Wellness Week 2023 Overview

Wellness Week featured a variety of informational booths and hands-on activities Sept. 19-21, 2023 on the campuses of Crowder College. The following content was produced by students in the DIGM 102 Content Creation course as part of the Digital Media Marketing program at Crowder College.

  • An overview of the Wellness Week event
  • A Wellness Week podcast summary of events
  • Infographics from the content
  • Articles about various topics and activities from Wellness Week

Wellness Week celebrated its eighth year with a variety of activities and informational booths on Crowder’s campuses. Activities addressed the eight dimensions of wellness — physical, occupational, emotional, environmental, mental, social, spiritual, and financial — and included Daniel the Comfort Dog, free Tropical Smoothie samples, hula hooping and more.

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Crowder Cares helps provides students support if experiencing academic or emotional distress.

For spiritual health, the Gideons provided free New Testament Bibles during Wellness Week.

The Student Success Center (SSC) provides students tutoring, testing, academic advising, counseling services, and more.

For physical wellness, both the YMCA and Rise Fitness Center provided information.

The Missouri Highway Patrol hosted a drunk driving simulation activity using drunk goggles, a golf cart, and a driving course with traffic cones.

Other topics offered at Wellness Week:

  • Affordable insurance and healthcare
  • TRIO program services
  • Time management
  • Baptist Student Union prayers
  • Catholics on Campus prayer meeting
  • Choices Medical Services mobile van wellness screenings
  • SNAP benefits
  • Crowder counseling service
  • Yard games
  • Inflatables

See also coverage of Wellness Week 2022.