Well-Being at Hendrix

Intellectual Well-Being

Intellectual well-being generally refers to cultivating one’s creative and mentally-stimulating interests. One who is seeking to maintain intellectual well-being should seek out opportunities to engage in problem solving and explore novel subjects to expand their knowledge. 

Through cultivating intellectual well-being, one should seek out opportunities to gain new knowledge and skills while also finding ways in which they can share those knowledge and skills with others in order to improve their communities. Those who work to improve their intellectual well-being should experience a sense of competency in approaching more challenging intellectual endeavors as well as a sense of agency within their community.

Resources

  • To learn more about Hendrix resources designed help you achieve your intellectual goals such as peer learning and services for students with disabilities, visit the Office of Advising and Academic Success.
  • To learn more about opportunities outside of the classroom to pursue knowledge and design projects to benefit your community, visit the Hendrix Odyssey website.
  • Interested in learning about anything from History to Art to Social Sciences? Visit Olin C. Bailey Library’s databases to explore academic journals offering reliable information on these subjects and many more.
  • Interested in taking a free self-paced course in a new subject? Visit Edx.org or Coursera.org to explore courses designed by professors of accredited colleges to offer free education on a variety of subjects.