Health and Wellness
Strategic Plan
Health and Wellness
The health and well-being of UNCSA students, faculty and staff are integral to academic, professional and personal success and represent a vital asset within the portfolio of student life offerings.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS PROGRESS UPDATES
Mental Health Support Infrastructure
- Establish a common health and wellness framework for living and working at UNCSA and in arts and entertainment industries.
- Promote and prioritize mental health awareness throughout the campus community through expanded onboarding, training and mentorship programs.
Student Well-Being and Safety
- Strengthen student support staff and resources in safety and wellness, with a focus on advocacy and assessment services, and expand educational and training resources.
- Develop new programs that promote implementing and sustaining healthy lifestyle habits, including nutrition and fitness.
- Develop and integrate instruction/ coaching on mindfulness and time management throughout the educational experience.
Campus Workload Balance
(This initiative is also a part of the Interdisciplinary Work in the Arts core strategy.)
- Engage the campus in creating a new collaborative calendar that creates alignment for work across campus units as well as space for wellness and reflection.
- Evolve the annual performance calendar to meet current and future programmatic needs and provide better balance for production work.
Health and Wellness Committee Members
Laurel Donley, donleyl@uncsa.edu
Assistant Dean, Student Development
Martin Ferrell, ferrellm@uncsa.edu
Dean, High School Academics
Scott Zigler, ziglers@uncsa.edu
Dean, School of Drama
Angela Mahoney, mahoneya@uncsa.edu
Associate Vice Chancellor and Chief Human Resources Officer
Gary Davis, davisg@uncsa.edu
Interim Chief of Police