Personal Well-being & Effectiveness

Definition

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Maximizing your overall well-being allows you to perform at peak effectiveness in all aspects of your academic, personal, and professional life by fostering resilience, social connectedness, balance, and a growth mindset.

Key topics:

  • Explore strategies for self-care, stress management, and rebounding from setbacks
  • Balance your academic, personal, and professional responsibilities 
  • Establish supportive relationships with peers, mentors, and staff
  • Develop effective time management and organizational skills
  • Understand how to make sound financial decisions and manage your  financial well-being
  • Adopt a growth mindset and embrace lifelong learning

Upcoming Events

2025 GradFUTURES Focus on Future You(s) for science and engineering: Part 1 of 3
Jul 7, 2025, 4:30 pm
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2025 GradFUTURES Focus on Future You(s) for science and engineering: Part 2 of 3
Jul 8, 2025, 4:30 pm
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2025 GradFUTURES Focus on Future You(s) for science and engineering: Part 3 of 3
Jul 9, 2025, 4:30 pm
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Kailyn Cohen
"My advice to graduate students would be to put aside time to enjoy interests outside of work. Developing yourself as a full human being is just as important as thesis research. If the opportunity arises, combining these two interests into a passion project can be extremely rewarding.”


Kailyn Cohen, GS, CHM