Spotlight on: Center for Cura Personalis

Latin pop quiz… can you translate Cura Personalis?  If you came up with “care for the whole person”, you win!  Cura Personalis highlights a hallmark of Jesuit education: The individual, holistic care for students and all aspects of their being.  At Gonzaga, we are fortunate to have an entire department that focuses on promoting holistic student well-being – the Center for Cura Personalis.  Staff in the Center for Cura Personalis, or CCP, engage students in well-being education, as well as responding to immediate needs of those who are struggling or are in crisis, by way of three major functional areas:

Case Management – Case managers work one-on-one with students to provide extra support by connecting them to the on-or off -campus resources that will be the most helpful, providing follow-up, creating an environment of caring accountability and helping students navigate challenge.

Well-Being & Prevention Education – The professional staff of this area team up with student peer educators to provide the Gonzaga community with student-centered, harm reduction approaches to living a healthy and balanced lifestyle. Their focus is to empower students to make choices in support of their personal goals that affect their physical and mental well-being such as alcohol, marijuana, sleep, stress, relationships and nutrition.

Collegiate Recovery Community (O.U.R. House) – Gonzaga’s Collegiate Recovery Community is a supportive environment that promotes healing and on-going sobriety for students in recovery from substance use. Our Unique Recovery (O.U.R.) House provides a safe space for students to gather on campus and receive peer support through holistic activities and events, weekly meetings, advocacy, resources and outside referral assistance.

To learn more about the Center for Cura Personalis, visit us at www.gonzaga.edu/ccp, follow us on social media @CCPGonzaga, or reach out directly to ccp@gonzaga.edu or 509-313-2227.  We look forward to assisting your student!