Jags Live Well is a student-focused initiative promoting a lifestyle of holistic wellness. Living holistically aids in student success and retention. This initiative acts to educate students on the various dimensions of wellness and provides resources for overall well-being. Each dimension of wellness affects your overall quality of life and striving for holistic wellness will help you achieve all of your goals. These dimensions include emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial, social, environmental, and spiritual well-being.
Maintaining a healthy body with exercise, nutrition, sleep, and appropriate health care.
Physical WellnessUnderstanding your finances and balancing your income with debt and savings.
Financial WellnessDeveloping a sense of connection, belonging, and a well-developed support system
Social WellnessDefining personal beliefs and values and creating meaning, purpose, and peace in life
Spiritual WellnessRecognizing creative abilities and finding ways to expand knowledge and skills
Intellectual WellnessExploring work that reflects personal values, interests, and beliefs
Occupational WellnessPreserving our environment and spending time relaxing and exploring outdoor spaces.
Environmental Wellness
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and Georgia Crisis & Access Line (GCAL) 1-800-715-4225
A flowchart to help guide distressed students to the appropriate resources for their needs.
Student Distress GuideThe Jed Foundation and NAMI have partnered to create this guide for students, created by students.
Mental Health College GuideQPR trainees learn how to recognize the warning signs of a suicide crisis and how to question, persuade and refer someone to help.
Question. Persuade. Refer.Teaches trainees how to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders - and how to connect those struggling to appropriate care.
Cost: $30 | Contact: Denise Kornegay
Mental Health First AidThe Office of the Dean of Students is committed to supporting and advocating for students in need by providing resources, guidance, and intervention pathways.
Dean of StudentsStudent Counseling and Psychological Services (SCAPS) provides walk-in crisis services and a range of prevention and outreach programming to our students. SCAPS also offers consultations and individual, couples, and group therapy.
SCAPSThe mission of Student Health Services is to provide quality health care and preventive services to AU students. AU’s Student Health Clinic offers a variety of services and sponsors several health awareness programs throughout the year.
SHSThe Office of Testing and Disability Services (TDS) helps ensure an accessible and positive college experience for students with disabilities. TDS offers a variety of testing services for students and non-student visitors to the testing center including: career certifications, test proctoring, and administration of assessments for academic admissions.
TDSCampus Recreation provides opportunities for Augusta University students, faculty and staff to participate in physical activities like personal training, intramural and club sports, group and instructional fitness classes and outdoor adventures.
Campus RecreationFinancial Aid works to offer scholarships, grants and other forms of aid to current and incoming students. Financial Aid facilitates the federal work study program and offers loan education (and other financial awareness programming) to students and the campus community.
Financial AidCareer Services helps students to fully integrate their AU experience and create boundless futures.
Career ServicesAugusta University Health
Your Health Today is a hub of wellness resources presented byAugusta University Health.
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