HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROMOTION COMMITTEE


Charge: To coordinate individual and departmental efforts to promote health and wellness at UCA. Specifically the committee will:
  1. Assess wellness and health needs of faculty, staff, and students.
  2. Plan and implement programs to meet those needs.
  3. Evaluate efforts in health promotion and disease prevention on campus.
  4. Serve as an advisory committee for alcohol and drug issues as related to the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act. As stipulated by the act, the committee will:
    1. Review current UCA policies that support drug-free schools and communities.
    2. Conduct a biennial review of the UCA drug prevention program to determine its effectiveness, implement changes, and ensure that related discipline sanctions are consistently enforced.
    3. Serve as a review committee as requested by the director of the health resources center.
    4. Conduct research on drug knowledge, attitudes, and practices of students, staff, and faculty.

Membership: The Director of the Health Resource Center will be a permanent member. Two faculty members from each college will be appointed by the Faculty Senate. Four staff members will be appointed by the Staff Senate, with at least two representing the Counseling Center, Health Services, the Physical Plant, Public Affairs, and Public Safety. Faculty and Staff Senate appointees will serve rotating two-year terms. Two students will be appointed by the Student Senate and two will be selected by the committee to serve one-year terms. The committee will elect its chair.

Capacity Member Term Expires
Chair (elected by committee)
Director of the Health Resource Center Jean-Claude Martin Permanent
Faculty Senate Appointments
Jeff Allender (LA) 2008
Garry McCullough (HBS) 2008
Chuck Seifert (NSM) 2008
Yuen Chan (BUS) 2008
Tammy Benson (ED) 2008
Stephen Feldman (FAC) 2008
  Sara Groe (LA) 2009
Felicia Taylor (HBS) 2009
Kari Taylor (NSM) 2009
Yuen Chan (BUS) 2009
Mara Cawein (ED) 2009
Donna Stephens (FAC) 2009
Staff Senate Appointments
Carol Daves 2008
Larry Garrison 2008
Reesa Ramsahai 2009
Sherry Matthews 2009
Students (Student Senate Appointment)
Julie Hamilton 2008
Amanda Seevers 2008
Students (Committee Selections)
TBA 2008
TBA 2008

Meetings: monthly

Reports to: Vice President for Student Services

Send minutes to: Chair of Committee on Committees               

Page last updated:  11/14/2007

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