The Student Wellness Ambassador Team (SWAT), Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC), and Health Promotion and Wellness will hold a series of events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month events
Topic: Wellness
Makeup lacks options for individuals with different skin tones
Makeup plays a huge role in promoting appearance ideals with the purpose of being used to disguise blemishes, imperfections, or to even enhance them. One of the biggest shortcomings in the makeup industry is providing everyone with the same equal access to buying their perfect shade
Start your journey, and track your progress with Bird Tracks
Launched in fall 2021, Bird Tracks provides students a starting point as they begin their journey at Illinois State, change their major, or begin their search for internships and full-time positions.
Nursing mother’s support class, Returning to Work or School, April 12
Explore the benefits of being a breastfeeding mother and how to successfully return to campus as a breastfeeding mother.
FAQ: University excused absences
Navigating college classes can be difficult enough on its own, but the current COVID-19 pandemic and other stressful situations can make the process even more challenging. Take a look through this quick FAQ to make absence reporting as painless as possible.
Working on your well-being: Five resources for Redbird success
Illinois State’s Health Promotion and Wellness unit provides several resources to improve Redbirds’ well-being.
Supporting cultural needs of international students
Many international students have a difficult time with these new changes and develop acculturative stress. Acculturative stress is the psychological impact of adaptation to a new culture. This stress can cause anxiety, depression, and other mental and physical illnesses
Illinois State University’s Wellness Participation Policy
Illinois State University has offered a Wellness Participation Policy since 1984 because the institution values its staff and faculty.
Disability and Mental Health
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), adults with disabilities report mental health distress five times as often as adults without disabilities (CDC, 2020).
Lifestyle Enhancement Program available for faculty and staff
The Lifestyle Enhancement program is just one way Health Promotion and Wellness supports the well-being of staff and faculty!
