Community and Well-Being
Integrated support for health and wellness, with a culture that builds community and belonging
We're helping students flourish in their academic and personal lives by creating a culture that encourages compassionate care for self and others. Along with offering intentional opportunities to develop relationships and build inclusive communities, we're empowering students with knowledge and resources to help them promote, advocate for, and manage their personal health and well-being at Emory and beyond.
Caring for Self and Others
“The kindness of everyone on campus has helped me grow and figure out who I am and what I want to do. I feel I can take on new things and ask questions because I’m supported."
—Annika Urban 23C, Emory Women’s Cross Country All-American
Community and Well-Being Highlights
Early Community Building
We’ve expanded our pre-orientation programs to enable more students to explore communities of interest and connect with faculty and peers, both across programs and the Oxford and Atlanta campuses. In 2025, more than 50 percent of the first-year class participated in pre-orientation programming—building community right from the start. Meanwhile, Emory Weeks of Welcome offers more intentional, large-scale programming on the Atlanta campus to create community for both new and returning students. And Emory Athletics enhances the fan experience through programming and an Orientation Pep Rally to create camaraderie and school pride for all Emory Eagles.
Flourishing Fellows Program
Designed to foster resilient, inclusive, relationship-based communities on campus, this program trains 20+ diverse student leaders in the work of community building and active peer engagement. Each Flourishing Fellow will commit to meeting 40 Emory students over the course of the year for friendly conversation. Whether it’s over coffee, walking home from the library or strolling through Lullwater, these conversations are intentional and emphasize presence and the p. with weekly team gatherings as well as regular guidance and supervision from mentors in the Office of Spiritual and Religious Life.
Well-Being Coaching Program
Emory’s Center for Student Wellbeing's well-being coaching program is available to all undergraduate, graduate and professional students. The program provides non-clinical individual coaching for students who would like to make changes in their lives through support, discussion, reflection, plan development and action. Two full-time coaches work with students to help them focus on achieving personally meaningful goals
