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-19 posts tagged "McWell"
Kelsey Quint | Tuesday, December 5, 2023
The Campus Life Council (CLC) welcomed Chris Conway, director of the University Counseling Center (UCC) and Margaret Morgan, director of the Center for Student Support and Care, to discuss the state of student wellness resources on campus Monday. Chaired by student body president Daniel Jung, the CLC is a committee composed of nine students, six
Jenna Abu-Lughod | Monday, November 20, 2023
The Raclin Murphy Museum of Art’s Student Programming Committee (SPC) and the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being (McWell) co-hosted an art and wellness event in Duncan Student Center on Friday. Dozens of students showed to paint while enjoying cookies and tea provided by McWell. Through the event, SPC and McWell hoped to emphasize the overlap
Peter Breen | Friday, October 13, 2023
The four most common reasons students use the University Counseling Center (UCC) are anxiety, depression, relationship troubles and stress, according to UCC director Christine Conway. The counseling center in St. Liam Hall saw about 2,000 graduate and undergraduate students last year for 13,137 appointments, Conway said. Nearly one-third of the graduating class of 2023 visited
Annelise Demers | Thursday, October 12, 2023
On Wednesday night, the The McDonald Center for Student Well-Being (McWell) hosted an event as part of their “Choose less BOO-ze” initiative in the month of October to encourage students to reflect upon their relationship with alcohol. The event, called ”Crafting, Community and Chipotle Night,” was full of students decorating cookies, eating Chipotle and designing
Bella Laufenberg | Thursday, January 13, 2022
Editor’s Note: Mental health resources can be found on the Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s and Holy Cross websites. COVID-19 has upended normalcy across the globe, and at the University of Notre Dame, the class of 2024 has felt the brunt of the pandemic’s impact. With a vaccination requirement and the disappearance of masks in certain places on campus for
Isabella Volmert | Wednesday, September 1, 2021
‘Tis the season for dorm setup, information tables and free giveaways from various clubs and organizations around campus. As such, I’m reminded of a horror story involving a free succulent and the greatest mystery of my life. Story time. My first year at Notre Dame, my roommate-of-two-years Meagan and I each brought home a succulent
Evan Ploeckelman | Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Every week, the McDonald Center for Student Well-Being (McWell) hosts a “Wellness Wednesday,” as part of a new initiative designed to address the wellness needs of students. The weekly is held either in person, virtually or on the center’s Instagram page. The initiative has both an overarching monthly theme and specific weekly topics.This month’s theme
Dane Sherman | Wednesday, November 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 230,000 deaths in the United States since the first case of the virus nearly nine months ago. One concern of the pandemic, beyond the direct physical health impact of the virus, is its mental health impact. College students are just one of the groups feeling the mental health impact.
Edward Brunicardi | Thursday, October 22, 2020
Breath in … breath out … breath in … this sucks. This sucks. I am still stressed out. I have papers to write, appointments to make and about 40 other things before the idea of a break can even be entertained. But all I need to do is power through to Friday, and let the
Maggie Eastland | Monday, October 12, 2020
The McDonald Center for Well-Being will host Restoration Week Oct. 12-17, a new initiative designed to help students relax and recharge in the absence of Fall Break. In a normal year, after eight weeks of studying, Notre Dame students were granted a brief break to prepare for the rest of the semester, Megan Brown, director