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Q: What is the Wellness Education office?
A:
The Office of Wellness
Education provides education and resources to the Framingham State College
community about the importance of making healthy choices and encourages
students to see the connection between their lifestyle choices and their
successes. By promoting wellness and fostering a healthy campus
environment, our hope is that students can be better positioned for
academic, personal, and professional success. Q: Where are you located? A: The Wellness Education office is located in the Health and Wellness Center in Foster Hall, Room 202. The Health and Wellness Center is between the College Center and O’Connor Hall and is on the corner of State and Maynard. Come visit us! Q: What wellness resources are available through your office? A: The WE office has a number of resources available to use either through our website or by visiting our office.
Q: What services are available at the WE office? A: The WE office provides a broad range of services which focus on healthy choices and decision making. Some of these services include educational assessments with individual students regarding drug and alcohol use, outreach programming on a number of educational topics (see next question), promoting national awareness campaigns that focus on social issues important to college students, academic research, classroom presentations, and referrals to either campus offices or off-campus community agencies.
Q:
Do you do
programming and outreach in the residence halls A: Yes! Some of the educational programs and informational events that our office has focused on in the past year have included a Body Image Awareness Workshop, an “Ask the SEXperts” Q & A with representatives from WE and Health Services, the Responsible Choices Art Contest which focused on creating artwork that represented healthy choices around alcohol, collaborating with multiple departments to bring bestselling author Augusten Burroughs to campus for a standing room only lecture, and co-sponsoring the professional theater presentation of “One Night” (an interactive play about acquaintance rape).
Q:
I’ve heard
that if I violate the alcohol policy then I take a A: Yes. The WE office works with the Judicial Office to provide educational substance use assessments to students who violate the alcohol and drug policy. An initial alcohol violation referral typically consists of completing the e-CHUG assessment tool and meeting with a WE staff member. The staff member provides feedback and recommendations to the student who has been referred.
Q:
I’ve heard
that you are affiliated with a Peer Education Club called A: Yes! The WE office advises a Bacchus Network affiliated Peer Education Club and we are always looking for students who are excited and energized about promoting healthy choices to their peers. If you are a student that fits these criteria and are comfortable modeling positive decision making in the community then you should contact the club's advisor, Paul Welch, Counseling Center, by phone or e-mail. (508) 626-4640 or pwelch@frc.mass.edu. Q: How do I make an appointment? A: Call us at (508) 626-4693 to make an appointment or stop by our resource room in the Health and Wellness Center in Foster Hall, Room 202.
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