In response to the wellness disparities experienced by the undergraduate students of the College of Environmental Design (CED) at UC Berkeley, the CED Wellness Affairs program will serve all students of the college in promoting basic health and wellness practices to encourage students to practice self-care in all aspects of their lives. Ultimately, we aim to support students in living balanced and fulfilled lives at CED.
What We Do…
CED Wellness Affairs will engage in the following actions to address the problems faced by students:
1. Programming/Events: Develop and implement programming that engages peers, impart new skills/knowledge, facilitate self-reflection, and cultivate positive transformation towards one’s holistic health.
2. Promotion and Connection to Resources: Promote & connect students to resources in and outside of CED such as the Tang Center, Health Promotion, Student Learning Center, and other relevant areas. They are to serve as liaisons to the campus health & wellness community.
3. Campaigns: Run campaigns among the CED community to further advocate for an inclusive community that values positive health and wellness alongside academic excellence.
How We Do It…
- Holistic Wellness: We look at student wellness holistically—meaning we aim to serve everyone as a whole person in all aspects of their lives—Social, Spiritual, Intellectual, Physical, Career, & Emotional (The Six Dimensions of Wellness Model, Bill Hettler 1976).
- Service-Learning: Our engagement with others in CED has the potential to become not only a community building experience, but a learning experience for us to become better peer health educators.
- Collaborative Teaching & Learning: As a team we work together to develop workshops, do projects, and tackle problems together.
- Social Justice: CED Wellness Affairs is all about creating an environment that moves towards addressing equity gaps that influence the holistic wellness of students in CED.
Student Leader Core 2016-2017
Steven Burstyn
Junior
Major: Landscape Architecture
Minor: Geographic Information Systems Technology
Wellness Focus Areas:
Exercise, Healthy Eating, Hiking/Jogging/Running, Time Management, Student Leadership
What does WELLNESS mean to you?
Wellness is a state of harmony. It's a continual process to maintain a healthy mind, body, and soul to maximize one's potential.
Shane Krpata
Senior
Major: Architecture
Wellness Focus Areas:
Exercise, Meditation, Healthy Eating, Time Management, Student Leadership, Health Promotion of Resources at Cal, Mental Health
What does WELLNESS mean to you?
Wellness to me means being in a positive state of body and mind.
Outgoing Student Leaders (Spring 2016)
Carrie Huang
Class of 2016
Major: Urban Studies
Minors: Geographic Information Systems Technology & Asian American Studies
Wellness Focus Areas:
Exercise, Healthy Eating, Art, Hiking/Jogging/Running, Student Leadership
What does WELLNESS mean to you?
To always be in equilibrium—to be able to balance school happiness, work and something you love— that's what wellness means to me!
Annie Luu
Class of 2016
Major: Architecture
Wellness Focus Areas:
Exercise, Art, Dance, Mental Health, Student Leadership
What does WELLNESS mean to you?
Wellness means being mindful and helping those around you -not being alone. That's why it's spelled (WE)llness and not (I)llness
Staff Advisor
Isela Pena-Rager
510-642-4944
isela.penarager@berkeley.edu
250 Wurster
Wellness Focus Areas:
Exercise, Healthy Eating, Art, Dance, Writing, Stretching, Hiking/Jogging/Running, Mental Health, Time Management, Health Promotion of Resources at Cal, Student Leadership
What does WELLNESS mean to you?
It means self-love, self-awareness, and self-care. It is also a communal process as much as it is a state of mind internally. As a student affairs professional, I am dedicated to serve students and help them see the importance of one’s health and wellness in mind, body, and soul.
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