Wellness Day - September 22, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
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.
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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.
Friday, September 22
Join the Math Department during Wellness Day.
Locations: Unity HallDeciding when the time is right to retire, including estimating retirement expenses, closing any income gap and understanding key milestones that can impact retirement finances. Sponsored by Talent and Inclusion.
Come by the Center for Well-Being for “Arts, Crafts, and Games.” You can choose to color, design your own rock, pot a plant, build a puzzle or Legos, bring a friend and play a game, and so much more! Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being. Whatever you select, dive in, disconnect, and relax.
Locations: Daniels HallInterested 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 morning meditation session. Drop-ins welcomed! Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being.
Locations: Daniels HallSign up for a 15-minute Reiki session with certified Reiki master, Catherine Flayhan, as you 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.
RSVP and secure your spot now or join us on Wellness Day to see if there are openings! Sponsored by The Center for Well-Being.
Locations: Daniels HallThe ChE Faculty will be making Liquid Nitrogen ice cream for Chem Eng students, or students who are potentially interested in Chem Eng!
Locations: Freeman & Reunion PlazasJoin WPI Junior and certified Zentangle instructor, Abigail Sumner, in this Zentangle activity in the CWB program room. Zentangle is an easy-to-learn art therapy method where participants get to draw unstructured patterns into images called “tangles.” You create tangles with a combination of dots, lines, simple curves, S-curves, and orbs. These patterns are created on small pieces of paper called “tiles.” Your artwork on the tiles can be assembled into beautiful mosaics. Benefits from Zentangle include having increased focus, creativity, self-confidence, and an increased sense of well-being. Join us on Wellness Day -- Drop-ins are welcomed! Sponsored by The Center for Well-Being.
Locations: Daniels HallDo you ever wish there was more than 24 hours in a day so you can the things done you need to? Unfortunately, you can’t change the time in a day but you can get more energy and accomplish more during the day. This session looks at how good nutrition and the lack of affects the four energy domains: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. You will also learn practical tactics of eating for energy management. Sponsored by Talent and Inclusion.
Open recreation basketball happens every week, with staff, faculty, and students.
Locations: Harrington AuditoriumVisit the Graduate Studies Student Success Team and play our JUMBO game of Connect 4! Giveaways, snacks and more!
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterDoughboyz, part of the WPI Dough Club, will be serving sausage and cheese, plain, cheeseball, or egg and cheese doughballs in the Morgan Hall Wedge. Stop in before they run out!
Locations: Morgan HallJoin the Center for Well-Being Peer Well-Being Ambassadors (PW-BA) each Friday in the Campus Center for the CWB’s Feel Good Fridays series. This series promotes wellness from a student’s lens. PW-BAs share their passion for wellness and their best tips to ignite your own well-being.
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterDetecTogether is a nonprofit that fills a gap in healthcare by providing a lifesaving 3 Steps Detect early cancer detection education program to young adults, first responders and workplace employees. In today’s healthcare landscape, statistics reveal a concerning number of individuals receiving late-stage diagnoses, often leading to less favorable outcomes and more aggressive treatments. Reducing these delays in diagnosis can significantly increase survival. Early cancer detection is an advantage we want everybody to have, and through our educational programs we are making strides. Together, we can change the narrative.
Locations: Morgan HallA tabling featuring health education materials for college students, activities and small give-aways to show WPI students how the Division of Public Health can be a resource and demonstrate how students can make informed health decisions to lead healthier lives.
Locations: Morgan HallMassachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership will be sharing information about the Massachusetts Behavioral Help Line. A free clinical resource for all Massachusetts residents. It’s a 24/7 help line that connects callers with a wide range of services for mental health, addiction and other needs.
Locations: Morgan HallInterested in trying meditation for the first time? Or perhaps you want to build and strengthen your mindfulness practice in a supportive community? Please join the CWB in this 30-minute guided meditation session. Graduate Students and Graduate Faculty/Staff Only; RSVP ahead of time as spots are limited! Drop-ins welcome as space permits. Sponsored by the Center for Well-Being.
Locations: 60 Prescott Street (Gateway Park I)Stop by for some volleyball, Spikeball, frisbee, and more! Sponsored by the Outing Club.
Locations: QuadrangleA leveled pickleball tournament for all students and staff to play and enjoy.
Locations: Sports & Recreation Center BuildingPlease stop by to join the SDCC in the creation of a collaborative art piece to be displayed with the SDCC satellite offices in the CWB! No art experience necessary.
Locations: Daniels HallJoin us for vinyasa yoga. In vinyasa yoga, movements flow between yoga poses such as a plank, chaturanga, upward facing dog, and sun salutations to make a sequence. Expect to move from pose to pose, linking your breath to the movement of the body. Boost your mood, improve your sleep, and feel your stress roll away when you participate.
Only 16 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 HallKSA will be hosting a Wellness Day De-Stress Jeopardy geared towards inviting students to relax, meet new faces, and have fun playing a special KSA Jeopardy game. All students are welcome to attend and invite their friends!
Locations: Atwater Kent LaboratoriesCS is pleased to sponsor a cozy drop-in event for exchanging stickers, eating snacks, and enjoying quiet coloring. Don’t have stickers to share? CS will supply! Come by, meet other students and faculty, and enjoy some wellness downtime.
Locations: Fuller LaboratoriesArtist Paul Kleba offers free personalized greeting cards. His fee is already paid for by Goat’s Head programs and will be no cost to you. Personacards is a great addition to late-night programming, family weekends, and orientations.
Locations: Rubin Campus CenterJoin us 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 HallStop 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 and PAWS.
Locations: George C. Gordon LibraryThis is an ice cream social that will allow students to come together on a Wellness Day and mingle and talk with faculty staff and other students. Sponsored by Department of Arts & Sciences.
Locations: QuadrangleFood and friends, a winning combination! Join the Center for Well-Being and Graduate Studies in partnership with WPI’s Dietitian, Shavaun Cloran, to a social gathering dedicated to sharing your favorite recipes and learning about the Worcester food scene. Information about healthy eating and Worcester food offerings will be provided. You will also have the opportunity to submit your favorite recipes for Graduate Cookbook.
Graduate Students and Faculty/Staff ONLY. Drop-in as your schedule permits! Refreshments will be served. Use the QR code if you’d like to submit your recipe ahead of time.
Locations: Daniels HallArtist Paul Kleba offers free personalized greeting cards. His fee is already paid for by Goat’s Head programs and will be no cost to you! Personacards is a great addition to late-night programming, family weekends, and orientations.
Locations: Founders Hall