Graduate and professional student wellness festivals
Held twice a year; this collaboration with GPSG includes a large resource fair and lunch, massages, therapy dogs, and art activities — all designed to help graduate and professional students relax and rejuvenate.
Spring 2025 Wellness Festival
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Carolina Student Union
209 South Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
The Graduate School and Graduate and Professional Student Government (GPSG) are pleased to invite all graduate and professional students to our next Wellness Festival — a well-being event specifically designed for graduate and professional students. Join us at the Carolina Student Union on Tuesday, February 11 from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM for a day of relaxation, rejuvenation, and community.
This event will feature 7+ unique wellbeing experiences tailored to the needs of graduate and professional students, including:
- Free lunch and refreshments
- Resource fair with campus and community organizations who aim to support students
- Therapy dogs from Beautiful Together Animal Sanctuary to help you de-stress
- A creative activity to help you relax and let your imagination flow
- Free massages by licensed massage therapists
- Meet & Greet with The Graduate School Deans and GPSG Leadership
You are encouraged to register for this event to ensure accurate headcount for food and drinks, and registration is required for a free massage. If you register for a massage and/or yoga but are unable to make it, please cancel your registration to allow other students to sign up. A printed waiver for the free massages will be available to sign at the event.
Register to attend the Wellness Festival
This event is co-sponsored by The Graduate School and GPSG with additional support from Student Wellness and Carolina Union Activities Board.
Questions? Contact Laura Thorp at lethorp@unc.edu.
List of Resource Fair participants
- 1789 Hub powered by Innovate Carolina
- Artspace
- BeAM
- Campus Health
- Campus Recreation
- CAPS
- Carolina Center for Financial Well-Being
- Carolina Hunger Initiative
- Carolina Latinx Center
- Carolina Student Legal Services
- Carolina Veterans Resource Center
- Carolina Women's Center
- Carrboro Farmers' Market
- Chapel Hill Transit
- Compass Center
- CUAB
- Dean of Students office
- Early Years
- Empower Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
- Equal Opportunity and Compliance (EOC)
- Graduate & Professional Student Government (GPSG)
- The Graduate School
- HRC at UNC x Carolina Recovery Program
- International Student and Scholar Services
- LGBTQ Center
- Medical Day Spa of Chapel Hill
- No Kid Hungry NC and Carolina Hunger Initiative
- Off-Campus Student Life
- On Purpose Living LLC
- Orange County Dept. of Social Services
- Orange County Health Department
- Restore Hyper Wellness
- Student Life & Leadership
- Student Wellness
- UNC - Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders
- University Ombuds Office
- Violence Prevention and Advocacy Services
- Weaver Street Market
- Writing & Learning Center
Wellness Festival Locations
- Main Festival location (resource fair, free lunch, therapy dogs)
- Carolina Student Union, Great Hall
- Massage check-in (pre-registration required)
- Carolina Student Union, meeting room 2423
- Meditation/quiet space
- Carolina Student Union, meeting room 2424
Getting to the Festival
Chapel Hill Transit bus routes and bus stop names
- Bus route: RU
- Stop name: Raleigh St.
- Bus routes: U, N, NU, A, 800, FCX, B
- Stop name: South Rd.
- Bus routes: J, D, NS, HS, T, CL, CM, CW, 400
- Stop name: South Columbia St.
