Healthy Living Series
Conquer the Holidays, One Bite at a Time
Explore emotional eating and how we can choose and eat more mindfully while still enjoying the essence of the holiday season.
When: Friday, Nov. 18 from noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Kraemer Room, Warch Campus Center
Join the WELLU Holiday Trio Challenge: Maintain, Don’t Gain
Sign up in teams of three or fewer.
Prizes for the team that maintains its weight and for a random participation drawing include: Fitbit, Bluetooth speaker, massages and more.
Weigh in: Nov. 18–22
Weigh out: Jan. 4–6
9:30 a.m.–noon and 1–4:30 p.m. at the Buchanan Kiewit Wellness Center
Email erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu for details.
Thank you to those who attended the Wellness Fair. Below are the winners of the prize baskets. Congratulations!
Last-chance flu shot clinic!
Tuesday, Nov. 8, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.
Warch Campus Center, Esch Hurvis Room
If you were unable to make a flu shot clinic, you can contact Laurie Ehlers, RN educator, at laurie.ehlers@lawrence.edu to set up an individual appointment.
We are offering two more flu shot clinics for staff, faculty and students!
Date: Oct. 25
Location: Warch Campus Center, Esch Hurvis Room
Time: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
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Date: Oct. 26
Location: Warch Campus Center, Esch Hurvis Room
Time: 11 a.m.–1:30 p.m.
Free for faculty, staff, spouses/domestic partners. A $20 fee for students that will be added to the student account.
Wellness fair!
Join us Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. or 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Somerset Room!
Come meet the vendor partners, learn more about living a healthy lifestyle and get your flu shot! Flu shots will be given by Thedacare. These are free for all faculty and staff, $20 for students.
Lunch-and-learn Fridays!
Trick or Treat, Dangers of Adding Sugars
Presented by Kate Harrell
Discover healthy ways to add sweetness without the negative impact on your health and explore the new food labeling that now indicates the total amount of added sugars.
Friday, Oct. 28
Noon–1 p.m.
Warch Campus Center, Arthur Vining Davis Room
Massage program
On behalf of Lawrence, WELLU is pleased to offer subsidized full-body therapeutic massage services. Appointments are available for 30 or 60 minutes in the Wellness Center. A massage therapist is on campus from 6 to 9 p.m. to provide the massage. Students, staff and faculty may schedule an appointment by contacting Erin Buenzli at erin.buenzli@lawrence.edu or 920-832-7190 and must pay cash at the appointment. Due to the popularity of this service, clients are limited to one massage per term. The cost for a massage appointment is $10 for 30 minutes and $20 for 60 minutes. *Session time includes paperwork and hands-on time.
A limited number are still available for Fall Term! Sign up for Winter Term starting Jan. 3 and March 27 for Spring Term.
YMCA membership discount
YMCA membership discounts are available for all Lawrence employees and their spouses/domestic partners.
The employee discount is $6.25/month on whatever membership you choose. In addition, the $75 joiner fee will be waived. New members should bring their Lawrence ID to the member services desk at the Downtown Appleton Y location.
Memberships are valid at all YMCA locations in Wisconsin.
Not sure if you want to join the Y? Use this Lawrence FREE ONE-WEEK TRIAL PASS for you and your family to check it out.
EAP Connection
This month’s EAP Connection is about bullying. For additional resources to help you achieve a healthy balance in life, visit AssistERC.com and
Join us Friday, Sept. 30 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Warch Campus Center’s Kraemer Room to learn about how sitting, stress and sleep impact your health!
Learn helpful strategies to reduce sitting time and stress and to improve sleep as part of WELLU’s Healthy Living Series with Kate Harrell.
