant

The study halls helped me to get some work done. 

Past PAW Participant

I liked the community aspect of it - the fact that there were workshops hosted by universities from all across the country. 

Past PAW Participant

Keynote: "Gearing up for a Good finale!: Planting seeds of rest and rejuvenation in students" 

The 2025 Procrastination Awareness Week features a keynote talk delivered by SFU PhD student Tiara Cash. 

Engaging in rest and rejuvenation practices are pivotal components to finishing the term/semester in a good way. This interactive keynote will focus on reducing stress by centering mindfulness and contemplative practices in our own lives and focusing on the lives of those we care about. I

Tiara Cash was born and raised in Memphis, TN and is currently situated on the unceeded homelands of the Coast Salish People working on her PhD in psychology. She is a Black American & Indigenous (Chahta & Cherokee descendant) queer woman who has worked in many community settings as an accomplice, including: creating workshops and curriculum on JEDI concepts using Equitable Mindfulness*, speaking and coordinating anti-Black racism events, and being present on many advisory committees that support systemically marginalized groups. 

Speaker(s)
Tiara Cash
Date(s)
March 3-7
Time
9-2pm PST each day
Location
Zoom Events
Registration information

Registration coming soon!

Sponsors
Learning Specialist Association of Canada
Contact for further information
learning-commons@sfu.ca