Wellness Advocates
Wellness Advocates Training 2012 @ the IC!
2012-2013 ADVOCATES
Aric Talwar, Lindsey Peters, Hillary Toaddy, Claire Jones, Rizwan Khan, Luke Mirabelli, Avani Shukla, Andrea Buiser, Erika Hauber, Yara Shams, Jasleen Singh, Emily Triolo, Alex Remus, Muna Akhtar, Shayna Montello, Lindsey Kramer, Shirley Kotadia, Kayleigh Vercnocke, Ammena Syed, and Moiz Akhtar
MISSION STATEMENT
The Wellness Advocates are a team of volunteer, peer health educators dedicated to helping students achieve optimal health and well-being. Wellness Advocates raise awareness of current college health issues and promote healthy lifestyle choices among all students through creative and interactive education programs, advocacy, and leadership. Their efforts enhance a healthy campus culture and encourage individual responsibility for personal and community wellness.
HEALTH TOPICS
The Wellness Advocates currently address issues of alcohol, stress management, nutrition, sexual health and more. You may be familiar with some of the Wellness Advocates programs, like Alcohol Awareness Week and the Great American Smokeout, or maybe you saw them in your residence hall presenting on a specific health topic.
WELLNESS ADVOCATE RESPONSIBILITY
The expectations of Wellness Advocates include, but are not limited to:
- Committing to the program for two semesters
- Attending a two-day training program the week before classes begin in August
- Attending all weekly meetings
- Mastering material on selected health topics
- Participating in evening and weekend programs as needed
- Meeting established programming requirements
- Creating and implementing promotional/marketing strategies
- Representing the Wellness Advocate program and Wellness Center in a professional manner
- Serving as a productive member of the team
- Maitaining a minimum 2.5 GPA or better (3.0 for Executive Board members)
WANT TO BE A WELLNESS ADVOCATE?
Applications are closed until Spring 2014.
PROGRAM REQUESTS/FORMS
Wellness Advocate Request Form
Are you looking to put on a health related program? The Wellness Advocates are a great addition to your programming needs! We can help design a program, provide accurate information and up to date statistics, or help facilitate your discussions. If you would like to request our assistance, please fill out and return the Wellness Advocate Request Form.
After you have downloaded and completed the form, email the form to wellnessadvocates@luc.edu and you will here back regarding your request shortly.
We do ask that requests be sent at least 14 days prior to your intended program date in order to plan accordingly.
