Wellness | Merit Weekend 2017

1. Wellness at the
University of Kentucky
Becoming YOU at UK

2. What do you need to stay well?
Esteem
Belonging
Safety
Physiological
Self-
Actualization
Esteem:
Confidence,
Achievement, etc.
Love/Belonging:
Friendship, Family, etc.
Safety:
Security of body, Resources, Health
(mental & physical), etc.
Physiological:
Food/Water, Shelter, etc.
Self-
Actualization:
Become the person
you want to be.

3. Physiological
• Campus Recreation & Wellness Services
– Group Fitness
– Intramurals
– Outdoor Pursuits
• University Health Service
– Nutrition Education and Counseling
– Health Screenings
– Tobacco treatment
– Sexual Health Counseling
• WellKentucky
– A coalition of health and well-being outreach
programs designed to promote healthy
lifestyles for the UK community.
• Residence Life
– Provides students who live on campus with
support and guidance as they progress
through the college experience.

4. Safety
• VIP Center
– Provides advocacy and
education to prevent sexual
assault and violence within our
community.
• Counseling Center
– Provides education, outreach,
consultation and brief therapy.
• Student Financial Wellness
Center
– Empowers students through
financial literacy, knowledge,
and 1:1 financial coaching.

5. Safety
• AlcoholEdu
– Online alcohol education tool that is
required for all incoming freshmen and
transfer students.
• Haven
– Online sexual assault and violence
prevention program that is required for all
new students (graduate and
undergraduate).
• iGrad
– Online financial wellness program that is
required for all in coming freshmen and
transfer students.
• ConnectEd
– In person bystander education training
program that is offered for all incoming
freshmen and transfer students that
meets the above requirements of
AlcoholEdu and Haven.
– www.uky.edu/connected

6. What helped you feel a sense
of belonging in high school?

7. Love and Belonging
• Office of Institutional Diversity
– MLK Center
– LGBTQ* Resource Center
– Center for Academic Resources and
Enrichment Services (CARES)
– Student Support Services
• Student Organizations and
Activities
– Fraternity and Sorority Affairs
– Community outreach and engagement
– Over 400 student organizations
• Student Leadership Opportunities
– Peer educators, ambassadors, and
coaches in multiple areas
– Student employment
– Internships
– Professional Development
• Collegiate Recovery Community
– Providing a safe and supportive
environment for students who are in
recovery from alcohol and drug
addiction.
• Counseling Center
– Understanding Self and Others
Groups
– Support Groups for marginalized
groups
– Healthy Relationships Workshops

8. Esteem
• The Study
– Enhances students’ academic
performance through peer tutoring
workshops and 1:1 sessions.
• Student Leadership Opportunities
• Counseling Center
– Reduces anxiety
– Improves confidence in test taking,
relationships, career decision-making
– Develops resiliency
• Disability Resource Center
– Provides students with short- or long-
term disabilities with reasonable
accommodations (academic or physical)
in order to ensure their success while at
UK.

9. Our Goal:
Becoming
YOU at UK
• Moving toward self-actualization
• Help students set the foundations
and begin their journeys toward
self-discovery.
• Assist students with realizing their
roles in local, regional, and global
communities.

10. Contact Us
Campus Recreation and Wellness:
www.uky.edu/recwell
Johnson Center & Student Wellness Ambassadors:
Courtney Hoffman at c.Hoffman@uky.edu or (859) 257-3928
Collegiate Recovery Community:
Kelsey Otten at Kelsey.otten@uky.edu or (859) 257-7048
Violence Intervention and Prevention Center (VIP):
www.uky.edu/vipcenter
vipcenter@uky.edu or (859) 257-3574
UK Counseling Center:
www.uky.edu/counselingcenter
(859) 257-8701
Disability Resource Center:
www.uky.edu/disabilityresourcecenter
(859) 257-2754
UK Dining:
www.uky.campusdish.com
contactukdining@lsv.uky.edu
(859)218-4971
University Health Services PAWS Center:
www.ukhealthcare.uky.edu/uhs/health-education
Fadyia Lowe--Fadyia.Lowe@uky.edu
(859) 323-2778
Financial Wellness Center:
www.uky.edu/financialwellness
moneycats@uky.edu
(859) 218-6741