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There are many universities and organizations exploring mindfulness from a variety of perspectives: the Mindfulness Center at Brown University; UMass Medical School Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society; and UCSD Center for Mindfulness, to name a few. The mission varies widely across centers and institutions, but all generally include the provision of services engaging in and teaching mindful practices within the university and local community, as well as promoting research in this area. For example, the Miami University Mindfulness & Contemplative Inquiry Center placed within the College of Education, Health, and Society and part of the Institute for Community Justice and Well-Being is a university-wide center serving students, faculty, researchers, and the wider community through the creation, co-creation, and development of related interdisciplinary scholarship and research, curricular initiatives, and public events. This collaboration fosters a culture of contemplation and holistic engagement and actively pursues a just, compassionate, and sustainable society. Part of the Center’s mission is to work with individuals, groups, organizations, and communities requesting evidence-based mindfulness program facilitation, targeted support or programming based on identified wants and needs, or create community around mindfulness and other contemplative practices. This chapter derives from some of that work.