Challenge for Student Teams

Using a fictional $100,000 of seed money, your challenge is to create an action plan to effectively address issues impacting campus wellness. The Case Competition team has also included a few prompts; these prompts have been crafted from recent studies completed at the University of Michigan. Teams are free to address any of these specific prompts impacting campus wellness or address another wellness issue of their choosing. Each member of the winning team will receive $1000 and all members of the 2 runner up teams will receive $250

The following trends have been identified. Consider the following:

• After consuming more than 4 drinks, students report that undesirable consequences are more likely to occur than not. What can we do to better educate students regarding the negative consequences of drug and alcohol use?
• Perceptions of one's safety has a large impact on students' wellness on our campus. This includes navigating inclusive or exclusive spaces. How can we make our campus a safer and more inclusive/accessible space for all?
• How can we increase normalization of seeking mental health care?
• Stress, anxiety, depression, and sleep difficulties are the top reported impediments to academic success. How can we better support students experiencing these issues?
• Many students struggle with "imposer syndrome." How do we help foster a sense of belonging and academic support for all students?
• Despite the rise of a multitude of social networks (i.e Instagram, Facebook, Twitter), many students actually feel very isolated. How do we combat these feelings of isolation and help students develop richer social groups?

Please utilize the following reports to discover additional campus wellness information!

National College Health Assessment

U of M College Student Mental Health Survey Phase V