Wellness

An interactive avatar simulation training to help prepare faculty and staff support students of concern. Kognito aims to increase knowledge and awareness about student mental health and suicide, educate about warning signs of psychological distress, including verbal and non-verbal, help students build resilience, and facilitate supportive conversations. Once an account is created, the online training takes about 20-45 minutes to complete. During the training, you may log in and out, as needed and the account will remain intact, once completed.

Get started today: Kognito Training or Hartford.kognito.com, and set up your free account with your hawkmail credentials

Before students start school at UHart, they must complete required online education on a range of important topics, including alcohol policies. Healthy Hawks Online Training is a two-and-a-half-hour curriculum about alcohol designed for students, including non-drinkers, light to moderate. In early August, new students will receive an email invite from healthyhawks@hartford.edu to partake in Healthy Hawks Online Training.

First-year college students are considered an at-risk population for increased alcohol consumption. Help lower alcohol consumption during your student’s first year at college. Use the Parent Handbook Guide to talk with college students about alcohol.

Parent Handbook for Talking with College Students About Alcohol (PDF)

Parent Handbook for Talking with College Students About Alcohol (Spanish) (PDF)

Hawk 2 Hawk (US 150) is a 1-credit class, led by Student Wellness Ambassadors, that focuses entirely on reducing stress and anxiety through journaling, mindfulness, art, music, movement, and more. This course was designed to help students learn ways to reduce stress, improve personal wellbeing and build resilience. If you're interested in practicing a new stress management technique each week while connecting with other students, consider adding it to your schedule when registering for classes.

Student leaders, who assist with the planning and facilitation of health and wellness activities and programs in residential spaces (including the Wellness RLC). RWAs also promote and assist with campus-wide health and wellness initiatives and programs and serve as facilitators for the Hawk-2-Hawk course.

Students who are part of the Wellness Community explore the many scopes of wellness. RLC students will engage peers in University wellness initiatives, support and encourage one another, improve their overall well-being, and promote healthy lifestyles on and off campus. Meetings are held weekly throughout the fall semester in a 50-minute seminar to discuss projects, participate in activities, and coordinate campus health initiatives.