Your personal and academic success at Champlain College tie directly to your wellbeing. Thriving both personally and professionally in a college environment is achievable through focus, self-awareness, and engagement.
Champlain’s Dare to CARE campaign was created by students, staff, and faculty working in partnership to create a culture of wellbeing. Through educational programs, events, and communication campaigns, Dare to CARE challenges you to access support for yourself and others, take safe and effective action when you see a potential problem, maintain healthy relationships with yourself and others, and gain knowledge through education and training.
We know navigating college academics, relationships, career preparation, and more can be challenging. Having a good understanding of your own wellbeing is crucial as you navigate your life as a college student. Champlain provides you with wellbeing resources to support your academic and personal success. Adding a few wellbeing tips and tricks to our tool belts can help us center ourselves among competing priorities.
There are PLENTY of wellbeing events to choose from on campus and our events hub is a great place to scroll through the different event options. You can filter using the “Dare to CARE: Wellbeing” category. Also be sure to keep an eye out for the Stall Street Journal (a weekly calendar of events) in all campus restrooms.
As the school year nears in August, check back here to see some of our featured events for the fall semester!
Each fall, Dare to CARE hosts a Wellbeing Week that offers a variety of wellness-related programming and events in addition to the usual weekly wellbeing activities hosted across campus.
This 5-day collaboration is meant to increase your awareness of the wellbeing resources available on campus and in our community, while also encouraging you to enjoy a break, breathe, and take a step back from current stressors in both your academic and personal life.
Learn by doing. You’ve often heard this motto when it comes to academics at Champlain College. We are a career-focused college with an emphasis on experiential learning and hands-on education. The same is true for your health and wellbeing. Through Dare to CARE, Champlain brings guest speakers to campus with powerful messages about mental health, offers workshops on topics ranging from time management to cooking on a budget, and supports stress management through offerings like therapy dog visits and organized events to enjoy Vermont with others.
Our 2023 Dare to CARE Wellbeing Week keynote speaker (pictured) was Drew Petersen, professional skiier, mental health advocate, and filmmaker.
Peer-to-peer support is important, no matter the topic! When it comes to wellbeing, our Wellbeing Peer Coaches are here to support you and show you the different ways you can care for yourselves and others. Many of our Dare to CARE events are put on in collaboration with our peer coaches, including during Wellbeing Week.
Wellbeing Peer Coaches are part of The InSight Program, a four-year life skills program that is a graduation requirement for all undergraduate, full-time Champlain students. InSight covers three themes: personal finance, career, and wellbeing.
Explore these photos from Dare to CARE events hosted on campus!
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Champlain is committed to providing the highest quality of wellbeing support to all students, from counseling and health services to fitness activities, academic support, and social engagement.
Stay active and engaged on campus by joining a club, intramural sport, or one of the other various student activities offered at Champlain! There’s something for everyone, and it’s a great way to meet new people.
The Student Health Center is available to all degree-seeking students taking classes on campus. Get in contact with a health provider today!