Your Student Life: Taking Time for Your Wellness Reset
October 15, 2026
If your semester so far has felt like a continuous blur of lectures, late-night study sessions, campus routines and endless scrolling through social media, you are not alone. It is so easy to get caught up in the daily grind and assume that "wellness" just means getting enough sleep, perhaps making it to the gym or just eating well. But here at The Ohio State University, we recognize wellness as a holistic process comprised of ten distinct dimensions including: career, creative, digital, emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, physical, social and spiritual. Every single one of these areas impacts how you feel, learn, show up and navigate during your daily student journey.
Taking a moment to check in on all ten dimensions can feel overwhelming, but the Office of Student Life makes it simple with the Wellness Assessment. In less than 15 minutes, this short assessment gives you an immediate, personalized breakdown of how you are doing across all ten dimensions. It highlights where you are thriving—like your environmental awareness or creative outlets—while gently pointing out areas where you might have room to grow, such as financial budgeting, setting healthy digital screen-time boundaries or finding social connections. Better yet, as soon as you finish, you are matched with a tailored list of free campus resources specifically designed to support you in the areas where you want to make progress. It is an easy way to move past the cycle of just surviving the week and start building habits that help you thrive.
October is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and give yourself a quick wellness reset as the semester continues to pick up steam. To incentivize taking out time to assess your well-being during the month of October, all students who complete the Wellness Assessment will automatically be entered into a drawing to win over $3,000 in prizes including the 5th generation of Apple AirPods, BuckID Cash, a home cinema kit, gift cards and more! You can access the assessment anytime at go.osu.edu/WA to learn more about your state of well-being, set actionable goals for the year ahead, and set yourself up to win any of these prizes if completed by 10/31/2026.
Adrienne Wilson MPH, CHES®, NTP
Wellness Coordinator
Student Wellness Center
Office of Student Life