The Resilience, Wellness, and Well-being Center (RWW) is dedicated to creating a culture where the entire Pratt community can flourish and thrive through our focus on connection, engagement, support, and well-being.
RWW serves as a resource for everyone seeking to improve individual and community resilience, wellness and well-being. We create departmental programs and the cross institute leadership that provides the inspiration and support for existing and new initiatives. Our goal is to be a resource for students, staff, and faculty to check in on their mental health and overall well-being in order to succeed during and after their time at Pratt.
Becris from The Noun Project
Resilience
Resilience is the measurement of a person’s ability to cope with difficulties and recover from hard circumstances—to navigate adversity and grow through life challenges. You can build resilience by working to recognize your strengths and using mindfulness tools to adapt in times of stress or upheaval.
Resilience is about bouncing back, and emphasizes failure or disappointment as an opportunity for personal growth.
Learning/Access Center:Pratt’s Learning/Access Center (L/AC) facilitates full access for Pratt students with disabilities so they can freely and actively participate in all facets of Pratt life.
Student Success Center: The Pratt Student Success Center provides comprehensive academic support services that are available to all Pratt students. Our goal is to cultivate a culture that builds academic excellence, thriving, and flourishing, with a focus on retention, persistence, and graduation.
Student Advocacy and Care Coordination:The Office of the Student Advocate and Care Coordinator (SACC) supports students in crisis and assists in providing community resources such as: care during and after hospitalization or medical leave of absence, helping students who have experienced harassment, sexual misconduct and discrimination, and advocating for those with personal or medical issues that interfere with academic and mental well-being.
Financial Services and Funding: The Office of Student Financial Services provides financial resources to help students succeed at Pratt. Resources include federal, state, institutional aid and scholarship programs. This also includes financial assistance includes merit and need-based aid such as scholarships, grants, loans, student employment, and tuition management programs.
Meditation Incubator:A 10-week co-curricular course on meditation as a tool for life planning and stress management. The course is offered live or self-directed. Sign ups happen at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters.
COMPOSE: A series of personal and professional development workshops open to faculty, staff, students, and alumnx with a goal of establishing a personal practice framed around the concepts of learned optimism, resilience and meaning-making.
Nithinan Tatah from The Noun Project
Wellness
Think of wellness as a journey of acquiring knowledge and shifting behaviors, rather than a state defined by the presence or absence of disease or illness. Wellness includes physical fitness, good sleep habits, healthy living and healthy eating. Further, it includes good interpersonal communication, deep listening, building compassion and empathy.
Wellness describes the insight gained and actions taken in pursuit of optimal health (social, physical, emotional, spiritual, etc).
Clubs & Organizations:Join clubs or organizations at Pratt to build your peer community.
Pratt Athletics and Recreation: Know the latest on facility availability and program offerings by downloading the Pratt Recreation app. Available on The App Store and Google Play. Includes information on wellness, fitness, intramural sports, club sports, varsity sport schedules, and more. Be in the know for events and programs offered through Pratt Recreation!
Food Insecurity:Pratt students experiencing food insecurity (inconsistent or unreliable access to food) may access programs which provide free or discounted food. Additionally, our resources also include community organizations and tips for learning to save money and limit food waste.
Center for Equity & Inclusion (CEI): A safe, affirming space for students, faculty, and staff of all identities located on the Lower Level of the Main Building, Room 004, on the Brooklyn campus. The CEI hosts a wide range of programs including monthly community dialogues, celebrations, and community events honoring various history and heritage months.
Nithinan Tatah from The Noun Project
Well-being
Well-being can be defined as one’s level of contentment with their present life circumstances. It is about judging life through a more positive lens to feel better throughout your day-to-day life. This includes experiencing positive emotions and engagement in and outside of school, developing growth mindsets, practicing mindfulness and contemplative practices and developing meaningful relationships.
Programs and services on campus that focus on well-being hope to produce positive emotions and a sense of fulfillment.
The Counseling Center: The Counseling Center provides currently enrolled Pratt students confidential, and goal-oriented individual and group psychotherapy, assessment, consultation, and referrals to outside providers.
Health Services: Students can access a wide variety of in-house medical services, support, and consultations for any health related questions.
Resilience, Wellness, and Well-being Appointments: Schedule a 1×1 appointment with staff of the Resilience, Wellness, and Well-being Center through Starfish. We currently offer two types of appointments:
Health Coaching with Jasmine Cuffie – Eating well, sleeping well, moving well, living well
Resilience and Positive Change with Sam Harvey – Mindfulness and stress management, resilience and positive change
Mindful Pratt: Explore contemplative practices here at Pratt through weekly drop-in opportunities. Facilitators from across Pratt lead meditation practices in breath work, mantra, mindfulness, and more.
Student Leadership Opportunities: A number of leadership development opportunities exist to promote student growth. All Pratt students can emerge into prosperous leaders while honing basic tools for success at Pratt and in the future.
TAO: Health services has partnered with Tao for free modules to improve student mental health and well-being. Login using your Pratt email.
APPOINTMENTS
Schedule a 1×1 appointment with staff of the Resilience, Wellness, and Well-being Center through Starfish. We currently offer two types of appointments:
Health Coaching with Jasmine Cuffie – Eating well, Sleeping well, Moving well, Living well
Resilience and Positive Change with Sam Harvey – Mindfulness and Stress Management, Resilience and Positive Change
We are a campus of thriving students, relentlessly curious, civically engaged, academically and socially supported, and accountable to our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. Need help getting started? Contact us at rww@pratt.edu
