Live Well at UT

Live Well at UT (formerly the Wellness Committee) is a group of students and staff whose mission is to provide a forum for wellness initiatives to increase healthy behaviors for the UT community.

The committee has adopted several goals for the coming year to continue to advance wellness initiatives. These include:

• Conducting regular assessments of student health and using data-driven interventions to address campus health problems
• Generating a "Wellness Report" each spring that summarizes what the committee has done during the year and gives an assessment of wellness on campus
• Increasing student membership in the committee to about 50 percent students
• Developing a five-year plan for implementing further health initiative on campus
• Planning and implementing monthly wellness events to address stress management and reduction, smoking cessation, building and maintaining healthy relationships, alcohol addiction, and other mental health concerns.

Live Well at UT welcomes any students, faculty and staff looking to help make a difference on campus. Current or future professionals in a health-related field are especially encouraged to join. Contact Katie White at kwhite@ut.edu for more information, or attend the committee meetings on Fridays at 2 p.m. in the Dickey Health and Wellness Center second floor conference room for the remainder of the Fall 2011 semester. Everyone is welcome.

Live Well UT Initiatives

Active Minds– This group works to utilize the student voice to change the conversation about mental health on college campuses, educates students on mental health issues and advocates to reduce related stigma.

Better Together – This student group's mission is to promote understanding and respect for diverse spiritual and nonspiritual beliefs by means of dialogue, education, advocacy and service.

Breathe Easy UT – This organization provides education on tobacco cessation opportunities, smoking policy education and is working towards establishing Breathe Easy Zones or designated smoking areas on campus which provide for most of campus to be smoke free. One-on-one appointments are available with a tobacco cessation specialist.

DisJointed – This student-driven initiative educates UT on the legal and health effects of marijuana use.

FOODS – Focusing On Optimal Dietetics for Students (FOODS) is designed for students by students to generate an awareness of the impact of food on overall health.

Mirror Image - Mirror image seeks to empower UT students to maintain positive body esteem based on recognition of what they can and cannot control in regard to size and shape.

Rx Factor –This is a prescription drug abuse awareness, safety and education program.

Red Flag Campaign– Red Flag provides healthy relationship education for students, promoting a by-stander intervention model: If you see a red flag, say something.

Students of AMF (And Moving Forward) – Students of AMF seeks to provide a safe space for students who are suffering the illness or loss of a loved one to come together and support each other. It also seeks to join in community service as a campus in various ways.

Watch Your BAC – Watch Your BAC provides an alcohol abuse reduction program focusing on educating students on blood alcohol concentration, correct drink equivalent education and moderation techniques.

None for the Road – None for the Road is a drinking and driving prevention and education program in conjunction with Watch Your BAC.

Yoga and Meditation – Yoga and meditation classes aimed to support the holistic health and wellness of the students at The University of Tampa.

Stress Management Programs:

• Yoga-through Rec Sports at McNiff Fitness Center
  • Yoga for weight loss - Tuesdays at 9 a.m.
  • Yoga for stress reduction - Tuesdays at noon
  • Yoga in Plant Park -Wednesdays at 5 p.m.
  • Meditation classes
    • Yoga Nidra - Every Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Sykes Chapel, Room 115: Yogic sleep-guided meditation and breath work
    • Group Meditation - Thursday evenings, 7-8 p.m., Sykes Chapel, Room 115
    • Open prayer and meditation hours in the main chapel, Sykes Chapel, Monday through Friday, 1-4 p.m
     
   

For updates: www.ut.edu/spiritual