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Category: Health and Wellness

Community Resource Panel

Community Resource Panel! Help those affected by dating and sexual violence reach local resources on Thursday, Feb. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in the Warch Cinema. Speakers include SANE Program Coordinator at ThedaCare Meghan Van Heertum, Campus/Community Advocate at the Sexual Assault Crisis Center Cathy Kaye, Lieutenant Blaine VanderWielen and Lieutenant Mike Frisch of the Appleton Police Department, Assistant District Attorney of Outagamie County Alex Duros, and Tracy Plamann, Community Education Coordinator at Harbor House.

Alive and Aware

Alive & Aware is a program sponsored by WELLU that is running from January 31st until April 26th. It is designed to educate the campus community about physical, mental, and nutritional Wellness. The education is geared towards teaching members about healthier choices and becoming more aware of how the choices they are making can impact their lives.

Alive & Aware will include campus resources, online activities, and tabling events will be held at various locations. Each activity participated in or attended will lead to the participants receiving a raffle ticket. The more tickets acquired the better chance of winning a prize! At the end of the program tickets will be drawn for the chance of winning 1 of 3 WELLU gift baskets.

You’re alive, become aware! Contact, Healthy Viking intern, with any questions.

WELLU Winter Massage Program

WELLU is pleased to offer subsidized full-body therapeutic massage services beginning January 7th, 2019. Sign up starts now 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 may schedule an appointment by contacting Erin Buenzli at erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu or 920-832-7190. Space is limited so sign up today. Limit one per term.

Wellness Center Break Hours and Free Employee YMCA memberships in December

Wellness Center December Break:
November 26- December 7 8am-9pm M-Th, 8am-6pm Fridays, December 10-14 8am-4pm, December 17-20 9am-4pm, Closed Dec. 21-Jan. 1, Jan. 2 1-8pm

Free December YMCA memberships available to all employees. Sign up at the YMCA Member Services if you want to join the YMCA from November 24 – December 31. Spouses can also join the YMCA in December for $30. Try out new classes that are free to members, just drop in.

Seasonal Gratitude Exchange

Just a few days left to sign up. Join the many departments that have already said yes.

Simply sign your department or area up by November 30th to be matched with a fellow neighboring (similarly sized) department. Once matched, your department is free to share your appreciation and gratitude at some point between December 10th and December 21st. You will be informed of your match by Wednesday December 5th.

Have fun with this and enjoy sharing the spirit of gratitude.

Email erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu with name and number of people in your department or group by Nov. 30th.

Office of 1? No worry. Sign up on your own or partner with another office.

What: Seasonal Gratitude Exchange
When: Now through December
How: E-mail Erin Buenzli to sign up

Wellness Fair Prize Winners

Thanks to all who made it out to the Wellness Fair last week, and a special shout-out and congratulations to our prize winners of baskets, certificates, and more! Congrats Biju Rajbhandari, Alicia Pope, Beth Krause, Yazmin Lara-Perez, Rebecca Minkus, Amy Van Schyndel, El Goblirsch, Calvin Phomsena, Julian Garcia, Sam LaRoi, and Chloe Armstrong!

Wellness Fair 2018 – Gratitude

We invite the Lawrence Community to Wellness Fair 2018 – Gratitude.  Centering around the theme of gratitude, our wellness fair offers an opportunity to engage with campus and community partners invested in various aspects of wellness.

Join us on Tuesday, October 9th in Warch (Somerset) from 11am-1pm and 6pm-8pm.  In addition to stopping in to visit our wellness partners, the Wellness Fair will be the site of the first campus flu shot clinic of the season (free for staff and a $20 charge for students) and will also provide the opportunity to win a variety of prizes (1-hr massage, 1-hr guided kayak tour, fit bit, prize baskets, and more).  We hope to see you there!