Peers supporting peers

Tippie Thrive is a program focused on students’ emotional and mental wellness. The program is for the students and lead by the students at Tippie. Tippie Thrive normalizes mental health and builds skills of wellness and resilience. 

The mission of Tippie Thrive is to build emotional resilience and student success by providing opportunities for awareness, reflection, education, and support of mental and emotional needs through peer connections.

Throughout the year be on the lookout for wellness based events held by Tippie Thrive!

Thrive Come and Go Events

Tippie Thrive hosts come and go events focus on caring for your mental health, decreasing stigma surrounding mental health, providing quick and easy coping skills, and promoting self-reflection and feeling good about yourself. Be on the lookout for information about Thrive events for Spring 2025.

Suicide prevention training

Tippie College of Business will hold Suicide Prevention Training in partnership with the Green Bandana Project on Wednesday, Feb. 12th, 2:00-3:30 pm in room W401 in PBB; must be present the entire time. 

Students learn about ways they can support, communicate, and connect a peer to resources who is feeling suicidal or experiencing a mental health crisis. #BeThe1To

To attend this training register online by February 7th, registration is open to the first 50 registrants. To be placed on waitlist you can email Kati Schneider. This training is targeted for Tippie College of Business students, however non-business students will not be turned away.

Warning this topic can be triggering for some. If you feel triggered, please reach out to 24/7 UI Crisis Support Line at 844-461-5420 or 988.