Driver of innovation for student success

The Parr Centre for Thriving is helping Western University become a nationwide leader in student support and success by funding innovative projects across campus that support student mental health and thriving.

Discover the impact the Parr Centre is making on our students' mental health and well-being

Creating a strengths-based campus

Helping students understand and apply their strengths

Connecting education to careers

Using the Stanford Life Design framework

Students sitting at a table working togeter

Developing leaders and peer champions

Discovering and leveraging students’ talents

Cultivating thriving educators

Offering professional development for staff and faculty

Using augmented reality for mental thriving

Testing biofeedback-enabled approaches to meditation

Western wellness navigator

Promote student engagement with mental and physical health resources

Design your life workbook

Helping students navigate the question, “what do I want to do with my life?”

Community connections intensive experience

Helping incoming students make meaningful connections

Peer assisted learning program

Providing students with research-based learning strategies

Get involved

Western faculty, staff and students: you can transform student mental health by submitting a proposal with your ideas to launch new programs, education and/or strategic initiatives through funding available in the Parr Centre.

Community partners: you can help bring these innovative projects to life by donating to the Parr Centre.

Let’s work together to set students up for success.