Health & Wellness
In order to succeed academically and to enjoy all the campus has to offer, students must be cared for physically and mentally, and have a sense of well-being within their community.
Davidson offers a supportive and caring campus environment for you to develop socially, physically, intellectually and spiritually.
Davidson's Center for Student Health and Well-Being provides services to all full-time students. Most are free of charge. Services include individual and group counseling, nutrition counseling, physicals, immunizations and sick visits. Our health and counseling services are offered in the same location with one shared waiting room, creating an added layer of patient confidentiality.
This mid-year retreat fuses elements of wellness to build community and introduce healthy habits that support students’ ability to thrive in their college experience. This mid-year retreat provides space for reflection and guidance for students to develop the holistic wellness life they imagine.
The Health Education Office is an inclusive resource center that focuses on preventative health and wellness on campus, providing services and resources related to sexual and gender identity, sexual health and misconduct, alcohol and drug use and abuse, healthy relationships, and mental health and self-care. The Health Education Office recognizes the unique needs of specific communities on campus and works hard to provide relevant resources for all students.
Davidson Outdoors offers students a variety of outdoor activities and courses throughout the year, including whitewater kayaking and canoeing, backpacking, rock and mountain climbing, and caving. Davidson Outdoors also offers indoor climbing, a community bicycle program, an outdoor challenge course, and equipment rental and trip planning resource center. First year students are encouraged to participate in the Outdoor Odyssey program that forges deep connections between students and allows them to enjoy the beautiful North Carolina mountains.
Located 7 miles from main campus, Lake Campus's 110 acres of waterfront property on beautiful Lake Norman provides Davidson students with the unique opportunity to be involved in a variety of water activities. The property includes a waterfront beach and swim area, sand volleyball courts, picnic areas, wet and dry boat slips, a boat ramp and open green spaces.
Davidson students participate in physical education as part of the liberal arts curriculum, preparing them with skills to live healthy lives during their years at Davidson and beyond. The curriculum includes "lifetime" courses that span a wide range of topics, while "team sports" encourage students participate in a varsity, club, or intramural sport.
Davidson makes several fitness facilities available to students. The main gym facilities open to students are the Doe Weight Room, Nisbet Fitness Center, Chidsey Gym and Baker Gym. Davidson also has a range of athletic facilities that have select hours open to general student use and 5K and 8K outdoor trails for jogging, walking, biking and bird watching that are always available to students.
The college chaplains are available to all members of the college community, of any religious tradition or secular background, to offer confidential spiritual direction and pastoral counseling. They also can help in determining whether additional counseling with a clinically trained therapist might be helpful. Davidson has student organizations across religious and spiritual traditions and embraces students of all belief systems.