The 8 Dimensions of Wellness

This category focuses on understanding, accepting, and managing your feelings. It includes the ability to express emotions effectively and cope with the daily stressors of life.

Reflects the pursuit of personal satisfaction and enrichment in your work. It includes balancing work and leisure, having a career that aligns with your values, and feeling a sense of purpose in what you do.

The Siena MacDonnell Career and Internship Center (TMCIC) becomes your go-to resource for turning your passions into opportunities. They have a team of career advisors you can work with you one-on-one to explore your interests, craft standout resumes, and build interview skills. 

Your advisor can also be a great source to learn about internship opportunities for experiential learning opportunities as well!

Intellectual wellness, involves continuously expanding your knowledge and skills, engaging in creative endeavors, and embracing new ideas and perspectives.

While on campus, there are many opportunities to focus on your intellectual wellness outside of the classroom and your assignments. Check out the campus master calendar to explore upcoming events, guest speakers, workshops, and activities that can help expand your knowledge and experiences.

Looking for a chance to participate in research? Learn more about the Center for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity.

Check out the Laudato Si' Center for Integral Ecology

There are also clubs like Environmental Club,  Outing club who focus on this aspect. 

The  Siena Financial Aid Office can help students navigate student loans, work-study opportunities, scholarships, and other financial resources to support their success while in college.siena

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It involves building healthy habits like regular exercise, balanced nutrition, and proper sleep, while avoiding harmful substances.

Check out the Marcelle Athletic Complex ( MAC)- Students can work out, join an aerobics class, swim in the pool use the indoor track, etc. There are also club and intramural sports as well. 

Siena Health Services is available to provide students with quality ambulatory health care. They help to promote a healthy community by prevention and surveillance of disease, promote student self-advocacy and wellness, and serve as a health care referral source for students.

Siena also has an on-campus dietitian who can help students navigate the dining halls and build personalized food strategies to support their individual nutrition and wellness needs.

Focused on sense of belonging, your communication skills, and how effectively you interact with your community. It is not about the quantity of friends you have, but rather the quality of your connections.

Check out SAINTS Connect to learn how to join one of the many clubs and organizations on campus, discover opportunities to get involved, and connect with fellow Saints. You can also explore the events happening each day across campus!

Focuses on aligning your daily actions with your core beliefs and cultivating a deep connection with yourself, others, and the broader world.

To learn more about how to focus on your spiritual health, you can connect with the Siena Chaplain's Office or the Damietta Cross-Cultural Center to find resources on and off campus that support your spiritual wellness.