Who are the Wellness Ambassadors?
The Wellness Ambassadors are a group of students who lead Â鶹ÉçÇøP’s commitment to students’ wellbeing at their residence halls and campus-wide.
Health and wellness topics covered by Wellness Ambassadors include but are not limited to resilience, fitness, nutrition, body positivity, sexual health, gender equality, stress reduction, healthy relationships, thriving life strategies, mental health awareness, interpersonal violence prevention, and alcohol and drugs misuse prevention.
Wellness Ambassadors:
- Become leaders and advocates of Â鶹ÉçÇøP wellness initiatives
- Bring wellness initiatives to Â鶹ÉçÇøP community
- Help brainstorm and plan wellness programming
- Help distribute promotional materials throughout campus
- Help identify health and wellness challenges on Â鶹ÉçÇøP campus
- Participate and recruit others for wellness activities and programs
Benefits of becoming a Wellness Ambassador:
- Â鶹ÉçÇøP wellness leader and advocate
- Become a voice for change
- Direct impact on Â鶹ÉçÇøP wellbeing
- Community relationships
- Develop programming skills
- Receive professional training
- Outstanding resume builder
Students who wish to apply must maintain at least a 2.5 GPA. The application can be found by clicking . (Link: ) The deadline for the application is August 30th.
Wellness Ambassadors are now housed in Student Health Services, but the program was initiated by Resident Advisors in Housing & Residence Life in 2017.