The UCLA Healthy Campus Initiative Eudaimonia Award recognizes members of the UCLA community, past or present, who exemplify Eudaimonia by living a life full of purpose and meaning and who inspire others to seek Eudaimonic well-being through their immense personal efforts.
Aristotle distinguished hedonia, the brief, fleeting happiness derived from immediate satisfaction of drives, from Eudaimonia, the sustained happiness that comes from living a life rich in purpose and meaning.
To learn more: Read Q&A with Dr. Joseph Raho, Clinical Ethicist at UCLA Health:
Core concepts of Eudaimonia include:
https://mindwell.healthy.ucla.edu/2019/04/03/the-roots-of-eudaimonia-an-interview-with-dr-joseph-raho/