College of Well-Being

GateWay Community College is committed to cultivating an environment of meaningful learning, engagement and connection, and to embracing an integrated and strategic approach to well-being for all through the collegewide implementation of the 5C’s of Well-Being Culture: Character, Care, Connection, Contribution, and Career.

The First Community College of Well-Being

GateWay Community College commits to increase well-being literacy for all of our community members by weaving well-being language and knowledge into teaching and learning, and creating opportunities for individuals to understand and mindfully construct well-being experiences. Well-being literacy enlarges our capability of choosing well-being and empowers us to intentionally practice in ways that improve and sustain our own flourishing, as well as that of others and the wider community.

5C's of Well-Being

As recognized in the 2019 Global Happiness and Well-Being Policy Report, GateWay became the first Community College of Well-Being by creating and integrating a collegewide framework called the 5C’s of Well-Being Culture. Values for our commitment to well-being are framed around the 5C’s and include the following:

Develop authentic strengths of character that enable us to do and be our best.

Take care of our emotional, physical, and financial wellness, and create a safe, inclusive, and flexible environment to cultivate flourishing.

Foster and maintain close positive relationships and a sense of belonging.

Enable all community members to be a part of something bigger than ourselves and articulate a unique purpose for learning and for life.

Provide knowledge and skills to make individual decisions that contribute to both career and life success.

GateWay Community College has embraced the 5C's of Well-Being as its Core Values. To learn more about the Vision, Mission, Goals, and Values, please click here.

Institutional Action Plan Goals:

Goal #1: Establish a sustainable well-being infrastructure
Goal #2: Create and integrate consistent well-being lexicon and literacy measures
Goal #3: Design and promote a visible 5C’s and College of Well-Being identity
Goal #4: Equip faculty and staff to consistently integrate well-being science and positive education learned during professional development and related experiences to enhance their work and their lives
Goal #5: Provide opportunities for students to develop as flourishing, civic-minded leaders empowered to make meaningful community contributions
Goal #6: Position GateWay Community College as an innovative influencer, collaborative partner and practice leader with our Higher Education colleagues and our local Phoenix workforce employers, and in the global positive psychology community