for Success Through Well-Being
Academic Support
Mental Performance Support
Well-Being
Career Development Support
Sports Nutrition Support
The Columbia Athletics Success Through Well-Being (STWB) program equips student-athletes with the skills, support, and resources to:
- Enhance overall student-athlete well-being;
- Achieve success as a Columbia student-athlete;
- Transition into post-graduate life.
- Support in navigating the student-athlete experience.
- Preparation for post-graduate plans.
- Connection to important campus and well-being resources.
Access to student-athlete support services is offered in three primary ways:
General Support
Offered to all student-athletes (e.g., fieldwork outreach, career development programming, STWB weekly email communication, engagement and e-learning platforms, leadership workshops, etc.).
Group Support
Focused on specific topics and are offered to specific groups of student-athletes (e.g., student-athlete affinity groups, team sessions, etc.).
Individual Support
Support services are offered to meet individual needs of student-athletes (e.g., individual problem solving meetings, academic support sessions, well-being check-ins, injury support, etc.)
The Columbia Athletics Success Through Well-Being (STWB) program provides the following five core support services to student-athletes: academics, career development, mental performance, sports nutrition, and well-being.
Each core service has a STWB team member dedicated to their respective area of support. STWB team members work with a wide network of key constituents, both on and off Columbia’s campus, to ensure student-athletes are informed of important information, resources, and services available to them.
Columbia student-athletes have access to the following flagship support services:
| Support Area | General Support | Group Sessions | Individual Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academics | Access to tutoring Connect with advising and University resources Provide important academic information and deadlines |
Academic check-ins Athletic competition and travel schedule conflicts Class scheduling conflict support |
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| Career Development | Access to career development plan Organize skill-building opportunities Connect to campus and alumni association resources Share career development and employment opportunities based on industries of interest Facilitate alumni and employer connection |
Individualized career sessions (e.g., mock interviewing, LinkedIn review) Connection to career exploration resources Career support for alumni through campus and athletic resources |
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| Mental Performance | Offer educational resources on optimizing performance through the enhancement of mental skills | Collaborate with teams to support chemistry and enhance performance | Support individual performance needs (enhancing confidence, focus, goal-setting, fostering high-performance habits) Individualized mental performance sessions (office hours and upon referral) Injury support group for injured student-athletes |
| Sports Nutrition | Offer fueling program Provide nutrition tabling education Access to weekly quick questions with sports nutritionist |
Provide group/team support, resources, and education Offer first-year sports nutrition programming (dining, fueling planning) Offer nutrition programming for transition out of sport |
Support individual nutrition needs (e.g. pre/post-fueling, travel, meal planning, supplement safety, allergies) Individualized sessions (office hours and upon referral) Connection to campus resources |
| Well-Being | Access to well-being and life skill resources (e.g. financial planning, first-year transition to college, mental health, leadership) | Offer well-being support, including connection to campus and department resources, first-year transition to college Offer first-year and transfer education program Access to well-being education and awareness sessions |
Individualized well-being sessions (e.g. personal development, life skills, campus/department resources, transitions) Referral to campus counseling services Injury support |
