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OUR MISSION
To provide student-athletes with holistic support services that assist in achieving success personally, academically, athletically, and professionally.

OUR VISION
To best meet the needs of our student-athletes in reaching their highest level of achievement - here at Columbia and for the rest of their lives. 

OUR OVERALL GOALS

  • Be an inter-connected program that provides preventative support, personalized assistance, and development opportunities.
  • Ensure that the Success Through Well-Being program reaches student-athletes from all sports.
  • Provide inclusive and supportive services that enhance student-athlete well-being.
  • Use data to monitor performance.

OUR APPROACH
The Columbia Athletics Success Through Well-Being program provides support to all varsity student-athletes. Success Through Well-Being aims to promote student-athlete success and well-being through the following ways:

Education 

  • Provide key knowledge to support student-athlete success and development. 

Skill Building 

  • Provide development opportunities for skill building. 

Connection and Collaboration

  • Connect and collaborate with key stakeholders.
  • Create opportunities for connection and community (i.e. peer-to-peer support).

Empowerment  

  • Support student-athlete autonomy, self-determination, and confidence. 

Data Driven 

  • Use a data-driven approach to equip student-athletes with support, resources, and skills.
  • Intentional in seeking to learn, understand context, and gather necessary information (i.e., student-athlete feedback, empirical research, NCAA national trends, etc.).