Our Mission

The Committee on Student Support & Wellbeing is committed to representing the undergraduate community in matters of support and wellness and working to sustain undergraduate wellbeing. 

Specifically, these are the goals of The Committee on Student Support & Wellbeing:

  1. To normalize support and wellness discussions and help-seeking behavior, and to reduce barriers to access for effective car, support, and information, both broadly and within key populations.

  2. To advocate on behalf of undergraduates for changes in policies and services that positively impact student support and wellness and to increase awareness of existing and available support options at MIT.

  3. To inspire the sustained, productive, and meaningful engagement of all members of the Institute  — students, staff, faculty, allied health professionals, and administrators — in student support and wellness matters.

 

To realize these goals, members of the committee may sponsor programs and awareness campaigns, bolster new or developing ideas from any source, serve on task forces, committees, or working groups, and remain accessible and open to key stakeholders across the Institute including students, MIT Medical, Mental Health and Counseling, DSL, S^3 and other organizations or groups of the Institute. 

Current Projects

Over the past few semesters, we have done both small and larger-scale projects, including hosting study break events, hacks, and collaborations with other organizations. In addition to asking students how they prioritized their mental health and wellbeing with our Lobby 7 hack, we also collaborated with the Asian American Association on a bake sale to support the Asian Mental Health Collective. For Sexual Assault Awareness Month, we worked with VPR (Violence, Prevention, and Response) on a study break in the Wellbeing Lab. Our main study break event last spring was a Bob Ross painting night in the Wellbeing Lab. One of our more recent accomplishments was putting together a one-pager with mental health resource information that we have put out for students to take in the Wellbeing Lab. 

Looking ahead, we hope to continue working with other student cultural organizations to promote cultural mental health awareness, fostering our existing partnerships with VPR and MIT Health, and hosting study break events for the student body to emphasize the importance of wellbeing.

Contact Us!

Reach us at ua-wellness-chairs@mit.edu!