Dr. Carrie Landa Speaks with BU Women’s Guild

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Executive Director of Student Wellbeing, Dr. Carrie Landa, was the keynote speaker at the BU Women’s Guild Newcomers Welcome Event on October 14. Her mission, and the mission of countless BU stakeholders, is to create a campus environment that supports students’ growth, personally, interpersonally, and professionally. Prior to the keynote address, Dr. Landa participated in […]

SPH and GMS Students Race Around Boston in Terrier Pursuit

Student Wellbeing hosted its first-ever “Terrier Pursuit: a Boston Scavenger Hunt” for Medical Campus students on Saturday, September 24. Designed to promote physical, social, environmental, and intellectual wellbeing, the event invited students from the School of Public Health (SPH), Graduate Medical Sciences (GMS), School of Medicine (MED) and Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine […]

Time in Nature Can Help Relieve Stress and Anxiety

The Atlantic’s recent article, “To Get Out of Your Head, Get Out of Your House,” discusses how spending time in nature increases your wellbeing and happiness. It also presents evidence that spending time in nature increases creativity and problem solving.

24 Ways to Make Friends at BU

Your social wellbeing is one of seven dimensions that make up your holistic wellness. Building and maintaining healthy relationships and having meaningful interactions with those around you are an important part of feeling well.  BU Today compiled a great list of ideas around how to make new friends that is a great resource any time […]

Excellence > Perfection: Perfectionism and Self Compassion

This workshop will help you become more aware of how perfectionist thinking may be impacting you, and how to use the skill of self-compassion to decrease the impact of perfectionist thinking to help you thrive, without compromising excellence! This workshop is a collaboration with the Newbury Center and is geared towards first-gen students. The workshop […]

Dr. Carrie Landa on “The Quadcast”

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In this episode of “The Quadcast,” Big Picture Strategies for College Student Wellbeing, Dr. Carrie Landa, Boston University’s new Executive Director of Student Wellbeing, talks about factors that contribute to student wellness and strategic initiatives colleges and universities can engage in to increase social belonging. Landa’s expertise in psychology lends itself to teaching students resilience, […]

Wellbeing Provides Conversation Kits

Want to get to know someone better? Feel like you need a little boost in your social wellbeing? Check out what happens when two Questrom students pick up a Wellbeing Conversation Kit and just enjoy an in person connection.