Building Resilience
Learn to manage stress and build resilience with self-care strategies, burnout prevention tips, and on-campus resources to keep you balanced and strong.
Office of Health Promotion
The Office of Health Promotion helps our campus community live well through evidence-informed
prevention programs. We take a holistic view of wellness, promoting healthy choices
that improve quality of life in and out of the classroom.
Making Florida Southern Home
Making Florida Southern Home is a two-hour course that helps first-year students settle into college life and build a strong first year. Through a holistic wellness lens, you’ll define what success looks like for you and practice the skills to get there, from connecting with the FSC community and finding where you belong to building self-awareness and taking ownership of your well-being.
Course Topics
- Transitioning into College Life: High School vs College years
- Overview of Holistic Wellness model & FSC Wellness Wheel
- Active Engagement and Fostering a Sense of Belonging on campus.
- Time Management and other Academic Skills
- Stress Management & Resiliency
- Healthy Habits: Physical Activity, Nutrition and Sleep Habits
- Communication
- Self-Worth, Purpose & Values Clarification
- Inclusivity
- Drug and Alcohol Use
- Financial and Occupational Literacy
Why Take This Course
Peer Health Mentor Work Study
Health Promotion is important to the entire campus and with the help of our student workers they bring health and well-being directly to students. Peer Health Mentors complete training through the NASPA Certified Peer Health Educator program and offer routine services on campus each week. Follow "Department of Health Services" on MocsConnect.
More Ways to Thrive
Belonging and Access
Explore resources that help make campus a safe, welcoming, and supportive place where everyone feels valued and connected.
LGBTQIA+ Resources
Find support and community on campus, from Safe Zone training to gender-inclusive restrooms and connections to campus and community resources for LGBTQIA+ students.
Get in Touch
Questions about our programs, the Making Florida Southern Home course, or bringing a wellness workshop to your group? Contact us.
