The Resilience Lab is a cross-campus collaboration between staff, faculty and students who are striving to develop greater self-compassion and resilience within ourselves and across campus. Through leading-edge research, education and innovative programming, we are normalizing the wide-ranging experiences that all of us face of hardship, failures and setbacks. We believe that by supporting our community in being intentional about how we live, we are increasing our collective sense of well-being.
Resilience Lab
Featured initiatives & programs
Well-Being for Life & Learning Initiative
The Well-Being for Life & Learning Initiative brings together faculty members who are integrating well-being content and activities into classroom spaces. These faculty fellows are modeling various skills and mindsets that may support you with academics and in life. They are intentionally teaching to the “whole student” — weaving in opportunities to connect to your sense of purpose and our connection as a community.
Fail Forward
Fail Forward is an annual event that brings to the forefront the personal stories of prominent UW faculty, coaches, administrators and notable community members. These leaders share stories of failures and setbacks that they have faced over the course of their careers and how those experiences have shaped them personally and professionally.
Seed Grants
In partnership with the Campus Sustainability Fund, the UW Resilience Lab awards Seed Grants to support resilience and compassion building initiatives that foster connection and community. These small grants support impactful activities, programs, projects and/or research that align with the goals of UW Resilience and Compassion Initiatives.
Compassion on campus
Through yard signs, failure walls, and gratitude cards, we use messages of self-worth and common humanity to support community members during challenging times. Learn more about Compassion on Campus.
Our research
Resilience Lab research looks at students’ psychological capital (PsyCap) measuring hope, optimism, resilience, efficacy, self-compassion, perception of supports and connectedness to the UW.
Meet our staff
We are students, staff and faculty, working together to cultivate kindness, compassion and gratitude toward each other and ourselves.
