On September 22, 2026, the Champlain Room came alive during Chauncey’s Service and Wellbeing Fair. Organized by the Dare to CARE team, in collaboration with Career Collaborative and the Student Government Association (SGA), the room was filled wall to wall with nearly 30 organizations, sharing services and resources across physical, mental, and social wellbeing.
Our Dare to CARE team organized this event with a clear purpose, informed by national student data. “The Healthy Minds Study revealed an area of wellbeing that had worsened. In 2023, 10% more college students indicated they felt isolated from campus life as compared to 2019. This makes sense given the isolation of the pandemic,” explained Erika Lea, Director of Student Development & Learning Access at Champlain College. “The fair itself is a signature event of Dare to CARE Wellbeing Week, and it aims to bring students together, recognize their resources, and get connected to them both on and off campus.”
Students walked around the Champlain Room, hands full of wellbeing aides, from stress toys to informational pamphlets. Students Vera Wilsons, Sonny Rockefeller, Bailey Souza, and Mckenna Adams all had a similar experience with wellbeing on campus.
“Before I came to the Wellbeing Fair, my understanding was that there was just a counseling center, and they would offer you numbers to contact somebody else outside of the campus if you needed other help,” Rockefeller shared. Champlain’s Counseling Center is a free resource, with a team of on-campus clinical mental health counselors who meet with students one-on-one.
After walking around, the group agreed that the services available to them were much broader than they expected, and they felt more comfortable reaching out to these resources after meeting the friendly faces behind them. The Wellbeing Fair served its purpose well, acting as an informational hub for students.
Discover Student Wellbeing at Champlain College
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The Counseling Center at Champlain College offers on-campus holistic and strength-based care with clinical mental health counselors.
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The Student Health Center is a free, full-service medical clinic providing health care to Champlain students.
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Many offices and departments across campus contribute to wellbeing initiatives. Explore an overview of wellbeing resources and activities.
Wellbeing is a wide-ranging concept, covering topics from personal acceptance to having a comfortable and safe place to live, to disability accommodations, and support groups with people who share similar experiences or identities.
In a discussion about her organization, Earth and Salt, a local business promoting sexual wellness and gender-affirming care, Sarah Stancliff states, “I think having a space that’s really dedicated to being open, more accessible, and informative can make such a world of difference… There are enough hard things about being a college student. This is one of the ways it could be easier.”
College students need access to services that support the whole person, not just the student. Chauncey’s Service and Wellbeing Fair brings all of these together in one place, creating a wellbeing toolbox tailored to students’ unique needs and experiences. And we couldn’t do it alone. Thank you to all the campus and community organizations that showed up for our students and continue to do so every day!
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