Colleges and universities are being challenged to discover effective means for improving academic performance and student retention. Traditional college students experience dramatic changes in lifestyle; non-traditional students are often attempting to juggle a variety of competing responsibilities as they pursue their degree. Successful efforts to address retention and academic achievement must address more than skills of the classroom; student success relies just as heavily upon effective skills of life- and stress-management. Recent research indicates that a variety of strategies may positively influence students’ potential for academic achievement and satisfaction with college life; some of these methods are considered complementary or alternative methods. The Integrative Health Collaborative (IHC) was a pilot study to apply the techniques of guided imagery, meditation, yoga, and healing touch as strategies students can apply to their own lives. This presentation reports on the process evaluation component of this pilot program. Each of the skills was presented, in 1 ˝-hour workshop, 3 times in two subsequent semesters. Students were recruited for voluntary participation in the workshops; participants were asked to complete a Daily Hassles Inventory at the first and last workshop attended in the academic year. 115 students attended the workshops; 37 students completed the pre-test, 17 students completed both the pre-and post-test. Participants also completed a workshop evaluation, including questions related to intent to implement the skills into their lives. Due to the small sample size, a t-distribution will be used to determine significance at the .01 level. Qualitative data from the evaluations is being analyzed using a modified Miles and Huberman process - investigators individually, then collectively, code, categorize, summarize, and evaluate data. Preliminary analysis reveals no significance between pre- and post-test scores on the daily hassles inventory. Qualitative responses indicate 98% were satisfied with the workshops and intend to apply the skills to their lives. The most valuable data collected in this pilot study was the process evaluation data. Among the findings are: notices in dorms and commons areas were effective marketing strategies; class extra credit was a strong motivator; time of day and day of week of the presentations are critical factors in attendance; traditional students are more likely to attend than non-traditional, commuter students; students believe that learning coping/stress management skills can help to improve academic performance. Attendees at this session will gain a better understanding of the dynamics and challenges of implementing a series of integrative/alternative health strategy workshops.Keyword(s): college level issues, health promotion, student issues