Eight Dimensions of Wellness

• UW Credit Union Financial Tools – UW Credit Union, partnered with Banzai, offers free, personalized, asychronous lessons on topics like managing a crisis, creating a budget, and using credit cards. The lessons are available to everyone, you don’t need to be a member!
• Creating a Budget with UW Extension – The Division of Extension offers financial education tools, including many for creating a budget.
• Money Matters – this an online program, through the Division of Extension, designed to improve your financial habits. Through this course, you will gain money management skills and build knowledge you can share with your family and friends. The course can be completed through online self-study only or online self-study with financial coaching by a UW-Extension educator.
• Money as You Grow – UW-Madison Division of Extension has created these Parent Guides for popular children’s book about money. The guides provide discussion questions to talk about as you read the book with a young child. There are also fun activities to do at home, at the store, or in the community that will help to revisit the positive money lessons learned in the book.
• Grad Sense – a one stop shop for resources to help graduate students manage their money. The page covers creating a budget, budgeting resources, investing, and paying taxes as a graduate student.

• Dean of Students Office Crisis Loans & Grants – Short-term loans and grants (generally $500 or less) for when an unexpected life event causes financial hardship
• SoHE Graduate Student Financial Hardship Funds – Funds (generally $500 or less) to help address exceptional and unexpected financial difficulties or temporary emergencies that are impeding program progress. These funds are awarded as a scholarship and therefore do not need to be repaid
• Basic Needs Assistance – The Basic Needs Student Support Offices has dedicated resources to assist students in gaining access to food, housing, insurance, and other basic needs. Email basic.needs@finaid.wisc.edu to speak with a financial aid counselor.
• Office of Financial Aid Emergency Support – Complete the “Emergency Support” form in your Student Center to be reviewed for federal grants.

• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Tax Counseling – Free tax preparation assistance. Scroll to the bottom of the site for Madison locations. 
• Tax Information for Nonresident Aliens – contains information on who must file, which income is reportable, and which form to file
• UW Shared Services: Tax Resources for Employees – This website has tax forms, instructions and resources for federal and state income tax reporting.
  • If the site doesn’t load you to the “Tax Resources for Employees” page, hover over the menu option that says “I AM A” and then select employee. Then select the tax resources link form the “Resource Links” list
• UW-Madison Human Resources Website “Pay” page

• Badger Fare – $75 immediately loaded onto your Wiscard for use at Campus dining locations.
• Foodshare Benefits – This government program gives cash benefits on a card that can be used for groceries.
• Food Safety and Access – The Department of Nutritional Sciences at UW-Madison offers a list of resources for helping you to keep your food safe and find food assistance
• Campus Food Pantries & Meal Services:
  • The Open Seat
  • UW Food Shed
  • Slow Food UW: Pay What You Can & Pay it Forward programs allow anyone to receive a free meal, no questions asked
  • UW Frozen Meals Program: Unserved dining hall food is repackaged, frozen, and provided to students at no cost.
  • F.H. King Harvest Handouts: free vegetables from the Eagle Heights Community Gardens distributed weekly during the growing season

• Resources for Healthy Eating – The Department of Nutritional Sciences at UW-Madison offers a list of resources for guides to healthy eating and finding health and nutrition information
• Nutrition – The University Health Services has a dedicated team of dietitians who meet with students to help with general nutrition questions, food intolerances, health concerns (like high cholesterol or PCOS) and disordered eating concerns.
• Food Safety and Preservation – The Division of Extension Health & Well Being initiative has a page dedicated to food safety practices and best practices for storing and preserving food

• Recreation & Wellbeing (RecWell) – offers group fitness classes, intramural sports, at home workouts, personal training, and wellbeing resources.
• Intramural Sports via RecWell– Play alongside your friends, roommates, classmates, or random strangers in a variety of sports and activities throughout the year.
• Campus Gyms – Your membership fee is included in your tuition. Just bring your valid Wiscard for access to facilities.
  • Bakkee Recreation & Wellbeing Center
  • Nicholas Recreation Center
• Wisconsin Hoofers – UW–Madison’s oldest and largest student organizations, the organization provides instruction and excellence in outdoor recreation. They have six clubs that students can join: mountaineering, outing, riding, sailing, scuba, ski & snowboard

• Covering Wisconsin – Help navigating health insurance, including finding coverage, negotiating medical bills, and more.
• Medical Services – University Health Services offers high-quality medical care to all UW–Madison students. Most services at UHS are covered at no cost for all currently enrolled students and members of the UW–Madison Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP)
• Health & Prevention Initiatives – University Health Services’ Prevention and Campus Health Initiatives unit provides services for alcohol and other drug misuse prevention, violence prevention, and suicide prevention and mental health promotion
• McBurney Disability Resource Center – UW-Madison’s resource for disability-related student accommodations

• Rent Smart – focuses on the knowledge and skills essential for a successful renting experience. It challenges participants to know and understand their rights and responsibilities as a tenant, as well as know and understand the rights and responsibilities of their landlord. Emphasis is on forming a strong partnership between the tenant and landlord.
• Off-Campus Housing Services – Helps students and families navigate the housing search and provides educational programs, builds relationships with landlords, and meets individually with students who need assistance.
• 16 Apartment Hunting Tips to Find Your Dream Rental  – Insurance company Lemonade has this great article about the 16 things you should think about and do when hunting for an apartment. Some of the tips include figuring out how to create a budget for rent and utilities, planning what questions to ask during a tour, and planning a move-in inspection

• Tenant Resource Center – The Tenant Resource Center is a nonprofit organization that can help assist with eviction prevention, housing counseling, and apartment searching.
• Basic Needs Assistance – The Basic Needs Student Support Offices has dedicated resources to assist students in gaining access to food, housing, insurance, and other basic needs. Email basic.needs@finaid.wisc.edu to speak with a financial aid counselor.
• Off-Campus Housing Services – Helps students and families navigate the housing search and provides educational programs, builds relationships with landlords, and meets individually with students who need assistance.
• Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program – Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program (WHEAP) assists eligible households with their heating and electric bills. It is funded by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the ​​​Public Benefits (PB) program. Note: This program is only available to domestic students.

• Transportation – The Office of Sustainability has a page dedicated to sustainable transportation options
• Recycling Guidelines – The City of Madison Department of Streets & Urban Forestry has page outlining general guidelines for recycling in Madison
• Sustainable Living: 59 Tips for a More Sustainable Lifestyle – CBS University of Applied Sciences has 59 tips for how we can all live more sustainably
• Energy-Saving Tips – Madison Gas and Electric has a page for ways to stay comfortable while reducing energy use. It has tips for all seasons!

• Volunteer at the UW Arboretum – Volunteers can help with ecological restoration, gardening, plant propagation, summer day camp, Friends of the Arboretum–sponsored events, citizen science, and Visitor Center services
• Volunteer with Lakeshore Nature Preserve

• Morgridge Center for Public Service – The Morgridge Center for Public Service connects University of Wisconsin-Madison students, staff and faculty to local and global communities to build partnerships and solve critical issues through service and learning

• Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN) – the central hub for all of UW-Madison’s registered student organizations
• Associated Students of Madison (ASM) – The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) is the official student governance body of UW-Madison, representing the needs of over 50,000 students
• Intramural Sports via RecWell– Play alongside your friends, roommates, classmates, or random strangers in a variety of sports and activities throughout the year.
• Volunteer at the Arboretum – Volunteers can help with ecological restoration, gardening, plant propagation, summer day camp, Friends of the Arboretum–sponsored events, citizen science, and Visitor Center services

• Gender and Sexuality Campus Center – The Gender and Sexuality Campus Center provides education, outreach, advocacy, and resources for UW-Madison student communities and their allies to improve campus climate and their daily intersectional experiences.
• Multicultural Student Center (MSC) – The Multicultural Student Center provides support, advocacy, and co-curricular experiences that center, affirm, and celebrate the varied and intersectional experiences of all UW students
• University Veteran Services – Supports the Wisconsin Experience of military-connected students by fostering personal transitions and pursuit of academic success.
• Office of Child Care and Family Resources – Strengthens UW–Madison by expanding access to high-quality child care and education programs, providing family support, and administering the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program (CCTAP) for parenting students.
• Center for Interfaith Dialogue – Provides resources and offers programs for religious and spiritual diversity, identity, and well-being among UW-Madison students. The Center educates students about religious pluralism and promotes interfaith dialogue and cooperation.

• Sett Recreation: Bowling + Games – Climb, bowl, shoot pool, play games, and hang out at The Sett, the center of recreation at Union South.
• Wisconsin Union Event Calendar – find out about all of the awesome events and activities happening at Memorial Union and Union South
• Destination Madison – Explore the Events page of Madison, Wisconsin’s tourism website. This page is where you can discover awesome events happening in and around Madison.
• Isthmus – Isthmus is a local news website here in Madison. Check out their Calendar of Events page to find cool happenings in and around Madison

• Recreation & Wellbeing (RecWell) – offers group fitness classes, intramural sports, at home workouts, personal training, and wellbeing resources.
• Intramural Sports via RecWell– Play alongside your friends, roommates, classmates, or random strangers in a variety of sports and activities throughout the year.
• Wisconsin Hoofers – UW–Madison’s oldest and largest student organizations, the organization provides instruction and excellence in outdoor recreation. They have six clubs that students can join: mountaineering, outing, riding, sailing, scuba, ski & snowboard

On-Campus Resources

University Health Services (UHS) Mental Health Services offers three counseling services:

• Individual – one-on-one session with a mental health provider
• Couple/Partner – Couples and partners are invited to attend counseling together in a confidential, judgment-free setting to address relationship challenges, improve communication, or to better understand interpersonal dynamics (only one participant must be a UW-Madison student)
• Group – You can share your experiences with others who understand and relate; learn new perspectives; and experiment with new ideas, behaviors, and ways of being or interacting.
  • Here are a couple relevant to graduate students:
    • Graduate Students Support Group (Mondays 1:00-2:30) This group will examine the sources of stress, ways of coping, and the value of peer support in adjusting to the challenges of being a graduate student. Topics may include time management, financial stress, relationship concerns, burnout, isolation, and maintaining balance.
    • Dissertators’ Group (Mondays 3:00- 4:30pm) A supportive group environment focused on the emotional, behavioral, and organizational challenges associated with the dissertation process.

Off-Campus Resources

UHS Mental Health Services offers brief therapy and other mental health treatment to students. If you need or want long-term, more frequent, or specialized treatment, here are some resources you can look in to:

• Meet with a UHS Care Manager – Care managers provide support while you establish mental health care with a community provider. This includes helping you understand your insurance plan.
  • Schedule an Access Appointment or talk with your current provider to be referred to a care management appointment. Call 608-265-5600 (option 2) or log on to MyUHS for 24/7 online scheduling.
• MiResource – a searchable database of community mental health providers for UW-Madison students.
• Uwill – UHS Mental Health Services partnered with Uwill to expand access to flexible, no cost, virtual counseling options for students. Licensed mental health professionals are available for video, phone, chat, and message sessions during flexible hours – including nights and weekends

• Stress management – University Health Services offers 45-50 minute sessions where students can meet with a provider to learn mind/body relaxation techniques, build plans of action, receive self-care resources
• Stress Management Tips and Resources – The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center through the UW-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health has page with nine tips for stress management along with a plethora of helpful resources
• WeCOPE – an evidence-based program that helps adults cope with life stress. Participants learn and practice 11 self-care and coping skills. These skills help participants manage stress with healthy strategies and bring more positive emotions into their daily lives to reduce the impact of their stressors.
• Healthy Minds Program – an app created by the Healthy Minds Initiative, an external, affiliated nonprofit dedicated to supporting the mission of the UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, that is meant to teach users how to be more aware, insightful, purposeful, and connected

• Let’s Talk – These confidential and informal 20 to 25-minute consultations with a mental health provider are available every weekday. For in-person sections, students can just stop by the location. For virtual sections, sign-up is available.
• Wellness Initiatives – UHS’s interdisciplinary program is designed to assist students’ pursuit of healthy mind, body, and spirit. Programs address healthy living, nutritional counseling, mindfulness, exercise consultation, yoga, massage, stress management, and more.
• Survivor Services – Survivor Services provides confidential support for students who have experienced sexual assault, sexual harassment, intimate partner violence, and/or stalking. Services include information and referral, individual and group counseling, and advocacy and accompaniments.

• UHS 24-hour crisis service – to speak with an on-call counselor at 608-265-5600, option 9. If a situation is immediately life threatening, call 911.

• Office of Student Assistance and Support – This office is a primary resource for connecting students who are navigating personal, academic, or health issues, to supportive campus and community resources. Responsibilities include the Student of Concern Report, the Bias Reporting Process, addressing Sexual Assault, Dating, and Domestic Violence.
• Ombuds Office – University employees, including graduate students, can seek guidance regarding workplace concerns without fear of reprisal and at no cost to them.
• Employee Assistance Office – Graduate students who hold assistantships are eligible to utilize the Employee Assistance Office. This is a confidential resource that provides counseling and consultation at no cost.
• Reporting Incidents – If you experience sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, hate, bias, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or other negative interactions, you can choose to report those incidents. 
• In addition to utilizing UHS’s services, graduate students who hold assistantship appointments may seek mental health services covered by their health insurance plan*.
  • *These options remain available to students in non-pooled, distance programs that do not have access to other segregated fee-funded services

• Religious and Spiritual Life – The Center for Interfaith Dialogue has a page dedicated to on-campus communities and resources for several religions

• Meditation (RecWell) – Recreation & Wellbeing offers both in-person and virtual meditation classes
• Healthy Minds Program – an app created by the Healthy Minds Initiative, an external, affiliated nonprofit dedicated to supporting the mission of the UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds, that is meant to teach users how to be more aware, insightful, purposeful, and connected
• Reflective Practices – The University of Minnesota has a great webpage of reflective practices that students can employ to grow their mindfulness. Some of these practices include journaling, noting, meditation, and deep listening

• Morgridge Center for Public Service – The Morgridge Center for Public Service connects University of Wisconsin-Madison students, staff and faculty to local and global communities to build partnerships and solve critical issues through service and learning

• Wisconsin Involvement Network (WIN) – the central hub for all of UW-Madison’s registered student organizations
• Associated Students of Madison (ASM) – The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) is the official student governance body of UW-Madison, representing the needs of over 50,000 students
• Volunteer at the Arboretum – Volunteers can help with ecological restoration, gardening, plant propagation, summer day camp, Friends of the Arboretum–sponsored events, citizen science, and Visitor Center services

• Quantitative Literacy/Data Analytics: The Data Science Hub offers workshops to help you learn data analysis skills, and compiles a list of data science tools on campus. The Social Science Computing Cooperative offers training and support to researchers who use statistical analysis.
• Academic Writing: The Writing Center offers writing workshops to enhance your academic writing and a self-paced, in-depth guide to academic and professional writing. Additionally, a micro-course from the UW Libraries introduces you to copyright and fair use for your projects.
• Digital Literacy: DesignLab can help you learn how to work effectively with digital media, including presentation slides, infographics, webpages, video, and audio. To learn how to use different software, look to the classes offered by Software Training for Students or through LinkedIn Learning.
• Research Ethics/Scholarly Integrity: Get an introduction to research ethics and integrity with UW–Madison specific information on Research Integrity at UW–Madison, Responsible Data Planning, Use, and Sharing, and campus guidelines on Responsible Conduct of Research.

Social Science Computing Cooperative

Supports researchers at UW-Madison who use statistical analysis in their work. They provide:

• Statistical consultants who are experts on the most popular statistical software and can answer many methodological questions
• Training on statistical computing, including workshops and an extensive Statistical Computing Knowledge Base.
• Powerful and easy-to-use Windows and Linux based servers with the most popular statistical software installed and ready for use, plus many specialized packages
• A restricted data environment for working with HIPAA or other sensitive data
• Secure data storage
• A dedicated help desk staffed by IT professionals, with immediate access to the system administrators who run the servers

Statistical Consulting

The Statistical Consulting Group is part of the Department of Statistics in the College of Letters and Science. We provide UW faculty, staff, and students with assistance in all the statistical aspects of research, from project development through publication. They provide assistance with:

• preparation of grant proposals
• planning before data collection
• analysis of preliminary data
• revision of study design
• analysis of data prior to manuscript preparation or resubmission
• interpreting results
• writing reports, manuscripts and presentations
• addressing reviewer comments
• development of a method new to your field for data analysis
• data visualization
• software use, including R, SAS, Python, Julia, JMP, Prism, etc.
• deciding if a method or package is appropriate for your analysis

Quantitative Methods Seminar

The Quantitative Methods Seminar is a monthly event for SoHE graduate students and faculty that will cover a variety of topics related to quantitative methods. Each meeting will address a specific topic, ranging from the application of specific quantitative methods to workshopping in-progress ideas to maximizing the resources available on campus.

• Teaching Preparation: The Center for Teaching, Learning & Mentoring supports UW–Madison instructors in their continuing growth as practitioners of the complex, challenging, and dynamic craft of teaching. The center serves faculty and staff instructors, as well as graduate student TAs and LSAs, through just-in-time training (e.g. designing a course) and professional development opportunities (e.g. Teaching at UW workshops, TeachOnline@UW).
• SoHE Teaching Squares Program – The Teaching Squares program presents an opportunity for instructors to reflect on instructional practices with their peers in a supportive, structured, and non-evaluative environment. Teaching Squares brings 4 instructors together to observe each other’s teaching, provide feedback, and reflect on their own teaching practices. Participants who have completed all program requirements will receive a $250 stipend at the end of the semester.
• SoHE Course Support Sandbox – a canvas website with different support resources and learning opportunities for SoHE TAs

• Career Toolkit – A page right here on the School of Human Ecology’s Graduate Program’s website dedicated to skills and tools necessary to help you with your professional and career development
• Mentor-Mentee Resources – A page right here on the School of Human Ecology’s Graduate Program’s website dedicated to mentoring resources.
• Imagine PhD – ImaginePhD is an online career exploration and planning tool for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in the humanities and social sciences.
• SoHE Professional Development Seminar – This seminar series is focused on professional development topics for SoHE graduate students (across all degree levels and named options). These sessions are on critical topics for being successful in graduate school and one’s future career. Reporting on attendance to these sessions occurs through the Annual Review of Graduate Students each spring. During PhD students’ final years of their program, they are required to attend six seminars.

• Knowledges and Skills Learning Resources – UW–Madison created a knowledges and skills hub for employees (including you as a grad student) who want to develop their skills, stay relevant in their career industry, or want to learn something new.
• LinkedIn Learning – LinkedIn Learning is an online educational platform that helps you discover and develop business, technology-related, and creative skills through expert-led course videos. With more than 5,000 courses and personalized recommendations, you can discover, complete, and track courses related to your field and interests. You have free access to it as a student.
• Free career- and skill-building memberships page – Check out this page by the Graduate School where they showcase some of the free memberships and skill building tools that you have access to as a UW–Madison graduate student

• Hostile and Intimidating Behavior Reporting Options
• Student Support Information about Harassment, Discrimination & Bias
• Sexual Misconduct Resource and Response Program
• Report Sexual Misconduct
• Misconduct In Scholarly Research – Contact the designated Research Integrity Officer (RIO) for UW–Madison at 608-262-1044 or email RIO@research.wisc.edu for matters regarding Research Misconduct.