Thrive Well Events

Tippie Thrive hosts Come and Go events focused 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. See schedule of upcoming events below.

Suicide Prevention Training

Suicide Prevention group photo 2025.

Tippie College of Business will hold Suicide Prevention Training in partnership with the Green Bandana Project on Monday, September 28, 2-3:30 p.m. in room S401 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 September 24, registration is open to the first 50 registrants. To be placed on waitlist you can email Kati Schneider at kati-schneider@uiowa.edu. 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.

Lunch and Learns

Spend your lunch with Tippie Thrive and Tippie Senate hearing from leaders within the Tippie Community. These casual lunch discussions will allow you to hear personal stories of resilience and wellness from alumni, faculty, and staff. Each session allows the opportunity to connect, reflect and leave with a practical idea for supporting your own wellness. Lunch provided while supplies last.

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Thrive Talk

Build connection, community, knowledge, and skills in mental health, wellness, and resilience topics. Thrive Talk is led by fellow peers in a fun and interactive group; it allows for meaningful conversations and building insight and awareness on mental health related topics.

Upcoming wellness events

Speaking with Confidence: Overcome Speaking Anxiety

Wednesday, November 4, 2026 1:00pm to 1:50pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Public speaking can be stressful! In this session you will learn skills to use in your next presentation, the next time you want to ask a question in class, or when you are networking at student organization events. Presented by Tippie Thrive and the Frank Business Communication Center. Register here.

Thrive Well: Growing Gratitude

Wednesday, November 11, 2026 11:00am to 2:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building
Learn new ways to manage stress and improve your wellness
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Thrive During Finals

Wednesday, December 2, 2026 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Pappajohn Business Building

Finals can be a stressful time, stop by and see Tippie Thrive to unwind and gain some tips to manage stress during finals week. Plus featured guest of a therapy dog!