Environmental Wellbeing

Happy Earth Day! Today is a fantastic day to learn more about what you can do to help the environment, but also to think about how your environment influences your own personal wellbeing. Your environment––from your apartment or dorm building to the country you live in––may affect your mental and physical wellbeing more than you realize. Click below to learn more:

• What is environmental wellbeing?
• 7 strategies for improving your environmental health
• Free Chicagoan parks and gardens

Highlighted Event: Healthy Minds Study  

Interested in supporting student mental well-being at @uchicago? 

The survey has been sent to a random sample of UChicago students and is open from April 2-22. It should only take 30 minutes to complete.

Check your inbox and/or junk mail for an invite to participate in the Healthy Minds Study!

All data collected is confidential and will be used to help support mental health initiatives at the University of Chicago. Questions?

Contact Elizabeth Webb, Director of Health Promotion at mewebb@uchicago.edu

Study Break Quiz

Take a moment to see which Spring holiday matches your personality with this quiz!

Video of the Week: 

How the Environment Affects Our Health

Check out this on how the environment affects our health!

Wellness Resources

Let's Talk

Let’s Talk provides easy access to free, informal, and confidential consultations with therapists from UChicago Student Wellness. No appointment is necessary. 

Spring Quarter Let's Talk will be held from March 18 until May 31 with NO sessions on May 24 and May 27 due to the Memorial Day holiday. Let’s Talk’s sessions are drop-in and first-come, first-served format. The sessions of Let's Talk will be held in person. 

Art Therapy Open Studio

Art Therapy Open Studio is a self-directed community space for people to spend time doing creative activities they enjoy, such as writing and art-making, while also being able to socialize or take a breather.

Open studio allows individuals to express their feelings and thoughts through a creative and therapeutic process because sometimes words are not enough. Join  every Thursday,  from 2:00 – 4:30 PM at the Student Wellness Center Room 1058 B.

Buddy Up!

Are you a Graduate or Professional student who wants to meet more people and make new friends? Join Buddy Up!

UChicago Student Wellness presents Buddy Up as part of the Better Together initiative. Join a network of Graduate and Professional students across all programs who want to meet new people and make connections. Every two weeks you’ll be paired with someone new and have access to a free coffee coupon for your meet-up. Register today!

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