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What is intellectual wellness?
What is intellectual wellness?
Intellectual wellness involves engaging in creative and stimulating activities that promote growth and development of skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, reflection, self-awareness, and nurturing curiosity and creativity. It also involves managing biases, evaluating thinking patterns, and effectively managing negative self-talk.
Ways of fostering intellectual wellness include but are not limited to:
Engaging with topics and materials outside your major
Reading and learning about topics based on personal interest
Attending a workshop, event, or conference on something unfamiliar
Taking a trip to visit a museum, attend a reading or play, or an open mic night
Building strong study and time management skills
Applying critical thinking to new ideas as well as your own views, perspectives, and opinions
Engaging in research opportunities
Being open to learning new things that challenge what you already know
On-Campus Resources
On-Campus Resources
Attend Campus lectures: Going to these events may widen your horizon of what it is like outside the studio and help you seek different opportunities
Center for Arts and Language (A&L): The A&L not only helps with writing and liberal related questions, but they also have peer guidance on artwork, starting projects, and brainstorming. It is a great resource when you encounter a block during your creative process
Fleet Library- Research & Instruction: supports all levels of inquiry, research, and instruction. Research & Instruction Librarians are available to facilitate your research and guide you in finding and using the most relevant print and online sources. Email researchhelp@risd.edu if you need assistance with research
Join or read about the campus newsletter- V1: a publishing platform for the ongoing work, ideas, discussions, debates, and aspirations of students
Student Life: provides opportunities for all students to develop personally, socially and intellectually. You can schedule an appointment for advice and consultation for your academic support
Academic Advisors: Each student is assigned with an advisor to guide you toward successfully completing your program of study. If you have any questions about who your advisor is, you can find that information in Workday. More information can be found on the Academic Advising website linked above.
Disability Support Services (DSS): DSS works with students (undergraduate, graduate and Continuing Education) with documented disabilities (cognitive/learning, psychological, and physical) that substantially limit one or more major life activities both short and long term, as defined by the ADA. They develop, arrange and provide appropriate accommodations that support student engagement with courses, programs, services, and facilities. Accommodations are determined by their staff on an individualized, case-by-case basis
Off-Campus Resources
Off-Campus Resources
Local Bookstores:
LinkedIn Learn: Learn new skills! RISD students have a free subscription to the Linkedin Learning platform
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