Overview
Since 2014, the Gallup Foundation has conducted surveys to understand alumni engagement, well-being, and attachment to their alma mater. Consistently, students who say they had all (or even some) of the Big Six Student Experiences report greater career and personal well-being. These experiences highlight the importance of supportive faculty-student relationships and experiential learning.

The Gallup Big Six Student Experiences:

1. Support Experiences:

• My professors care about me as a person.
• I have at least one professor who makes me excited about learning.
• I have a mentor who encourages me to pursue my goals and dreams.

2. Experiential Learning:

• I had an internship or job that allowed me to apply classroom learning.
• I worked on a long-term project.
• I was active in extracurricular activities and organizations.

This FLC represents an exciting opportunity to shape the way the Gallup Big Six Student Experiences are understood and implemented, not only at LearningWell Coalition member institutions and SEC partner institutions, but also across the globe.

FLC Activities and Outcome
Building upon the open-source deliverable created by the participants of last year’s inaugural FLC, this next cohort will create deliverables that expand the practice of fomenting a relationship-rich and experience-rich education for our students. To jumpstart our time together, we will select a book to serve as our common reader to frame our initial sessions, and guest speakers will inspire and motivate our work throughout the year. We will work remotely in groups and connect with fellow participants from institutions of higher learning across the country, as well as have the opportunity to meet in person at the annual LearningWell Coalition Conference (www.learningwell.org) in Spring 2026. Faculty who complete this year-long effort will receive a Student Well-Being Advocate Credly certificate issued by the University of Florida’s Center for Teaching Excellence.