The Divisions of Student Success and Student Affairs invites all colleagues to save the date for UNCG Wellness Takeover Day on April 8.
The UNCG Wellness Takeover Day Planning Group is preparing a campus-wide event focused on lifting up student well-being and mental health in a visible, approachable way. This will unite the great work already happening across UNCG and reinforce our identity of creating a culture of care. While classes will be in session, this all-day event is intended to engage students, faculty, and staff in a variety of planned wellness experiences and build community connections throughout the day in person and online.
All units can submit a wellness event or program to participate, no later than Feb. 20.
What we’re building
Th planning group is working on “distributed model” where colleges/schools, student groups/organizations, and campus units host wellness experiences across the physical and virtual campus. Think of it as a choose-your-own-path wellness day where students can drop into activities that fit their schedules, interests, and needs.
The planning group will compile a unified schedule and provide a ready-to-use communications toolkit — social graphics, monitor slides, language you can copy/paste, and a landing page — to help you promote your activity.
Your unit’s contribution can be:
- Big or small (examples include a wellbeing workshop, group walk, healthy snacks pick-up station)
- Active or passive (examples include a yoga class, quiet reset space, or social media engagement)
- A new or a repeat program
- In a classroom, office suite, auditorium, outdoor space, or virtual
- A one-time activity or something you already do with a wellness focus
UNCG Wellness Takeover Day is for all students, wherever they are on campus, online, working, caregiving, or commuting. Here are a few examples of virtual and in-person activities to spark ideas and we know your unit will bring creativity and possibilities we haven’t even imagined yet.
How to join
Activities will be mapped to the eight dimensions of wellness, and we’ll make this easy for you through this submission form to collect:
- Your activity title/description
- Time and location, or a virtual link you will provide later
- Primary wellness dimension(s)
- Contact person
Thank you in advance for helping make this day meaningful for students.
