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VIEWPOINT: Flourish Through Creation

VIEWPOINT: Flourish Through Creation

By Kat Mintchev February 22, 2024

Everything at Georgetown University unfolds against the Jesuit obsession with living well. Ironically, I never thought much of cura personalis beyond a pipe dream for the university to pack into a brochure...

VIEWPOINT: Make Campus a Kinder Place

VIEWPOINT: Make Campus a Kinder Place

By Komal Samrow November 3, 2023

CW: This article discusses eating disorders. Please refer to the end of the article for on- and off- campus resources. Seven years is a long time to live with a mental health condition. From...

HOYA WELLNESS: Self-love, Compassion and Mental Health with Lisa McCrohan

HOYA WELLNESS: Self-love, Compassion and Mental Health with Lisa McCrohan

By Mia Rasamny February 4, 2022

https://soundcloud.com/multimedia-editor/hoya-wellness-1-27012022-1041?si=5bd5b84ee0a242b6899f45dd9b92e396&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing This week,...

Durriya Meer Starts as New CAPS Director

Durriya Meer Starts as New CAPS Director

By Adora Zheng February 4, 2022

Durriya Meer, a licensed psychologist, is the new director of Counseling and Psychiatric Service (CAPS), Georgetown’s primary mental health agency that helps students overcome difficulties that may...

Wellness Across Georgetown: Self-Care Practices for Each Undergraduate School

Wellness Across Georgetown: Self-Care Practices for Each Undergraduate School

By Isabel Pinnell October 27, 2021

In the past several years, the buzzword “self-care” has taken the world by storm. Books, magazines, news articles and social media posts proudly promote calming playlists, recipes and skincare routines,...

Why Count Sheep to Fall Asleep? Top Five Audios to Achieve Sweet Dreams

Why Count Sheep to Fall Asleep? Top Five Audios to Achieve Sweet Dreams

By Emily Smith October 27, 2021

Even after a long day of classes, meetings and homework, sometimes you just can’t fall asleep  amid dorm noise, airplanes flying over campus and your own mind wandering. If this is the case for...

MCGRAW: Reject Stress Culture

MCGRAW: Reject Stress Culture

By Liam McGraw September 23, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated and illuminated some of the country’s most pressing issues, and it has become clear that the future of U.S. labor is uncertain. Over half of U.S. adults are currently...

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY

The purpose of the Engelhard Project is to incorporate topics relating to student wellness into academic discourse in order to produce a more comprehensive and contemplative curriculum. Entering its 12th year, the program engages students and faculty from a variety of disciplines and backgrounds.

The Engelhard Project: Healthy Learning, Healthy Living

By Dani Guerrero February 3, 2017

The Engelhard Project celebrates its 12th anniversary as one of Georgetown’s hallmarks of undergraduate education. Launched by the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship in 2005, it has...

JOHN MAIN MEDITATION CENTER

Teaching people how to integrate the practice of meditation into their daily routines remains the primary purpose of the JMC nonprofit organization, twelve years after its launch.

Meditation and Reflection at the John Main Center

By Meena Raman February 3, 2017

For many Georgetown students, busy schedules and marked-up planners are the norm. With such a fast-paced college culture, multitasking has become a necessity. Such a strong emphasis on activity leaves...

NAAZ MODAN/THE HOYA

As Georgetown’s first online peer-to-peer support platform, Project Lighthouse aims to show stressed college students that any problem is worth talking about, regardless of what others may think. A year from its official launch in April 2016, the program has already supported more than 200 students in the Georgetown community.

Project Lighthouse: Peers Helping Peers

By Lucy Pash February 3, 2017

Georgetown’s first online peer-to-peer support service, Project Lighthouse has grown since it was founded last April. Created in partnership with Georgetown’s Counseling and Psychiatric Services,...

JINWOO CHONG/THE HOYA

Georgetown’s interest in the well-being and safety of its students has come to pervade every corner of campus — even the bathrooms. The Stall Seat Journal, a monthly newsletter featured in bathroom stalls across campus, has been an integral part of the social norms campaign at Georgetown since it was founded in 2006.

Stalling Unhealthy Habits from the Bathroom Stall

By Sarah Jackmauh February 3, 2017

The university’s focus on the health and safety of students has become so widely promoted that the topic has carried over to the unlikeliest of places: the bathroom stall. Since 2006, as part...

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Healthy Dining Hall Hacks at Leo’s

By Mary Cate Whelan February 3, 2017

Georgetown students are always on the go, so quick meals are a must. Choosing the most convenient food option, however, is not always the healthiest. Eating clean in college can still be tasty, though...

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