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Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being

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Mission
Vision
Values
PERMANENT Model of Well-Being
Activities and Engagement
Who We Are
Who We Serve

Mission

The mission of the Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being at the University of Wisconsin-Superior is to promote and enhance the science and practice of mindfulness and well-being for students, faculty, staff, and surrounding communities.

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Vision

Our vision is to become nationally recognized for the integration and advancement of mindfulness and well-being in higher education. We believe education has a dual purpose: building intellectual growth and fostering the development of well-being. This provides individuals with the knowledge and skills for career preparation along with the abilities to live authentically with greater meaning and purpose. The University of Wisconsin-Superior has made a deliberate commitment to advancing mindfulness and well-being as a priority for all students, faculty, and staff to improve campus climate, reduce mental health concerns, and improve achievement and retention efforts.

Values

We believe that regardless of discipline or position, we all have the opportunity to be teachers and learners of well-being. UW-Superior’s commitment to well-being encourages all members of our campus and local community to learn what it means to be mindful, to improve relationships, to manage stress and adversity, to develop a range of interests and strengths, and to establish a sense of meaning and purpose in their lives and careers.

PERMANENT Model of Well-Being

Present Moment Awareness: "Mindfulness is paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally." -Jon Kabat-Zinn

Emotional Intelligence: "The capacity to recognize our own feelings and those of others, to manage our emotions, and to interact effectively with others." -Daniel Goleman

Relationships: "The only thing that really matters in life are your relationships to other people." -George Vaillant

Meaning: "Our main motivation for living is our will to find meaning in life." -Viktor Frankl

Achievement: “There is no magic to achievement. It is really about hard work, choices, and persistence.” – Michelle Obama

Needed Sleep: "Everything you do, you'll do better with a good night's sleep." -Arianna Huffington

Exercise: "When it comes to health and well-being, regular exercise is about as close to a magic potion as you can get." -Thich Nhat Hanh

Nutrition: "Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." -Hippocrates

Thinking: "Habits of thinking need not be forever. One of the most significant findings in psychology in the last twenty years is that individuals can choose the way they think." -Martin Seligman

Activities and Engagement

The Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being is a gathering hub, serving to provide mindfulness and well-being resources and expertise, learning projects, and personal/professional development activities. The Pruitt Center is committed to advancing the science and practice of mindfulness and well-being, utilizing a multidimensional framework that recognizes a diverse population within the UW-Superior campus and surrounding region. The Pruitt Center is also focusing efforts on establishing partnerships and collaboration across campus and the greater community.

Mindful Mondays

This recurring event is every Monday from 12-12:30 p.m. in the Pruitt Center, Swenson Hall Room 3117 (formerly in the Library, Room 224). This is a short, informal way to practice and reflect on the experience together, and is perfect for beginning and experienced practitioners alike. Randy and Lori will lead a variety of mindful experiences and offer alternative options (short recorded guided meditations) as well. We hope to see you there!

Faculty and Staff Yoga

The Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being has collaborated with Runa Yoga to offer FREE yoga classes to faculty and staff to promote and enhance physical and mental well-being.

Build community through a fun and imaginative class designed to build strength, flexibility, and concentration in a non-contemplative environment
Great for those beginning, sustaining or rejuvenating their yoga practice

Weekly Yoga Classes for Students

The Pruitt Center for Mindfulness and Well-Being has collaborated with Campus Recreation to offer FREE yoga classes to UW-Superior students to promote and enhance physical and mental well-being.

Build community through a fun and imaginative class designed to build strength, flexibility, and concentration in a non-contemplative environment
Great for those beginning, sustaining or rejuvenating their yoga practice

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) is an 8-week course consisting of weekly sessions and one all-day retreat. It is based on the highly successful program established in 1979 by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. This course is offered world-wide and was offered for the first time at UW-Superior in Fall of 2018.

We will be offering a virtual MBSR class soon. The free orientation is open to the public on either Wednesday, September 23rd, 4-5:30pm OR Thursday, September 24th, 4-5:30pm. The 8-week course will take place on Wednesdays from 3-5:30pm, beginning September 30th. Most classes will be 2.5 hours in length (except the first and last, which will be three hours, and the all-day class on Saturday, November 7, which will be from 8:45am-4:30pm). The cost will be $50 for UWS employees or $100 for people in the greater community. Click here for the orientation zoom link, for more information on the class, and to register for the full class.

Weekly sessions include: