Wellness Days are built into the 2023-2024 graduate and undergraduate academic calendar as days to reflect, relax, reconnect, and reenergize as individuals and as a campus community. These are days for our community to focus on supporting and caring for our students as well as each other.
Blossom Bash
There will be no classes, no assignment due dates, no non-critical lab work, and no meetings held on these days. Wellness Days will feature a variety of ways to de-stress, center, and connect with yourself and those around you throughout the day.
Theme: Blossom Bash
The CWB is responsible for coordinating the programming for the Wellness Days with student groups and departments. If you are interested in sponsoring or co-sponsoring an activity or event, please fill out the Wellness Day Event Request Form.
Pick up your Wellness Day @ Home Kit on March 22 and March 25 (while supplies last) from 12:00PM to 8:00PM!
Tuesday, March 26
Get ready for the debut of March CADness, where CAD designers will go head-to-head in a thrilling single-elimination bracket-style competition. Students will demonstrate their prowess with CAD software by modeling original parts. With each round, they'll face a new modeling challenge against the clock, judged on precision and speed. The ultimate victor of this design showdown will claim the inaugural March CADness championship title! The winner will receive a certificate and a special gift.
Locations: Higgins LaboratoriesIf you’re just starting out or want to improve your day-to-day financial skills, this webinar will help you learn how to manage your money and balance your priorities so you can enjoy life now and save for the future. During the session you will learn to balance income and expenses and prioritize your spending; create a spending plan; know how to use debt wisely; get your debt under control and build your credit score. Registration is required for attendees.
Try your hand at pixel art and create an image with a Spring theme! All levels of artist talent welcome – no experience necessary. Just download the template to get started. Instructions are included in the template. Submit your creations by email to cwb@wpi.edu and you might see yours highlighted on the CWB Instagram! One lucky entry will even be selected to win a prize! Participate virtually from wherever you are.
Come by the Center for Well-Being for Arts, Crafts, and Puzzles. You can choose to color, design your own mini plant pot (succulent included! Get them while they last), build a puzzle, grab a snack, and so much more! Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being.
Sign up for a 15-minute Reiki session with certified Reiki master, Catherine Flayhan. You will experience healing in your whole body by the gentle placement of the practitioner’s hands above or lightly on the receiver's body. Reiki is a healing practice that helps to bring your energetic body into alignment. Humans have two body forms. One is our physical body supported by our spine, bones, organs. We also have an energetic body with a central column that runs along our spine called a Sushumna. This is where the seven main Chakras live as well as the Nadis, which are channels that bring energy out to the rest of our body. Both can become out of alignment. When your energetic body is unaligned you visit a Reiki Practitioner. Sponsored by Center for Well-Being.
RSVP and secure your spot now or join us on Wellness Day -- Drop-ins are welcomed if there are openings! Sponsored by The Center for Well-Being.
Locations: Daniels HallJoin instructor Molly Delehey for Shake Your Soul, a playful and expressive movement class! “Shake Your Soul” is a movement practice that is designed to relax your nervous system as it energizes your body; move, groove, and awaken your innate sense of freedom and expression. Shake Your Soul is suitable for all bodies, fitness levels, and abilities. Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being.
The Chem Eng Dept will use it's awesome chemical engineering skills to make ice cream, using liquid nitrogen to chill the cream.
Locations: Freeman & Reunion Plazas, Goddard HallSpread the love with free flowers from the Mental Health Committee!
Locations: Rubin Campus Center
Doughboyz will be serving sausage and cheese, plain, cheeseball, or egg and cheese doughballs at 12:00pm on March 26 Wellness Day. Stop in to get your free doughball before they run out!
Come join us in the newly refurbished Biology & Biotechnology Greenhouse, located on the roof of Salisbury Labs! Sip some refreshments in the warm and sunny space while you pot a small plant to take home.
Locations: Salisbury LaboratoriesInterested in trying meditation for the first time? Or perhaps you are an experienced meditator and want to build and strengthen your mindfulness practice in a supportive community? Please join the CWB in this 30-minute, guided meditation session in the CWB or over Zoom. Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being.
Locations: Daniels HallOur Teacher Prep Students are hosting hobby and interest-based workshops (micro-teaching) where you can come, learn something new, and maybe even leave with a cool takeaway! Check out our offerings below:
Stop by Olin 126 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm to learn how to weave an Arrow Friendship Bracelet! No experience required! Have at least four of your favorite colors in mind and bring some song recommendations as we will have music playing in the background while you work on your super cool new bracelets!
“Swing” by Olin 109 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm to learn about the wonderful game of golf! From rules of play to how to land a putt, we will walk you through every step of the way! There has never been a better time to learn a game you could play for the rest of your life. If you already have golfing experience, feel free to stop by and share tips with other golfers.
Stop by Olin 126 from 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm to learn how to forage for wild edible plants both on and off campus! Begin your own foraging field guide. Sample food made from wild edible plants! Please wear comfortable shoes as we will be taking a short walk around campus!
Come on down to Olin 223 from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm to learn about the sport of bowling! Did you know that some bowlers don't use three fingers to bowl? Find out more about the hidden science behind bowling balls and the lanes you roll them on! Feel free to ask lots of questions about this fun activity!
Want to feed the birds? Pop by Olin Hall 109 at any point from 3:30 pm to 4:45 pm to make suet cakes! All supplies will be provided, and no experience is required! Fun for you, food for them…it’s a win/win! See you there.
The world as we know it is changing. We can either adapt or get left behind in the past. Come by Olin 223 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 to join the AI revolution! We’d rather adapt and we hope you want to as well. AI algorithms will be the focus of our session, come explore the future!
Join us for vinyasa yoga. In vinyasa yoga, movements flow between yoga poses as you link your breath to the movement of the body. Boost your mood, improve your sleep, and feel your stress roll away when you participate.
Only 15 spots are available so secure your spot now. RSVP or drop-ins are welcomed on Wellness Day as space. permits. For your comfort, please bring your yoga mat or use one of the yoga mats in the CWB.
Locations: Daniels HallCome color with members of Tau Beta Pi and Alpha Eta Mu Beta!
Locations: Salisbury Laboratories
Join Outing Club for an afternoon of s'mores and lawn games including Spikeball, frisbee, and slacklining!
Locations: Rubin Campus Center
Join SEA for a creative and artistic evening under the stars! In this hands-on workshop, you'll have the opportunity to create your very own celestial painting on a small canvas.
We will guide you through different painting techniques, teaching you how to capture the beauty of the night sky, twinkling stars, and celestial wonders. All materials, including canvases and a curated selection of paints, will be provided.
Locations: Sanford Riley Hall
Whether you're an experienced artist or a newcomer to painting, this workshop promises to be a delightful experience. Immerse yourself in the wonders of the cosmos as you unleash your inner creativity and take home a unique piece of art.
Don't miss this opportunity to explore the intersection of art and astronomy in a fun and inclusive environment. Registration is limited, so secure your spot today!Join PSK and APO in making cool and exciting origami art this wellness day!
Locations: Unity HallJoin WPIs very own Catherine Flayhan, in this soothing session using healing instruments such as gongs, singing bowls, chimes, and more where participants are bathed in “sound waves” that bring healing to the body. Participants may experience relaxation, an increased sense of well-being, balanced energy, and deep awareness. This Sound Bathing session is offered from 2:30PM to 3:30PM. Drop-ins are welcomed! Sponsored by The Center for Well-Being.
Locations: Daniels HallPizza, drinks, stickers, and quiet coloring will be available, as well as the opportunity to meet and relax with our CS community. Join us between 3-5 PM in Fuller 311 on Tuesday 3/29.
Locations: Fuller LaboratoriesStop in for a few snuggles or sloppy doggie kisses to help melt away anxiety and stress. Our furry friends will be awaiting your presence! To participate you’ll need to sign a waiver; you can download a copy here or sign the form on wellness day when you come by. Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being, Gordon Library, and PAWS.
Come to Fuller Upper, grab free some popcorn and settle in to watch Men in Black (1997)! The movie starts at 5:30pm. Sponsored by The Center for Well-Being
