Health, Recreation & Well-Being Leadership Award Program
Overview
The Health, Recreation & Well-Being Leadership Award Program provides students with the tools to review and assess their personal well-being. The program also provides students with the skills and campus resources to support their journey towards optimal wellness. Participants take part in a variety of health, wellness and leadership workshops and/or classes available throughout the year.
Participants are exposed to areas of leadership development as well as the 8 Dimensions of Wellness: Environmental, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Occupational, and Financial. Exposure to each of these areas helps participants achieve a more balanced and healthy lifestyle, as well as assists them in developing desirable and marketable traits sought by employers.
Following completion of the program, participants receive a Certificate of Achievement, a UC San Diego portfolio, and a personalized letter of congratulations from Assistant Vice Chancellor of Health, Recreation & Well-being, Karen Calfas, signifying their accomplishment in becoming a well-balanced leader.
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| Past award recipient, April Domingo. | Past award recipient, Chanh Pham. |
Requirements
In order to receive the award, participants must acquire a minimum of 12 points* by following the requirements below:
Participants must:
- attend one workshop/ class in each of the 8 Dimensions of Wellness.**
- Each workshop/ class counts toward one dimension ONLY.
- attend one workshop/ class focused on leadership development.
- submit an evaluation form to the Health, Recreation, and Well-Being Program Coordinator, confirming participant’s completion of each workshop/ class.
*Each workshop/ class has been designated a specific point value. Point values are determined based on the time, effort and energy required by participants to partake in each workshop/class. Point values for each workshop/class range between 1 and 4 points. If, after completing the above, you still have not acquired all of the points, you may take any other workshops/classes of your choosing to complete the 12 point requirement.
**Students may choose the workshops/classes they wish to attend by reviewing the current schedule.
Benefits
By participating in the Health, Recreation & Well-being Leadership Award Program, participants develop personal and professional skills. Through the program, participants will:
- gain desirable and marketable skills for use in the job sector.
- earn an award worthy of mention within resumes, portfolios and job interviews.
- improve leadership and communication skills.
- learn how to best manage your health.
- meet new people and build networking skills.
- improve social interaction skills.
- learn healthy nutrition and fitness practices.
- learn about on-campus Health, Recreation and Well-being resources.
Questions?
Contact Program Coordinator Iris Crowe-Lerma at (858) 822-7618.
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