Live Well, Be Well at New College West
We recognize that your personal journey to wellness is lifelong, and we don’t expect you to figure it out all on your own. Getting deliberate about your personal health will allow you to feel confident, in control, and capable so that you can thrive personally, socially, and academically.
Balancing your personal well-being with the demands of Princeton life can be tough at times, but it is absolutely doable. Allow us to guide and support you as you figure out how to Live Well & Be Well at New College West.
Throughout the fall and spring semesters we will offer a variety of formal and informal activities, spaces, and resources meant to empower and inspire a healthy lifestyle and sense of well-being.
WELLNESS RESOURCES:
- Take the UMatter Wellness Assessment and learn more about the Wellness Wheel.
- Check out the wide variety of recreational and fitness activities provided by Campus Rec.
- Free QuietKit meditation for beginners.
- Listen to stress reduction audio guides.
- Try these self-compassion exercises.
- Watch Brene Brown's TedTalk on The Power of Vulnerability.
- Wellness Phone Apps
- Try some yoga with The Daily Yoga app.
- Gratitude Diary is a free gratitude journal app.
CAMPUS WIDE RESOURCES:
UHS, University Health Services
UHS is a fully accredited health care facility that provides quality medical, mental health and wellness services to Princeton University undergraduate and graduate students. Staff are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the academic year.
CPS, Counseling and Psychological Services
If you’re not sure whether counseling can help, make an appointment for an initial consultation to talk about it. There’s no obligation to continue after the first appointment, and it’s free! Call 609-258-3141 or just walk in during business hours to make an appointment for an initial 20-minute consultation. You can also schedule your initial consultation appointment online.
Bookmark the UMatter Now mobile website on your phone's home screen for easy, on-the-spot access.
UMatter Now has great information about mental distress, as well as alcohol and interpersonal violence, that can help you intervene quickly and safely. Connecting Matters is part of the UMatter framework, and focuses on mental health distress.
Tiger Safe is Princeton’s official health and safety app for the campus community. The app features emergency contacts, crisis alerts, in-app tip reporting, location services, and a variety of health, safety and wellness resources. The app empowers you with the tools you need to be prepared, mitigate dangers and respond appropriately to situations that occur.
Tiger Safe is available to download free from iOS or Android.
The chaplains in the Office of Religious Life are available to provide pastoral care and spiritual counseling. The denominational chaplains are also glad to be in pastoral conversation with you and can be found by following this link to the chaplaincies.