The Division of Student Success is committed to Healthy Excellence, a campus-wide multi-dimensional spectrum of programs and services that prioritize all dimensions of health and well-being as a foundation for lifelong success.
WashU’s health and well-being model is centered on eight dimensions of well-being that promote a holistic approach to the student experience.
Explore the eight dimensions below.
Physical well-being
The enjoyment in maintaining your body for capability, strength and energy.
Emotional well-being
Finding acceptance, managing your emotions, being at peace with who you are, and having the skills you need to experience life’s vacillations.
Environmental well-being
Reflects the connection of your environment (home, university, city, planet) to you and the impact you have on the environment.
Financial well-being
Your relationship with money and skills for managing resources, making thoughtful consumer choices and seek out appropriate financial opportunities.
Occupational well-being
The work you choose to do and how it fulfills you and contributes to your community.
Social well-being
How you choose to define and connect with your community and the people around you.
Intellectual well-being
Feeling stimulated and engaged with learning and staying open to new ideas and perspectives.
Spiritual well-being
Your understanding of your place and purpose and how you make meaning of what happens to you.