Stress ReLeaf: Working with Tea for Calm & Focus is Back for Spring 2025
Discover this popular Student Wellbeing initiative that uses tea as a catalyst for mindfulness. Through education and relaxation, we will explore the ancient practice of gong fu cha (“making tea with skill”) and cultivate a space that focuses on the present moment. Workshop offered Mondays, from 4-5 pm, at the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center, 2nd floor, […]
What’s Your Big Idea to Promote Wellbeing?
It all starts with an idea. Do you have an innovative idea about how to support students’ social wellbeing at BU? In the spirit of Experience Innovation, Boston University School of Hospitality Administration is calling all innovators to submit ideas for the $50k Hospitality Innovation Competition or $12.5k Student Wellbeing Competition. The Student Wellbeing Competition focuses […]
You’re Invited: A Thanksgiving Meal for All Students
Don’t have a meal plan or plans for Thanksgiving? Join our community for a traditional Thanksgiving meal with plenty of sweet goods, delicious side dishes, and oven-roasted delights, including great vegan options! Thursday, November 28, 5-8 pm at Marciano Commons. You must register to attend by 11/25. You are welcome to bring a guest who is […]
Take a Break at The Wellbeing Experience
We’re about to enter the home stretch of the semester. During this very busy season, and again during the hustle and bustle of January, be sure to take time for yourself. Join us for The Wellbeing Experience, where you can take a break, connect with others, and take care of your overall wellbeing. Wednesday, December […]
Extended Student Wellbeing Across the Globe
In October 7, 2024 Global Matters … Numerous BU Study Abroad locations and Student Wellbeing collaborate in many ways to support students’ holistic wellbeing
Check Hunger Food Drive November 2024
Bring shelf stable food items to any BU women’s or men’s hockey home game in November and be entered to win an 8-person suite to the 2/15 men’s game against Providence! It is estimated that 30-50% of college students experience food insecurity. Learning and thriving can’t happen when a student is concerned about where their […]
4 Ways Faculty Can Help Take Pressure Off Students
Healthy Minds principal investigator Sarah K. Lipson, a Boston University School of Public Health associate professor of health law, policy, and management, discusses ways she instills positive wellbeing in her own classes. She offers tips for how her fellow faculty, and teachers everywhere, can do the same. Looking for more ideas to support student wellbeing in […]
New Student Wellbeing Workshop for International Students
Student Wellbeing has added a new workshop, Thriving Globally: Your Wellbeing and Academic Success Abroad, to its list of offerings. This new workshop has been created specifically for both international students at BU and for students planning to study abroad. Studying in a new country is an exciting adventure, but it can also come with […]
Warm Coat Drive to Provide Coats for BU Students
Have an extra coat that you can donate to a student-in-need? The annual Warm Coat Drive is an opportunity for all members of the BU community to donate gently worn or new coats that will be distributed to BU students. Any remaining coats will be donated to Goodwill Industries. Coat Collection October 11-17. Collection bin […]
Goodwill Not Landfill Featured on WCVB
“Mass. university continues to clean up its act for “Allston Christmas” ” Read about our collaborative efforts to reduce waste on campus, include hundreds of pounds of food donated to the BU Food Pantry!