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.

October Wellness themes

Academic and Mental

October is here, and VicWell’s themes for the month are Academic and Mental wellness! We get it—as the days get shorter and the workload gets heavier, motivation can start to dip. But this is exactly the time to double down on the routines that help keep the motivation and momentum going. Join us in thinking about how to build healthy habits around studying, sleeping, and caring for ourselves.  

Let’s find ways to move with the semester, meeting mid-term season with the tools we need to thrive. This may look like setting achievable goals, pacing our studying, and yes, grabbing that pumpkin-spiced treat :) 

Check out the resources that we’ve created to help your document your process and progress.  

Happy October, Vickies! 🍁 

Monthly resource spotlight

Study Well -

How are you feeling about your upcoming midterms? We're here to connect you with the support and resources you need to set yourself up for academic success. 

 Tip: Make the most of your professors’ office hours—this is a great opportunity to ask questions and clarify anything before tests or assignments. You can also reach out to the Vic Registrar’s Office to connect with learning strategists and get the latest advice on effective study techniques. You've got this!

Care Well –

What does self-care look like this month? Remember, wellbeing isn’t one-dimensional—it includes social, emotional, physical, psychological, spiritual, and academic aspects. Caring for any of these areas is a step toward caring for all of them. 🌱 

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. 

Sleep Well -

Your nervous system will thank you every time you choose sleep over late-night caffeine. Well-rested students tend to perform better on exams and enjoy their social interactions more. So, let’s get that sleep hygiene in check! 😴 

Tip: Try turning off all screens at least an hour before bed. Reward yourself every time you succeed in this challenge—you’ve earned it. 

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.