Student Health and Wellbeing, Office of

Announcement    Thursday, June 5, 2025
GC Reads will be held on Friday, Aug. 15, for all new students during Week of Welcome. GC Reads is a 75-minute micro-seminar that gives new students an introduction to college academic discussion. In alignment with the QEP, Bobcats FIRST, all of the essays are related to mental health and wellbeing. We need around 70 facilitators to make GC Reads a success. Facilitators are faculty and staff who help guide a discussion about the assigned essay. Facilitators can be as creative as they...
Announcement    Monday, May 12, 2025
Bobcats FIRST aims to train all staff and faculty in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), an evidence-based, practical training to effectively prevent suicide in our community. QPR is appropriate for everyone, regardless of prior knowledge or job function. A staff/faculty training will be offered Wednesday, May 21. To participate, please complete this brief form to let us know you're coming: https://forms.office.com/r/gGMxxft2Pg. The training takes 90 minutes, so please plan to be present...
Event    Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Bobcats FIRST aims to train all staff and faculty in QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer), an evidence-based, practical training to effectively prevent suicide in our community. QPR is appropriate for everyone, regardless of prior knowledge or job function. A staff/faculty training will be offered Wednesday, May 21. To participate, please complete this brief form to let us know you're coming: https://forms.office.com/r/gGMxxft2Pg. The training takes 90 minutes, so please plan to be present...
Announcement    Thursday, May 8, 2025
This summer, improve your own wellness by participating in Wellbeing Bingo, sponsored by Bobcats FIRST and Staff Council. Wellbeing Bingo is a self-paced activity you can do throughout the summer. Complete five items in a row to win a prize, or go for the whole card!To participate, save or print the Bingo card attached below. Mark off items as you complete them. When you have a Bingo, e-mail a picture or scan of your card to gcsuwellbeing@gcsu.edu.
Announcement    Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Staff and faculty are invited to attend a QPR Gatekeeper Training on Tuesday, March 18, from 10 until 11:30 a.m. QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is a data-informed, highly effective suicide prevention training. QPR teaches participants the warning signs of a person in distress and how to safely and effectively intervene to save a life.To register for the training on March 18, click here: https://forms.office.com/r/QvSnTDqxZj.To arrange a separate training for your department, please...
Event    Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Staff and faculty are invited to attend a QPR Gatekeeper Training on Tuesday, March 18, from 10 until 11:30 a.m. QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) is a data-informed, highly effective suicide prevention training. QPR teaches participants the warning signs of a person in distress and how to safely and effectively intervene to save a life.To register for the training on March 18, click here: https://forms.office.com/r/QvSnTDqxZj.To arrange a separate training for your department, please...
Announcement    Wednesday, February 26, 2025
The Bobcats Car Club and Bobcats FIRST invite you to a drop-in workshop to learn how to change a tire on your car. Learning these useful skills empowers us to be prepared and resilient in an unexpected situation. Stop by the A&S Fountain at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, to see a demonstration and even try for yourself.
Event    Thursday, February 27, 2025
The Bobcats Car Club and Bobcats FIRST invite you to a drop-in workshop to learn how to change a tire on your car. Learning these useful skills empowers us to be prepared and resilient in an unexpected situation. Stop by the A&S Fountain at 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, to see a demonstration and even try for yourself.
Announcement    Tuesday, February 11, 2025
The data collected from the National College Health Assessment is critical for many strategic initiatives on campus. These include the QEP, Bobcats FIRST, Counseling, Health Promotion, Health Services, as well as several academic areas also use this data to inform programs, services and initiatives. The NCHA will be administered at Georgia College & State University between Feb. 24 and March 10. To get the most robust response rate, we ask faculty to allow us time to administer the...
Announcement    Thursday, January 16, 2025
The data collected from the National College Health Assessment is critical for many strategic initiatives on campus, including the QEP, Bobcats FIRST. Counseling, Health Promotion, Health Services, as well as several academic areas also use this data to inform programs, services and initiatives. The NCHA will be administered at Georgia College & State University between Feb. 24 and March 10. To get the most robust response rate, we ask faculty to allow us time to administer the survey...