Wellbeing Day 2026

A four-day course featuring Buddhist teacher David Roylance offering an introduction to Buddhism.

The Office of Religious Life will be hosting Buddhist teacher David Roylance for our March interfaith lunch. Join us for community, food, and conversation clarifying misconceptions around Buddhism and Buddhist practice.

Art therapy is a creative way to support your mental and emotional wellbeing—no artistic experience needed. Join us on Wellbeing Day to relax, express yourself, and connect with others through hands-on art activities in a welcoming space. Take a break, get creative, and invest in your wellbeing. Come and go as you please!

3 phone booths will be around campus with recording phones inside, students will be asked to share what they do for their wellbeing on a daily basis

The Women and LGBT Center along with the Social Change and Intercultural Engagement (SCIE) office will have a variety of craft stations in their office with other wellbeing goodies and snacks!

Take a study break, connect with fellow graduate students, and celebrate Graduate Student Appreciation Week over coffee, donuts, and yogurt parfaits.

In collaboration with Wellness Day, the Wellbeing Education Office will host a staffed table where you can meet with a wellbeing educator, gather practical tips and campus resources, and pick up a Wellbeing Gift Bag.

The SMU EIM Walking Bus is a structured walking program designed to provide an opportunity for and encourage regular physical activity across campus. This concept is similar to a traditional bus system in that walkers follow a designated route, allowing walkers to “hop on” or “hop off” at “bus stops” along the route. Meet at the posted time, hop in, and walk as far as you like. Total duration of walk is only 20 minutes. No need to sign up and no need to start at stop #1 - meet us at the stop that's most convenient for you! Refer to flyer for bus stops and times.

Sometimes in conflict, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, powerless, and alone. Although there are many options that could help us engage in conflict more effectively, First-Generation Initiative Director, Chris Meyers hopes to explore how the power of belief and worldview can help restore that sense of wholeness and wellness.

Lunch and Massage Chair

Wellbeing Day with Student Activities

Recover Better at the Dedman Center
Join us in the Recovery Zone during Wellbeing Day and experience compression boots and percussion therapy—easy, feel‑good ways to release tension and recharge your body. Swing by, relax, and leave feeling refreshed.

The Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life is excited to welcome Pro Football Hall of Famer, Emmitt Smith, and Zac Clark from Release Recovery for a conversation about mental health, substance use and how to better support each other on campus! They will be sharing resilience strategies, breaking down stigma, and providing tools to assist in an opioid emergency.

Peer to Peer Support Group

An introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Buddhist teacher David Roylance

Our office has hid rubber ducks all over campus in what we consider "third spaces". Join the hunt, take a friend, and hunt for some ducks! Bring your ducks in on April 8th to be entered into a raffle for a gift basket.

An introduction to Mindfulness Meditation with Buddhist teacher David Roylance