Wellbeing Essentials: A Series for Graduate and Professional Students
Being a graduate or professional student at Cornell presents both opportunities and challenges. This workshop series offers practical, research-informed strategies to support wellbeing in academic spaces, strengthen skills for responding to peers in distress, and nurture your capacity to flourish. Graduate and professional students are welcome to register for one, two, or all three workshops in the series.
Why Attend?
- Learn practical strategies to support your wellbeing in academic and peer settings
- Build confidence in noticing and responding to signs of distress
- Explore evidence-based approaches to personal flourishing
- Engage with fellow graduate students in a supportive learning environment
Workshop Schedule and Descriptions
This series is offered in collaboration between the Graduate School and Skorton Center for Health Initiatives. All workshops will take place from 4:00-5:15 PM. Light refreshments will be provided. This series is free, but registration is required by noon the day before each session. After receiving your registration, we’ll send a detailed confirmation and a meeting invite via Outlook. Sessions will take place in Mann Library, with meeting rooms shared in the invite.
February 12, 2026 from 4:00-5:15 pm
WISE: Teaching Practices that Support Wellbeing
This interactive workshop introduces Wellbeing in Scholarly Environments (WISE) strategies and invites participants to reflect on how teaching practices can support both student wellbeing and their own growth as instructors. Through discussion and examples, you’ll explore ways to foster connection and belonging in classrooms, labs, and discussion sections, and leave with access to a toolkit to support confident, sustainable teaching.
February 26, 2026 from 4:00-5:15 pm
Notice and Respond: Support Strategies
This interactive bystander intervention workshop helps participants build skills for recognizing signs of distress and responding with care and confidence. Through a short video case study, guided discussion, and resource overview, you’ll learn to identify different levels of distress, practice supportive questions and responses, and explore ways to connect peers with appropriate campus, local, or national resources.
March 12, 2026 from 4:00-5:15 pm
Let’s CU Flourish
Grounded in positive psychology, this workshop explores what it means to flourish in graduate school life. You’ll reflect on your strengths, values, and habits that support wellbeing and leave with practical tools to support resilience, meaning, and personal growth.
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