THRIVE - Student Well-Being at Ohio University

We show students we CARE.
We help students CONNECT.
We empower students to THRIVE.

THRIVE is OHIO’s student-focused well-being initiative. We understand that no two students or their relationship with well-being are exactly alike, and college life can sometimes be busy and stressful. By providing services, events and programs that show genuine CARE for our students, OHIO encourages every Bobcat to CONNECT with their University community and individualize and prioritize well-being actions, so they can THRIVE.

Care

First, tend to the essentials.

Ohio University cares about its students, and Bobcats care for one another. This is more than lip service or fuzzy feelings: CARE is an action word. Through a broad spectrum of services, support staff, and events, we ensure students basic needs are met, so they can establish a firm foundation of stability on which to build community, balance and overall well-being.

Connect

Investing time and energy into self, others and community.

We believe every student should be given the tools and opportunities to CONNECT with the people, places, and moments that will enrich them now and for life. From joining a social activity or campus organization, heading outside to engage mind, body, and spirit, or simply carving out intentional space in the day for rest and moments of joy, OHIO encourages students to take small, individualized daily steps to prioritize themselves and their communities – when students are seen, socially engaged and successful, Bobcats THRIVE.

Brick by Brick

A Well-Being Podcast

JED Campus

OHIO has joined JED Campus in support of student well-being and mental health.  The program is a nationwide initiative of The Jed Foundation (JED) designed to help schools evaluate and strengthen their mental health, substance misuse, and suicide prevention programs and systems to ensure that schools have the strongest possible mental health safety nets.  

How can students like you help? For JED to help us create the best services, policies, and procedures we need to know how things are really going regarding your mental health and your experience here at OHIO. October 23rd – Nov. 13th, thousands of randomly selected OHIO students on all our campuses will be invited via their student email to take the confidential Healthy Minds Study survey online.  

Those who complete it will be entered to win more than 300 prizes including a meal plan, gift cards, hockey tickets, a golf course membership and much more. Your input is extremely valuable!  

Look for the Healthy Minds Study invite in your inbox October 23rd and help us keep moving every OHIO student Forever Forward.