Financial Wellness: Education Pays

Did You Know...
Higher levels of education lead to higher earnings. Over a working life, the typical full-time year-round worker with a four-year college degree earns more than 60 percent more than a worker with only a high school diploma.

• Those with master’s degrees earn almost twice as much per year, and those with professional degrees earn almost three times as much as high school graduates earn over their working lives.

• Median lifetime earnings for the typical individual with some college but no degree are 19 percent higher than median lifetime earnings for high school graduates with no college experience.

• The typical college graduate who enrolls at age 18 and graduates in four years earns enough in 11 years to not only compensate for borrowing to pay the full tuition at a public college, but also to make up for wages forgone while in college.

• College-educated workers are more likely than others to be offered pension plans. Among those who are offered pension plans, college degree-holders are more likely to participate.

Information provided by CollegeBoard

For more information about Financial Wellness, visit: http://wellness.ucsd.edu/FinancialWellness.shtml

CAPS Workshop: Stress Management 101

Feeling stressed out?

Find a healthy balance
Stress management 101

When: Tuesday 3:00-4:00 PM (Starting 2nd Week of Spring quarter)
Where: ERC admin bldg

• This 9 week skill-building workshop covers topics such as:
• Wellness / relaxation
• Time management /Prioritization
• Goal setting
• Healthy lifestyles
• Meditation / mindfulness
• To reserve a space, contact Rhonda Hackshaw at rhackshaw@ucsd.edu or by phone at 534-5981

To find out more about Stress Management 101 and other groups/workshops offered by CAPS, visit: LiveWell UC San Diego Emotional Wellness

Free Yoga, Pilates, Cycling & more: Women's Center Rec Class Sampler Program

The newest LiveWell event is the Rec Class Sampler Program. Held at the Women's Center every Wednesday from 10am to 11am, all undergrad students can come try exercises in a safe space; no need to worry if you've never done it before!

Each week the classes change (to keep the variety alive!) and sometimes the class will move to Main Gym, so check the Wellness website or visit the Women's center.

http://wellness.ucsd.edu/LiveWellRecClassSampler.shtml

Week		Date	Class	Instructor	Location
2	Wed	8-Apr	Pilates	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Women's Center (WC)
3	Wed	15-Apr	Core Conditioning	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Women's Center
4	Wed	22-Apr	Yoga	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Women's Center
5	Wed	29-Apr	Body Sculpt	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Women's Center
6	Wed	6-May	Cycling	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Cycle Room (MG)
7	Wed	13-May	Boot Camp	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Outdoors - meet at WC
8	Wed	20-May	Powerwalk	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Outdoors - meet at WC
9	Wed	27-May	Stretch & Relax	Maryam Sharifzadeh	Women's Center

LGBT Wellness Group: pretty.Well.out

pretty.Well.out

Join this weekly group on Thursdays from 12:15pm-12:45 at the LGBT Resource Center Conference Room as we discuss issues related to wellness and the LGBT community. Wellness is the pursuit of optimal health, encompassing physical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, occupational, financial, social, and environmental well-being. Participants are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch and a willingness to share their own experiences. The focus will be on starting from where we are at, and improving our overall health. Co-sponsored by LiveWell UC San Diego and Human Resource Work/Life Program.

Tips for Managing Stress

Stress. It's a big part of life here at UCSD. While some of our stress as students isn't avoidable (OChem, Math 140), some of it can be with some smart planning and positive thinking.

Knowing the causes of stress.

If you know that one class gives you more trouble than another and homework takes you longer, plan out more time to devote to that class.

Doing things to eliminate or reduce stress.

Can't stand to be in your room one more second studying? Getting out and exercising has more than one positive benefit.

Managing stress-inducing thoughts.
Jumping to conclusions is a good example of making negative assumptions, even if there are are no facts supporting the conclusion. Paying select attention to negative things and ignoring the positives is also a harmful way of thinking.

Paying attention to and reducing negative emotions.
Thinking "I'm going to fail this test" is not only unhelpful to you emotionally, it doesn't help with stress levels to catastrophize things.

Napping Tips

Monday, March 9th was National Napping Day!

In order to celebrate, UC San Diego held its first annual Nap-In. If you would like to learn more about the healthy power of napping, you can listen to Sara Mednick's presentation or watch the videocast. Click here for more information

Napping restores alertness, memory and mood in young adults.

Avoid post-nap grogginess by taking shorter naps (20 minutes or less). Even short naps increase alertness and productivity.

Decrease caffeine consumption to one cup of coffee, tea or soda a day, preferably in the morning, and at least four hours before naptime or nighttime sleep. Studies show naps improve memory consolidation better than caffeine.

Use earplugs to block out the noisy world around you.

Sleep is light-phobic, so use eye masks or draw the curtains to block out the sunlight light.

Use your cell phone alarm clock to wake you for your next appointment. Set it to vibrate, so it wakes you up with a gentle shake and doesn’t disturb anyone else in the room.

Nap before you work-out, take a long drive, perform on the field or on the stage, or go to a party. You’ll have more energy, be safer, and get more out of an event if you are awake and alert.

Nap at different times for different reason: In the morning, for a boost in creativity and perceptual skills; in the later afternoon, for restorative, muscle and bone growth; and between 1-3PM, for all around benefits.