Academic wellbeing is not only good grades, but also finding personal satisfaction and enrichment from your course of study.
Student Success can help you build your UMass support team (including your academic advisor, residential staff, the Learning Resource Center, CMASS success coaches, and others) to help you plan for academic success and stay on track when coursework gets stressful. Disability Services can help with any accommodations or services you need to ensure academic success. Your major’s dedicated librarian can help you develop meaningful research questions and topics. Career Services prepares you for life after college.
Emotional wellbeing means coping effectively with life and creating positive relationships.
Take a skills workshop to learn healthy coping techniques or drop by a Let’s Talk session to share what’s on your mind and get recommendations and support. Find a caring community of peers through campus support groups: Center for Counseling and Psychological Health groups are safe and confidential therapist-facilitated spaces to talk with others with shared identities (LGBTQIA, students of color, etc.) or who are dealing with similar challenges (anxiety, grief and loss, dissertation stress, etc.). The Center for Women and Community offers free empowerment and healing-based groups for survivors of sexual violence.
Environmental wellbeing is about finding pleasant, stimulating environments that support your well-being.
Participate in creating and sustaining your campus living environment by making a roommate agreement, getting involved, and living sustainably. Or let Off Campus Student Life help you find and connect with your off campus neighborhood. Need a calming time out? Practice mindfulness in a favorite place, and explore the trees of UMass (a diverse urban forest) with Treefinder.
Financial wellbeing means managing your resources, money, and planning for your financial future.
Take advantage of UMassFive Credit Union accounts, services, financial education and advice. Get to know Smart about Money (SAM) and download their financial wellness guide. Calculate your real cost for attending UMass with MyinTuition. Use apps like Mint.com, Wally, and Good Budget to track budget and meet goals. These resources can help with financial challenges.
Intellectual wellbeing exercises your creativity, expands your skills, and provides opportunities to learn new things.
Physical wellbeing is grounded in regular activity, healthy eating, and good sleep.
Social wellbeing is created by connecting to friends, community, and support systems.
Spiritual wellbeing is often defined as finding a sense of purpose and meaning in life.
The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life can help you connect to religious or spiritually focused Registered Student Organizations, communities of faith, and local houses of worship. Contemplative practices such as Mindfulness, meditation, and yoga focus on quieting the mind and generating thoughts and feelings of compassion.
