September 23, 2021

Helping Students Thrive

Photography by Adam Atkinson

To kick off the fall semester, the Counseling Center and LaFarm co-hosted their annual Thrive on the Quad. The event’s goal is to help students learn practical strategies to nurture personal growth and cultivate a positive college experience.

Thrive centers around eight different areas that support emotional health: gratitude, mindfulness, self-compassion, growth mindset, connection, digital detox, sleep, and exercise. Activity stations gave students the opportunity to learn more about each of these eight areas and how they impact students’ well-being. Students were also invited to able to plant a plant that they could take home. Connecting with nature can help spark feelings of calmness and joy, and the act of caring for a living thing can also remind students of the importance of caring for themselves.

Thrive also enables students to become familiar with Counseling Center staff and learn about the resources that are here to support students.

Photographs were taken in accordance with COVID-19 campus protocols at the time the images were taken.

students in masks sit on blankets on the Quad and write messages
Counseling Center staff wears masks and stands at Thrive table at Quad event
students gather at a table on the Quad to learn about Thrive
students in masks gather on Quad for Thrive event
rows of succulents in planter trays sit on table on the Quad
students plant plants in pots
hands of a student pat dirt into a pot with a plant in the center
white posterboard says
students gather at information table to learn about Thrive
tables with people gathered to learn about Thrive on the Quad

 

Supporting Students' Well-being

Welcome to Lafayette's Counseling Center

Counseling provides students with opportunities to generate new perspectives, try out new behaviors and attitudes, and develop greater self-understanding. Our counselors are committed to supporting all students and recognize that emotional well-being is vital to student success both inside and outside of the classroom.

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