Graduate students are invited to join Dr. Sommers-Flanagan and explore the concept of happiness and ways to cultivate it. Learn how to apply evidence-based happiness interventions to your life.

To sign up, please use this Qualtrics form.

STEM Graduate Student Support Groups

Starting in February 2024, the graduate school, in tandem with the Counselor department, will offer support groups for STEM graduate students.

These groups provide various benefits, including social support, stress-reducing tools, coping mechanisms, normalization of impostor syndrome, and having space to discuss the stress and pressures of being a graduate student.

Interested? Use this link to learn more and indicate time preferences.

When: Spring 2024 Semester. Times and location: TBD

Why you’ll like it:

• Mental Health Support
• Six Free Sessions
• Reduce Isolation
• Improve Wellbeing

Lessons in Eudaemonic Happiness for Graduate Students

Come again in Spring 2024!

For three semesters in a row, the Graduate School has enlisted the University of Montana's veteran counselor education professor, Dr. John Sommers-Flanagan, to lead graduate students in a happiness workshop, where students learn to implement positive psychology techniques in their daily lives. 

Due to the positive feedback from the Spring 2023 session, we welcomed all graduate students to join the Fall 2023. Some individuals get hung up on the title, but think of “happiness” in its Aristotelian sense of “eudaimonia,” and you’re probably closer to the heart of what Dr. Sommers-Flanagan does in this workshop, which is grounded in decades of research on what gives people the resilience to take on tough challenges.

The purpose of this workshop is to offer a fun and interactive experience for graduate students to come away from with practical tools to promote positive mental health and coping during your studies. 

The workshop will be held again in Spring 2024, stay tuned for more info!

Wellbeing Wednesdays at Curry

Wellbeing Wednesdays are designed to help students, staff and faculty take a moment of mindfulness and relaxation through various activities throughout campus on various Wednesdays throughout the academic year. Activities include yoga, massage therapy, sound meditation and more. 

To sign up, please visit Curry's Wellbeing Wednesdays page for registration links and updated information.