(OR) WellU Dry January

Event Date: 
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Orsi Family Learning Commons
Event Contact Name: 
Sara Corcoran
Event Contact E-mail: 

Kick off the new semester with a fresh start! Drop by our WellU Wednesday where we’ll explore ways to reset your substance use habits and focus on building healthier routines. Learn about the benefits of reducing your alcohol intake and get tips and resources to help you take charge of your well-being in the new year. Whether you're cutting back, going alcohol-free, or just curious, this is your opportunity to start strong and make positive changes.

(OR) WellU Vision Boarding

Event Date: 
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 1:30pm to 3:30pm EST
Event Location: 
Simcoe Hall
Event Contact Name: 
Sara Corcoran
Event Contact E-mail: 

Dream big and start the semester with intention! Join Student Health and Wellness for a fun and creative Vision Boarding Workshop. This event is all about visualizing your goals and setting the tone for a successful semester ahead.

Supplies will be provided to help you design your vision board and bring your aspirations to life.

WellU Wednesday Vision Boarding

Event Date: 
Wednesday, January 15, 2025 - 11:00am to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Agora

Dream big and start the semester with intention! Join Student Health and Wellness for a fun and creative Vision Boarding Workshop. This event is all about visualizing your goals and setting the tone for a successful semester ahead.

Supplies will be provided to help you design your vision board and bring your aspirations to life.

WellU Wednesday- Dry January

Event Date: 
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Outside the Outpost

Kick off the new semester with a fresh start! Drop by our WellU Wednesday where we’ll explore ways to reset your substance use habits and focus on building healthier routines. Learn about the benefits of reducing your alcohol intake and get tips and resources to help you take charge of your well-being in the new year. Whether you're cutting back, going alcohol-free, or just curious, this is your opportunity to start strong and make positive changes.

Lakehead Fresh Market

Event Date: 
Tuesday, January 14, 2025 - 10:00am to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Agora

Lakehead Fresh Market is excited to announce the dates for the rest of the fall semester. The Lakehead Fresh Market initiative is designed to make affordable, fresh produce accessible to students, staff, and faculty. It aims to promote healthy eating across campus by offering a selection of low-cost fruits and vegetables, making nutritious options available to everyone in our community.

This initiative is made possible through a collaboration with the Food Resource Centre, Aramark, Conference Services, and Student Health and Wellness, who have come together to support food accessibility and well-being on campus.

Payment is by debit or credit only, please bring your own bag! 

The LUSU Food Resource Centre will be offering $5.00 off coupons for students experiencing food insecurity. Students can stop by the LUSU Food Resource Centre (Room UC 2014b) on the Monday prior and from 10:30am-1:00pm on Market days to pick up their coupons. For more information email FRC@lusu.ca.

Exam Kits

Event Date: 
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
First Floor Chancellor Paterson Library

Need a boost to get through exams? Stop by to grab a free exam kit packed with wellness goodies, snacks, and essential supplies to help you during exam time. Kits are thoughtfully prepared by Student Success Centre (SSC) and Student Health and Wellness (SHW).

While supplies last—come early!

(OR) Parfait, Your Way

Event Date: 
Thursday, November 28, 2024 - 11:00am to 1:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Simcoe Hall
Event Contact Name: 
Sara Corcoran
Event Contact E-mail: 

Fuel your studying with a yogurt parfait! Join Student Health and Wellness to build-your-own yogurt parfait, and learn about healthy eating strategies so you can stay fueled and energized.

Thrive Week

Event Date: 
Monday, January 25, 2021 - 9:00am EST to Saturday, January 30, 2021 - 5:00pm EST
Event Location: 
online
Event Contact Name: 
Lindsey Wachter
Event Contact E-mail: 

A week-long series of events focused on helping Lakehead students, staff and faculty explore their path to positive mental well-being and resilience.

Week Long Events

Virtual Thrive Kits

Request a Virtual Thrive Kit for a friend, classmate or colleague! Thrive Kits are anonymous care packages with positive messaging. To send one to a friend, classmate, colleague or student message their full name or email address to our Instagram (@lakeheadlife) or email it to activities.shcc@lakeheadu.ca.

Operation Thunderwolf Thrive

Each day you will have up to 3 missions to complete by 11:59 pm! Mission details will be posted on @lakeheadlife and @lakeheadlifeor Instagram stories. 

  • Text Missions: Answer the question sticker in our Instagram stories
  • Event Missions: Attend a Thrive week event
  •  Photo Missions: Post a photo to your Stories or Grid! Be sure to tag @lakeheadlife (DM us if your account is private)

Prizes

Those who complete a daily challenge will be entered into a draw for a gift card. You must be a student currently enrolled at Lakehead to win. Winners will be announced the next morning via Instagram. 

Thrive Spotify Playlist

We asked Student Health and Wellness staff and students for their go-to, feel-good songs. You can check out the playlist here.

Have a song suggestion? Email it to activities.shcc@lakeheadu.ca

Mindful Moment Slides
 Bring wellness into your lecture or meeting by including one or more of our mindful moment slides during Thrive Week.

See event schedule and descriptions at lakeheadu.ca/thrive

Stress Less

Event Date: 
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 1:00pm to 4:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Student Health and Wellness Activity Room

Feeling the pressure of exams? Drop by the activity room to take a well-deserved break with the health promotion team! We've got tea, hot cocoa, arts and crafts, LEGO, and a cozy Netflix setup waiting for you. Whether you need to unwind, get creative, or just chill for a bit, we’re here to help you de-stress and recharge. Come and go as you please – this is your space to relax!

Stress Less at SHW

Event Date: 
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 - 9:00am to 12:00pm EST
Event Location: 
Student Health and Wellness Activity Room

Feeling the pressure of exams? Drop by the Student Health and Wellness Activity Room to take a well-deserved break with the health promotion team! We've got tea, hot cocoa, arts and crafts, LEGO, and a cozy Netflix setup waiting for you. Whether you need to unwind, get creative, or just chill for a bit, we’re here to help you de-stress and recharge. Come and go as you please – this is your space to relax!

Therapy dogs will visit from 11-12pm. 

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