Each semester the Office of Student Success and Well-Being works in collaboration with our campus partners to offer additional workshops.
Spring 2025
Culinary Passport Series – Register here!
The Culinary Passport series is designed to provide (and teach) graduate students how to cook healthy and affordable meals representing a variety of the different cultural backgrounds that we have here at UGA. Taught by the University Health Center’s Nutrition Kitchen, students have the opportunity to create this meal in a comfortable and casual environment. Each session can accommodate 12 students.
- Healthy Eating 101, Wednesday, January 22, 5:00-6:00pm, Virtual
Learn how to build a healthy meal, meal planning strategies, and grocery shopping tips that will help transform your approach to eating.
All sessions will be held from 5:00pm – 6:00pm in the Nutrition Kitchen of the University Health Center
- Baked Tonkatsu (Japanese pork cutlets), Wednesday, February 5, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, University Health Center’s Nutrition Kitchen
- Peri Peri Chicken (Portuguese), Wednesday, March 26, 5:00pm – 6:00pm, University Health Center’s Nutrition Kitchen
Workplace Harassment & Upstander Intervention – Register here!
In collaboration with the University Health Center, Fontaine Center
The Workplace Harassment and Upstander Intervention is an interactive presentation designed for graduate students preparing to enter or advance in professional environments. Participants will gain an understanding of what workplace harassment can look like and be given the skills to take action if they see or experience harassment.
- Friday, January 24, 2:00-3:00 pm – Miller Learning Center, room 348
- Friday, February 21, 2:00-3:00 pm – VIRTUAL
Open Scenes: Navigating Alcohol in a Professional Setting – Register here!
In collaboration with the University Health Center, Fontaine Center
Join The Fontaine Center for an interactive discussion on navigating alcohol in a professional setting. Through open-ended dialogue, this workshop will explore what it might look like to interact or not interact with alcohol at conferences, interviews, networking events, etc.
Yoga & TRX Suspension Training – Register here!
In collaboration with the Department of Recreational Sports
- TRX Suspension Training – Friday, January 31, 4:15-5:15 pm, Ramsey Center, Studio D
The TRX ® Suspension Trainer will be used to challenge muscular and core endurance using bodyweight exercises. - Yoga – Friday, March 28, 4:30-5:30 pm, Ramsey Center, Studio A
Refine and master breathing techniques and a wide variety of essential yoga poses. The sequence of movements will help stretch, unwind, and de-stress the mind and body.
Graduate Student Well-Being Challenge
In collaboration with the Department of Recreational Sports
Start your 2025 with a focus on YOU! Come join this eight-week challenge (January 21 – March 23, 2025) where we will be exploring wellness and physical activity to create a happier YOU. The weekly topics include movement, nutrition, water, and sleep, and all participants will be provided with two FREE InBody Composition Tests to assess their progress. Ways to earn points include entrance to Ramsey or Pound Hall, weekly well-being challenges, and body fat percentage reduction.
Must be a Ramsey Center member to participate. Space is limited to 20 participants.
To register, please send your name, UGA email address, and the last four digits of your 81X to gradsuccess@uga.edu, Subject Line: Well-Being Challenge.
Financial Education Videos
(Built in collaboration with the Office of Student Financial Aid)
- Credit Reports, Credit Scores, & Credit Cards
- Debt & Debt Payoff
- Financial Literacy for Graduate Students
- Leasing Smart: Housing
- Making it on a Graduate Student Budget
- Savings
- Student Loan Borrowing
