Establishing a Wellness Space for Students: A Work in Progress

Library workers at Odegaard Undergraduate Library expanded on popular wellness offerings like finals de-stress activities, events, and a newly-created wellness technology collection by transforming an under-resourced silent study room into a multi-purpose Wellness Room to support students’ mental and physical well-being. Though the room is still a work in progress, we hope to share our experiences to spark interest and curiosity for those considering embarking on similar projects. We will share our motivations and goals for the room redesign, how we approached creating a large multi-use wellness space, initial student feedback, and lessons learned thus far.