Wellness Program
Wellness Wednesdays
Our well-being impacts our lives in a myriad of ways, so understanding how to best manage ourselves is an important part of our development, both on a personal and a professional level. Take your lunch break with Michael Tuma, the embedded counselor for graduate students, to explore different aspects of wellness through the online Wellness Wednesdays series. Lunch is a healthy habit to include in your daily routine, and wellness tips can enhance your lunch break, too! These seminars are offered via Zoom each fall and spring semester from 12 noon to 1 p.m. every other Wednesday and help you strengthen the competency of “Effectiveness and Well-Being.” The goal for these sessions is to provide our graduate students and postdoctoral scholars with insights that contribute to a life of both living well and being holistically healthy. See the Wellness Wednesdays sessions at the bottom of this page and be sure to register in advance to receive the Zoom link!
Penn Resilience and Well-Being Program
As a part of the Graduate School’s “Wellness” series, Dr. Rhonda Sutton, Assistant Dean for Professional Development, offers a 6-week training on resilience that is focused on providing tools to strengthen and enhance one’s resiliency. Dr. Sutton is one of a few faculty/staff at North Carolina State University who has gone through a training developed by faculty at the University of Pennsylvania who focus on integrating positive psychology into one’s coping skills. The 6-week Penn Resilience and Well-Being Program is a cohort-based and will teach participants ways to:
- Remain resilient and optimistic,
- Engage in positive thinking,
- Cope with difficult situations; and
- Incorporate ways to maintain one’s psychological health
Registration is limited to 16 participants. For more details and to indicate your interest in participating, please complete the following form: go.ncsu.edu/gradstudentresilience
Registration is first come, first served and will close once the capacity is filled.
- Dates: Fridays (September 6, 13, 20 and 27; October 4 and 11)
- Time: 9:30 to 11:00 a.m.
- Location: The Graduate School, Conference Room 2328, 1020 Main Campus Drive, Centennial Campus
Well-being is a vital part of success in life.
In addition to these 1-hour virtual sessions, graduate students and postdoctoral scholars are encouraged to utilize other wellness resources on campus such as:
- The Graduate School’s Embedded Counselor (for graduate students)
- The Counseling Center
- Wellness Offerings (an array of resources for our students and faculty)
- Lighten Your Pack Toolkit
- Wellness and Recreation
- Faculty and Staff Assistance Program (FASAP – for postdoctoral scholars)
- Wolfpack Wellness
2024 Fall “Wellness Wednesday” Series
Join us on Zoom every other Wednesday from 12 noon to 1 p.m. to learn the skills that will help you not only survive but also thrive during your time at NC State and beyond!
- August 28, 2024: Howl To Thrive In The Pack
- Graduate school is a time of transition which has both positive and not-so-positive moments. It is also normal to experience a myriad of emotions during the course of your graduate experience. Learn more about the resources and support that will help you not only survive graduate school but also THRIVE.
- Graduate school is a time of transition which has both positive and not-so-positive moments. It is also normal to experience a myriad of emotions during the course of your graduate experience. Learn more about the resources and support that will help you not only survive graduate school but also THRIVE.
- September 11, 2024: Time Management
- Does it ever feel like time just gets away from you and suddenly it seems you do not have enough time to do all that you want to do? This is normal for graduate students; you have a lot to juggle! This session will offer strategies for better ways to manage your time.
- Does it ever feel like time just gets away from you and suddenly it seems you do not have enough time to do all that you want to do? This is normal for graduate students; you have a lot to juggle! This session will offer strategies for better ways to manage your time.
- September 25, 2024: Work/Life Balance
- The semester is well underway, and those plans you had as a graduate student for living a balanced life of work, play, sleep and studying may suddenly seem unattainable. This is a good time to reflect on how things are going in your life and get some guidance on how to bring the varied aspects of your life into a better state of equilibrium.
- The semester is well underway, and those plans you had as a graduate student for living a balanced life of work, play, sleep and studying may suddenly seem unattainable. This is a good time to reflect on how things are going in your life and get some guidance on how to bring the varied aspects of your life into a better state of equilibrium.
- October 9, 2024: Benefits of Self Care
- Too often graduate students get so immersed in their work that they forget to take care of themselves. Self-care is an important aspect of wellness, and we are all more effective when we engage in self-care. This session will provide insights into how you can either begin and/or maintain a regiment of self-care.
- Too often graduate students get so immersed in their work that they forget to take care of themselves. Self-care is an important aspect of wellness, and we are all more effective when we engage in self-care. This session will provide insights into how you can either begin and/or maintain a regiment of self-care.
- October 23, 2024: Bounce Back From A Set Back
- Graduate school offers a lot of opportunities to experience unexpected outcomes. It is normal as a graduate student to sometimes feel defeated, overwhelmed and just simply unsure of oneself. Recovering from these experiences is important so that you can keep moving forward towards your goals. Learn the strategies for how to “bounce back” in this session.
- Graduate school offers a lot of opportunities to experience unexpected outcomes. It is normal as a graduate student to sometimes feel defeated, overwhelmed and just simply unsure of oneself. Recovering from these experiences is important so that you can keep moving forward towards your goals. Learn the strategies for how to “bounce back” in this session.
- November 6, 2024: Strategies for Effective Communication
- Having trouble communicating well with someone? Being able to have effective interactions is important, both now as a graduate student and in the future as a professional. Strategies for how to have effective communication will be provided in this session.
- Having trouble communicating well with someone? Being able to have effective interactions is important, both now as a graduate student and in the future as a professional. Strategies for how to have effective communication will be provided in this session.
- November 20, 2024: An Attitude of Gratitude
- The end of the semester and the year is near, so this is a good time to reflect on what has been gained, experienced and learned over the past semester. Being grateful for what you have accomplished and what you have gained from your experiences leads to a healthier mindset. Learn how to develop an attitude of gratitude that will improve your sense of well-being.
- The end of the semester and the year is near, so this is a good time to reflect on what has been gained, experienced and learned over the past semester. Being grateful for what you have accomplished and what you have gained from your experiences leads to a healthier mindset. Learn how to develop an attitude of gratitude that will improve your sense of well-being.
- December 4, 2024: Setting Health Boundaries
- Boundaries are important – both in your professional life and personal life. No matter the relationship, establishing healthy boundaries leads to better effectiveness and well-being. Learn how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries that benefit both you and the relationships you have.
- Boundaries are important – both in your professional life and personal life. No matter the relationship, establishing healthy boundaries leads to better effectiveness and well-being. Learn how to establish and maintain healthy boundaries that benefit both you and the relationships you have.