Hey Rams!
Mental Health Installments is meant to provide helpful information specific to supporting CSU student mental health and wellness. The resources mentioned were named by students in a survey. Students were asked what and who made a difference in their success when adjusting to CSU? What helped improve student wellbeing and where did students find connection? What helped students navigate difficult times?
Feeling connected to others allows us to manage stress and cope more effectively when we experience difficult times. Check out the resources below to help you find your people at CSU.
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Feeling connected to others allows us to manage stress and cope more effectively when we experience difficult times. Check out the resources below to help you find your people at CSU.
Rec Center
Check out a class or a team sport at Campus Recreation. Campus Recreation offers a variety of classes and exercise equipment that are free to full-time students, including ALL yoga classes. Intramural Sports provides an opportunity to participate in team events at all levels and abilities! Learn more!
Ram Link
Find and attend events, browse and join student organizations at CSU or start your own. Visit ramlink.campuslabs.com/engage/.
Nod App
Nod is a free app that helps strengthen social skills to build meaningful connections. The app reminds us of the small things we can do to create positive moments for ourselves and the people we care about. Learn more!
Don’t feel like you have to navigate life and college alone.
Help can come in a variety of ways. It’s never too early, or too late, get the help and support you might need. Check out the resources below.
You@CSU
You@CSU contains so many resources to support all areas of your life. You includes assessments and will serve up various university and online resources. It even includes online therapy and educational workshops through Silver Cloud. Address your stress, boost your happiness, finds way to deal with depression and anxiety.
Academic Support with TILT Tutoring
Free drop-in tutoring is available for a variety of subjects, Sunday through Thursday from 5–9pm. Visit tilt.colostate.edu/learning/tutoring to learn more.
Career Center
Whether on campus or off campus, while here as a student or here after graduation, your student fees pay for services that can help you find a job. Visit career.colostate.edu
Need more? Here are a couple additional resources-
- Experiencing a crisis and need to know ways to get support, connect with Student Case Management.
- Need to access mental health and well-being resources? Visithealth.colostate.edu/mhwb-resources/
- Looking for a job, on or off campus? Visit career.colostate.edu/jobs/
Don't cheat your sleep!
“Sleep is like the golden chain that binds our health and body together.”
-Thomas Dekker
Debunking Common Sleep Myths
” I can function fine without sleep!”
Sleep is critical to our mental and physical health.
“Alcohol and cannabis helps me sleep.”
Cannabis and alcohol can help you fall asleep but negatively impacts your quality of sleep.
“I have to pull an all-nighter to study for this exam!”
Sleep helps build our memories into long-term storage to recall what we studied.
“I’ll just catch up on sleep over the weekend.”
Your sleep cycle resets every 24 hours. Consistency is key!
What to Know About Napping
How long matters:
- 10-20 minutes: Boosts energy
- 30 minutes: Groggy symptoms
- 60 mins: Still groggy but boosts memory
- 90 mins: Full sleep cycle
How You Go to Bed and Wake Up Matters
- Set out lunch or clothes the night before
- Think of an irresistible reason to wake up.
- Limit blue light from technology at night.
- Use an alarm clock instead of your phone.
- Get morning light every day to sync your circadian rhythm.
Transitioning to CSU
Advice from Fellow CSU Students: In a survey, CSU students shared the biggest challenges they faced and resources they wished they had known about their first year at CSU.
Resources That Students Wish They’d Known
- CSU Event Calendar
- Fort Collins Community Events
- Mental Health Services on Campus
- Mentor Communities (Check with your academic advisors)
- Student Disability Center
- Student Organizations and Student Leadership Involvement & Community Engagement (SliCE)
- Writing Center
- Academic Tutoring (2024 tutoring schedule PDF)
