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

A view of a resource fair with numerous tables with staff and representatives interacting with students.

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:

A student holds a golden retriever puppy who is sleeping in her arms.

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.

Students gather around a labrador retriever therapy dog. The dog looks happy with its tail wagging as several students pet its head and back. Another nearby dog sniffs a students backpack.

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.

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

Map of bus routes to Carolina Student Union. Bus routes and bus stop names are listed above.