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The Also Our Campus project is a community-engaged program of research that centers the voices and lived experiences of individuals of minoritized identities on the CU Boulder campus. Undergraduate students from historically oppressed and systematically minoritized identities (e.g., racial, ethnic, sex/gender, sexual orientation, and intersectional minoritized identities) have significant barriers to social belonging and connection on higher education campuses that are predominantly White, cisgender, and heterosexual. Additionally, these students often experience sexualized and identity-based violence that can further exacerbate belonging and connection and disparities in health and wellness. The Also Our Campus project is a community-engaged program of research that centers the voices and lived experiences of individuals of minoritized identities on the CU Boulder campus. We use mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative approaches) to investigate how social belonging and connection are involved in pathways of risk and resilience for sexualized and identity-based violence and associated health and wellness outcomes (e.g., mental health, substance use, relationships, and academic success). Additionally, in collaboration with our student advisory board, campus partners, and community stakeholders we are using the findings from our investigations to lead us in the co-design of a web-based intervention program to promote belonging and prevent sexualized and identity-based violence on higher education campuses that is both accessible and sustainable.