Our Office

The Office of Student Wellness, or OSWell (Formally known as the Center for Leadership in Health Promotion) provides programs and services that support students in developing higher levels of self-responsibility by enhancing leadership skills in the field of public health education and encouraging healthy lifestyle choices. It is staffed by students and offers sexual health education, sexual assault resources, alcohol and drug abuse prevention, life skills education, and wellness services such as fitness classes, massage, and stress management.

Mission Statement

The Office of Student Wellness provides programs and services to foster balance and well being. Through integrative health promotion programming, we support and educate the individual and work to create a healthy campus community.

About the Office of Student Wellness

Conscious of diverse student lifestyles, the Office of Student Wellness (OSWell) provides both passive and active health education programs to best fit the needs of students. OSWell's innovative, progressive programming is student-designed and intended to encourage personal leadership in peer health promotion. OSWell provides health education services, resources, and volunteer opportunities for students. Largely staffed by student Peer Health Advocates, who provide leadership programming concerning a broad range of health issues, OSWell connects students with campus and community health resources. This is accomplished by creating opportunities for students to serve as health educators in their campus community, and to actively explore the process of health promotion. OSWell also provides students with opportunities to participate in health promotion outreach to the greater Lorain County Community.

How to Reach Us

If you have questions about health-related topics or would like to learn more about campus health resources, feel free to e-mail oswell@oberlin.edu or visit us in 314 Wilder Hall. A peer health advocate will be happy to address your needs. We post office hours on our door, the times of which vary from semester to semester.  


Faculty of Staff Member Interested in Wellness Services


If you are an Oberlin College faculty or staff member interested in wellness services at the college, please see new.oberlin.edu/office/wellness. 

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News & Announcements

Anxiety and Beyond: Anxiety Awareness Week, March 4-8, 2013

Sunday, March 03, 2013

Join us in a week of programing aiming to identify anxiety within ourselves and others and ways to deal with it!
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The Other Freshman 15: An update about Prescription Drug Abuse, April 17, 4:30pm Wilder 101

Thursday, March 28, 2013

In this program designed for students, we'll discuss 15 statements about prescription drug abuse and identify them as fact or fiction. In addition, we'll present a brief theatrical skit called "The Adderall Dilemma", which focuses on abuse of stimulant prescription drugs for studying purposes.
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Updates

Mental Health Benefits of Exercise

Wednesday, April 03, 2013

This article from Shape Magazine gives some great reasons for how exercise not only benefits your physical body but your mental health as well. Exercise is an effective and positive tool that you can use to enhance your cognitive abilities, reduce stress, and elevate overall mood and happiness. It also is a healthy way to manage and work through anxiety and depression.

"Backpack Bolt" 5K Fundraiser Race for Oberlin Backpack Program

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Check out this fun opportunity to both support healthy lunches for Oberlin youth and get some exercise. Max Annable and Tong Li are two sophomores from Oberlin High School who are organizing a community service project for their International Baccalaureate program. This April they're putting on a 5K race to raise money for the Oberlin Rotary Club's Backpack Program, a project that provides students in Oberlin elementary schools with healthy lunches and snacks. Learn more here!

50 Positive and Inspring Sites to Make You Feel Happy

Sunday, March 03, 2013

Inspiring, uplifting, and positivity-focused websites

CDC Questions & Answers on STI Treatment

Thursday, March 07, 2013

Have questions or concerns about STI treatment? Check out this webinar produced by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention that features clinical experts answering frequently asked questions.