Hello Students,

If you’re feeling discouraged, flattened, or world weary, you may be languishing and not flourishing. Corey Keyes, author of “Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down” (2.20.24), encourages us to break the habits and cycles that keep us stuck, overwhelmed, foggy, or indecisive and to develop new cycles that will increase a sense of flourishing. Being intentional with your time and energy by using the “behavioral vitamins” below could result in a shift in perspective and improve your well-being.

So, if you want to boost your emotional immunity, the five behavioral vitamins to try are:

1. CONTRIBUTE - find an unmet need where you can use (or continue to use) your unique skills and abilities and help others;
2. be CURIOUS - commit just 20 minutes every once in a while to increase your knowledge in a new area or learn a new skill “just because”;
3. PLAY - briefly break your connection to time and deadlines and be silly, have fun, just enjoy yourself!;
4. CONNECT with people who help you feel heard, are able to compromise, and reciprocate – it is grounding to feel attuned with those you spend time with in trusting relationships, and leads to feeling needed and not having to “perform”; and
5. CONTEMPLATE - move closer to the sacred, divine, and infinite through meditation, nature, or religious practice – this helps us to feel less alone, pulls the focus outside of the self and leads to improved personal and community health. 

Please, take your vitamins! 

Robin Keillor, Ph.D.

Associate Vice President of Student Health and Well-Being

Upcoming Athletic Home Games:

• October 12th: Men's Soccer vs Pacific University, 12:00 p.m., Griswold Stadium.
• October 12th: Women's Soccer vs Pacific University, 2:45 p.m., Griswold Stadium.
• October 12th: Women's Volleyball vs Pacific University, 6:00 p.m., Pamplin.



Oct. 7th-9th, Voter Education Week: Get registered, get to know your ballot, make a plan to vote. Stop by one of our tables in JR Howard, The Bon, or the Library to make sure you’re on track!

Oct. 8th, Lunch With a Leader: Phyllis Yes: 11:30 a.m., JR Howard 302. Once an L&C art professor, this phenom changed her name to Yes and has never stopped saying why not. A multimedia artist, with materials ranging from jewelry to a hand-painted Porsche, she has always subverted the expected.

Oct. 14th, 2024 Native Activism Panel in Support of Indigenous Peoples’ Day: 5:00 p.m., Stamm West, Fowler Student Center. Learn from Native leaders regarding their journey around activism and making change for the community.

Oct. 15th, Project Planning & Time Management Workshop w/ OSA: 3:30 p.m., Albany. OSA’s Study Skills Workshops are a recurring series of workshops designed to help you study more effectively. Join us for a Project Planning/Time Management Workshop to learn how to chunk large assignments, plan out your day/week/semester, structure your study time, and strategies for when motivation or focus is low.

Oct. 16th, IME x OEI: Community Social: 11:30 a.m., Beth Miller Lounge, Fowler Student Center. Join IME for monthly Adulting While First-Generation lunches, an informal space for networking and discussion around adulting 101 topics! Gain navigational skills by asking ‘adulting 101’ questions such as how to buy a car, what is a credit score, how to make the most of college, what am I doing here?! 

Oct. 16th. What is Ranked Choice Voting?: 5:30 p.m., Location TBD. Join the Center for Social Change and Community Involvement & the League of Women Voters for this session to learn more about Ranked Choice Voting and how to understand your ballot!

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