Event Overview
In 2001, UCI became one of the first eight campuses in the United States to adopt the Okanagan Charter and become a globally-recognized Health Promoting University. Since that time, we have worked to put into place the infrastructure to support this project, called the Comprehensive Wellbeing Initiative (CWI). This CWI Town Hall is an opportunity to share what has been going on with the initiative over the last few years, as well as an opportunity to get personally involved.
The Town Hall will feature:
– Updates on the four pillars of the CWI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion; The Natural & Built Environment; Sustainability; and Culture of Wellbeing
– Guest speakers from Cornell University and the University of Saskatchewan (Canada), will share their experiences and research with health-promoting universities
– Opportunities to network and engage on priorities for the future.
We are pleased to announce that lunch will be served following the presentations, providing an excellent opportunity for networking and further discussion. In order to support a sustainable/green event, remember to bring your reusable silverware, and refillable water bottle as there is a water filling station in the foyer.
This is a fantastic opportunity to engage with the UCI community and contribute to the ongoing development of our campus wellbeing initiatives. We look forward to seeing you there!
Please RSVP by Friday, May 2.
As a Health Promoting Campus, our vision is to embed wellbeing into all aspects of campus culture and to lead health promotion action and collaboration locally and globally.
The Comprehensive Wellbeing Initiative (CWI) at UCI is a multi-disciplinary initiative grounded and guided by the Okanagan Charter, and is helping UCI to become a globally recognized health promoting university. UCI is among the first eight campuses in the United States to adopt the Okanagan Charter.
A Commitment to Wellbeing
UC Irvine’s Doug Everhart, director, Student Wellness & Health Promotion, appeared before the California State Assembly at a hearing of the Select Committee on Happiness & Public Policy Outcomes to testify on what UCI is doing to support student happiness and wellbeing at the state capitol in Sacramento.
“The foundation of the work we do is creating a culture and the opportunity and capacity to be well,” shared Everhart. “We use wellbeing as an institutional value because you can’t have happiness without wellbeing to start with.”