Health & Wellness Festival 2017

Campus and community focus on holistic health

(Photo by Darren Heslop)

On March 29 and 30, Andrews University will feature its second annual Health and Wellness Fest. Spanning two days and multiple on-campus locations, the event will include cooking schools, a 5K walk, wellness Chapel and the screening of two documentaries, including “Eating You Alive.”

Differing from last year’s Wellness Fest, which featured primarily presentations from off-campus experts, this year’s events will mainly draw from on-campus health expertise and developments. Instead of last year’s attempt to break a Guinness world record, this year’s highlight will be the second screening of the 2016 UHW-sponsored “Jackie: The Transformation Project,” starring Andrews University student Jackie Barrios. The film premiered last fall during Wellness Week.

According to Dominque Wakefield, director of University Heath & Wellness, this event is incredibly significant to the University, despite being only in its second year.

“This initiative was highly pushed and supported by our former president, Dr. Andreasen, and continues to be a priority for our new president, Dr. Luxton,” states Wakefield. “If you look at the Andrews logo, it incorporates body, mind and spirit. That is our philosophy of education, and during this week there is an even stronger initiative that to show that the University isn’t just about the mind, it’s also about the body and spirit.”

The Wellness Fest schedule is included below. For details, including which events provide co-curricular credit for Andrews students and registration information, visit andrews.edu/wellness.

Wednesday, March 29

Wellness Expo: 10 a.m.–2 p.m., Campus Center.
Cooking Demo Express: 12:30–1:30 p.m., location TBA
Free Chair Massages: 2–6 p.m., Wellness lounge, Campus Center lobby
5K Walk: 5–6 p.m. starting at the J.N. Andrews sculpture
Documentary Screening: “Eating You Alive”: 6–9 p.m., Newbold Auditorium, Buller Hall. Register online. Free for students. 

Thursday, March 30

Wellness Chapel: 11:30 a.m.–12:20 p.m., Pioneer Memorial Church
Health & Wellness Council: 12:30–2:30 p.m. Invitation only.
Chair Massages: 3–6 p.m., Wellness lounge, Campus Center lobby
“The Wellness Transformation Project” Screening: 6–9 p.m., Howard Performing Arts Center; free tickets online

More information is available at andrews.edu/wellness.

Related Links

• Register for festival events
• More about "Jackie: The Transformation Project"
• More about "Eating You Alive"
• Andrews Attempts World Record in Sit-Ups
• 100-mile Run Kicks off Wellness Week 2016
• University Health & Wellness