Finding Your Place
You want to meet people outside of your residence hall and find students who share your interests. Where should you start?
Student Organizations
UNC Charlotte has hundreds of student organizations covering academics, culture, service, recreation, spirituality, advocacy, and more.
*Social Wellness
You want to use the gym, take a group fitness class, play an intramural sport, or find recreational activities on campus. Where should you start?
UREC
**Physical Wellness
You're exhausted because you've been staying up until 3 a.m. watching TikToks, studying, and texting your friends.
Which dimension might need some attention?
Physical Wellness.
What other dimensions might be affected because of this?
Your roommate has been unusually quiet, stopped going to class, and has been spending most of their time alone. You want to check in without making assumptions about what is going on.
What is one simple thing you could say to start the conversation?
Hey, I've noticed you haven't seemed like yourself lately. How are you doing?”
You're feeling pretty good this semester, but you realize you've been focusing almost entirely on academics and haven't thought much about the rest of your wellbeing.
What is the best reason to pay attention to all eight dimensions of wellness—even when nothing is “wrong”?
Wellness is proactive, not just reactive.
The dimensions can help you identify areas to maintain, strengthen, or explore before they become problems.
You want to get involved in making UNC Charlotte a more sustainable place. Which campus area focuses on sustainability and environmental engagement?
Office of Sustainability
*Environmental Wellness
You chose a major because you weren't sure what else to pick. Now you're wondering what careers might fit your interests and skills. Which campus office can help you explore your options?
Career Center
Dimension: Occupational Wellness
It's October and somehow your bank account has $12 in it.
Which dimension should you probably pay attention to?
Financial Wellness
Who can help you out with this?
Your friend is worried about money and has stopped joining your group for meals and activities because they don't want to spend anything. You find a free campus event and invite them to go with you. Which TWO dimensions are you directly supporting?
Financial Wellness + Social Wellness
Financial: You're helping reduce a financial barrier.
Social: You're helping your friend stay connected.
You have a free afternoon and could spend it scrolling in your room, attending an event, exercising, working on a creative project, volunteering, or spending time with friends.Which question can help you decide which choice would best support your wellness?
A. What would everyone else do?
B. What activity looks the most productive?
C. What matters to me right now, and what do I need?
D. What activity takes the least effort?
Answer: C
You want to find a community connected to your culture, identity, interests, values, or beliefs.
Name TWO places or types of organizations on campus that could help you find that community.
Student organizations
Cultural organizations
Religious/spiritual organizations
Identity-based organizations
Campus events
Residence Life
*Social and Spiritual Wellness*
You have a chemistry test on Wednesday. You have all the notes and you have looked over all of the PowerPoints but the practice questions are just not making sense. Which campus resource offers tutoring and other academic support?
University Center for Academic Excellence (UCAE)
(Tutoring, PALs, Accountability Groups, skill workshops)
Dimension: Intellectual Wellness
You got your first bad grade and immediately decided, “Maybe college just isn't for me.”
Name TWO things you could do before deciding that.
Visit tutoring, Talk to your professor, Visit academic advising, Use the library, Talk to an academic success coach, Form a study group
Dimension: intellectual Wellness
Your professor notices that students are struggling to stay focused during a long class. They begin building short breaks into the class, encourage students to ask questions, and create opportunities for students to connect with one another. Which THREE dimensions of wellness could these changes support?
Physical Wellness → breaks/movement
Intellectual Wellness → learning/engagement
Social Wellness → connection
You have an exam tomorrow, your friends invited you to a late-night event, and you've also promised yourself you'd get some sleep.
Which approach best reflects the idea of wellness?
A. Always choose academics over everything else.
B. Always choose social activities because relationships are important.
C. Find a way to balance competing needs based on what you need right now.
D. Skip everything except sleep.
C — Find a way to balance competing needs based on what you need right now.
You want to explore something simply because you're curious about it—not because it's on your syllabus.
**Name TWO ways a Niner can engage their Intellectual Wellness outside the classroom.
Atkins Library
Student organizations
Campus lectures/events
Research
Workshops
Exploring a new subject
Talking with faculty
Cultural events
Campus Activity Board
You aren't looking for treatment or crisis support. You want to learn skills and information about topics like healthy relationships, sexual health, substance use, stress, sleep, or interpersonal violence prevention. Which department should be on your radar?
Center for Wellness Promotion (CWP)
CWP is proactive education and prevention, not simply somewhere you go when you have a problem.
Dimension: Multiple dimensions
A student experiences sexual harassment and isn't sure what to do next. They don't have to decide whether to make a formal complaint before getting support. Which UNC Charlotte office can provide supportive measures, resources, and information about reporting options?
Office of Civil Rights and Title IX
a formal complaint is not required to receive support.
You and your friends have a big exam coming up. One friend suggests meeting at the library to study together. Another brings snacks so everyone can eat, someone suggests taking a walk outside when the group gets overwhelmed, and someone shares information about a free campus event happening that weekend.
Which FOUR dimensions of wellness are represented in this scenario?
You decide this semester that you want to work on your physical wellness.
Why would setting the goal of “I’m going to walk to class instead of taking the bus three days a week” be better than the goal of "I'm going to become healthier”.
because it is specific and gives you measurable outcomes that you can identify and track.
You've been on campus for three weeks. You go to class, go back to your room, and haven't really met anyone yet.
Name three things to get you more connected at Charlotte.
Step 1: Attend an event
Step 2: Join an organization
Step 3: Introduce yourself / go with a roommate / attend again
*other answers accepted- Social Wellness*
You want to become more financially secure and you're worried that stress about money is affecting your mental health.
Name the two campus resources that could address these different needs.
Answer: Niner Finances + CAPS
One problem can involve more than one dimension of wellness—and more than one campus resource.
Identify at least 5 dimensions of wellness that are at play in this situation
You're working a lot to afford school. You're sleeping poorly. You're skipping meals. You're falling behind in class. You haven't seen your friends in weeks but you also feel like you haven’t even had any time to recenter yourself.
Financial, Physical, Intellectual, Social, Spiritual, Emotional, Occupational
If you are falling behind in one dimension, you may also be lacking in others.
Your student organization decides to make meetings more welcoming: they provide food, make space for different perspectives, avoid scheduling during major religious observances, and make sure new members have someone to connect with.
Identify at least 3 dimensions that they are supporting?
Multiple- potentially all 8.
Physical → food / breaks
Social → connection
Emotional → belonging
Intellectual → different perspectives
Spiritual → religious observances/values
Environmental → physical environment
Occupational → leadership/skill development
Financial → reducing barriers to participation
A student wants their college experience to be more than just going to class. They want to:
build leadership skills,
connect with their peers,
get involved in service,
and find a community that shares their interests.
Which combination of Student Affairs resources could help them accomplish these goals?
A. Leadership Development + Community Engagement + Student Organizations
B. Student Health + UREC + Niner Finances
C. CAPS + Student Health + Career Center
D. OCR/Title IX + CWP + UCAE
Answer: A