The Student Wellness Center
The Student Wellness Center is a student-staffed space where students can seek support
and resources from trained peer health educators (PHEs) about a range of health topics.
Students can also purchase wellness products, rent items such as hammocks and snowshoes,
and can visit with our ever popular therapy dogs.
During the 2022-2023, we had a total of 1,613 visits to the center, our largest number to date! Therapy dogs continue to be a huge draw
for students, making up for a whopping 74% of the visits, followed by 11% for peer-to-peer
support, 9% for sales and 6% for other reasons such as contests and raffles.
Fall 2023 Hours
Monday 12-6
Tuesday 12-6
Wednesday 12-6
Thursday 12-6
Friday 2-4
Visit @skidphes on Instagram for the up-to-date therapy dog schedule.
Peer-to-Peer ³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏ
PHE's receive training in health-related topics that are most often relevant to the college population, including alcohol and other drug use, mental health, stress management, sexual health, sexuality, sexual and gender based misconduct, nutrition, sleep, and more. Any student wishing to speak to a PHE in relation to these topics can visit the Wellness Center. The center is also stocked with pamphlets and educational materials that students are welcome to take with them.
In addition, PHE's are peer-to-peer anonymous resources for students wishing to discuss issues related to sexual and gender based misconduct (SGBM). If you have experienced SGBM and would like more information about resources and reporting, please visit the SGBM website. If you are concerned about your safety, please contact Campus Safety at 518-580-5566 for immediate assistance. To speak to or make an on-campus appointment with a confidential Wellspring advocate for issues of sexual misconduct, relationship abuse, stalking or other issues related to sexual and gender-based misconduct, please contact the Wellspring Hotline at 518-584-8188 and ask to speak to the Skidmore advocate.
ITEMS TO PURCHASE
- Cookbooks (prices vary)
- Gratitude journals (prices vary)
- Night cap drink covers $4
- Pregnancy tests $3
- Menstrual cups $5
- Wellness kits $2
- Fidget toys $2
- Tick twisters $5
- Kites $6
Items to Rent
Any Skidmore student is welcome to rent certain items through the Wellness Center. Each rental is for 7 days but student can renew if they are not done utilizing the product. Students are charged $25 for any unreturned items that they rent.
We offer the following items for rent:
- Hammocks
- Picnic Blankets
- Light Therapy Lamps
- Books
- Snowshoes
- Lawn Games
- Ladderball
- Kan Jam
Free Items
- Stickers
- Condoms
- Panic attack grounding kits
- First aid supplies
- Tea
We also have various stress reducing activities students can do within the space, such as coloring pages, create your own bookmarks, bubble wrap popping and more!