6 Dimensions of Wellness

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Signs of Successful Friendships

• Sharing
• Companionship
• Being honest
• Showing respect
• Being supportive
• Trusting when confiding in each other

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5 Tips to Beat Homesickness

• Join a campus club
• Do activities you enjoy
• Get organized Use a daily planner
• Go out with a friend
• Keep in touch with family

Hall staff can help!
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5 More Tips to Beat Homesickness

• Write in a diary about your concerns and feelings
• Volunteer Help others
• Visit a new place in town
• Contact an old friend
• Set goals

Hall staff can help!
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Design Your Life for Success
82 of NAU Students Report Planning Life Goals

• Envision how your life will look 5 years from now
• Define your long-term education, family, social,
  financial, health life goals
• Outline your semester goals to help reach your
  vision
• Create a daily To-Do-List to reach your semester
  goals
• 5. Be realistic
• 6. Revise your goals as needed

Resources for Help www4.nau.edu/gateway/sri
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Study Tips

• Find your own quiet place to study
• Plan a study time in your daily schedule
• Take short breaks to stretch, dance, and get
  fresh air
• Avoid snacking while studying, take a break to
  eat
• Get enough sleep
• Join a study group
• Eat a light meal before an exam. Dont go to an
  exam hungry!

Resources for Help www4.nau.edu/gateway/sri
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Make Sure You Get Enough Sleep

• Go to bed at the same time every night
• Exercise regularly but not too near bedtime
• Avoid caffeine in the late afternoon evening
• Avoid food fluids near sleep time
• Engage in a relaxing activity prior to sleep

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Ulifeline
Ulifeline.com
Free online service to help students find mental
health info resources
Free online service to help students find mental
health info resources

• Fact sheets and screening tools
• Suicide warning signs
• Tips to help a friend
• Campus help resources

• Fact sheets and screening tools
• Suicide warning signs
• Tips to help a friend
• Campus help resources

ulifeline.org/schools/nau
ulifeline.org/schools/nau
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Get Connected!
Are you interested in RECREATION GREEK
LIFE RELIGION SERVICE SPORTS

• Meet new friends with similar interests
• Stay active and involved
• NAU has over 100 different organizations for
  students
• Resources for Help
  www4.nau.edu/stulife/clubs.htm

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Plan for Success!
Plan for Success!
Gateway Student Success Center

• Academic Advising
• Career Counseling
• Employment Services

Resources for Help phone [phone]
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The Learning Assistance Centers (LAC) Offer

• Individual tutoring
• Online tutoring
• Study groups
• Supplemental Instruction
• Study skills help
• Free services to students
• Resources for Help home.nau.edu/edsup/lac

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Feeling Depressed is Common
1 in 4 NAU students report being depressed 3 or
more times in the past school year

• Feeling
• Exhausted (not from physical activity)
• Overwhelmed
• Very sad
• Things are hopeless
• Not sleeping well
• Cant concentrate or
• So depressed its difficult to function

Resources for Help ulifeline.org/schools/nau
This may be depression. If you are having any of
these symptoms for more than 2 weeks, seek help.
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Get Organized!
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is
earned. -Author
unknown

• Timely Tips
• Write a To-Do-List every morning
• Break large tasks down into smaller ones
• Seek balance schedule time for what you want to
  do and what you need to do
• Make waiting time useful time

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We got the facts from you.
94 of NAU students believe one should not drink
to an intoxicating level that interferes with
academic work or performance. 
NAU Health and Wellness Survey 2006 (1086
respondents, 18-24 years old) administered to a
random sample of NAU students  
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T.H.I.N.K.
Healthy Roommate Relations
Trust Open to any problem needing to be
discussed Honesty Openly sharing positive
negative feelings Individuality Accept each
others good bad qualities Nice Being
courteous balance giving receiving Knowledge
Know each others limitations
Hall staff can help!