Student Mental Health Report: Campus Environment
The following recommendations relate to both the sociocultural and physical environments that support well-being and holistic learning and development.
For more details on these recommendations, read the full report.
Statuses: In-Progress, Completed, On-going.
| Number | Recommendation | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Review and amplify existing work on accessible education strategies that promote whole learner development, such as Universal Design (UD) and experiential learning. Utilize work from the Indigenous Initiatives Pedagogy and Curriculum Working Group and the Provost’s Task Force on Pedagogical Innovation to support knowledge sharing. | |
| 9 | Establish an institution-wide recognition program to celebrate student and community leaders’ contributions to a healthy campus community. | |
| 10 | Host Mental Health events to create ongoing opportunities for connection between students, faculty, and staff to foster a caring community and a shared U of G experience. | |
| 11 | Provide students with physical spaces to rest, and observe traditional, cultural, and ceremonial practices to build a sense of belonging, identity, and safety. | |
| 12 | Leverage U of G’s abundant green space to support student wellness and learning by integrating both well-being and co-design approaches during renovations, upgrades, and expansion of campus spaces and aligning efforts with the work of the Office of Teaching and Learning. | In Progress |
| 13 | Work to increase student access to affordable food and to alleviate food insecurity among U of G students by building on existing efforts from the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, the Community Engaged Scholarship Institute, Meal Exchange, The Guelph Student Foodbank, the Campus Food Market, the COVID-19 Food Security Working Group, and local food access and advocacy organizations. | In Progress |
| 14 | Continue collaborative work and advocacy for safe and affordable student housing and living by incentivizing affordable student housing development, partnering with existing programs, and advocating to all levels of government. | In Progress |
| 15 | Further explore the well-being needs of student groups who may feel disconnected from campus, such as commuter students, international students, and distance education learners. | In Progress |
| 16 | Work with students and student groups, Student Financial Services, the library, OpenEd, and other invested members to identify strategies to improve financial support and awareness of existing financial resources for students, particularly graduate students. | In Progress |