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You Make Me Wanna Shout! Anonymous Compliment Board

Want to spread some positivity around campus and anonymously tell someone how great you think they’re doing? Come participate in the You Make Me Wanna Shout event hosted by your Healthy Vikings Intern on Tuesday April 23rd from 8:30am-11am &1pm-4pm in the Wellness Center. You can post an anonymous compliment on our board. Participating also gets you a FREE raffle ticket for a chance to win a gift basket. Come spread some positivity and give a shout out to someone who deserves it!

LU On the Move Weekly Winners

Katie Seidel, Tiera Heller, and Wendell Leafstedt are the winners of a WELLU string bag for participating last week.

Wilson House promotes On the Move by setting aside two 10-15 minute breaks a day to join together to get up and move! We set the times at 10:30 am and 2:30 pm to walk around the block/campus if weather is good, or share a few fun exercises between floors on bad weather days!

Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Cathy Kaye, the Sexual Assault Crisis Center Campus Advocate, will be tabling throughout the month of April for Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). 

The purpose of SAAM is to raise public awareness about sexual violence and educate communities on how to prevent it.  There will be opportunities to learn about advocacy resources and ways to show your support for victim/survivors of sexual violence through decorating jeans, adding “I believe” stickers to a teal ribbon poster, and taking a FREE stress balloon. 

Look for Cathy tabling in the Warch Campus Center commons, the library, Science Hall, and the Conservatory.

WELLU Healthy, The New Happy

Stress Management

Join your Healthy Viking Intern in Warch Campus Center on Thursday April 11th from 1:15-2:15pm to learn about different ways to cope with stress. There will be FREE water bead stress balls in a variety of colors! Stopping by also provides you with a raffle ticket to enter for a chance to win one of three Healthy Vikings Gift Baskets! So come take an approach to better help and find your balance!

LU On the Move

Thank you to the almost 100 people that signed up for the LU On the Move program. There is still time to join the fun. There are random weekly prizes for everyone that participates at any level. Learn new stretches while at your desk or a great wellness tip.

The winners of the first On the Move initiative were drawn from the many of you that signed up by last Friday. Alice Boeckers can now track her movement with a new fit bit and Shelby Rae will enjoy a wellness gift basket.

Join the Movement. It starts officially April 8th and you can join anytime at:

Register at https://onthemovechallenge.welcoa.org/register/LUMoves

Then enter the company code LUMoves.

For questions about signing up email Erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu

Spring WELLU Massage Sign up

WELLU is pleased to offer subsidized full-body therapeutic massage services beginning now. Sign up has begun for all students, staff and faculty. Appointments are available for 60 minutes and cost $20 and will be held at the YMCA and on campus. Students, staff and faculty must sign up to be eligible to schedule an appointment by contacting Erin Buenzli at or 920-832-7190. Space is limited so sign up today. Limit one per term.

LU Is On The Move Starting April 8

Looking for a way to put more pep in your step? Join the exciting WELCOA On The Move Challenge! On The Move is a 12 week wellness challenge that encourages more physical activity and wellness habits throughout the day. Not only will you be boosting your mood, reducing your stress, and becoming more active, you will also be eligible for great rewards and prizes! The challenge starts on April 8th, but don’t wait to become a part of this great movement! If you sign up between now and March 29th you will be entered for a chance to win a fitness tracker or gift basket from the Healthy Vikings Program.

Signing up is easy and you can track everything online, even sync your fitness tracker. Sign up and support one another! We can all feel better if we work together!

Register here.

Then enter the company code LUMoves.

For questions about signing up email Erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu

Move it Monday Buddy Walk

Monday, March 4th

All Day Online

This is a fun way to increase your energy level and clear your mind!

Recognition for participating includes being entered for a chance to win one of three gift baskets which include a yoga mat, water bottle, workout bands and so much more! To participate all you have to do is go for a walk with a buddy at some point during the day and take a photo together on your walk. The walk doesn’t have to be long and can be done outside or inside, on the track, on a treadmill, around the building, or any other creative way you can think of! To participate email the photo to sarah.a.guzior@lawrence.edu of you and your buddy on your walk together along with both your names.

Did you know? A short walk will help you burn calories, boost your metabolism, clear your mind to help you focus, and increase you energy level, so let’s get moving!