The mental wellness of university students can be critical for their success. In an attempt to minimize stress for students, many universities have implemented a policy for a fall break with limited evidence to support its intended outcomes. This case study offers a critical appraisal of the formation of the fall break policy at one medium sized comprehensive university using qualitative and quantitative forms of evidence triangulated from (1) University Student Union survey, (2) document analysis and; (3) informant interview. The lack of uniformity on how the fall break is labelled, the timing of the break and its evaluation emerged as design flaws in the creation stage that perhaps, could have been mitigated if faculty and student voices were included in policy creation decisions.

大学生的心理健康对于他们的成功至关重要。为了最大程度地减轻学生的压力，许多大学都实施了一项秋季休假政策，并提供了有限的证据来支持其预期的成绩。本案例研究使用定性和定量形式的证据，对三角中型综合大学的跌倒政策的形成进行了批判性评估，这些证据是根据（1）大学生会调查，（2）文档分析和；（3）线人面试。在秋季休假的标签方式，休假时间及其评估方面缺乏统一性，这是创建阶段的设计缺陷，如果在政策制定决策中纳入教职员工的声音，也许可以缓解这种缺陷。