Wellness at Your Level
ElevateU helps Ferris students succeed, thrive, and matter by connecting them to wellness
resources.
Succeed
Academic & Career Success
Succeed measures the business end of your college experience - in other words, your
success in academics and your career path.
Thrive
Mental & Physical Health
Thrive measures physical, mental and emotional well-being, so you can achieve your
full potential.
Matter
Life Purpose & Connections
Matter helps you find your purpose by connecting you to things that are meaningful
to you personally.
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You@Ferris
Be Your Best You
With YOU@Ferris, find tips and tools for everything from your mental and physical
well-being, to friendships and finding balance. You can take quizzes, set goals, watch
videos and read materials to help yourself be your best you.
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Dimensions of Wellness
Emotional Wellness
The ability to successfully handle life's stressed and adapt to change and difficult
times. Can also include having the ability to talk to someone and share one's emotional
needs, creating satisfying relationship.
Environmental Wellness
Environmental wellness is a process that involves learning about and contributing
to the health of the planet. This involves establishing a sustainable lifestyle, protecting
natural resources, and eliminating pollutants and excessive waste. Environmental wellness
also includes having respect for and awareness of your surroundings and playing an
active role in your community.
Financial Wellness
Financial Wellness is an on-going process and combination of increasing awareness
of your current financial state, strengthening your knowledge of financial literacy,
making well-informed decisions, and taking mindful steps towards achieving a healthy
financial well-being.
Intellectual Wellness
Intellectual Wellness is using one’s resources to advance and expand creative knowledge.
Being open to new ideas, thinking critically, and finding ways to be creative can
help develop intellectual wellness.
Occupational Wellness
Occupational Wellness focuses on professions that provide a feeling of purpose and
productivity. This means acknowledging our talents and skills and the opportunity
to achieve personal satisfaction through work. Speak with an advisor about your career
path.
Physical Wellness
Physical fitness is a state of health and well-being and, more specifically, the ability
to perform aspects of sports, occupations and daily activities. Physical fitness is
generally achieved through proper nutrition, moderate-vigorous physical exercise and
sufficient rest.
Social Wellness
Social Wellness is having positive connections with friends, family, professors, coaches,
supervisors, and colleagues. Having the ability to gain the necessary resources to
integrate your life and personalize it for you.
Spiritual Wellness
Spiritual Wellness is all about staying true to your own personal values and beliefs.
It’s about figuring out what those values are and how to incorporate them into your
life.