Partnerships: Building Institutional Capacity
Health and well-being efforts at K-State continued expanding through strong collaboration across academic affairs, student affairs, employee well-being, healthcare, assessment, communications, and community partnerships.
Key collaborators included:
- Division of Academic Success and Student Affairs
- Housing and Dining Services
- K-State Gardens
- Recreational Services
- Lafene Health Center
- Counseling and Psychological Services
- Human Resources
- Office of the Provost
- Academic Achievement Center
- Career Center
- Student Programs and Involvement
- Union Program Council
- Student Government Association
- Exercise is Medicine
- College of Health and Human Sciences
- College of Arts & Sciences
- College of Architecture, Planning and Design
- Stormont Vail Health
- Office of Recruitment and Admissions (New Student Orientation)
- Office of Data, Assessment and Institutional Research
- Division of Communications and Marketing
Wildcat Pause Day and Health & Well-being Month demonstrated the strength of campus-wide and community partnerships through coordinated programming and engagement opportunities.
Physical Health Working Group
The Physical Health Working Group continued broadening its interdisciplinary approach through increased integration of nutrition, movement, and preventative health education. Initiatives included physical activity and nutrition signage, Lunch & Learn development, HR cooking series collaboration, Noontime Yoga in the K-State Gardens, BOGO membership offers for employees at Chester E. Peters Recreation Center and Exercise is Medicine partnerships.
Neurodiversity and Academic Well-being
Programming continued expanding to support academic well-being, stress management, and neurodiversity-informed approaches to student support. Initiatives such as Create Your Own Study Fidget, Refuel & Refocus, and Finals Refresh provided restorative and academically supportive opportunities during high-stress periods of the semester.