Shippensburg University hosted its 18th annual Wellness Fair on April 10 in the Ceddia Union Building. There were 51 organizations from within the university and the community gathered in the multipurpose room. As attendees entered, they were given a bingo card and encouraged to visit all of the booths on their card in order to be entered to win a door prize.
Campus organizations such as Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD), the Counseling Center, the office of Multicultural Student Affairs (MSA), the Learning Center and the Campus Farm had booths at the event, promoting their services and informing students on how to take advantage of the many free resources available to them on campus. Other organizations, including UPMC, Wellspan Health, Commute PA, Kindly Canines and Highmark, educated students about the different facets of wellness and how to care for each of them.
“[The Wellness Fair] is not just important for students, it’s important for the entire campus community. Wellness is full faceted, ranging from physical health to mental health to spiritual health,” said one of the organizers, Anita Weaver. “The wellness fair really reflects everything on the wellness wheel.”
At the Wellness Fair, attendees could pet therapy dogs from Kindly Canines, test their grip strength and body fat percentage at the exercise science department’s booth, take free stickers and fidget toys, get free massages, and more.
As they left the fair, attendees were equipped with new knowledge and resources to prioritize their health and wellness.
“I like that they’re showing us the things that we, as students, have available to us within our community to help us,” said freshman Kyleigh Lescher.
“I would like to thank the faculty health and welfare fund for supporting this event through grant funds, the Wellness Fair committee, the President, and the Student Affairs Office for supporting the event,” continued Weaver.
SU’s annual Wellness Fair, sponsored by the Office of Human Resources and the University Counseling Center, will return next spring to continue educating the campus community about wellness.
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