Live Well UNG

Reflect, Engage, Thrive

Well-being is the state of being comfortable, healthy, or happy. It includes the presence of positive emotions, satisfaction with life, and positive functioning. We believe an environment that encourages healthy behaviors and well-being is essential to the academic success and holistic well-being that persist through out your life.

Your well-being is your responsibility, but we are here to help you along the way! Live Well UNG brings together the best UNG has to offer in giving you the skills, knowledge, and perspective to live a healthy, balanced life! Find the balance in your life by exploring the dimensions of well-being. 

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Well-being Dimensions

At UNG, well-being encompasses eight dimensions including career, environmental, financial, intellectual, mental, physical, social, and spiritual well-being. Find more resources for each dimension link.

Career

Environmental

Financial

Intellectual

Mental

Physical

Social
spiritual well-being

Spiritual

Training Opportunities

Guided suicide prevention training that teaches how to Question, Persuade, and Refer (QPR) someone who may be suicidal. UNG offers free certification courses to current student, faculty and staff. Register for this 1.5 hour course.

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) teaches the risk factors and warning signs for mental health and addiction concerns, strategies for how to help someone in both crisis and non-crisis situations. This course is free and certifications last for three years. Details will be provided when courses are available.

988 is a national three-digit line that connects individuals with suicide prevention and mental health crisis resources. The 30-minute training provides an overview of 988 and equips attendees to support someone in need. Learn more and register.

Upcoming Live Well Events

Mar 19
Our Golden Stories - Art from the UNG Permanent Collection
"Our Golden Stories" showcases selections from the UNG's Permanent Art Collection, featuring works from 1885 to today. Curated by student interns Madalyn Courson and Elizabeth Padilla Brun under the direction of Dr. Ana Pozzi Harris, the exhibit highlights the university's artistic and historic legacy.
Jun 2
All UNG Career Services Events Will Be Posted on Handshake for the Summer
Upcoming Workshops for the Summer: Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 4 p.m.: Finding Your Why Virtual Chat!: https://ung.joinhandshake.com/events/1751331/share_preview Thursday, June 12, 2025, at 4 p.m.: Writing Your Resume Virtual Chat: https://ung.joinhandshake.com/events/1751354/share_previewWednesday, June
Jul 11
Public Telescope Viewing
Free night-sky viewing through UNG's 28-in telescope (weather permitting). Take a tour of the night sky and see planets, stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in exquisite detail. Afterward, feel free to gaze at the stars from the observatory lawn or setup your own telescope (power provided). Dress
Jul 12
Franklin Pond Chamber Music “An Evening of Chamber Music”
The Department of Music presents Franklin Pond Chamber Music “An Evening of Chamber Music” is Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 7:30PM ~ Gloria Shott Performance Hall, Dahlonega Campus Enjoy an inspiring evening of chamber music featuring masterworks by Mozart, Beethoven, and Amy Beach, performed by the acclaimed
Jul 17
Gen 1 New Mentee Meet Up Virtual Event
Gen 1 new mentee Meet Up event
Jul 24
Gen 1 Mentor Virtual Training Session
New and existing faculty and staff mentors are invited to join this engaging and beneficial training to prepare you to lean into the strengths that First Gen students have to help them succeed academically and personally.
Jul 25
Public Telescope Viewing
Free night-sky viewing through UNG's 28-in telescope (weather permitting). Take a tour of the night sky and see planets, stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in exquisite detail. Afterward, feel free to gaze at the stars from the observatory lawn or setup your own telescope (power provided). Dress
Aug 1
Public Telescope Viewing
Free night-sky viewing through UNG's 28-in telescope (weather permitting). Take a tour of the night sky and see planets, stars, star clusters, nebulae, and galaxies in exquisite detail. Afterward, feel free to gaze at the stars from the observatory lawn or setup your own telescope (power provided). Dress
Aug 4
Get Started - Turn Your Ideas Into Reality
Have a business idea but don’t know where to start? The Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is here to help! This hands-on workshop is designed to guide aspiring entrepreneurs through the essential steps of turning an idea into a viable business.In this interactive session, you will:✅ Identify a
Aug 9
Auditions: Music Department Audition Day
This is your final opportunity to audition for Fall 2025 program admission. Audition and faculty contact information can be found at the link below or email music@ung.edu for additional information.
Aug 11
UNG Cumming Weeks of Welcome - Information Table
Meet UNG Cumming staff, get directions and answers to your questions.
Aug 12
UNG Cumming Weeks of Welcome - Information Table
Meet UNG Cumming staff, get directions and answers to your questions.
Aug 25
Stop the Bleed Training- Dahlonega Campus
Launched in October of 2015 by the White House, Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and a call to action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help
Aug 25
Heart-Saver CPR & AED Training- Dahlonega Campus
Heart Saver CPR AED is a video-based, instructor-led course that teaches adult and child CPR and AED use, infant CPR, and how to relieve choking in adults, children, and infants. This course teaches skills with the AHA's research-proven practice-while-watching technique, which allows instructors to observe
Aug 27
Stop the Bleed Training- Gainesville Campus
Launched in October of 2015 by the White House, Stop the Bleed is a national awareness campaign and a call to action. Stop the Bleed is intended to cultivate grassroots efforts that encourage bystanders to become trained, equipped, and empowered to help in a bleeding emergency before professional help