Students will receive an invitation to take part in the National College Health Assessment in their ISU email in mid-February. Information collected from this important survey helps identify health and wellness priorities that drive resources and services for Illinois State University students.
Consider joining the Student Wellness Ambassador Team (SWAT) and help to make campus a healthier, happier, and safer place!
Janet Caldwell joined Illinois State University (ISU) in 2004 as an academic advisor in the Department of Special Education while still working on her doctorate. Caldwell loved her new advising position, but sitting at a desk for the majority of the day was different for her. Caldwell was in a teaching role prior to coming
Talking about values and purpose in our life’s work is nothing new. There are many “how to” resources available online providing a path to discovering them. To be able to match our values and sense of purpose with our work has merit toward feeling fulfilled in our life and longevity. Researchers who performed a longitudinal
Mindfulness is gaining successful momentum across many applications in the U.S., as well as on college campuses, including our own Redbird home where mindfulness classes take place on a consistent basis. Mindfulness has historic longevity rooted in Hinduism and Buddhism as well as possibly Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Jon Kabat-Zinn is a name that most people
Part of college life perks is the independence to make your own choices. With this newly experienced freedom, it is important to be as prepared as possible in order to ensure you and your partners’ safety and well-being.
It’s that time of year where hearts, flowers, chocolates, and gifts are being promoted everywhere you turn, enticing our emotions to surrender and spend money to celebrate Valentine’s Day.
The human physical body is a phenomenal piece of machinery. Consider what it does during a 24-hour cycle from regulating body temperature, blood pressure, hormones, digestion, sleep, healing, and cell renewal, to name a few. It’s quite impressive, but we can take it for granted. While the physical body is self-regulating in many ways, it
Everyone deserves to live their lives free from fear and intimidation.
Illinois State University is participating in Giving Tuesday (#GivingTuesdayISU), a global day of giving. On this special day, a gift to the Health Promotion and Wellness Excellence Fund will help support peer educators who are members of the Student Wellness Ambassador Team (SWAT). Peer education has been a part of Illinois State University since 1994, with
