The Vic Well Program, brings together different elements to create a holistic approach to student well-being. Vic Well offers a range of wellness support and activities, to enhance your overall success. The interconnectedness of the honeycombs portrays the importance of wellness as an embedded aspect of every day life. By engaging with a variety of our offerings, you can identify the areas they want to strengthen and explore to build your own unique Vic Well Honeycomb.

September themes

social and Exploration

Vic Well’s September themes are Social and Exploration, chosen to help you you’re your transition from summer into the academic year. The social focus fosters connection with others and enhances overall wellbeing. September offers abundant opportunities to meet new people and strengthen peer relationships, so we’ve curated resources to support that journey. 

The Exploration focus highlights the many resources at Victoria College and encourages familiarity with both the university and the city. By centering these themes, we aim to help you approach your community with confidence and lay the groundwork for an enriching year.

Monthly resource spotlight

Connect Well -

Are you new to Victoria College or Toronto? Try using this worksheet to plan out new places you want to visit. 

Tip: Attend Gather in the Goldring (every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday in the Wendy Cecil Atrium from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM) to meet Vic Students and connect to Commuter Dons, International Mentors, and Transition Mentors. Student staff are ready to say hello, connect you to other students, and see how the start of your year is going!

Ally well -

Coming to Vic is great because you have an opportunity to meet lots of new people, from lots of diverse backgrounds. One thing we value in our community is respecting each other’s pronouns. Click here for more information on pronouns! 

Tip: Want to be a visible ally to people in our community? Wear a pronoun button and make sure to respect the pronouns other people are using.

Resource Well -

Learn about all of the academic and well-being resources available to you at Victoria College and the University of Toronto. 
 
Tip: Try to meet with a staff member in any office at U of T! Not sure where to begin, but think you could use some resource support? E-mail vic.dean@utoronto.ca, share what question you might have, and ask to get connected to a staff member in the ODOS for further support. 

Vic Well HoneyComb

Ally Well: engages various stakeholders to foster health and wellbeing through community collaboration.  

Care Well: cultivates caring for the body through the interconnectedness of social, emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual, and academic wellbeing.  

Connect Well: encourages community and connection by highlighting the importance of friendships and relationships. Connect Well equips students with tools to engage with other individuals to form positive connections.  

Eat Well: shares knowledge of nutrition by promoting the benefits of healthy eating, healthy cooking, and making healthy food choices.  

Meditate Well: cultivates open-mindedness, playfulness, curiosity, and spirituality using a holistic well-being and community-based learning perspective. Meditate Well promotes the discovery of personal meditation styles to create an authentic connection with the self.   

Move Well: promotes physical activity for well-being, rooted in science to demonstrate the benefits of mental and physical health. Move Well connects the importance of movement/physical exercise, nutrition, academics, and accessibility, to highlight diverse experiences and bodies, promoting overall body positivity.  

Resource Well: encourages the use of a variety of resources to support the integration of embedded health into all aspects of campus life.   

Sleep Well: encourages building a healthy sleep schedule amid the busyness of daily life.  

Study Well: encourages academic success within the university setting, acknowledging the importance of simultaneous academic rigour and holistic well-being.