Strive 2 Thrive Programming

Strive 2 Thrive Programming is a mental health and wellness campaign aimed at increasing awareness, education, and support through outreach, events, workshops, campus-wide programming and peer engagement.

A Pitzer student pets a golden retriever during a wellness program on campus

Programming includes a focus on the Eight Dimensions of Wellness. The Eight Dimensions of Wellness encompass emotional, spiritual, intellectual, physical, environmental, occupational, social, and financial wellness. On this page, we've provided descriptions of each, as well as resources you can use to help improve your wellness in each of the eight dimensions.

Eight Dimensions of Wellness

  • Emotional resilience or “bounce back”
  • Stress reduction
  • Sleep hygiene
  • Mindfulness
  • Social support
  • Acceptance and forgiveness
  • Having a strong sense of self so that you can practice self-compassion through a wide range of emotions while coping effectively with life and building healthy relationships.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
EmPOWER CenterHeadspace ($9.99/yr with student discount)
Monsour Counseling and Psychological Services (Map)The Free Mindfulness Project
Strive2Thrive Instagram: @PZStrive2ThriveSleep Health
 National Alliance on Mental Illness
 National Hotlines and Resources
 Self-Compassion

  • Developing a sense of belonging through engagement.
  • Building a supportive community.
  • Cultivating meaningful relationships.
  • On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
    Residence LifeClaremont Events
  • Individual values and belief system leading to meaning, purpose and a thriving quality of life.
  • Attending to your sense of meaning and purpose in life.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
The Claremont Colleges Chaplains (Map)Folk Music Center
 Meditation for Beginners
 Yoga (Free/Online)
  • Keeping your mind flexible, stimulated, expanded and engaged.
  • Being open to new ideas and recognizing ways to be stimulated intellectually through creativity.
  • Seeking out new challenges and thinking critically.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
Dean of Students Textbook Loan LibraryClaremont Museum of Art
Join a Pitzer Student OrgCrossword Puzzles (Free)
Sign up for Study AbroadLearn a New Language
Pitzer College Art Galleries & ExhibitionsPomona College Museum of Art
PASS Tutoring & CoachingRaymond M. Alf Museum of Paleontology
Pitzer College Art Field GroupRuth Chandler Williamson Gallery
The Student Life: Newspaper of the Claremont Colleges 

  • Prepare for work through achieving personal satisfaction and enrichment in your life.
  • Seeking a career that is meaningful, enjoyable, interesting and contributes to the larger society.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
Career Services (Map)How to Avoid Burnout in College
Community Engagement Center 
Internship Experience 
  • Moving your body through joyful movement.
  • Getting adequate rest and sleep.
  • Engaging in routine medical care.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
Claremont Colleges Club SportsClaremont Farmers Market
Gold Student Center (Map)Claremont Guided Tours
Pomona P.E. Activity ClassesHiking the Claremont Loop
Pomona-Pitzer IntramuralsEuclid Trail
Student Health Services (Map)Potato Mountain
 La Verne Trail
  • Being mindful of your impact on the environment.
  • Holding awareness of the interactions between the community, environment and yourself.
  • Behaving in ways that care for each of these areas responsibly.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
Green Bike ProgramHuerta del Valle Community Garden
Outback Preserve at Pitzer College (Map)Nature Walk through Madonna of the Trail
Robert Redford ConservancyRancho Santa Ana Botanical Gardens
Sustainability at Pitzer College (Map)Tongva Living History Garden

Financial Wellness

  • Managing your resources and seeking satisfaction with financial situations.
  • Living within your means and managing your finances both in the short term and long term.
On-Campus ResourcesOff-Campus Resources
Financial AidFinancial Wellness Apps
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