Meet Reyna Sparks: Leading the Student Wellness Ambassador Team

Reyna Sparks

Reyna Sparks is a senior at Illinois State University and is the president of the Student Wellness Ambassador Team (SWAT), a student organization under the advisement of Health Promotion and Wellness. SWAT focuses on promoting healthy behaviors and lifestyles to students on campus through a various outreach programs, such as educational workshops, special projects, and

Redbird Respect: Continuing conversations about sexual assault beyond April

president dietz and students at Consent Day

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and like so many Aprils before it, this is a month of advocacy, of raising awareness, and of mobilization. But as with any cause worth fighting for—it cannot end here. An issue this important and prevalent should not be thought of only in April, but year round.

Support student wellness on Giving Tuesday

Student wellness ambassador team building training

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