Wellness and Women's Program
2009 Leadership Awards
Peer Health Educators Win Best Student Program for Double Dare Safe Spring Break Program. Double Dare, an event modeled after the television show on Nickelodeon, was held the week before Spring Break to involve students in an activity to raise awareness and increase education relating to topics associated with Spring Break. Over eighty students participated in the Double Dare featuring trivia questions and interactive challenges.
Welcome
The Elsie S. Shenk Wellness and Women’s Program provides lifestyle education programs, hosts awareness events and information tables, and provides educational resources to students on a wide collection of topics including: alcohol, body image, healthy relationships, nutrition, safer sex, sexual assault, and stress. Students are trained as peer educators (Empower Peer Educators and Peer Health Educators) to reach out to the campus community and provide individuals with important information on the benefits of leading a healthy lifestyle, resources and services available at Millersville University, and how to safely make the most out of their college experience.
Mission Statement
The Wellness Center at Millersville University promotes a campus environment supportive of healthy lifestyles. Through peer education and collaborations with campus and community organizations, the Wellness Center engages students in making educated and responsible choices about their health, and provides health information, referrals, and awareness programming on a variety of wellness-related issues.
The Women’s Center at Millersville University promotes equity and enriches the personal, professional, and academic lives of women within the University community. Through peer education, the Women’s Center educates men and women of the University community about gender-related issues, empowers women to make healthy lifestyle decisions, and promotes a safe campus climate. The Women’s Center collaborates with campus and community organizations to provide information, advocacy, referrals, and awareness programming on a variety of gender-related issues including sexual assault, domestic violence, body image, healthy relationships, and harassment.
News
11-11-2009 - The Wellness/Women's Center is currently accepting applications for Empower Peer Educators for the spring semester. View More
Events Calendar
10-28-2009 - Do you want to make some money through selling items you no longer use? In recognition of World AIDS Day, the Peer Health Educators are hosting a yard sale in the SMC MPR on December 1 from 11am-2pm.View More
Contact Information
Montour House
Millersville University
PO Box 1002
Millersville, PA 17551
Tel: (717) 872-3841
Email: wellnesscenter@millersville.edu or womenscenter@millersville.edu
Millersville University
(717) 872-3011
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