Texas Higher Education (THE) Collaborative for Wellbeing
“Texas Higher Education (THE) Collaborative for Wellbeing is an action-oriented and results-driven community of Texas colleges and universities focused on catalyzing large-scale impact within and across campuses to enable more students to thrive and flourish.”
-THE Collaborative
Along with Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University, University of Houston serves as a proud convener of this collective of institutions, organizations, and experts connected by the shared goal of improving college student wellbeing across Texas.
Who oversees THE Collaborative?
THE Collaborative is facilitated by the Action Network for Equitable Wellbeing (ANEW). ANEW is a national community of changemaking individuals, institutions of higher education, and organizations that work to accelerate change in higher education settings so that all college students can thrive and flourish.
THE Collaborative is funded by the Trellis Foundation, a grant-making public charitable organization focused on improving postsecondary attainment for low-income students and students of color in Texas.
What does University of Houston’s participation in THE Collaborative entail?
The core team consists of staff members from various UH departments that actively engage with the greater statewide and nationwide collectives through learning sessions, monthly community calls, peer coaching, Assistant Vice President (AVP) leadership calls, and Changemaking Pathways milestones.
THE Collaborative utilizes ANEW’s Guided Changemaking Pathways for Better Outcomes theory of improvement. As part of THE Collaborative, University of Houston is expected to complete different activities that lead to better student outcomes. The most current milestone, the 5X Project, consists of examining strategies to support students in finding and engaging with their people and community.
WISHES is a brief survey that provides colleges and universities with data to adapt institutional norms, structures, and processes to advance student wellbeing and mental health efforts across campus.
All institutions in THE Collaborative submit monthly reports to facilitate learning and problem-solving for improvement across universities.
Who can I contact for more information on THE Collaborative at University of Houston?
THE Collaborative at University of Houston consists of a core team led by the UH Wellness department. The core team consists of members from various departments across University of Houston and is always welcoming engagement from more partners. To learn how you can get involved in improving the wellbeing of UH students, e-mail wellness@central.uh.edu or call (713) 743-5430.