Emmons Wellness Center is an integrated medical and counseling center. We understand that your health and well-being is critical to your personal and academic success, here at SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ and beyond, and provide resources and services to support your holistic well-being.
Our services include medical care, mental health care, linkage and referrals to off-campus providers, and peer-led outreach and prevention.
Our Values
Compassion and Care: We understand that offering compassion, respect, empathy, and support to our student population is our main priority, and that in doing so we must also offer the same to our team members engaging in this work.
Open Communication: We prioritize honest, transparent communication, and open-mindedness in our interactions as a team, with students, and campus-wide.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: We aim to reduce barriers to well-being among our diverse student population, addressing the systemic and social determinants of health that can result in unfair differences in health outcomes.
Authenticity: We strive to maintain an environment in which all staff and students feel seen, heard, and safe to show up as their authentic selves within our spaces.
Adaptability: We acknowledge that issues of student health, well-being, and safety are constantly changing and evolving, and we aim to be flexible in our work supporting students, adapting as appropriate to new information, trends, and needs.
Our Approach to Supporting Students
Student-centered : Utilizing a self-empowerment model, students’ well-being needs and ability to navigate systems and challenges are at the center of our work, and we regularly look to student input and feedback to improve our processes.
Trauma-informed: Rooted in trauma-informed practices, Emmons and Project SAFE staff provide healthcare, education, and advocacy services that are compassionate, empathetic, and survivor-centered.
Identity-affirming: Being inclusive and affirming of students’ varied and intersectional identities is integral to our work supporting holistic student well-being, accessibility, and safety.
Non-judgmental: With a focus on being realistic, practical, and consistent in our service delivery to students, it is imperative that our staff remain open, curious, and non-judgmental.
Collaborative: As an integrated wellness center which relies on strong partnerships for referring students to care, we prioritize teamwork and collaboration, both within our departments and across campus, to meet students’ needs. Our work leading SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½â€™s JED Campus efforts additionally highlights our campus-wide collaborative approach to keeping students healthy and safe.