One on One Support
Have questions relating to health and wellness, friendships, personal concerns, etc.? Peer Educators are trained to listen, provide information, and refer applicable resources. Stop by the Wellness Center and ask to chat.
Wellness Center
Mission
In support of the college’s mission, the St. Olaf Wellness Center strives to educate and support a community that encourages healthy and safe behaviors through the promotion of personal responsibility, positive social norms, and campus engagement.
What do we do?
Wellness Events
Providing health education is the primary role of the Wellness Center. Each month, Peer Educators host 10-12 wellness health education program. Each event is open to all students and is ESAC credit eligible. Our calendar has more information regarding each event.
Squirrel Newsletter
Created by Peer Educators for students and focuses on wellbeing tips, resources, and recommendations for staying engaged and healthy. This newsletter is distributed on a bi-weekly or monthly basis throughout the academic year via email.
Health Supplies
Students can stop by the Wellness Center in Buntrock 112 for free wellness supplies, including chapsticks, condoms (internal and external), menstrual supplies, sleep hygiene supplies, stress fidget toys, aromatherapy, and other stress relief aids.
Requested Programming
Students, faculty, and staff from departments across campus can request and educational presentation from either the student Peer Educators or the Assistant Director of Wellness and Health Promotions. These requests must be made 2 weeks in advance and must be related to our areas of focus.
Public Health Work
Peer education builds on the idea that students learn best from their peers, especially about difficult or uncomfortable topics. Peer Educators are trained by the professional staff in public health, health disparities, health promotion, and their role in individual behavior change.
Health Equity
We are committed to taking actionable steps to eliminating health disparities for students to achieve optimal health. All educational events, programs, and supplies through the Wellness Center are free. We aim to offer an array of accessible educational information and resources to students from historically marginalized communities.
Assessment & Feedback
Wellness Center programming is assessed according to the applicability to students' lives, skills learned, and knowledge obtained. The College also participates in many national college health and climate surveys. Data collected is used to inform programming and improve it. Written feedback can be emailed to wellness@stolaf.edu.
Our 4 Main Areas of Focus
Physical Health
Physical health themes include sleep, nutrition and weight management, healthy eating, body image, physical activity.
Physical Health
Mental Wellness
Mental wellness themes include recognizing positive and negative feelings, coping mechanisms, stress management, communication skills, self-esteem, adjustments to college, homesickness, connection with the community, and balancing responsibilities.
Mental Wellness
Sexual Health
Sexual health themes include comprehensive sexual health education, risk-reduction around Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and pregnancy, pregnancy resources, sexual identity, gender Identity/Transgender/Gender non-binary information, relationships, promoting a culture of consent, clear communication and honor of sexual limits, and sexual assault resources.
Sexual Health
Alcohol & Other Drugs
Alcohol and other drugs themes include alcohol norms, alcohol education, substance use, substance abuse, and recovery resources.
Alcohol & Other DrugsEvent Calendar
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