UChicago Student Wellness offers a variety of programs to improve students’ wellbeing. Some programs are offered virtually while others are in person, so please check the programs’ pages or our events calendar for further information.
- Student Recovery Group: The mission of the University of Chicago Student Recovery Group is to provide fellowship and support for University of Chicago Students who are in recovery or exploring sobriety.
- Therapy Groups: UChicago Student Wellness therapy groups create a welcoming, nonjudgmental environment where students can connect to other students around shared struggles or current life conditions.
- Support Spaces: All students are welcome to attend our support spaces to help manage stress and anxiety, develop coping techniques, and connect with peers.
- Art Open Studio: Art Open Studio is a self-directed, community space for people to spend their time doing creative activities they enjoy such as writing and artmaking, while also being able to socialize and/or take a breather.
- Alcohol and Other Drugs: UChicago Student Wellness provides programs to promote education surrounding alcohol and drug use, and our therapists perform substance use evaluations.
- BASICS: Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College (and Graduate) Students (BASICS) is a service for students who want to explore their alcohol use.
- Let’s Talk: Let’s Talk is a program that provides easy access to informal and confidential sessions with therapists from UChicago Student Wellness. There’s no need for an appointment and no cost to students.
- Academic Skills Assessment Program: The Academic Skills Assessment Program (ASAP) assists students with improving academic performance through assessment, short-term coaching, and referrals.
- Maroon Mental Health Matters: Maroon Mental Health Matters is a 3.5-hour training program designed to give participants the skills to help someone experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis. The course is tailored specifically for the University of Chicago community.
- Better Together: Growing Together is a program where a small group of Graduate and Professional students come together once a week for four weeks for dinner, thoughtful discussion, and creative ways to get to know themselves and their peers.
- Wellapalooza: Wellapalooza brings together campus and community partners who help you explore the many dimensions of wellness on campus through interactive booths, information about health services, wellness activities, giveaways, and healthy snacks.
- Health Coaching: Health Coaching is an opportunity for students to examine their strengths with a wellness coach to navigate transitions and achieve desired changes they’d like to make in their lives.
- Mindfulness Meditation: Mindfulness meditation offerings are open to all UChicago community members and include instruction and practice of mindfulness meditation and other mind/body techniques to help reduce stress.
- Pet Love: Therapy dogs are brought to campus for Pet Love, offering students an opportunity to socialize, lower anxiety, reduce loneliness, and have a healthy outlet for positive touch.
- Refresh Sleep: Refresh Sleep is a seven-week email program that aims to provide students with the skills and strategies needed to achieve more restful nights.
- Restorative Yoga: Restorative yoga uses gentle movement, breathing, and meditation techniques to help ease tension.
- Sunny Spots: Use UChicago Student Wellness’s Sunny Spots Map to increase your light exposure and serotonin levels.
- Weekly Wellness Newsletter: Students may sign up for our weekly Weekly Wellness Newsletter that provides stress-relief tips and highlights ongoing stress-relief programs offered to students.
- Art Therapy Open Studio: Art Therapy allows participants to verbally and non-verbally explore emotions, cope with anxiety and stress, develop self-awareness, boost self-esteem and build social skills.
- Pet Love: Therapy dogs are brought to campus for Pet Love, offering students an opportunity to socialize, lower anxiety, reduce loneliness, and have a healthy outlet for positive touch.
- Stress Relief Day: This quarterly event offers students a place to take a moment to rest, reflect, and relax through various activities such as chair massage and art therapy in a calming environment supported by Student Wellness Staff.
- Safer Sex Supplies: UChicago Student Wellness partners with departments and divisions on campus to provide free Safer Sex Supplies to UChicago students.
- Menstrual Hygiene Products: Free menstrual hygiene products are available across campus for students' convenience.